English Language · CEFR B1 · 60 lessons
General English B1 — Intermediate
An intermediate pathway covering storytelling tenses, conditionals, opinions and real-world English for work and travel, taught by Sterling's AI avatar teachers with real tutors behind the curriculum.
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Syllabus
Lessons are presented by Emma, our AI teacher. The curriculum is written by Sterling College London tutors.
explainer 27 lessons show the idea animatedpractice 26 walk you through a worked examplequiz 60 end in a quiz
Module 1: Stepping up to B1
- Welcome to B1quiz🔒
- A2 in five minutesquiz🔒
- Present perfect, properlyexplainerpracticequiz🔒
- Present perfect or past simple?explainerpracticequizFree preview
- For, since and how longexplainerpracticequiz🔒
- Experiences — ever, never, just, already, yetexplainerpracticequiz🔒
Module 2: Telling stories
- Past continuousexplainerpracticequiz🔒
- When and whileexplainerpracticequiz🔒
- Used toexplainerpracticequiz🔒
- Linking a storyquiz🔒
- Feelings in the pastquiz🔒
- Your best storyquiz🔒
Module 3: Plans, predictions and arrangements
- Will or going to?explainerpracticequiz🔒
- Present continuous for arrangementsexplainerpracticequiz🔒
- Might, may and probablyexplainerpracticequiz🔒
- Making promises and offersexplainerpracticequiz🔒
- Timetables and schedulesexplainerpracticequiz🔒
- Planning togetherquiz🔒
Module 4: Conditionals and possibilities
- Zero conditional — always trueexplainerpracticequiz🔒
- First conditional — real futuresexplainerpracticequiz🔒
- Second conditional — dreamsexplainerpracticequiz🔒
- Unless, as soon as, whenexplainerpracticequiz🔒
- Giving advice with ifquiz🔒
- The dream scenarioquiz🔒
Module 5: The world of work
- Talking about your careerquiz🔒
- The job interview, level upquiz🔒
- Must, have to and can'texplainerpracticequiz🔒
- Polite requests at workquiz🔒
- In a meetingquiz🔒
- Writing a professional emailquiz🔒
Module 6: Opinions and discussions
- Giving your opinionquiz🔒
- Agreeing and disagreeingquiz🔒
- Too and enoughexplainerpracticequiz🔒
- So and suchexplainerpracticequiz🔒
- Comparing and contrastingquiz🔒
- The friendly debatequiz🔒
Module 7: Travel with confidence
- Solving travel problemsquiz🔒
- Making a complaint politelyquiz🔒
- Asking for recommendationsquiz🔒
- Transport and connectionsquiz🔒
- Culture and customsquiz🔒
- Your journey storyquiz🔒
Module 8: Passive and processes
- The passive — presentexplainerpracticequiz🔒
- The passive — pastexplainerpracticequiz🔒
- Describing a processexplainerquiz🔒
- Headlines and newsquiz🔒
- Have something doneexplainerpracticequiz🔒
- The process quizquiz🔒
Module 9: Reported speech
- Say and tellexplainerpracticequiz🔒
- Reporting what people saidexplainerpracticequiz🔒
- Reporting questionsexplainerpracticequiz🔒
- Requests and commandsexplainerpracticequiz🔒
- Passing on a messagequiz🔒
- The gossip storyquiz🔒
Module 10: Ready for B2
- Phrasal verbs you actually needquiz🔒
- Collocations — natural word pairsquiz🔒
- Fluency tricksquiz🔒
- Speaking exam confidencequiz🔒
- Your learning toolkitquiz🔒
- Your B1 journey — well done!quiz🔒