Read about the 67th Golden Globe Awards in January 2010 and do an exercise on it. You can also watch a short video on how Avatar won Best Motion Picture. ...

Avatar, the new film by James Cameron, uses totally new animation techniques. Take a look behind the scenes and find out how the movie was made. ...

Read about the earthquake that hit the Carribean country of Haiti in January 2010. By means of the text and a wordlist, you can learn vocabulary connected to the semantic field "natural disaster". ...

Watch a video that informs you about how the famous actor George Clooney supports the people of Haiti after the earthquake in January. If you want, you can test your listening comprehension with some questions. At the end of the learning unit, there is also a video clip that shows the highlights of the Hope for Haiti Concert. ...

Watch extracts from the movie and comic "Spiderman" and learn how the story evolves. ...

Find out interesting facts about the singer Lady Gaga and test your reading comprehension by completing a gap text. There is also a short video about her crazy outfits! ...

Read an interesting text with basic information about how climate change is caused, what the consequences might be and what can be done to reduce the negative effects. You can learn new vocabulary of the semantic field "global warming" and practise the new words in the cardtrainer. ...

Read an informative text about how Bill Gates is trying to change the world with his private foundation. Check your reading comprehension by doing an exercise and watch a video about Bill Gates further plans. The English subtitles will help you to understand his speech. ...

Watch a video about the American health care situation. By reading a short text you will get important background information on the problems of the current system. You can also do an exercise to improve your reading skills. ...

Watch a video of Barack Obama explaining his plan of how to reform health care in America. Do an excercise to check your listening comprehension. In the end, get interesting background information on the current debate by reading a text. ...

Watch a video about the new feature of Google maps – Goolge Street View. With this new tool you can see pictures of almost any place in the world. Do an exercise to check your listening skills. By reading a text you can get more detailed information on Google Street View and at the same time practise your reading skills. ...

Watch a video and learn how humans can fight water shortage by making rain. Afterwards you can do two exercises which train your listening skills and sum up the main facts of the video. ...

Find out how hurricanes are born. Watch an interesting video and learn the main facts about hurricanes. You can check your listening skills by doing an exercise and also enlarge your vocabulary. ...

Watch a short report on the female artist Kesha and practise your listening comprehension by filling in an easy gap text. ...

Find out interesting facts about the Eurovision Song Contest. Read a text and afterwards check your reading comprehension by doing an exercise. You can also increase your vocabulary range on European countries and nationalities. By using the vocabulary trainer, you will learn the flags of each country. ...

Do you know how fast a kangoroo can hop or why they seem to love boxing? Watch an interesting video and read short texts about these animals to find out. By doing two exercises you can improve your listening and reading skills. ...

Watch two videos about sharks and find out the most important facts about these amazing sea creatures. You can also do an exercise to practise your listening skills and learn new vocabulary with our vocabulary trainer. ...

Watch an amazing video of a race between the sports car Bugatti Veyron and the Euro Fighter Typhoon. Afterwards, you can do an exercise to test your listening skills and also learn new words on the topics "car" and "air traffic". ...

Watch a video to find out how lions hunt. Do exercises to practise your listening skills. You can also learn new vocabulary on the topic "wildlife". ...

Read a text about lions' hunting strategies. Afterwards, you can watch two videos of lions in action. You can also practise the new words from the text and thereby improve your vocabulary. ...

Watch an interesting video and find out how the earth was formed. Afterwards, you can do an exercise to test your listening skills and also learn new words on the topic "the universe". ...

Watch a video and learn interesting facts about the popular, best-selling books of "Harry Potter". Afterwards, you can check your listening skills by doing an exercise. You can also read a text and improve your grammar by doing another exercise. ...

Watch a video of an interview with football star David Beckham. Test your listening skills by doing an exercise. You can also improve your vocabulary by finding the right meaning of expressions David Beckham uses in the interview. ...

Watch a video about BP's attempt to stop the oil catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico. Afterwards check your listening comprehension. You can also read a text to get background information and give your opinion on deep sea drilling. Thereby you can also improve your writing skills. ...

Watch an interview with Justin Bieber, the new YouTube Superstar. Afterwards you can do an exercise to check your listening comprehension. You can also learn a new expression from the video. ...

Watch a news report on wikileaks and find out new facts about war in Afghanistan. To check your listening comprehension you can do a follow-up exercise. You can also get general information on wikileaks by reading a text. ...

Read a text on the fires in Russia and find out what caused them and how people are trying to fight them. Check your reading comprehension by selecting specific information. You can also improve your writing skills by writing a short news report. In the end you can improve your vocabulary with our vocabulary trainer. ...

Watch a news report on the 2010 floods in Pakistan. Find out what caused the floods and what is done to help the people. By answering some questions you can check your listening comprehension. You can also practise your writing skills with this task and read a text and thereby learn new vocabulary. ...

Read a text about the famous DJ and House producer David Guetta who has worked with Madonna, Shakira and many more stars.Improve your vocabulary and reading comprehension and watch his new video. ...

Find out more about the original meaning of the word "Avatar" by reading a text and doing a multiple choice exercise. You can also watch an interesting interview with the Animation Supervisor of "Avatar" to see how Avatars became actors. ...

Read a text to find out general information on the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Learn the facts by completing a gap text. You can also watch a video to hear about the very first FIFA World Cup in 1930. ...

Find out facts about the host of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, which is an English-speaking country at the southern tip of the African continent. Increase your cultural knowledge by reading interesting information about South Africa's geography, society, culture, politics and economy. ...

Increase your intercultural knowledge and find out geographical facts about England, which is one of the participating teams of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Also, read interesting information on England's culture, people, languages, politics and economy. ...

Increase your knowledge about one of the biggest and most well-known English-speaking countries in the world: the USA. Read about American culture, society, economy and much more. ...

Learn interesting cultural facts about Australia, an English-speaking country which is known as the land "Down Under" and which is also participating in the 2010 FIFA World Cup. ...

Did you know that there are 520 languages spoken in Nigeria next to the official language English? Learn more interesting things about this West African country which participates in the 2010 FIFA World Cup. ...

With more than 100 ethnic groups, the English-speaking Ghana is an ethnically diverse country in West Africa. Learn more about the country's population, geographical location and economy by reading informative texts. ...

Due to its remarkable nature, New Zealand is a very popular holiday destination. Increase your cultural knowledge of English-speaking countries and learn more about the country that participates in the 2010 FIFA World Cup. ...

How much do you know about the African country Cameroon? Increase your cultural knowledge and read why the English-speaking Cameroon is called "Africa in miniature". ...