Learn English with apps

Practise your listening skills by watching 24 short videos about UK culture. Learn about the history of the English language and explore London’s museums and other famous sites in the UK.

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Hassnen has been in the field of education since 2001 and has worked in various countries such as Brazil, Spain, Oman and Kuwait. He has worked with learners of various academic levels and ages and holds the Cambridge CELTA and Delta qualifications, and an MA in TESOL. Hassnen has designed and delivered courses for organisations including the Ministry of Education in Kuwait and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Qatar.

“Throughout my teaching career, I've found that working in teaching surprises and challenges me." 

Students can always do more than what I expect them to do! I try to include a range of methods and entertaining activities to help them learn and enjoy English.

Sahar has a BA in teaching, CELTA, DELTA. She has taught for 17 years in schools and at the British Council. 

Sam joined the British Council Qatar as Director in September 2018. She has worked internationally in cultural relations with the British Council for over 20 years in Europe, the Americas, East Asia, South Asia and MENA working to share the best of UK’s education system whilst learning from others and developing links with the UK’s vibrant arts and cultural scene.

An interactive pronunciation chart to help you learn the sounds of English quickly and easily. It also features audio playback for phonemes and sample words using the sounds.

Download for: iOS (iPad only)

Zoheb joined the British Council in June 2013. He has previously worked in different industries in a business development and account management function. His current role is to provide leadership and strategic management to Qatar exams department. 

Beat the clock and answer as many grammar and vocabulary questions as you can in 60 seconds! Hosted by quizmaster Johnny Grammar, this app features Beginner to Advanced level questions.

Download for: iOS | Android (Amazon)

Maissa joined us in March 2013. She has previously worked in different positions related to human resources management and operations management. Her role is to provide strategic and tactical Human Resources management for the Qatar, UAE and Oman offices.

Oliver is Academic Manager for the Young Learner programme. He has worked for the British Council in Japan and Qatar as a teacher, teacher trainer and manager. He is currently involved in setting up new Young Learner partnership courses in Doha and running a number of teacher training initiatives.

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.

Download for: iOS | Android (Google Play) | Android (Amazon)