Skills

Skills

Practise your reading, writing, listening and speaking skills at your level.

Here you can find practice materials and activities to improve your English speaking, listening, reading and writing skills. Improving your skills will help you use English more effectively so that you can do well in your studies, get ahead at work and confidently communicate in English in your free time.

How to improve your English proficiency

To build your vocabulary and develop your English communication skills, practice and study are essential. Working through practice activities and regularly reviewing the new language you learn can help you accelerate your knowledge and understanding of English.

Choose the skill you want to practise

The self-study lessons in these sections are written and organised byEnglish level based on the Common European Framework of Reference for languages (CEFR). There are different types of texts, recordings and videos with interactive exercises and worksheets that practise the skills you need.

Choose the skill you want to practise today and improve your English at your own speed, whenever it's convenient for you.

Discover our online English courses
Improve your English speaking, listening, reading and writing skills with our selection of online courses. 
Here you can find activities to practise your listening skills. Listening will help you to improve your understanding of the language and your pronunciation.
Here you can find activities to practise your reading skills. Reading will help you to improve your understanding of the language and build your vocabulary.
Here you can find activities to practise your writing skills. You can improve your writing by understanding model texts and how they're structured.
Here you can find activities to practise your speaking skills. You can improve your speaking by noticing the language we use in different situations and practising useful phrases.

Discover our online English courses

Improve your English speaking, listening, reading and writing skills with our selection of online courses. 

Experience self-study sessions, live group classes and one-to-one courses with personal tutors in a safe and inclusive learning environment.

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Online English courses
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Online courses

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Live classes

Group and one-to-one classes with expert teachers.

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Self-study

Learn English in your own time, at your own pace.

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Personal tutoring

One-to-one sessions focused on a personal plan.

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IELTS preparation

Get the score you need with private and group classes.