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A1

Beginner

Start with the verb be and the simple present. Read one lesson a day and do its practice quiz.

  1. The verb ‘be’5 min
  2. Simple present tense6 min
  3. Present continuous tense5 min
  4. The 100 most commonly used words in English10 min
  5. Basic greetings and expressions in English6 min
  6. Singular and plural verbs5 min
  7. Wh- questions (question words)5 min
  8. Animal names in English (types of animals)12 min
  9. Vegetable names in English (list of vegetables)7 min
  10. Fruit names in English6 min
  11. Simple present tense test 012 min
  12. Simple present tense test 022 min
  13. Articles: a, an and the7 min
  14. Colours in English8 min
  15. Personal pronouns and possessive adjectives5 min
  16. Numbers in English: cardinal and ordinal numbers10 min
  17. Prepositions of time: in, on and at5 min
  18. Introducing yourself in English7 min
  19. Days, months and seasons in English9 min
  20. Family members in English9 min
  21. Parts of the body in English10 min
A2

Elementary

Talk about the past and the future, ask questions and learn everyday words.

  1. Simple past tense5 min
  2. Past continuous tense4 min
  3. Simple future tense5 min
  4. Contracted forms (short forms)10 min
  5. Regular and irregular verbs5 min
  6. Conjunctions5 min
  7. Comparatives and superlatives5 min
  8. The lost phone6 min
  9. Countable and uncountable nouns5 min
  10. Prepositions of place: in, on, at and more5 min
  11. Ordering food at a restaurant in English7 min
  12. Jobs and occupations in English10 min
  13. Weather words in English9 min
B1

Intermediate

Use perfect tenses and conditionals, and connect ideas with linking words.

  1. Present perfect tense5 min
  2. Present perfect continuous tense4 min
  3. Past perfect tense5 min
  4. Future continuous tense5 min
  5. Conditionals: zero, first, second and third6 min
  6. The passive voice5 min
  7. Transitive and intransitive verbs6 min
  8. English grammar test 01: find the incorrect sentence2 min
  9. English grammar test 02: find the correct sentence2 min
  10. Modal verbs: can, could, may, might, must and should7 min
  11. 50 common phrasal verbs with meanings and examples11 min
  12. A new job in Colombo7 min
  13. Question tags5 min
  14. Commonly confused words in English9 min
B2

Upper intermediate

Master the passive voice and perfect continuous tenses, and write more precisely.

  1. Past perfect continuous tense6 min
  2. Future perfect tense5 min
  3. Future perfect continuous tense5 min
  4. Speaking in an ESL context5 min
  5. One-word substitution15 min
  6. Reported speech6 min
  7. 40 common English idioms and what they mean11 min
  8. The last train8 min
  9. Gerunds and infinitives6 min
C1

Advanced

Read longer essays about language learning and speaking with confidence.

  1. Vocabulary test 01: advanced synonyms2 min
  2. Mother tongue vs second language5 min
  3. Speaking as a skill around the globe5 min
  4. Does age affect the language acquisition process?6 min
  5. Vocabulary test 02: advanced synonyms2 min