Learn English Online | British Council

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

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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Live classes

Group and one-to-one online classes with expert teachers.

IELTS preparation

Get the score you need with private and group online classes.

Personal tutoring

One-to-one online sessions focused on a personal plan.

Self-study courses

Learn at your own pace with a self-study online course.

Anyone can practise with our free resources

Women's Football World Cup

Practise listening, reading, writing and speaking about the Women's World Cup!

International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples

The International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples on 9 August is a day to promote indigenous peoples' rights and celebrate indigenous communities, from the Inuit in the Arctic Circle to the Tuareg in the deserts of northern Africa.

Prepositions of time: 'at', 'in', 'on'

Do you know how and when to use at, in and on to talk about time? Test what you know with interactive exercises and read the explanation to help you.

How to make the most of the LearnEnglish Learning hub

Are you looking for ways to improve your English skills? In the Learning hub, you can practise and improve your English as you communicate with speakers from all over the world.

Infinitive of purpose

Do you know how and when to use an infinitive to talk about purpose? Test what you know with interactive exercises and read the explanation to help you.

UN World Humanitarian Day

What risks do people face when they are in countries at war? And why are humanitarian workers a target for attacks? The UN's World Humanitarian Day puts the focus on these important questions.

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.

Text messages to a friend

Read a text conversation between two friends to practise and improve your reading skills.

Word order in phrasal verbs

Do you know how to put words in the right order when using phrasal verbs? Test what you know with interactive exercises and read the explanation to help you.

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Understand your English level

Learn more about the different CEFR levels and what learners at each level can do.

Free online English test

Get an indication of your English proficiency to help you choose learning materials at the right level.