The London Letter Challenge

Easy level

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!

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    Episode 2: A tall place

    Episode 250912 / 12 Sep 2025

    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!

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    Episode 3: At the market

    Episode 250911 / 11 Sep 2025

    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?

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    Episode 4: Graffiti

    Episode 250910 / 10 Sep 2025

    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?

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    Episode 5: Elephants

    Episode 250909 / 09 Sep 2025

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

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    Episode 6: The BBC

    Episode 250908 / 08 Sep 2025

    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?

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    Episode 7: Help! I feel sick

    Episode 250907 / 07 Sep 2025

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

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    Episode 8: At the theatre

    Episode 250906 / 06 Sep 2025

    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!

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    Episode 9: Another challenge!

    Episode 250905 / 05 Sep 2025

    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…

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    Episode 10: Boat race finale

    Episode 250904 / 04 Sep 2025

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

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    For teachers

    Episode 250903 / 03 Sep 2025

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