Learn English Online | British Council

Covid-19 learning support: LearnEnglish wants to support those of you who are learning at home at the moment. You can find tips and advice for learning at home on our new support page.

Welcome to LearnEnglish

Learn English online using our high-quality resources to quickly improve your English. This website is created for adult learners of English by the British Council, the world's English teaching experts.

Start by taking our free English test to help you find your level. Then find lessons and resources to improve your English skills. Get more practice to improve your general English with our extended listening and reading materials. At any time, use the grammar and vocabulary sections to help and support your learning.

Find out more about our range of online classes and courses to improve your English.

Find out your English level

Take our free online English test and start learning now!

Getting started

Do you want to improve your English? Find out how to get the most out of our free website.

Business English: Business magazine

Influencing across cultures

Influencing others is a vital business skill, but how should you vary your approach to get the best results in different cultures?

3

Reading: Beginner A1

An airport departures board

Read an airport departures board to practise and improve your reading skills.

73

Listening: Beginner A1

A voicemail message

Listen to a voicemail message and answer the questions to practise your listening skills.

224

Listening: Advanced C1

Birthday parties

Listen to a conversation about birthday parties between three friends to practise and improve your listening skills.

29

Your Comments

1 of 3

Previous Pause Next

10 July, 2020 - 11:07

I haven’t planned yet anything for this weekend, but, I think I’ll spend it like what I always do at the weekends: first, On Friday morning, I wake up at about 8:30, then I have my breakfast with my...

Messaging to make plans

10 July, 2020 - 11:07

I know a few persons who are really good at their work. And I hope very much that I am good at my work too.

Talking about other people

10 July, 2020 - 10:07

Generally I have seldom a cough luckily. Always I'm careful to not do go around when I sweat. And also we should pay attention that we are not in the side effects of staying between two opened...

At the chemist