Common Phrasal Verbs
Master the most essential English phrasal verbs for natural, fluent communication.
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Advanced Passive Voice
Master advanced passive constructions including passive with modals, reporting verbs, and causative structures.
Reported Speech (Indirect Speech)
Learn how to report what others said using indirect speech, with tense changes and reporting verbs.
Common English Collocations
Learn the most common word partnerships in English and sound more natural when you speak and write.
Formal vs. Informal English: Register and When to Use Each
Understand the differences between formal and informal English and learn when to use each register.
Common English Idioms and Expressions
Learn 30 essential English idioms used in everyday conversation, their meanings, origins, and how to use them naturally.
Future Continuous and Future Perfect: Deadlines and Project Updates
Use the future continuous and future perfect to talk about schedules, deadlines and progress at work, in emails and in exam answers.
Relative and Participle Clauses: Precise Sentences for CVs and Reports
Combine ideas into clear, professional sentences with defining and non-defining relative clauses, reduced relative clauses and participle clauses.
Wish, If Only and Would Rather: Regrets, Complaints and Preferences
Talk about regrets, things you want to change and your preferences with wish, if only, would rather and it's time, including answers for IELTS and CELPIP Speaking.
Meeting Vocabulary: Agendas, Action Items and Useful Phrases
Learn the words and phrases you need before, during and after a work meeting: agendas, minutes, action items, follow-ups, and phrases for joining the discussion.
Job Interview Vocabulary: Skills, Achievements and STAR Answers
Describe your skills, strengths and achievements with strong action verbs and structure behavioural interview answers with the STAR method.
Opinion Vocabulary for Exams: Education, Technology and the Environment
Build topic vocabulary and opinion phrases for the most common IELTS, CELPIP and TOEFL themes: education, technology, the environment and city life.
Complaint and Request Emails: Firm, Polite and Clear
Write effective complaint and request emails for work and everyday life, and use the same structure for CELPIP Writing Task 1 and IELTS General Training Task 1.
Opinion Essays: Structure, Arguments and Exam Timing
Plan and write a clear opinion essay with a strong thesis, well-developed body paragraphs and a short conclusion for IELTS Writing Task 2, and adapt it to the shorter, practical CELPIP survey response.
Speaking Situation: Speaking Up in Meetings
Get your voice heard in meetings: interrupt politely, give an opinion, agree and disagree tactfully, handle being interrupted and make sure your idea is credited.
Speaking Situation: Answering Behavioural Interview Questions Out Loud
Practise speaking STAR answers fluently: signposting each part, keeping to two minutes, handling follow-up questions and recovering when you lose your place.
Speaking Situation: Giving a Short Presentation or Work Update
Give a clear three-to-five-minute presentation or team update: open with purpose, signpost your points, refer to slides, handle questions and close strongly.
Speaking Situation: Giving Your Opinion in a Speaking Exam
Give a structured, fluent opinion in IELTS Speaking Part 3, CELPIP Speaking Task 7 and other short timed opinion tasks: a clear position, reasons, an example and a strong finish — in the time you have.
All lessons (89)
A1
- Present Simple Tense
- The Verb 'To Be'
- Articles: A, An, The
- Greetings and Introductions
- Numbers and Counting
- Telling Time in English
- 20 Most Common English Verbs
- Talking About Your Family
- Speaking Situation: Introducing Yourself
- Speaking Situation: Ordering at a Café
- Speaking Situation: Asking for Help in a Shop
- Speaking Situation: Asking About Time and Schedules
A2
- Past Simple Tense
- Present Continuous Tense
- Comparatives and Superlatives
- Daily Life Vocabulary: Routines, Home, and Activities
- Ordering Food at a Restaurant
- Shopping English: Dialogues and Vocabulary
- Asking and Giving Directions
- Speaking Situation: Booking an Appointment by Phone
- Speaking Situation: Checking In to a Hotel and Solving Small Problems
- Speaking Situation: Inviting, Accepting and Saying No Politely
- Speaking Situation: Returning or Exchanging Something in a Shop
B1
- Present Perfect Tense
- First and Second Conditionals
- Modal Verbs: Can, Could, Should, Must, May, Might
- Linking Words: Connectors and Transitions
- Prepositions of Place: In, On, At, Under, Between
- Making Suggestions: Let's, How About, Why Don't We
- Writing Professional Emails in English
- Talking About Health and the Body
- Work and Job Search Vocabulary: From Job Ads to Your First Day
- Travel Vocabulary: Airports, Hotels and When Things Go Wrong
- Renting a Home: Vocabulary for Apartments, Leases and Landlords
- Using Healthcare Services: Appointments, Clinics and Insurance
- Money and Banking Vocabulary: Accounts, Cards, Bills and Budgets
- Phone Calls and Messages: Communicating Clearly When You Can't See People
- Speaking Situation: Small Talk with Colleagues at Work
- Speaking Situation: Making a Polite Complaint
- Speaking Situation: 'Tell Me About Yourself' in a Job Interview
- Speaking Situation: Asking for Clarification in Meetings and Calls
B2
- Common Phrasal Verbs
- Advanced Passive Voice
- Reported Speech (Indirect Speech)
- Common English Collocations
- Formal vs. Informal English: Register and When to Use Each
- Common English Idioms and Expressions
- Future Continuous and Future Perfect: Deadlines and Project Updates
- Relative and Participle Clauses: Precise Sentences for CVs and Reports
- Wish, If Only and Would Rather: Regrets, Complaints and Preferences
- Meeting Vocabulary: Agendas, Action Items and Useful Phrases
- Job Interview Vocabulary: Skills, Achievements and STAR Answers
- Opinion Vocabulary for Exams: Education, Technology and the Environment
- Complaint and Request Emails: Firm, Polite and Clear
- Opinion Essays: Structure, Arguments and Exam Timing
- Speaking Situation: Speaking Up in Meetings
- Speaking Situation: Answering Behavioural Interview Questions Out Loud
- Speaking Situation: Giving a Short Presentation or Work Update
- Speaking Situation: Giving Your Opinion in a Speaking Exam
C1
- Mixed Conditionals
- Inversion in English
- Academic Writing: Structure, Style, and Common Pitfalls
- Advanced Vocabulary Building Strategies
- Cleft Sentences and Fronting: Adding Emphasis in Presentations and Writing
- Past Modals: Deduction, Criticism and Regret in Project Reviews
- Nominalization: Writing in a Formal, Academic Style
- Negotiation Language for Business: Proposing, Bargaining and Reaching Agreement
- Describing Data and Trends: Business Reports and IELTS Task 1
- Diplomatic Language at Work: Softening, Disagreeing and Giving Feedback
- Writing Reports and Proposals at Work
- Argument and Counterargument: Nuanced Essays for IELTS and TOEFL
- Speaking Situation: Negotiating Salary and Job Offers
- Speaking Situation: Handling Difficult Conversations at Work
- Speaking Situation: Leading a Meeting and Presenting Data
- Speaking Situation: Abstract Topics in IELTS Speaking Part 3 (Band 7+)
C2
- Discourse Markers and Connectors
- Nuance and Connotation: Subtle Word Choice Differences
- The Subjunctive and Formal Structures: Precision in High-Stakes English
- Ellipsis and Substitution: Saying More with Less
- Participle and Absolute Clauses: Dense, Elegant Sentences
- Leadership and Strategy Language: Speaking to Executives at Work
- Figurative Language in the Business Press: Metaphors You Need to Decode
- Word Formation and Advanced Collocations for Top Exam Scores
- Executive Summaries and Persuasive Business Writing
- Critical Reviews and Summary-Response Writing for Academic Exams
- Speaking Situation: Pitching a Business Idea to Senior Stakeholders
- Speaking Situation: Disagreeing Diplomatically with Senior People at Work
- Speaking Situation: Handling Tough Questions in Meetings, Interviews and Q&As
- Speaking Situation: Networking at Conferences and Professional Events