English practice
Explore English through words, conversations and everyday situations.
C1A conversation you can use
A C1+ (advanced plus) guide to questioning advice in spoken English: test the conditions it depends on, ask what the adviser gains, concede what holds, and use will, would, should and shall precisely.
C1A conversation you can use
A C1 guide to the covering email in English: a four-paragraph plan, two achievements chosen for the advert, one quantified result, linkers with the right grammar, and confidence that rests on evidence rather than praise.
B2A conversation you can use
A B2 guide to writing a short candidate profile in English: three guiding questions, direct and indirect question forms, and words that show how evidence changed a first impression.
B1A conversation you can use
A B1 guide to describing a room in English: precise prepositions such as against, along and above, adjective position and comparisons, and a four-paragraph plan that ends with your view of the room.
B1A conversation you can use
A B1 guide to present and future forms: habits or now, state verbs, and when to use will, going to or the present continuous, practised in a 180–220-word balanced opinion about shared meals.
B1A conversation you can use
B1 phrases to describe a photo in English: there is/are, next to, behind and between, what people are wearing and doing, and a 100–130 word paragraph that ends with why the photo matters.
A2A conversation you can use
A2 phrases to say and spell an email address and phone number in English, check details someone reads back, correct a wrong one and fill in a simple form, plus a 10-minute daily routine.
A1A conversation you can use
A1 phrases to order coffee in English, understand the barista’s questions and spell your name when it’s misheard, plus a 10-minute daily practice routine.
