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English Language · CEFR B2 · 60 lessons

General English B2 — Upper-Intermediate

An upper-intermediate pathway covering advanced conditionals, relative clauses, diplomatic English and natural idiom for work and life, 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 26 lessons show the idea animatedpractice 24 walk you through a worked examplequiz 60 end in a quiz

Module 1: Welcome to upper-intermediate

  • Welcome to B2quiz🔒
  • B1 in five minutesquiz🔒
  • Present perfect continuousexplainerpracticequiz🔒
  • State verbs and action verbsexplainerpracticequiz🔒
  • The past perfectexplainerpracticequiz🔒
  • Past perfect continuousexplainerpracticequiz🔒

Module 2: Conditionals, complete

  • The third conditionalexplainerpracticequiz🔒
  • Mixed conditionalsexplainerpracticequiz🔒
  • Wish and if onlyexplainerpracticequiz🔒
  • Should have, could haveexplainerpracticequiz🔒
  • Conditionals in real conversationexplainerpracticequiz🔒
  • Regrets and lessonsquiz🔒

Module 3: Relative clauses

  • Defining relative clausesexplainerpracticequiz🔒
  • Non-defining relative clausesexplainerpracticequiz🔒
  • Whose, whom and whereexplainerpracticequiz🔒
  • Reduced relative clausesexplainerpracticequiz🔒
  • Adding eleganceexplainerpracticequiz🔒
  • Describing like a writerquiz🔒

Module 4: The future, advanced

  • Future continuousexplainerpracticequiz🔒
  • Future perfectexplainerpracticequiz🔒
  • Future in the pastexplainerpracticequiz🔒
  • Bound to, likely to, due toexplainerpracticequiz🔒
  • Arranging with nuancequiz🔒
  • My five-year picturequiz🔒

Module 5: Work fluency

  • Negotiatingquiz🔒
  • Presenting with confidencequiz🔒
  • Disagreeing diplomaticallyquiz🔒
  • Emails with nuancequiz🔒
  • Idioms at workquiz🔒
  • Leading a discussionquiz🔒

Module 6: Opinions with nuance

  • Hedging — softening your claimsexplainerquiz🔒
  • Strengthening your claimsquiz🔒
  • Conceding a pointquiz🔒
  • Emphasis — do, what and itexplainerquiz🔒
  • The language of persuasionquiz🔒
  • The structured argumentquiz🔒

Module 7: The wider world

  • Talking about the newsquiz🔒
  • Environment and changequiz🔒
  • Technology — blessing or curse?quiz🔒
  • Society and generationsquiz🔒
  • Numbers and trendsquiz🔒
  • The discussion roundquiz🔒

Module 8: Grammar power tools

  • Advanced passivesexplainerpracticequiz🔒
  • Causatives, revisitedexplainerpracticequiz🔒
  • Gerund or infinitive?explainerpracticequiz🔒
  • Verb patterns that matterexplainerpracticequiz🔒
  • Articles — the final bossexplainerpracticequizFree preview
  • The trap collectionexplainerpracticequiz🔒

Module 9: Natural English

  • Phrasal verbs, level twoquiz🔒
  • Idioms for feelingsquiz🔒
  • Collocations, level twoquiz🔒
  • Formal or informal?quiz🔒
  • British English, decodedquiz🔒
  • Sounding naturalquiz🔒

Module 10: Ready for C1

  • Reading between the linesquiz🔒
  • Listening for realquiz🔒
  • Writing essaysquiz🔒
  • The speaking examquiz🔒
  • Your B2 toolkitquiz🔒
  • Your B2 journey — well done!quiz🔒