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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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World Oceans Day

World Oceans Day is a day to think about the extremely important role that the oceans play in all our lives, the dangers that are facing our oceans and the actions we can take to protect them.

Two friends sitting on a wall talking

What makes a good conversation? Are you a good listener? Do you love or hate voice notes? In this topic, we're talking about talking! We want to hear your ideas about conversations and how they connect us to other people.

World Environment Day

On World Environment Day people from countries all around the world come together to take action to defend our planet. Find out about some of the things people are doing to celebrate this special day.

UN World Refugee Day

Did you know that every day thousands of people leave their homes to escape war or terror? World Refugee Day is a day to support refugees worldwide and help them rebuild their lives.

Inversion and conditionals

Do you know how to use inversion in conditional sentences? Test what you know with interactive exercises and read the explanation to help you.

LGBTQ+ pride flag

Many countries around the world celebrate Pride Month in June. Watch this video to find out about some other flags within the LGBTQ+ community.

Sleep and dreams

Do you get enough sleep? Do you remember your dreams? This topic is about something everyone does, every day! We're talking about sleep and dreams.

Vocabulary exercises - Bicycles and motorbikes

How often do you ride a bicycle or motorbike? Learn some vocabulary for speaking about your bike by doing these exercises.

Joshua Coombes is a London hairdresser who makes a big difference to homeless people's lives. Watch the video to find out more.

Plus hundreds more!