BBC Learning English

‘Hear’ or ‘listen’? These two verbs both involve our ears - but we use them differently. Here’s a quick tip from Phil! Now, decide if this sentence is CORRECT or INCORRECT:⁠ ⁠ I listen podcasts to help me learn English.⁠ ⁠ Want to know more? Here’s more detail from Roy in this one-minute mini-lesson. Link in bio.⁠ ⁠ ⁠

Ever wondered what the short form of the word 'first' is? Maybe you wanted to know how to write 2nd as a full word! Now you can learn the ordinal numbers from 1 - 10 with this table!⁠ ⁠ Which ones were new for you?⁠ ⁠ EXTRA: Learn more ordinal numbers in this lesson on our website. Link in bio.⁠ ⁠ (Image: Getty)⁠ ⁠

Height isn't important! Knowing the answer to this quiz is – put your answer in the comments – and share this post!⁠ ⁠ (image: Getty)⁠ ⁠ ⁠ EXTRA⁠ If you enjoyed this quiz, why not test yourself on The Grammar Gameshow – click the link in our bio.⁠

Here are 5 phrases for formal phone conversations. Have you ever used any of these? Tell us in the comments!

We have been teaching you English for donkey's years but we still have lots of great idioms to share with you! Can you use one of these 'year idioms' in a comment?⁠ ⁠ Extra: Lots of idioms we hear every day come from the times of William Shakespeare. Listen to 6 Minute Vocabulary to learn some and spice up your English! Link in bio.

🤯‘For’ and ‘since’ can be confusing, so let’s look at the difference together now! 😁 Look at the images and fill the gap:⁠ I’ve been following BBC Learning English ____ three years.⁠ a. for⁠ b. since⁠ ⁠ For more about ‘for’ and ‘since’, visit our website. Link in bio.⁠ [Images: Getty]⁠ ⁠ ⁠

🐟What's in the river? 🐠Clue: think about regular and irregular plurals! 🐡Tell us the answer in the comments, and then learn a new fish idiom in The English We Speak - click the link in our bio!⁠ ⁠ [Image: Getty]⁠

These two adjectives can be confusing – we can use both with buildings, for example! Decide if this sentence is CORRECT or INCORRECT after reading the quick tip from Beth:⁠ ⁠ I’m quite short, most people are much higher than me!⁠ ⁠ Want to know more about adjectives? Link in bio.⁠ ⁠ ⁠

Going on holiday soon? Sometimes we need to exchange currencies to use in a foreign country. Learn the names of some international currencies with this handy table! ⁠ ⁠ What currency do you use in your country?⁠ ⁠ EXTRA: Some people say that money can't buy you happiness. Do you agree? Read an article about how much money people have - and how happy it makes us. Link in bio.⁠ ⁠ (Image: Getty)⁠ ⁠

Problems are part of life – but we hope yours aren’t too overwhelming at the moment! Hopefully this question isn't a problem for you either – put your answer in the comments below and double-tap to like this post!⁠ ⁠ (image: Getty)⁠ ⁠ ⁠ EXTRA⁠ For more questions on countable and uncountable nouns, you should try the grammar gameshow. Click the link in our bio to find it.⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠

Spelling in English can be very tricky, but the differences between British English and American English spelling can make it even more confusing! Here is Georgina with 3 of the main differences.

When was the last time you were over the moon? Have you ever done any moonlighting? What things do you do only once in a blue moon? Share these moon idioms with your friends and they'll be over the moon too :)⁠ ⁠ EXTRA: Did you know that Shakespeare used and invented lots of idioms? Learn some of the useful ones we still use today. Link in bio.