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Mobile apps
Mat Wright
Early years
Timmy's First Words in English
Children aged 6 years and younger can now play exciting games and listen to English words to learn about numbers, colours, shapes and food with Timmy and his Friends. The app is developed by the British Council in collaboration with Aardman Animations, the creators of Shaun the Sheep and Timmy Time.
iOS | Android | Amazon
Timmy's Learning New Skills
Invites children to join Timmy and his friends in the nursery for fun games that have been specially designed to introduce children to English. The animated characters encourage children to keep playing, helping to engage them and enhancing their concentration skills as well as engaging in cognitively demanding tasks like sorting and classifying; universal skills that are essential for the development of all 2-6 year olds.
iOS | Android | Amazon
Timmy's Starting to Read
Features a reading game, new videos, stickers and party themes to help young children learn English. With this app, children will learn over 60 new English words, review vocabulary from the first two ‘Learning Time with Timmy’ apps and boost their cognitive and memory skills.
iOS | Android | Amazon
Primary
Adults
Listening
LearnEnglish Podcasts
Listen to everyday conversations recorded by native British English speakers in our LearnEnglish Podcasts series, and improve listening skills. Listen to podcast hosts Tess, Ravi, Adam and Jo chatting with different people and talking about different everyday topics, such as their favourite celebrities, making plans for the weekend, having a dinner party and which cities they like to live in.
iOS | Android
LearnEnglish GREAT Videos
A series of short videos about UK culture. Explore London's museums and other famous sites in the UK.
iOS | Android
Learning tools
LearnEnglish Grammar
LearnEnglish Grammar is the best new way to improve your English grammar at home, on the move, anywhere! LearnEnglish Grammar gives you grammar at your fingertips. Get LearnEnglish Grammar, with 3 free sample packs, and then download content packs at your level in the Purchase section.
iOS | Android
LearnEnglish Sounds Right
Sounds Right is the British Council's first pronunciation chart for learners and teachers worldwide.
iOS | Android
IELTS Word Power
British Council IELTS Word Power is a vocabulary practice app for IELTS test takers.
iOS | Android
Games
Johnny Grammar's Word Challenge
Beat the clock and answer as many spelling, vocabulary and grammar questions as you can in this 60-second quiz!
iOS | Android