Series 2 Episodes

Episode One: Eye Testing
In this episode, we talk about pronouns, homonyms and practise using suffixes.
Episode Two: Ginseng
In this episode we look at different ways to use the word say, plus common collocations.

Episode Three: Jarrah Forest
In this episode we will learn about words that describe spatial relationships or where things are in relation to one another.

Episode Four: Clouds
In this episode we will find out all about paragraphs. Plus the words we use to describe weather.

Episode Five: Virtual Doctor
In this episode we will look at linking words in spoken English. Plus the many uses of the word there.

Episode Six: Lasers
In this episode we will practise structuring a description of how something works and work on vocabulary for describing colours.
Episode Seven: Mars
In this episode we are going to practise using the words some and any. We will also build up our vocabulary about space and astronomy.

Episode Eight: Air Archive
In this episode we will take a look at tenses. Particularly present perfect and simple past tenses.

Episode Nine: Whale Sharks
In this episode we will look at the use of contractions in spoken English. A contraction is a shortened form of a word.

Episode Ten: Durians
In this episode we will look at the how to use reflexive and demonstrative pronouns in written and spoken English.

Episode Eleven: Mangroves
In this episode we will talk about the language of speculation and how to identify the future tense.

Episode Twelve: Cane Toads
In this episode we will talk about expressing attitude and using the words so and such.

Episode Thirteen: Welding
In this episode we'll look at the use of word form groups such as noun, verb and preposition phrases.

Episode Fourteen: Termites
In this episode we will discuss tenses and different ways of making comparisons.

Episode Fifteen: Astronomer
In this episode we will talk about the IELTS Speaking and Reading tests.

Episode Sixteen: Glass Artist
In this episode we will discover how English users indicate negative meanings.

Episode Seventeen: Naturopathic Medicine
Practise your reading comprehension skills using this episode of Study English.

Episode Eighteen: Outback Tourism
In this episode we will practise using hyphens and also talk about showing contrast.

Episode Nineteen: Old Trees
In this episode we will look at the various functions of sentences in English.

Episode Twenty: Zoos
In this episode we'll dicuss infinitive verbs and some common conversation markers.

Episode Twenty One: Health
The focus of this episode is the IELTS Listening Test. We'll discuss strategies for improving listening comprehension.
Episode Twenty Two: Phonics
In this episode we will look at using context to guess the meaning of unfamiliar words.

Episode Twenty Three: Eco-systems
In this episode we will practise pronunciation and hear how pronunciation can change when linking consonants.

Episode Twenty Four: New Training
In this episode we are going to talk about adverbs and words in English that have been borrowed from other languages.

Episode Twenty Five: Academic Writing
In this episode we will give you some tips and strategies for answering Task 1 IELTS Academic questions.

Episode Twenty Six: General Task Writing
In this episode we'll give you some tips about letter writing, one of the tasks in the IELTS General Training Writing test.

Study English IELTS Preparation - Series 1

Study English is a series of English language programs for intermediate to advanced learners, especially those using English for study purposes and those preparing for IELTS.
Select an episode and watch the program plus download and read study notes and practise your learning by completing the activities.

You can access all 26 episodes from Study English Series 1 via this index page.
The Series 1 Guide provides a quick reference to the contents of each episode.

Download Study English Series 1 Guide

Series 1 - Episodes

Episode One: Electronic Crime
In this episode we look at word families and do some spelling.
Episode Two: Vitamin D
In this epsiode we look at ways of discussing a topic and the difference between fact and opinion.
Episode Three: Company Growth
In this epsiode we look at the language of description. We will talk about businesses and different ways to discuss economic information.
Episode Four: Rising Dollar
In this episode we're going to be making comparisons and looking at prepositions of time.
Episode Five: Global Warming
In this episode we're going to look at ways of brainstorming, taking notes and developing ideas.
Episode Six: Greenhouse Gases
In this episode we'll be looking at the language of cause and effect. Plus the names of countries and nationalities.
Episode Seven: Enviro-Loo
In this episode we'll be talking about the types of language needed to describe processes.
Episode Eight: Crocodile Tourism
In this episode we'll look at how to use the relative pronouns, that, which and who and practice linking words when speaking English.
Episode Nine: ADHD
In this episode we'll be talking about acronyms, abbreviations and names.
Episode Ten: Solar House
In this episode we're going to look at ways of connecting ideas.
Episode Eleven: Recounting the Past
In this episode we're going to look at ways to talk about something that's happened in the past.
Episode Twelve: Carbon Cycle
In this epsiode we're going to look at how to describe cycles and also the use and purpose of phrasal verbs.
Episode Thirteen: Under the Sea
In this epsiode we're going to look at articles, indefinite articles 'a' and 'an' and the definite article 'the'.
Episode Fourteen: Junk DNA
In this episode we're going to look at conditional sentences. They're sentences that use 'if'.
Episode Fifteen: Sea Floor
In this episode we're going to look at adjectives - how you order them and how you use them to compare and describe things.
Episode Sixteen: DVT
In this episode we'll discuss how to talk about things in the future.
Episode Seventeen: Water and Ageing
In this episode we're going to look at some of the features of formal, written English.
Episode Eighteen: Salinity
In this episode we'll be looking at language you can use to describe processess, including transition signals.
Episode Nineteen: Weather Report
In this epsiode we'll be listening to numbers and practise saying and spelling them.
Episode Twenty: Torres Strait
In this episode we will talk about places, locations and directions.
Episode Twenty One: Watching Birds
In this episode we'll learn about the continuous tense and practice some sentence stress.
Episode Twenty Two: Finance Report
In this episode we will listen to a finance report and learn about numerical data.
Episode Twenty Three: Octopuses
In this episode we're going to talk about ways to describe appearance, character and behaviour.
Episode Twenty Four: Perfect Siesta
In this episode we are going to look at intonation - the meaning behind the tone of your voice. Plus we review the use of the comma.
Episode Twenty Five: Copyright
In this episode we will talk abut simple present tense, definitions and technical vocabulary, all the things you need to know and use to write a report.
Episode Twenty Six: Urban Archaeology
In this episode we are going to look at classification - how things are sorted into classes or groups. Plus we will practice the pronunciation of final s sounds.

Study English IELTS Preparation - Series 2

Study English Series 2 brings more programs about learning the English language for study purposes and for completing the IELTS test.


Select an episode and watch the program plus download and read study notes and practise your learning by completing the activities.

You can access all 26 episodes from Study English Series 2 via this index page.

The Series 2 Guide provides a quick reference to the contents of each episode.

Download Study English Series 2 Guide