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B2 lessons

134 lessons

Short stories

24

  1. 1. A Horseman in the Sky

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  2. 2. An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  3. 3. Doctor Heidegger’s Experiment

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  4. 4. Feathertop

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  5. 5. Paul's Case

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  6. 6. The Ambitious Guest

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  7. 7. The Birthmark

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  8. 8. The Boarded Window

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  9. 9. The Cask of Amontillado

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  10. 10. The Devil and Tom Walker

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  11. 11. The Fall of the House of Usher

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  12. 12. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  13. 13. The Line of Least Resistance

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  14. 14. The Masque of the Red Death

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  15. 15. The Purloined Letter

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  16. 16. The Tell-Tale Heart

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  17. 17. The night shift

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  18. 18. An unexpected letter

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  19. 19. The violin in the window

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  20. 20. The lighthouse keeper

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  21. 21. A wallet on the bus

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  22. 22. The night bus

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  23. 23. The garden competition

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  24. 24. The forgotten key

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

Conversations

5

  1. 1. Discussing remote work

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  2. 2. Disagreeing about a film

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  3. 3. Negotiating the rent

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  4. 4. A career change

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  5. 5. Planning a surprise party

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

TOEIC-style

16

  1. 1. Quarterly sales update

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  2. 2. Explaining a shipping delay

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  3. 3. Cutting the budget

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  4. 4. Opening a new branch

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  5. 5. An office move

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  6. 6. Negotiating a contract

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  7. 7. A product recall notice

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  8. 8. A hybrid working policy

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  9. 9. A sales presentation

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  10. 10. Handling a complaint

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  11. 11. A company merger

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  12. 12. A call with a supplier

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  13. 13. Introducing a new colleague

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  14. 14. Explaining an overspend

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  15. 15. A security reminder

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  16. 16. Missing a sales target

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

IELTS-style

20

  1. 1. Why bees matter

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  2. 2. Choosing a research topic

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  3. 3. Volunteering at a nature reserve

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  4. 4. The history of the bicycle

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  5. 5. Coral reefs under pressure

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  6. 6. Comparing two job offers

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  7. 7. The invention of paper

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  8. 8. A community garden

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  9. 9. Choosing a research method

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  10. 10. A museum audio guide

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  11. 11. Urban farming

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  12. 12. The effects of tourism

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  13. 13. The psychology of colour

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  14. 14. Volunteering abroad

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  15. 15. Comparing online learning

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  16. 16. How deserts form

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  17. 17. Sleep and teenagers

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  18. 18. The cost of fast fashion

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  19. 19. The history of chocolate

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  20. 20. A four-day working week

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

News and facts

6

  1. 1. Wilbur and Orville Wright: The First Airplane

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  2. 2. Thomas Edison: Inventor and Busy Team Leader

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  3. 3. What Is the US House of Representatives?

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  4. 4. The Rise of the US Supreme Court

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  5. 5. Researchers in Australia Develop a ‘Water Harvester’

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  6. 6. Virtual Fences for Cows Show Benefits

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

Short talks

20

  1. 1. The science of habits

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  2. 2. Why cities are getting greener

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  3. 3. The value of small talk

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  4. 4. How glass is made

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  5. 5. Why languages disappear

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  6. 6. Why we put things off

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  7. 7. How noise affects our health

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  8. 8. The science of laughter

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  9. 9. How bridges carry heavy loads

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  10. 10. Urban heat islands

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  11. 11. A short history of money

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  12. 12. Why songs get stuck

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  13. 13. The history of the passport

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  14. 14. Sleeping standing up

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  15. 15. How plastic is recycled

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  16. 16. Seeing faces in things

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  17. 17. The rise of electric cars

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  18. 18. How lightning forms

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  19. 19. How the internet reaches you

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  20. 20. The benefits of boredom

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

TOEFL-style

19

  1. 1. How animals find their way

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  2. 2. The printing press

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  3. 3. Discussing a reading

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  4. 4. How volcanoes form

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  5. 5. How bats find food

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  6. 6. Why cities grew near rivers

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  7. 7. Why we have seasons

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  8. 8. How plants protect themselves

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  9. 9. Discussing a lab report

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  10. 10. The Silk Road

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  11. 11. How memory works

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  12. 12. Feedback on a paper

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  13. 13. The invention of the telephone

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  14. 14. Choosing classes

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  15. 15. Why the dinosaurs died out

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  16. 16. How vaccines work

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  17. 17. After the presentation

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  18. 18. How glaciers shape the land

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  19. 19. First impressions

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

Medical English

13

  1. 1. Going home after an operation

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  2. 2. Before a blood test

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  3. 3. Taking antibiotics

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  4. 4. Explaining a food allergy

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  5. 5. Advice for back pain

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  6. 6. Explaining a diagnosis

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  7. 7. Talking about stress

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  8. 8. Preparing for an operation

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  9. 9. Discussing blood pressure

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  10. 10. Managing diabetes

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  11. 11. A cholesterol result

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  12. 12. After a hospital stay

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  13. 13. Preparing for a scan

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

Pronunciation

1

  1. 1. Contractions in fast speech

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

Numbers

5

  1. 1. An economic report

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  2. 2. Population trends

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  3. 3. Numbers in science

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  4. 4. Climate figures

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  5. 5. Space facts

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

Spelling

5

  1. 1. Spell the tricky word

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  2. 2. Spell the long word

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  3. 3. Spell the double letters

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  4. 4. Spell the science word

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min

  5. 5. Spell the confusing word

    5 sentences · Level B2 · 5 min