BBC Learning English - Feature: The London Letter Challenge

BBC Learning English - The London Letter Challenge / Episode 1: Meet the teams

Learn adjectives to talk about feelings. There are eight letters hidden around London. Three teams must use the clues to find the letters and win the challenge!

BBC Learning English - The London Letter Challenge / Episode 2: A tall place

Learn comparatives. Astrid and Eden open their first clue. They need to find a place taller than them. That’s where their first letter is!

BBC Learning English - The London Letter Challenge / Episode 3: At the market

Learn past simple and past continuous. Apples, oranges, bananas… and a letter? Graham and Harry are at the market, but they’ve lost their clue! Will they find the letter?

BBC Learning English - The London Letter Challenge / Episode 4: Graffiti

Learn adverbs of frequency. Ned and Clare always argue, but sometimes Ned knows what to do. He’s worked out the clue, but can they find the letter?

BBC Learning English - The London Letter Challenge / Episode 5: Elephants

Learn prepositions of place. Oh no! Astrid and Eden are in the wrong place! Where are the elephants and where is the letter?

BBC Learning English - The London Letter Challenge / Episode 6: The BBC

Learn modal verbs of deduction. Two teams are back at BBC Broadcasting House. They become DJs and fail to present the weather, but can they find the letter that Harry and Graham found at the start?

BBC Learning English - The London Letter Challenge / Episode 7: Help! I feel sick

Learn vocabulary for illness. Harry needs to help his dad. They get on a boat, but Graham is seasick! What will happen next?

BBC Learning English - The London Letter Challenge / Episode 8: At the theatre

Learn entertainment vocabulary. Astrid and Eden love London. There’s so much to see and do. But they should be looking for a letter, not exploring Chinatown and dancing!

BBC Learning English - The London Letter Challenge / Episode 9: Another challenge!

Learn the past simple tense. One team will get an extra letter if they win this challenge! And there’s a big surprise from Ned…

BBC Learning English - The London Letter Challenge / Episode 10: Boat race finale

Learn phrasal verbs. Where are the crowns? The teams race to the finish…in boats! Which team is going to win?

BBC Learning English - The London Letter Challenge / For teachers

How can you use this pre-intermediate series with your learners?

BBC Learning English - The London Letter Challenge

An easy English series for pre-intermediate (A2) learners.

One city, three teams, eight hidden letters. There are eight letters hidden all around London. They will tell you where the crowns are. The first team to find the crowns will win!