The British Council offers a variety of English learning apps. You can learn English through games, podcasts, videos and quizzes. These apps are effective in improving your English skills in grammar, vocabulary and exam preparation. More information about our apps can be found here.
LearnEnglish Grammar
Perfect your grammar through thousands of questions in this interactive grammar workbook! Questions range from beginner to advanced level.
Download from the Apple App Store
Download from Windows Phone Store
Sounds Right
An interactive pronunciation chart shows vowels, consonants and diphthongs. It also features audio playback for phonemes, to improve your pronunciation.
Download from the Apple App Store (iPad only)
LearnEnglish Elementary Podcasts
Improve your listening and vocabulary skills with our host, as they talk about life in the UK. Each episode comes with audio scripts and comprehension exercises.
Download from the Apple App Store
LearnEnglish GREAT Videos
A series of short videos about UK culture with authentic conversations in English.
Download from the Apple App Store
LearnEnglish Kids: Playtime
Playtime helps your child build confidence in English speaking and improve listening skills. Listen to over 100 quality animated songs and stories grouped into themes like Fairy Tales and classic Children’s Song.
Download from the Apple App Store
Learn English with Timmy
Learn English with Timmy series includes several apps to download:
Timmy's First Words in English helps children aged six and younger learn vocabulary in English.
Download from the Apple App Store
Timmy's Learning New Skills brings you more games to challenge your child's cognitive skills and help language development.
Timmy's Learning to Read teaches over 60 new holiday-themed English words, and reviews vocabulary from Timmy's First Words in English and Timmy's Learning New Skills.