The purpose of this article is to create a theoretical framework of modern educational technology edutainment and its tool TED-talks to use in the EFL classroom at the higher educational establishment in Russia. The applied methodology was based on the literature review, by analyzing the studies of various foreign and Russian researchers, scholars, and their contribution to the field of edutainment. It allowed us to analyze, describe the relevant aspects of the concepts, and highlight the main features which are essential while teaching EFL in the classroom using this educational technology