B1–C2 English Lessons
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Study English with integrated B1–C2 lessons
Explore psychology, science, health, and decision-making through integrated lessons with passage audio that develop reading, listening, vocabulary, grammar, speaking, and critical thinking.
Every free web lesson
What’s in a lesson
Each lesson follows the same format for consistency to aid the learning experience.
Seven words, each with a part of speech, a plain definition, an example from ordinary life, two synonyms, and a pronunciation button.
Her consistent practice, rather than any single lesson, explained the progress.
steady · regular
Two idioms in the same form — a night owl, to burn the midnight oil.
An original passage of 400–500 words in three or four titled sections, with full audio. Written for the level, not simplified from somewhere else.
One grammar point the passage already demonstrates — the form, when it applies, then two to four numbered uses with at least two examples each.
Five open questions that ask you to interpret and judge rather than recall, then a summary and a link to the next lesson.
A course, not a blog
One grammar point per lesson
Each lesson teaches a single point that its subject naturally demonstrates. Each grammar point is chosen to generally fit the level, but there is some overlap. Work through the grammatical structures by browsing through them in our B1–C2 lessons.
Getting comfortable
- First conditional
- Comparatives and superlatives
- Present continuous for ongoing actions
- Present simple for general truths
- so / such … that
- Would like / would prefer / would rather
Building range
- Modals of deduction
- Present perfect continuous
- The passive for describing processes
- Reported and embedded questions
- -ing clauses as subjects
- Concession: although / despite
- Narrative tenses
- Participle adjectives
Reading closely
- Modal perfects
- Cautious language and hedging
- Passive reporting structures
- Ellipsis and substitution
Slide decks
What the slide deck adds
The web lesson is the reading and the language. The deck offers learners and teachers detailed activities and further practice with modern HTML formatting.
Free web lesson
- Seven words and two idioms, with audio
- The full passage, with audio
- One grammar point with examples
- Five discussion questions
Slide deck — everything above, plus
- Two vocabulary activities
- A five-question reading check
- Original listening practice with audio
- Two grammar activities
- An exam-format speaking task and a Test Tip
- Model answers, answer keys and teaching notes
The deck in order
Slide decks
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Downloadable slide decks expand each web lesson with guided instruction, integrated reading and listening practice, structured speaking, model answers, and teacher-ready notes. They also develop skills relevant to standardized tests, including IELTS, TOEFL, and SAT tasks. Preview the available collections on Gumroad.
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