Community events

Community events

The British Council organises events on social media where you can ask our expert educators questions. If you have any questions about our courses or about learning English in general, you're welcome to join our live events on Facebook and YouTube. They're free and you can join as many as you want. 

What are community events?

Our community events are an opportunity to listen to teachers and experts from the British Council answering questions from learners like you. The events take place on Facebook and on YouTube and each one lasts about 30 minutes.

How do I join in?

You can find a list of events on this page. Look at the event details and if the time is suitable for you, just follow the event meeting link. If you want to ask questions, you need a Facebook or YouTube account. If you don't or can't use Facebook or YouTube, you can watch a recording of the events – see the event details page for a link to the recording.

What happens in a live event?

Our team of educators lead a discussion about the topic and then answer questions from the viewing audience. People all over the world join in and ask questions! 

Join our live event to support our learners studying vocabulary: phrasal verbs for learning a language.

Join our live event to support our learners: jokes and humour – language for telling jokes.

Join our live event to support our learners studying vocabulary: Talking about food.

Join our live event to support our learners studying grammar: New Year's resolutions and plans for 2025 – future forms.

Join our live Christmas quiz for lots of festive language fun!

Join our live event and ask our expert educator your questions about the English language and learning English.

Join our live event to support our learners studying grammar: Articles.

Watch a recording of our live event to support our learners studying vocabulary: Adjectives with -ed and -ing.

Watch a recording of our live event about Thanksgiving and Black Friday traditions.

Watch the recording of our live event to support our learners studying grammar: 'As' and 'like'.

Watch a recording of our live event to support our learners studying grammar: Defining and non-defining relative clauses.

Watch a recording of our live event to support our learners: Halloween – a ghost story.

Watch a recording of our live event for learners studying for the IELTS Academic writing task 1: Describing trends.

Watch a recording of our live event to support our learners studying grammar: Second and third conditionals.

Watch a recording of our live event for learners studying for the IELTS Academic writing task 1: Identifying key information and making connections.

Watch a recording of our live event to support our learners studying grammar: Animals – modifying comparatives and superlatives.

Watch a recording of our live event for learners studying for the IELTS writing test: Proofreading your essay writing using checklists.

Watch a recording of our live event to support our learners studying grammar: Experiences – so, such and other intensifiers.

Watch a recording of our live event for learners: World Teachers' Day – what makes a good teacher.

Watch a recording of our live event for learners studying for the IELTS writing test: Emails and letters – complaints, requests and instructions.

Watch a recording of our live event for learners: World Dream Day.

Watch a recording of our live event to support our learners: Feeling good – phrasal verbs and idioms for fitness and health.

Watch a recording of our live event for learners studying for the IELTS listening test: Listening for detail.

Watch a recording of our live event to support our learners studying grammar: Mindfulness – verbs of the senses and other useful language.

Watch a recording of our live event for learners studying for reading tests: Skimming and scanning.