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Learn English online and improve your skills through our high-quality courses and resources.

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

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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World Mental Health Day

World Mental Health Day, on 10 October, is a day to raise awareness of the effects mental illness has on millions of people’s lives across the world, and to help educate and inform us all.

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!

Two young people smiling with a logo that says "90 years" in the background

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.

A man looks up, smiling

Read these wise words to give your English learning a boost!

Black History Month

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

World Teachers' Day

October 5 is World Teachers' Day. Find out which famous people want to say thank you to their school teachers for their success.

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.

A man sitting in front of a bookshelf, looking up and smiling

Are you aiming for C1-level English? This article explains what skills to focus on and how to practise.

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.

Plus hundreds more!