B1Threshold
B1 · Intermediate
20 free lessons. Start with lesson 1, or open any topic you need.
Guided study200–350 hrsGSE range43–58
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B1 lesson path
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01Present perfect continuousGrammar · Learn the present perfect continuous (have been + -ing) for activities that started earlier and continue now: “I’ve been checking the list since noon.” Free exercises.Open lesson 02Gerunds vs infinitivesGrammar · Learn when to use a gerund (-ing) or an infinitive (to + verb) after verbs and prepositions, and how stop, remember, and try change meaning. Free exercises.Open lesson 03Work & careersVocabulary & topic · Learn work and career vocabulary to describe your job, responsibilities, skills, and achievements: “I work as a coordinator.” Practice with free exercises.Open lesson 04Collocations & word familiesVocabulary & topic · Learn common collocations and word families, like “make progress” (not “do progress”) and success, successful, and successfully. Practice with free exercises.Open lesson 05Sentence stress, rhythm & syllablesVocabulary & topic · Improve your English pronunciation with syllables, word stress, and sentence stress so the important words are easy to hear. Practice with free exercises.Open lesson 06Past perfectGrammar · Learn the past perfect (had + past participle) to show what happened before another past event: “The delivery had already arrived.” Practice with free exercises.Open lesson 07Reported speech (statements)Grammar · Learn reported speech for statements: say vs. tell, tense changes, and words like today and tomorrow: “She said she was running late.” Free practice exercises.Open lesson 08Passive voice (present & past simple)Grammar · Learn the passive voice in the present simple and past simple, when to use it, and when to add by: “The bike was inspected at 9:00.” Practice with free exercises.Open lesson 09Media & newsVocabulary & topic · Learn media and news vocabulary to read headlines, tell facts from opinions, and check a source before you share a story. Practice with free interactive exercises.Open lesson 10Discourse linkersVocabulary & topic · Learn linking words like because, however, although, therefore, and for example to connect ideas clearly when you speak and write. Practice with free exercises.Open lesson 11used to / would for past habitsGrammar · Learn used to and would for past habits, “there used to be,” and the difference from be used to (being familiar with something). Free interactive exercises.Open lesson 12RelationshipsVocabulary & topic · Learn relationship vocabulary to describe friends, family, and coworkers, talk about trust and conflict, and make a clear request. Practice with free exercises.Open lesson 13Question tagsGrammar · Learn how to form question tags like “You sent the link, didn’t you?” and use rising or falling intonation to check or confirm. Practice with free exercises.Open lesson 14Modals of deduction: might, could, mustGrammar · Use must, might, could, and can’t to make logical guesses about the present from evidence: “It must be closed,” “It can’t be true.” Practice with free exercises.Open lesson 15Crime & societyVocabulary & topic · Learn crime and law vocabulary to report an incident, talk about evidence, and use words like allegation, charge, and conviction carefully. Free exercises.Open lesson 16Environment & natureVocabulary & topic · Learn environment vocabulary to talk about climate, pollution, emissions, and wildlife, and explain causes, effects, and solutions. Practice with free exercises.Open lesson 17Second conditionalGrammar · Learn the second conditional (if + past, would + verb) for imagined situations and advice: “If we had more room, we’d add a studio.” Practice with free exercises.Open lesson 18Money & spendingVocabulary & topic · Learn money vocabulary to talk about prices, fees, saving, borrowing, and lending, and to decide whether something is good value. Free practice exercises.Open lesson 19Defining relative clausesGrammar · Learn defining relative clauses with who, which, that, whose, and where to say exactly who or what you mean: “the file that you sent.” Free practice exercises.Open lesson 20Future review: will / going to / present continuousGrammar · Learn when to use will, going to, or the present continuous for the future: “I’ll call,” “I’m going to call,” “I’m calling at three.” Free practice exercises.Open lesson
By the end of B1, you can…
- Understand the main points of clear standard input on familiar matters.
- Deal with most situations likely to arise while traveling.
- Produce simple connected text on topics of personal interest.
- Describe experiences, events, dreams, hopes and ambitions.