Do you want to speak a language more fluently?
The 3D virtual world "Second Life" is full of places to practice a foreign language - you can speak with real people all over the world. In 2007 Second Life introduced a voice system, so you can now talk with people just like in real life.
Best of all - it won't cost you a penny! Second Life is free to use, so you can travel to foreign countries, practice a language and make new friends - absolutely free - all from the comfort of your computer.
Watch the video or listen to the presentation (click on the green arrow) to see how to use Second Life for practicing languages.
We have more videos below, to show you where you can go in Second Life to practice the language you are learning.
Click on the links to go directly to these places.
If you don't have Second Life installed on your computer, you can watch this demonstration to show you how to get it.
English
Do you want to excel in English? London, New York, Dublin and Liverpool are all waiting for you.
You can make small talk while dancing in Knightsbridge, London. You can have a Guinness and discuss Irish literature in a Dublin pub or chat about music in the club where the Beatles played in Liverpool.
Spanish
Do you want to practice European or Latin American Spanish? You can choose from Barcelona, Marbella, Mexico City or Chichen Itza.
Have a coffee and go shopping in Barcelona, catch up on the gossip while sitting on the poolside in Marbella, meet Mexicans in the Zocalo of Mexico City or check out the Pyramids in Chichen Itza.
French
Fancy working on your French while in Brussels, the capital of Europe or on the Champs Elysee in Paris? Perhaps you want to improve your suntan at the same time - then check out virtual Seychelles.
German
Austria or Germany or perhaps, both?
Go skiing in Salzburg or make friends in Frankfurt. Or take a look at virtual Vienna, Berlin, Munich or Dresden.
Italian
Interested in Italian? Why don't you pay a visit to Florence, Venice, Milan, Siena or Rome?
Beautiful buildings, cool cafés and stylish avatars - virtual Italy is the place to be seen.
Portuguese
Portugal or Brazil? Or both?
Practice Portuguese on a Brazilian beach, or if you prefer something more urban, take a look at Lisbon.
Russian
Do you want to work on your Russian? Take a trip to virtual Moscow's Red Square, where you can see St Basils Cathedral, fly around the Kremlin and go shopping at GUM.
Or how about Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, for something a little further afield?
Polish
Perfect your Polish in virtual Poland and meet some locals in Krakow and Poznan.
Cafés, rooftop bars, discos and cinemas - Poland has it all!
Dutch
Perhaps you want to practise your Dutch on the streets of Amsterdam or in a cafe in Groningen. What about visiting virtual Netherlands or meeting the Dutch community in virtual Holland?
Are you a fan of Flemish? Beautiful Bruges is waiting for you.
Danish, Norwegian & Swedish
Have a coffee in Copenhagen with a bit of Danish dialogue. Or check out the Danish community in virtual Denmark.
Learning Norwegian? Go fishing with the locals in Bergen.
Are you a student of Swedish? Then see Sweden.
Chinese
Japanese
Check out the contrast of ancient and modern in virtual Tokyo.
Want to escape the city? Then take a look at virtual Japan.
