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. ...

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. ...

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 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 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 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 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. ...

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. ...

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. ...

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. ...

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". ...

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. ...