All 805 Activities A-Z
There are currently 805 British English Activities in the Britlish Library and I regularly add new Activities. The grid below shows you the 805 Activities available arranged alphabetically from A to Z. Use the navigation buttons to look through them. If you want to concentrate on a particular area of English, choose the category view instead.
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The Beach
Watch some short and amusing video clips and answer some simple questions to help with your English listening skills. These stop motion clay animation comedy animated short films match animated zoo animals with a soundtrack of people talking about their homes, making it appear as if the animals are being interviewed about their living conditions. Once you have watched each of the short video clips, try to answer the questions about what you have heard. Because the speakers you will hear are normal, everyday folk, this exercise will help you to develop your English listening skills while ...
The Black Hole
Activate your listening skills with a short story, then enhance your understanding with a short video, and finally activate some phrasal verbs with a substitution exercise. In the story of the Black Hole, an office worker is waiting for the photocopier to finish copying. There's a problem with the copier and he kicks the machine in frustration. A moment later a sheet of paper emerges with a large black circle printed on it. The man visually examines the circle on the sheet of paper and is puzzled. He puts the paper down and opens the lid of the copier to see what the problem is. He close...
The Boy and the Hazelnuts
This lesson, The Boy and the Hazelnuts, warns us not to be too greedy or to try to do too much at one time. These Phonetic Aesop English language lessons will help you to master the 44 British English IPA symbols, and hopefully learn some new vocabulary.
The Butter Chronicles
The following comprehension exercise is designed to help you test your understanding of the letter written by the butter fanatic to his wife. The letter presents an engaging tale of the author's global journey to uncover unusual and fascinating uses of butter. By attempting the multiple-choice questions, you will gain a deeper insight into the diverse cultural practices and beliefs related to butter described in the letter. This exercise will not only enhance your reading skills but also broaden your knowledge about the world of butter.
The Chaos
The Absurdity of English Spelling and Pronunciation. English spelling and pronunciation appears to have been devised by a lunatic. The absurdity of English spelling has inspired many teachers and writers to demonstrate just how ridiculously complicated it is. Chief among these was Gerard Nolst Trenité, who wrote the oft-quoted poem, The Chaos. I first transcribed the entire poem into IPA symbols, double checking the accuracy of the IPA transcript, then fed the IPA transcript through an AI speech synthesis program to produce the most accurate rendition of th...
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