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 practise IELTS writing skills and essential grammar.

Join our live lesson to practise using adjectives to talk about animals and to learn some common English animal idioms.

Join our live event to learn about IELTS Speaking. In this session you'll learn how to tell an anecdote.

Join our live lesson to learn about third and mixed conditionals and practise using them to talk about life decisions.

Join our live event to practise IELTS Writing. In this session we'll focus on understanding essay questions and brainstorming ideas.

Join our live lesson to find out the main differences between British and American English and practise using British and American English grammar, vocabulary and spelling.

Join our live event to learn about IELTS Speaking. In this session you'll learn how to talk about any topic for two minutes!

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

Watch a recording of our live lesson to learn about narrative tenses and practise using them to tell a true story.

Watch a recording of the live event to support our learners studying grammar: Sherlock Holmes – past question forms/narrative tenses.

Watch a recording of the live event to support our learners studying IELTS Academic Writing.

Watch a recording of the live event to support our learners studying grammar: Sleep and dreams – modals of deduction.

Watch a recording of the live event to support our learners studying IELTS Speaking.

Watch a recording of the live event to support our learners studying grammar: Weather – talking about the weather/weather idioms.

Watch a recording of the live event to support our learners studying IELTS Academic Writing.

Watch a recording of the live event to support our learners studying grammar: ChatGPT – talking about the future.

Watch a recording of the live event to support our learners studying grammar: Articles.

Watch a recording of the live event to support our learners studying grammar: Friends – 'as' and 'like'.

Watch a recording of the live event to support our learners studying grammar: Food - comparatives and superlatives.

Watch a recording of the live event to support our learners studying grammar: Free time - question forms.

Watch a recording of the live event to support our learners studying grammar: Film music - passives.