Here you can listen to my podcasts on explanations of B2-level English grammar and vocabulary. You can also listen to B2-level stories, which will help you to remember essential B2 words and expressions.
You can listen to how to do the four parts of the Cambridge First Certificate speaking test. There are model examples for you to listen to for part 1, part 2, part 3 and part 4.
Practice exercises and advice on writing informal letters for the First Certificate (FCE) exam. What is the informal register in English? Learn how to distinguish between formal and informal registers. The exercises offer typical errors made by FCE students that you can correct.
Informal letter writing for FCE...
This is help with expressing your own opinions about a hotel, a concert, etc. Writing reviews about hotels is no longer a task in the most recent FCE exam but I include the exercises here for anybody interested in this skill and the language used - for example students in hotel and catering studies. It's important to write the review in the correct register. Usually, neither too formal nor too informal. There are exercises to practise writing a review about a hotel with relevant vocabulary for the task.
Hotel reviews...
Over the years, I have been able to make a list of the most common errors in vocabulary made by my learners studying for B2 exams. I am loading up exercises to Practising English on these words so that you can avoid falling into the same language traps.
False friends, difficult words...
Phrasal verbs (explanation)...
Phrasal verbs (exercises)...
Dependent prepositions...
Idioms...
Confusing word pairs...
These are words that frequently combine with others in spoken, informal, formal or written English. For passing exams, (and also so your English sounds more like a native speaker's) knowledge of these collocations is essential. See explanations and exercises on collocations...
This is a grammar guide with full explanations and exercise tests on levels between A1 to B2. Each exercise links to an explanation, help and answers.
Grammar guide A1 to B2...
Here you can find word groups organised into categories: vegetables, furniture, parts of the body, etc. You can listen to the vocabulary and practise pronunciation.
Word lists B1 to C2...
If you want to relax and play some fun games, try our English hangman. Each game comprises words from different categories; these are the same categories as the words in the vocabulary section above. So you can study the words before you play the hangman game.
Play English hangman...
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