Learn English

English for everyday life.

Practise real conversations out loud, learn the phrases you need, and see how words are used. Choose your own language from the menu at the top and every line comes with a translation.

Practise a conversation

At the Cafรฉ

Order a coffee and a muffin, answer the server's questions and pay in natural English.

7 turns ยท Easy

Airport Check-in

Check in for a flight to New York, weigh your bag and pick a window seat in natural English.

7 turns ยท Medium

At the Doctor

Describe a sore throat, answer the doctor's questions and ask how to take your medicine in natural English.

7 turns ยท Medium

At the Restaurant

Book a table for two, order dinner, ask for the bill and leave a tip in natural English.

7 turns ยท Medium

Hotel Check-in

Check in, confirm your room, ask about breakfast and the Wi-Fi in natural English.

7 turns ยท Easy

Asking for Directions

Ask the way to the art gallery, check the route and find out when it closes in natural English.

7 turns ยท Easy

At the Supermarket

Find olive oil and bread, answer the cashier and pay by card in natural English.

7 turns ยท Easy

At the Chemist

Describe a headache, answer the pharmacist's questions and buy painkillers in natural English.

7 turns ยท Medium

Buying a Train Ticket

Buy a return ticket to Manchester, check the time and find your platform in natural English.

7 turns ยท Medium

Taking a Taxi

Tell the driver your destination, chat on the way and pay the fare in natural English.

7 turns ยท Easy

Clothes Shopping

Ask for a jumper in your size, try it on and pay at the till in natural English.

7 turns ยท Easy

Fresh from the arcade

New mini-games to try.

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Up or Down?

Pick UP or DOWN to finish everyday phrasal verbs.

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Fewer or Less?

Pick FEWER or LESS: things you can count, or things you cannot.

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For or Since?

Pick FOR or SINCE with the present perfect: how long, or from when.

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Saw or Seen?

Pick the past simple or the past participle of common irregular verbs.

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A or The?

Pick A (or AN) or THE: something new, or something we both know.

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Past or Perfect?

Pick the past simple or the present perfect.

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Simple or Continuous?

Pick the present simple or the present continuous.

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Is or Are?

Pick IS or ARE: singular, plural and uncountable.

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Some or Any?

Pick SOME or ANY: statements, questions and offers.

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Much or Many?

Pick MUCH or MANY: can you count it?

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At or In?

Pick AT or IN: points, buildings, cities and times.

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In or On?

Pick IN or ON: places, surfaces, months and days.

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A or An?

Pick A or AN for each sentence and learn the sound rule.

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Echo

Watch and hear a growing sequence of English words, then repeat it in order.

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True or False

Is the English word right for the picture? Decide before the timer runs out.

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Sort the Words

Tap each English word into the topic it belongs to.

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Connections

Sort sixteen English words into four hidden groups.

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Crossword

Fill an interlocking crossword from picture clues and English words.

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Sound Pairs

Match the English words by sound and picture in a memory game.

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Bingo

Mark your card as you hear the English words called out.

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What's Missing?

Spot which picture or English word disappeared from the set.

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Heart Run

Run the course and keep your hearts by picking the right English words.

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Ladder

Climb the ladder one English word at a time without slipping.

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Quiz Board

Roll, move and answer English vocabulary questions around the board.

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Snakes & Ladders

Answer English word questions to climb the ladders and dodge the snakes.

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Tic-Tac-Toe

Win a square by choosing the right English word for the picture.

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Word Invaders

Shoot the invader carrying the right English word.

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Word Breakout

Break the bricks that spell the English word.

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Lane Rush

Race down the lanes and pick the right English word.

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Sprint

A quick-fire sprint through English words.

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Beat the Clock

Answer as many English words as you can before time runs out.

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Word Catcher

Catch the falling English word that matches the picture.

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Typing Defense

Type English words to stop the invaders before they land.

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Swipe

Swipe left or right to sort English words, fast.

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Word Snake

Steer the snake to the letters that spell the English word.

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Word Reveal

Guess the English word as the picture slowly comes into view.

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Type the Word

See the picture, hear the word, then type it in English.

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Word Scramble

Unscramble the letters to spell the English word for the picture.

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Hangman

Guess the English word letter by letter from its picture.

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Translate It

Hear a sentence twice, hold it in memory, then build it from word tiles.

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Pop the Bubble

A picture floats up: tap the bubble with its English word.

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Listen & Build

Hear a sentence, no text, and drag its words into order.

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Picture Sentences

Read and hear a sentence, then tap the picture that goes with it.

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Ship or Sheep?

Hear a word and pick which of two near-identical words it was.

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Order the Story

Put the scrambled sentences of a short story in order.

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Dictation

Hear a British English sentence and type what you hear.

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