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Learn English online and improve your skills through our high-quality courses and resources.

Everything you find here has been specially created by the British Council, the world's English teaching experts.

We provide you with the right tools to help you interact confidently in the real world.

Skills
Skills

Practise your listening, reading, writing and speaking and learn useful language to use at work or to communicate effectively with friends.

  • Audio and video to practise your listening and speaking skills.
  • Model texts for all types of writing tasks.
  • Work on your reading skills to read more quickly and understand more.
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Grammar

Revise and practise your grammar to improve your language level and increase your confidence.

  • Clear and simple grammar explanations to help you revise and practise different grammar points.
  • Online exercises to help you check your understanding of the grammar points.
  • Use the grammar reference for further practice and more detailed explanations.
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Vocabulary

Learn new words and improve your language level to be able to communicate in English effectively.

  • Online exercises to help you learn the meaning, pronunciation and spelling of new words.
  • Learn new words connected to a wide range of different topics.
  • Play our word games and have fun as you improve your vocabulary.

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Woman listening to music

Do you like listening to songs in English? Here's a step-by-step guide to help you learn English with songs.

Giving instructions

In this video, Vanya helps Emir learn how to use a new coffee machine. Listen to the language Vanya uses to give instructions and practise saying the useful phrases.

group of people listening to one person

Join the Learning hub to learn and practise some idioms and expressions.

How to improve your English grammar

What are the best ways to improve your English grammar? This article gives you six tips for better grammar learning.

Woman reading and smiling with a mug in her hand

This Learning hub topic is all about books and reading. Even if you don't read much, there's something here for you!

Bumblebees enjoy playing with balls

New research shows that bees may be more intelligent than we previously thought and that they like to play! Watch this video to find out more.

Students studying in a library

Here are ten things you should know about a word to be able to understand and use it well.

Challenging someone's ideas

In this video, Vanya tells Paul and Emir about her latest idea. Listen to the language they use for challenging someone's ideas and practise saying the useful phrases.

Five tips to improve your English vocabulary

Do you want to learn new words and phrases in English? Here are five tips to improve your English vocabulary.

Plus hundreds more!

Explore our site to improve your English with our bite-sized lessons, quizzes and games. With our varied selection of learning materials, you can practise your English for free.

  • Skills

    Improve your English speaking, listening, reading and writing

  • Grammar

    Practise verb tenses and grammar rules

  • Vocabulary

    Learn new words to understand and express yourself clearly

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