English practice
Explore English through words, conversations and everyday situations.
C1BusinessA conversation you can use
C1 English for proposing a workplace change: grading certainty with might, likely and bound to, future forms for plans and deadlines, hard and soft data, answering concerns, and a 170–200-word proposal where expansion depends on audited evidence, not speed.
B2AdultsA conversation you can use
A B2 guide to writing a short story in English: plan a 50-word core, expand it to 140–190 words, layer four past tenses and choose adverbs that keep reports apart from facts.
A1KidsLearn together
Help your child talk about weekend hobbies in English (A1, ages 7–10), from “I like playing chess.” and “Does she like fishing?” to a short penfriend email with I’m, I’ve got and I don’t.
B2BusinessA conversation you can use
B2 language for project status meetings and follow-ups: “miss the deadline”, “stay on track”, “go over budget”, present perfect vs past simple, polite challenges and a 130–160-word update for someone who missed the meeting.
B1AdultsA conversation you can use
A B1+ (intermediate plus) guide to writing short advice in English: imperatives and negative instructions, reasons with because and so, alternatives with might and could, and the phone photo words to build three clear tips.
Pre-A1KidsLearn together
Teach ears, eyes, nose, mouth, happy and sad with one question, “What has it got?”, and a two-faced puppet your child makes and leads. For ages 4–6 at Pre-A1, with audio for every word.
B1BusinessA conversation you can use
B1 language for reporting progress at work: present perfect or past simple, schedule and budget vocabulary, fall behind and catch up, delegating a task with a deadline, and a five-heading written update.
ExamsFocus on the task
How to answer OET Listening Part B questions on short workplace extracts: tell purpose from topic, the main point from background, and the first step from conditions such as unless and before. For nurses and doctors at B2 and above.
B1AdultsA conversation you can use
A B1 guide to hedging in English: careful generalizers, research verbs such as verify and turn out, and adjectives with prepositions, practised in a balanced 140–170-word response to a generalization.
A1KidsLearn together
Help your child say how a group feels in English (A1, ages 6–9): hot, cold, hungry, thirsty, happy and sad with “we’re”, “they’re” and “Are they…?”
B1BusinessA conversation you can use
A2–B1 English for products and services: adjectives such as reliable, user-friendly and good value, degree words like very, quite and pretty, the past simple for test results and a five-part report with a limit and a next step.
ExamsFocus on the task
How to answer purpose questions in the TOEFL iBT “Read an Academic Passage” task (format introduced in 2026): what an example does, findings versus recommendations, hedged claims, an exam routine and typical mistakes. For readers at upper intermediate (B2) and above.
B1AdultsA conversation you can use
B1 English for planning a trip or work visit: the present continuous for fixed arrangements, going to for plans, arrive in or arrive at, and a 120–150 word itinerary with timed stages, extra time and a backup.
Pre-A1KidsLearn together
Teach your child (Pre-A1, ages 5–8) ten toy words, the difference between my and your, and short answers like “Yes, it is.” with three toy games for home.
B1TeensA conversation you can use
How to describe your home for an exchange guest at B1 level (B1 Preliminary and B1 Preliminary for Schools): not as … as, too … to, big enough, much bigger, words for homes and a 60-word model host profile.
A2BusinessA conversation you can use
A1–A2 English for phone orders at work: the five details to ask for, how to say codes, numbers and addresses, how to read them back, and there is/there are for company sites.
ExamsFocus on the task
How to answer TOEIC Listening Part 2: catch what the question asks for, recognise indirect answers that never say yes or no, respond to statements and offers, and avoid sound-alike traps. For candidates at intermediate (B1) level and above.
A2AdultsA conversation you can use
A2 English for talking about your job, your day and two hobbies: the present simple with -s, don’t and doesn’t, questions with do and does, a five-sentence profile and a 10-minute daily practice plan.
