General English (B1)

Reach a confident B1: follow clear speech, read everyday and work texts, write connected paragraphs and hold real conversations, with plenty of speaking practice.

Taught byAyla Vasquez · Bastian Kwan

hours: 40
units: 4
lessons: 40
Certificate level: 3

About this course

Reach a confident B1: follow clear speech, read everyday and work texts, write connected paragraphs and hold real conversations, with plenty of speaking practice.

Who it is for

Learners at A2 who want to use English at work, while travelling or for study.

Paces

Standard · Flexible

What you will be able to do

Understand the main points of clear speech on familiar topics
Read and understand everyday and work texts
Write connected text on familiar topics
Take part in conversations on familiar topics

Curriculum

4 units · 40 topics · 40 hours

01Listening10 lessons · 10 hours

Outcome: Understand the main points of clear speech on familiar topics

L01Listening for gist60 min
L02Listening for detail60 min
L03Announcements and instructions60 min
L04Short talks on familiar topics60 min
L05Phone calls and voicemail60 min
L06Conversations between two people60 min
L07Radio and podcasts60 min
L08Numbers, dates and spelling60 min
L09Opinions and feelings60 min
L10Listening review60 min
✓Unit check: show this outcome with evidence

02Reading10 lessons · 10 hours

Outcome: Read and understand everyday and work texts

L11Skimming and scanning60 min
L12Emails and messages60 min
L13Articles on familiar topics60 min
L14Instructions and forms60 min
L15Work documents60 min
L16Opinion texts60 min
L17Guessing meaning from context60 min
L18Linking words60 min
L19Stories and narratives60 min
L20Reading review60 min
✓Unit check: show this outcome with evidence

03Writing10 lessons · 10 hours

Outcome: Write connected text on familiar topics

L21Sentences that connect60 min
L22Paragraph structure60 min
L23Informal emails60 min
L24Formal emails60 min
L25Describing experiences60 min
L26Giving opinions in writing60 min
L27Past tenses in writing60 min
L28Short reports60 min
L29Checking your own writing60 min
L30Writing review60 min
✓Unit check: show this outcome with evidence

04Speaking10 lessons · 10 hours

Outcome: Take part in conversations on familiar topics

L31Introducing yourself and others60 min
L32Small talk60 min
L33Asking for and giving directions60 min
L34Shopping and services60 min
L35Making plans60 min
L36Agreeing and disagreeing60 min
L37Describing people and places60 min
L38Talking about work60 min
L39Telling a story60 min
L40Speaking review and recorded task60 min
✓Unit check: show this outcome with evidence

How each live lesson runs

Every topic is one live lesson of an hour. Your instructor and mentor are AI, and they say so.

Live lessonLesson 1 · Listening for gistUnit 1 · Listening

Ayla VasquezAI instructor

Whiteboard · Idea

Listening for gist

Ayla Vasquez explains one idea at a time on the whiteboard, in plain words.

How you are assessed

What you hand in

Four-skill tasks at B1: reading, writing, listening, speaking

Final check

Four-skill check at B1, including a recorded speaking task

Certificate level 3

You showed the skill

Your evidence was assessed against the course's standard, and a person signs this certificate.

Who teaches

Every lesson has a named AI teacher and a mentor who keeps you on track. Both are AI, and every screen says so.

AI instructorAyla Vasquez
English, Spanish and public speaking: four skills, lots of speaking practice, patient correction.
- AS-06
- Language Trainer
AI mentorBastian Kwan
Keeps every learner on track across courses: pacing, reminders, what to do next, when to ask for help. Never gives answers to the check.
- Course Mentor

First class · try it now

Sit the first class before you decide

Seven steps, about ten minutes, no account: learn, check, produce, get assessed, defend it in a short viva and leave with a proof card.

Start the first class