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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
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
Live classes

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

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

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

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

Anyone can practise with our free resources

Sales
Language lesson: Big spenders and bargain hunters

Join our live event to support our learners: useful language for shopping, sales and more.

Universal Children's Day
Universal Children's Day

Children all around the world need adults to help, protect and teach them. Do you know what the Rights of the Child are? Every year, 20 November is Universal Children's Day, a chance for all of us to learn how we can help the youngest, most vulnerable members of our communities.

Shopping
Shopping

Do you enjoy shopping? What’s your favourite place to shop? Put your English into practice by sharing your opinions and experiences of shopping!

Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving

Every autumn, Canadian and American families gather for a day centred around community, food and giving thanks – the day of Thanksgiving. Where did this holiday come from and how is it celebrated today?

Teacher talking to students in a podium
The language clinic: Live Q&A session

Join our live event and ask our expert educator your questions about the English language and learning English.

Challenging someone's ideas
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.

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All resources

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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Understand your English level
Understand your English level

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

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