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B2 · Upper-Intermediate
19 free lessons. Start with lesson 1, or open any topic you need.
Guided study350–600 hrsGSE range59–75
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01Third & mixed conditionalsGrammar · Learn the third and mixed conditionals for past regrets and results: “If we had tested it, we would have found the problem.” Practice with free exercises.Open lesson 02Past perfect continuousGrammar · Learn the past perfect continuous (had been + -ing) to show how long something had been happening before a past moment. Practice with free exercises.Open lesson 03Future perfect & future continuousGrammar · Learn the future perfect and future continuous: “By Friday, we will have finished,” “At noon, we will be reviewing it.” Practice with free exercises.Open lesson 04Modals of past speculation (must have, can't have)Grammar · Use must have, might have, could have, and can’t have to make guesses about the past: “Someone must have left the door open.” Practice with free exercises.Open lesson 05wish / if onlyGrammar · Learn how to use wish and if only for things you want to be different now and regrets about the past: “I wish the room were larger.” Free exercises.Open lesson 06Idioms & fixed expressionsVocabulary & topic · Learn common American English idioms like “get the ball rolling,” “on the same page,” and “back to square one,” and when to use them. Free exercises.Open lesson 07Full passive (all tenses, passive reporting)Grammar · Learn the passive voice in all tenses, like “is being replaced” and “will have been signed,” plus reporting forms like “is said to work.” Free exercises.Open lesson 08Causative have / get something doneGrammar · Learn the causative with have and get to say someone does a job for you: “We had the data checked,” “We got an analyst to check it.” Free exercises.Open lesson 09Reported speech (questions, commands, reporting verbs)Grammar · Learn how to report questions, requests, and commands, and use verbs like ask, warn, admit, deny, and promise correctly. Practice with free exercises.Open lesson 10Non-defining relative clausesGrammar · Learn non-defining relative clauses with commas to add extra information about a person or thing: “Maya, who leads the team, agreed.” Free practice exercises.Open lesson 11Cleft sentences for emphasisGrammar · Learn cleft sentences with it and what to put the focus on one idea: “It was the new evidence that changed their minds.” Practice with free exercises.Open lesson 12Advanced discourse markersGrammar · Learn advanced linking words like nevertheless, therefore, furthermore, and in other words to organize longer speech and writing. Free practice exercises.Open lesson 13Abstract & academic topicsVocabulary & topic · Learn academic English vocabulary like evidence, research, assumption, and trend, with natural word partners, to discuss ideas clearly. Practice with free exercises.Open lesson 14Politics & global issuesVocabulary & topic · Learn vocabulary for politics and global issues, like legislation, policy, and campaign for, to discuss news and debates in clear, neutral English. Free exercises.Open lesson 15Science & innovationVocabulary & topic · Learn science and innovation vocabulary like peer review, evidence, and invention vs. innovation to discuss research and new technology. Free practice exercises.Open lesson 16Register & formalityVocabulary & topic · Learn the difference between formal and informal English and adjust emails, messages, and requests for different people. Practice with free interactive exercises.Open lesson 17Nuanced adjectives & intensifiersVocabulary & topic · Learn adjectives and intensifiers like absolutely, highly, and fairly, and why we say “very tired” but “absolutely exhausted.” Practice with free exercises.Open lesson 18Connotation & shades of meaningVocabulary & topic · Learn how words with similar meanings can sound positive or negative, like persistent and stubborn, and choose the right one. Practice with free exercises.Open lesson 19Phrasal verbs (advanced)Vocabulary & topic · Learn advanced phrasal verbs like back out, fall back on, carry out, and draw up, where the object goes, and their formal synonyms. Free exercises.Open lesson
By the end of B2, you can…
- Understand the main ideas of complex text on concrete and abstract topics.
- Interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity with native speakers.
- Produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects.
- Explain a viewpoint, giving the advantages and disadvantages.