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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.

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Ninety years of the British Council

The British Council is celebrating its 90th birthday! Find out more about the British Council, what we do and how we're marking the anniversary.

Black History Month

October is Black History Month in the UK. The event recognises black people's achievements and educates people about black history.

Halloween

Is Halloween celebrated where you live? Do you enjoy watching scary films? In this topic, we're talking about Halloween!

Five tips to improve your English vocabulary

Do you want to learn new words and phrases in English? Here are five tips to improve your English vocabulary.

Weather

What's your favourite weather? Has the weather ever made you change your plans? What's the weather like where you are today? In this topic, we're talking about one of those topics everybody discusses at some point: the weather!

Bread

What type of bread do you eat, and how do you eat it? In this Learning hub topic, we’re talking about one of the world’s oldest foods – bread!

Making a decision

Listen to a meeting in which colleagues make a decision to practise and improve your listening skills.

Apologising

In this video, Paul says sorry for making Noelia fall over. Listen to the language they use for apologising and practise saying the useful phrases.

Meeting face-to-face

In this video, Noelia and Vanya meet each other for the first time. Listen to the language they use for meeting face-to-face and practise saying the useful phrases.

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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.

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