First words
A few hundred small words make up half of everything you will read or hear.
Start here — find your level, follow the path
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Beginner A1–A2
Your first English: the most common words, small grammar rules, easy reading.
- You know some words, but full sentences are hard
- You can say hello, thank you, how much is this?
- English TV and radio feel much too fast
Prefer one readable page? Read the full beginner path →
Everyday topics
Short, concrete topic lists — one topic per sitting, quiz before you leave.
- Picture dictionary A1
- Family & people A1
- Food & drinks A1
- Colors A1
- Weather A1
- Jobs A1
First grammar rules
One small rule at a time, each with an adaptive quiz.
First real reading
Everyday texts in ESL Reader — tap any word to hear or translate it.
Listen to real voices
Short videos for learners — slow, clear, with the key phrases written out.
- Vocabulary with pictures A1
- English tenses — step by step A1–A2
- Easy English stories A1–A2
- Café English A1–A2
- Small talk A2
- Slow listening — long plays A1–A2
Avoid the classic mix-ups
A few word pairs cause most beginner mistakes.
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Learn Tools & Equipment in English 🖼️ 53 Words with Pictures (A1-A2 Quiz)
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Learn Family & People in English 🖼️ 52 Words with Pictures (A1-A2 Quiz)
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Learn Kitchen Items in English 🖼️ 54 Words with Pictures (A1-A2 Quiz)
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Learn Shapes & Patterns in English 🖼️ 44 Words with Pictures (A1-A2 Quiz)
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Learn Feelings & Emotions in English 🖼️ 51 Words with Pictures (A1-A2 Quiz)
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Learn Musical Instruments in English 🖼️ 51 Words with Pictures (A1-A2 Quiz)
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All 12 English Tenses — The Complete Course 🕐 Simple, Continuous & Perfect (A1-B1)
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Learn Vehicles & Transport in English 🖼️ 57 Words with Pictures (A1-A2 Quiz)
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Learn Insects & Bugs in English 🖼️ 53 Words with Pictures (A1-A2 Quiz)
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45 Sea Animals in English 🖼️ Beginner Picture Quiz
Everything on ESLDesk at A1–A2 — auto-generated from page level labels (215 pages)
- Ad vs Add – Common English Errors
- Ate vs Eight – Common English Errors
- Buy vs By vs Bye – Common English Errors
- Eat vs It – Common English Errors
- Flower vs Flour – Common English Errors
- Four vs For – Common English Errors
- Hair vs Hare – Common English Errors
- Here vs Hear – Common English Errors
- Hole vs Whole – Common English Errors
- Its vs It’s – Common English Errors
- Knew vs New – Common English Errors
- Know vs Now vs No – Common English Errors
- Male vs Mail – Common English Errors
- Many vs Money – Common English Errors
- Meat vs Meet – Common English Errors
- Off vs Of – Common English Errors
- Peace vs Piece – Common English Errors
- Right vs Write – Common English Errors
- Sea vs See – Common English Errors
- Sun vs Son – Common English Errors
- Than vs Then – Common English Errors
- There vs Their vs They’re – Common English Errors
- To vs Too vs Two – Common English Errors
- Where vs Wear vs Were vs We’re – Common English Errors
- Week vs Weak – Common English Errors
- Your vs You’re – Common English Errors
- English Adjectives – Complete ESL Guide with Examples
- Comparative and Superlative Adjectives Quiz – ESL Practice
- Identify Adjectives Quiz – ESL Practice with Audio
- English Adverbs – Complete ESL Guide with Examples
- Adverb Formation Quiz – Make Adverbs from Adjectives (ESL)
- Identify Adverbs Quiz – Find All Adverbs in Sentences (ESL)
- English Articles – Complete ESL Guide to a, an, and the
- A / An / The / Zero Quiz – Choose the Right Article (ESL)
- A vs An Quiz – Sound Rule ESL Practice with Audio
- Identify Articles Quiz – Find A, An, and The in Sentences (ESL)
- Common Article Mistakes Quiz – ESL Practice with Audio
- The with Geographic Places Quiz – ESL Article Practice
- Zero Article Quiz – When to Use No Article (ESL Practice)
- English Conjunctions – Complete ESL Guide with Examples
- FANBOYS Quiz – Coordinating Conjunctions (ESL)
- Identify Conjunctions Quiz – ESL Practice with Audio
- English Interjections – Complete ESL Guide with Examples
- Interjection by Feeling Quiz – ESL Practice with Audio
- Identify Interjections Quiz – ESL Practice with Audio
- English Nouns – Complete ESL Guide with Examples and Quizzes
- Proper vs Common Nouns Quiz – ESL Practice with Audio
- Much vs Many Quiz – Quantifiers, Some / Any (ESL)
- Identify the Subject of a Sentence – ESL Quiz with Audio
- Countable vs Uncountable Nouns Quiz – ESL Practice with Audio
- English Prepositions – Complete ESL Guide with Examples
- Identify Prepositions Quiz – ESL Practice with Audio
- IN / ON / AT for Place Quiz – ESL Prepositions
- IN / ON / AT for Time Quiz – ESL Prepositions
- English Pronouns – Complete ESL Guide with Examples and Quizzes
- Pronoun or Adjective Quiz – ESL Identification with Audio
- Identify the Pronouns Quiz – ESL Practice with Audio
- Subject vs Object Pronouns Quiz – ESL Practice with Audio
- English Sentence Structure – Word Order Guide for ESL
- English Word Order Quiz – Subject Verb Object (ESL)
- Negative Sentences Quiz – Do Not, Is Not (ESL)
- Place and Time Word Order Quiz – ESL Practice
- Question Word Order Quiz – Do, Does, Wh- (ESL)
- English Verbs – Guide and Exercises
- Verb Forms Quiz – The 5 Forms of English Verbs (ESL)
- Helping & Modal Verbs Quiz – ESL Practice with Audio
- Identify Verbs Quiz – Find the Verb in Each Sentence (ESL)
- Imperative Verbs Quiz – Commands and Requests (ESL Practice)
- Irregular Verbs Quiz – Past and Past Participle (ESL Practice)
- Linking vs Action Verbs Quiz – ESL Practice with Audio
- Modal Verbs Quiz – Match Modal to Meaning (ESL Practice)
- English Verb Tenses – Complete Guide for ESL Learners
- Future Forms Quiz – Will vs Be Going To (ESL)
- Progressive Tenses Quiz – Present, Past, Future (ESL)
- Questions and Negatives Quiz – Across All Tenses (ESL Practice)
- Simple Tenses Quiz – Present, Past, Future (ESL Practice)
- Action Words in English — Picture Dictionary
- Animals in English — Picture Dictionary
- Around the House in English — Picture Dictionary
- Birds in English — Picture Dictionary
- Body Parts in English — Picture Dictionary
- Clothes in English — Picture Dictionary
- Comparatives & Superlatives — Picture Dictionary
- Family & People in English — Picture Dictionary
- Feelings & Emotions — Picture Dictionary
- Food & Drinks in English — Picture Dictionary
- Fruits & Vegetables — Picture Dictionary
- Insects & Bugs in English — Picture Dictionary
- Irregular Verbs in English — Picture Dictionary
- Jobs in English — Picture Dictionary
- Kitchen Items in English — Picture Dictionary
- More Irregular Verbs — Picture Dictionary
- Musical Instruments — Picture Dictionary
- Opposites in English — Picture Dictionary
- Phrasal Verbs in English — Picture Dictionary
- Plural Nouns in English — Picture Dictionary
- School in English — Picture Dictionary
- Sea Animals in English — Picture Dictionary
- Shapes & Patterns in English — Picture Dictionary
- Tools & Equipment in English — Picture Dictionary
- Vehicles & Transport — Picture Dictionary
- Weather, Seasons & Colors — Picture Dictionary
- Emoji: A New World Language — English Article (A2)
- Street Food Around the World
- At the Hotel — A1 English Reading Practice
- Bank & Post Office — A1 English Reading Practice
- Daily Routine — A1 English Reading Practice
- Family & Friends — A1 English Reading Practice
- Food & Café — A1 English Reading Practice
- Health & Appointments — A1 English Reading
- Hobbies & Free Time — A1 English Reading Practice
- Home & Chores — A1 English Reading Practice
- Moving Day — A1 English Reading Practice
- Phones & Messages — A1 English Reading Practice
- A Road Trip — A1 English Reading Practice
- Seasons & Holidays — A1 English Reading Practice
- Shopping & Money — A1 English Reading Practice
- Small Talk & Weather — A1 English Reading Practice
- Sports & Exercise — A1 English Reading Practice
- Travel & Directions — A1 English Reading Practice
- At the Airport — A2 English Reading Practice
- School Day — A2 English Reading Practice
- Apartment Viewing (Renter & Landlord)
- Open a Bank Account (Customer & Banker)
- Café Order (Customer & Barista) — ESL Dialog (A1)
- Doctor Appointment (Patient & Doctor)
- Phone Support (Customer & Agent) — ESL Dialog (A2)
- Post Office: Send a Package (Customer & Clerk)
- Shopping for Clothes (Customer & Salesperson)
- Train Tickets (Traveler & Clerk) — ESL Dialog (A1)
- Bus Route 5 Changes Next Week — Easy News
- Community Garden Shares Free Vegetables
- New Library Weekend Hours Start Saturday
- Meteor Shower Visible Before Dawn — Easy News
- City Park Cleanup Draws More Than 120 Volunteers
- Local Soccer Team Wins Close Match — Easy News
- Can / Can’t — Abilities & Permission — A1 Reading
- Past Simple — Yesterday & Last Weekend
- Prepositions — Time & Place — A1 Reading
- Present Continuous — Actions Now & Temporary
- Present Simple — Daily Life & Facts — A1 Reading
- There is / There are — In My Town — A1 Reading
- Comparatives & Superlatives — Describing
- Future — Going to & Will — Reading Practice (A2)
- Clean the Kitchen After Cooking
- Cook Pasta on the Stove — Easy Reading (A1)
- Reset a Password by Email — Easy Reading (A1)
- Return an Item to a Store — Easy Reading (A1)
- Set an Alarm on Your Phone — Easy Reading (A1)
- Book a Doctor Appointment Online
- The Little Plant Shop — ESL Short Story (A1)
- The Lost Wallet — Easy English Short Story (A1)
- Phone Left Behind — Easy English Short Story (A1)
- Snow Day Neighbor — Easy English Short Story (A1)
- The Library Mystery — ESL Short Story (A2)
- The Midnight Train — Easy English Short Story (A2)
- The Street Musician — ESL Short Story (A2)
- The Weekend Market — Easy English Short Story (A2)
- The Velveteen Rabbit - Concise
- A New Friend — Easy Story for Kids (A1)
- My First Phone — Easy Story for Kids (A1)
- The Big Game — Easy Story for Kids (A1)
- The Birthday Surprise — Easy Story for Kids (A1)
- The Class Hamster — Easy Story for Kids (A1)
- The Lost Backpack — Easy Story for Kids (A1)
- The New Puppy — Easy Story for Kids (A1)
- The Rainy Day — Easy Story for Kids (A1)
- The School Play — Easy Story for Kids (A1)
- The Science Fair — Easy Story for Kids (A1)
- The Swimming Lesson — Easy Story for Kids (A1)
- The Treehouse — Easy Story for Kids (A1)
- Learn English for Beginners – Free Step-by-Step Path (A1–A2)
- Most Common English Adjectives | List with Simple Definitions
- Most Used English Adverbs List
- Days, Months & Seasons | ESL Beginner Words
- Most Used Animals Vocabulary | ESL Beginner Words
- Body Parts Vocabulary | ESL Beginner Words
- Clothes Vocabulary | ESL Beginner Words
- English Color Words | Simple ESL Definitions
- Directions & Places | ESL Vocabulary
- Eating Out Vocabulary | ESL Beginner Words
- Family & People Vocabulary | ESL Beginner Words
- Generic Food & Drinks Vocabulary | ESL Beginner Words
- Fruits & Vegetables Vocabulary | ESL Beginner Words
- Furniture & Home Vocabulary | ESL Beginner Words
- Jobs & Professions Vocabulary | ESL Beginner Words
- Length, Weight, Capacity & Measurement Words | ESL Vocabulary
- Basic Math Words | ESL Beginner Vocabulary
- Meat, Fish & Related Foods | ESL Vocabulary
- School Vocabulary | ESL Beginner Words
- Technology & Communication Vocabulary | ESL Beginner Words
- Weather Vocabulary | ESL Beginner Words
- English Conjunctions List
- Countries, Demonyms & Capitals – ESL Vocabulary List
- Dolch Sight Words | ESL Beginner List with Emojis and Sentences
- Fry Sight Words: First 200 | Sample Sentences for ESL
- Fry Sight Words: 201–400 | Sample Sentences for ESL
- Fry Sight Words: 401–600 | Sample Sentences for ESL
- Fry Sight Words: 601–800 | Sample Sentences for ESL
- Fry Sight Words: 801–1000 | Sample Sentences for ESL
- 1st Grade Spelling
- 2nd Grade Spelling
- 3rd Grade Spelling
- 4th Grade Spelling
- 5th Grade Spelling
- Irregular English Nouns – Plurals with Definitions
- Irregular English Verbs – All Forms & Simple ESL Definitions
- Irregular Verb Trainer – Flashcards & Type-the-Forms Quiz
- Most Common English Nouns | Plurals & Simple Definitions
- High-Frequency English Nouns | Plurals & Simple ESL Definitions
- English Cardinal & Ordinal Numbers | Patterns for ESL Students
- English Prepositions List
- English Pronouns List
- Most Common English Verbs | All Forms & Easy Definitions
- 100 Most Useful Basic English Words | ESL Beginner List
Intermediate B1–B2
You can hold a conversation — now master tenses, structures, and real reading.
- You can talk about your day, work, and plans
- Tenses like have gone vs went still confuse you
- You understand TV shows with subtitles
Prefer one readable page? Read the full intermediate path →
Vocabulary natives actually use
Everyday US English runs on phrasal verbs and irregular forms, not long words.
Master the tense system
Intermediate English is mostly about tense choice.
The three big structures
Conditionals, passive voice, reported speech — one per week is a good pace.
- Conditionals — 4 types of if B1
- Passive voice B1–B2
- Reported speech B1–B2
- Subject–verb agreement B1
Read real English weekly
Reading is where studied grammar becomes automatic.
- Picture Stories — Famous Lives B1
- Everyday English Dialogs B1
- Short stories A2–B1
- News Lite A2–B1
- Mini biographies B1
- Alice in Wonderland — a first book B1–B2
Watch & listen
Real situations and full grammar lists on video — slow enough to follow, real enough to use.
Sound natural, not translated
The difference between correct and natural is which words go together.
Spell it right
Written English is where intermediate learners get judged.
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Prepositions of Time — in, on, at, for, since ⏰ English Prepositions #3 (A2)
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English Conversation Practice: Starting a New Job — The Offer Letter, Giving Notice, First Day (B1)
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Plural Nouns in English 🖼️ 50 Words — Regular & Irregular Plurals (A1)
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English Conversation Practice: Job Interviews - Store Job, Driver, Call Center, Engineer, Manager B1
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English Conversation Practice: Job Interview — Phone Screen, Video Interview, On-Site, the Offer(B1)
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100 Opposite Words in English 🖼️ 50 Pairs with Pictures (A1)
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English Conversation Practice: At the Doctor — Appointment, Exam, Diagnosis, the Bill (B1)
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Pharmacy English: What the Pharmacist Says in the US — Real Conversations (B1 Listening Practice)
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English Conversation Practice: Arriving in the US — On the Plane, Passport Control, Customs (B1)
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Comparative & Superlative Adjectives 🖼️ 48 Adjectives with Pictures (A1-A2)
Everything on ESLDesk at B1–B2 — auto-generated from page level labels (214 pages)
- Accept vs Except – Common English Errors
- Advice vs Advise – Common English Errors
- Affect vs Effect – Common English Errors
- Allowed vs Aloud – Common English Errors
- Bear vs Bare vs Beer vs Barely – English Mistakes
- Break vs Brake – Common English Errors
- Capital vs Capitol – Common English Errors
- Choose vs Chose vs Choice – Common English Errors
- Cite vs Site vs Sight – Common English Errors
- Compliment vs Complement – Common English Errors
- Decent vs Descent vs Dissent – Common English Errors
- Desert vs Dessert – Common English Errors
- Flew vs Flu vs Flue – Common English Errors
- Heel vs Heal – Common English Errors
- Lie vs Lay – Common English Errors
- Loose vs Lose – Common English Errors
- Pair vs Pear vs Pare – Common English Errors
- Plain vs Plane – Common English Errors
- Principal vs Principle – Common English Errors
- Quiet vs Quite vs Quit – Common English Errors
- Rain vs Rein vs Reign – Common English Errors
- Sell vs Cell – Common English Errors
- Sole vs Soul – Common English Errors
- Stationary vs Stationery – Common English Errors
- Wander vs Wonder – Common English Errors
- Waste vs Waist – Common English Errors
- Weather vs Whether – Common English Errors
- Whose vs Who’s – Common English Errors
- English Adjectives – Complete ESL Guide with Examples
- Adjective Commas Quiz – Coordinate vs Cumulative (ESL)
- Comparative and Superlative Adjectives Quiz – ESL Practice
- Compound Adjectives Quiz – Hyphenated ESL Practice with Audio
- Equal Comparison Quiz – As…As Adjectives ESL Practice
- Adjective Order Quiz – Royal Order Practice with Audio
- Participial Adjectives Quiz – -ing vs -ed (ESL Audio)
- English Adverbs – Complete ESL Guide with Examples
- Adjective or Adverb Quiz – The Linking Verb Trap (ESL)
- Adverb Comparison Quiz – Comparative & Superlative (ESL)
- As…As Equal Comparison Quiz – Adverbs (ESL Audio)
- Adverb Formation Quiz – Make Adverbs from Adjectives (ESL)
- Adverb Position Quiz – Where to Place Adverbs (ESL)
- Tricky -ly Pairs Quiz – hard/hardly, late/lately
- Adverb Types Quiz – Manner, Time, Place, Degree
- English Articles – Complete ESL Guide to a, an, and the
- Common Article Mistakes Quiz – ESL Practice with Audio
- Go to School vs Go to The School Quiz – ESL Article Practice
- The with Geographic Places Quiz – ESL Article Practice
- Tricky Article Uses Quiz – Meals, Body Parts (ESL)
- Zero Article Quiz – When to Use No Article (ESL Practice)
- English Conjunctions – Complete ESL Guide with Examples
- Because vs Because Of Quiz – Classic ESL Trap (Audio)
- Comma Splices and Run-on Sentences Quiz – ESL Writing Practice
- Conjunctive Adverbs Quiz – however, therefore (ESL)
- FANBOYS Quiz – Coordinating Conjunctions (ESL)
- Correlative Conjunctions Quiz – both/and, either/or
- Sentence Types Quiz – Simple, Compound, Complex (ESL Practice)
- Subordinating Conjunctions Quiz – ESL Practice
- Conjunction Types Quiz – ESL Practice with Audio
- English Interjections – Complete ESL Guide with Examples
- Common Interjection Mistakes Quiz – ESL Practice with Audio
- Multi-Word Interjections Quiz – ESL Practice with Audio
- Primary vs Secondary Interjections Quiz – ESL Practice
- Interjection Punctuation Quiz – ! or Comma? (ESL)
- AmE vs BrE Interjections Quiz – Regional ESL Practice
- English Nouns – Complete ESL Guide with Examples and Quizzes
- Abstract vs Concrete Nouns Quiz – ESL Practice with Audio
- Appositive Quiz – ESL Noun Practice with Audio
- Collective Nouns Quiz – ESL Practice with Audio
- Direct Object Quiz – ESL Noun Practice with Audio
- Gerund vs Verb vs Adjective Quiz – ESL -ing Forms with Audio
- Indirect Object Quiz – ESL Noun Practice with Audio
- Object Complement Quiz – ESL Noun Practice with Audio
- Object of the Preposition Quiz – ESL Noun Practice with Audio
- Much vs Many Quiz – Quantifiers, Some / Any (ESL)
- Identify the Subject of a Sentence – ESL Quiz with Audio
- Subject Complement Quiz – ESL Noun Practice with Audio
- Countable vs Uncountable Nouns Quiz – ESL Practice with Audio
- English Prepositions – Complete ESL Guide with Examples
- Adjective + Preposition Collocations Quiz (ESL)
- For vs Since Quiz – ESL Preposition Practice with Audio
- Multi-Word Prepositions Quiz – Because of, Despite
- The 'To' Preposition Trap Quiz – Look Forward to + -ing (ESL)
- Preposition Types Quiz – Identify 5 Types (ESL Audio)
- Verb + Preposition Collocations Quiz – ESL Practice with Audio
- English Pronouns – Complete ESL Guide with Examples and Quizzes
- Pronoun or Adjective Quiz – ESL Identification with Audio
- Reflexive vs Intensive Pronouns Quiz – ESL Practice with Audio
- Relative vs Interrogative Pronouns Quiz (ESL)
- Pronoun Types Quiz – Identify All 9 Types with Audio
- Who vs Whom vs Whose Quiz – ESL Pronoun Practice with Audio
- English Sentence Structure – Word Order Guide for ESL
- Indirect Questions Quiz – Could You Tell Me… (ESL)
- Place and Time Word Order Quiz – ESL Practice
- Question Word Order Quiz – Do, Does, Wh- (ESL)
- English Verbs – Guide and Exercises
- Subject-Verb Agreement Quiz – ESL Practice with Audio
- English Conditionals – The 4 Types of If-Sentences
- Conditional Types Quiz – Zero, First, Second, Third
- Conditional Mistakes Quiz – Will After If? (ESL)
- Will vs Would Quiz – Real and Unreal Conditionals
- Gerund or Infinitive Quiz – Enjoy Swimming, Want to Go
- Helping & Modal Verbs Quiz – ESL Practice with Audio
- Irregular Verbs Quiz – Past and Past Participle (ESL Practice)
- Linking vs Action Verbs Quiz – ESL Practice with Audio
- Modal Verbs Quiz – Match Modal to Meaning (ESL Practice)
- English Passive Voice – Forms, Uses, and Mistakes
- Active or Passive Quiz – Classify the Sentences
- Passive Forms Quiz – Is, Was, Will Be, Has Been
- Phrasal Verbs Quiz – Match Verb to Meaning (ESL)
- Reported Speech in English – The Complete Guide
- Reported Speech Backshift Quiz – Tense Changes
- Say vs Tell Quiz – Reported Speech Practice
- Stative vs Dynamic Verbs Quiz – ESL Practice with Audio
- English Verb Tenses – Complete Guide for ESL Learners
- Future Forms Quiz – Will vs Be Going To (ESL)
- Identify the Tense Quiz – Which of the 12 English Tenses? (ESL)
- Common Tense Mistakes Quiz – ESL Practice with Audio
- Perfect Tenses Quiz – Present, Past, Future Perfect (ESL)
- Present Perfect vs Simple Past Quiz – The Biggest ESL Confusion
- Progressive Tenses Quiz – Present, Past, Future (ESL)
- Questions and Negatives Quiz – Across All Tenses (ESL Practice)
- Time Expressions Quiz – Match Signal Word to Tense (ESL)
- Transitive vs Intransitive Verbs Quiz – ESL Practice with Audio
- More Irregular Verbs — Picture Dictionary
- Phrasal Verbs in English — Picture Dictionary
- How Anime Went Global — Easy English Article (B1)
- How to Read a College Financial Aid Offer Letter
- The Story of Hip-Hop — Easy English Article (B1)
- How to Learn a New Language — English Article (B1)
- Sneaker Culture: More Than Shoes
- The Story of Coffee — Easy English Article (B1)
- A Short History of Video Games
- Why Sleep Matters — Easy English Article (B1)
- Why Cities Are Planting More Trees
- Esports: When Gaming Became a Sport
- The True Cost of Cheap Clothes
- Why Games Are Hard to Put Down
- A Short History of the Internet
- How Habits Work — Easy English Article (B2)
- Why We Love Scary Movies — English Article (B2)
- The Science of Scrolling — English Article (B2)
- Why We Forget (and How to Remember)
- Ada Lovelace (1815–1852) — Easy Biography (B1)
- Albert Einstein (1879–1955) — Easy Biography (B1)
- Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827) — ESL Biography
- Bruce Lee (1940–1973) — Easy Biography (B1)
- Charlie Chaplin (1889–1977) — Easy Biography (B1)
- Cleopatra (69–30 BC) — Easy Biography (B1)
- Elizabeth II (1926–2022) — Easy Biography (B1)
- Elvis Presley (1935–1977) — Easy Biography (B1)
- Freddie Mercury (1946–1991) — Easy Biography (B1)
- Isaac Newton (1642–1727) — Easy Biography (B1)
- Jane Austen (1775–1817) — Easy Biography (B1)
- Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519) — ESL Biography
- Mahatma Gandhi (1869–1948) — Easy Biography (B1)
- Marie Curie (1867–1934) — Easy Biography (B1)
- Michael Jackson (1958–2009) — Easy Biography (B1)
- Muhammad Ali (1942–2016) — Easy Biography (B1)
- Steve Jobs (1955–2011) — Easy Biography (B1)
- William Shakespeare (1564–1616) — ESL Biography
- Arriving in the US (15 Short Conversations)
- At the Airport (15 Short Conversations)
- At the Bank (15 Short Conversations)
- At the Doctor (15 Short Conversations)
- At the Hotel (15 Short Conversations)
- At the Pharmacy (15 Short Conversations)
- At the Restaurant (15 Short Conversations)
- Five Job Interviews (15 Short Conversations)
- Job Interview (Applicant & Manager)
- Returning a Faulty Product (Customer & Manager)
- Starting a New Job (15 Short Conversations)
- The Job Interview (15 Short Conversations)
- How the Bicycle Changed Cities — Exam Reading (B2)
- The Search for Fresh Water — Exam Reading (B2)
- Urban Beekeeping — IELTS-Style Reading (B2)
- Why Cities Are Getting Hotter — Exam Reading (B2)
- Farming Without Fields — IELTS-Style Reading (B2)
- The New Neighbor — Easy English Short Story (B1)
- The Photo in the Attic — ESL Short Story (B1)
- The Interview — Easy English Short Story (B1)
- The Wrong Suitcase — Easy English Short Story (B1)
- The Last Lighthouse Keeper — ESL Short Story (B2)
- The Map Seller — Easy English Short Story (B2)
- Advanced English Path – Precision & Polish Study Plan (B2–C1)
- Intermediate English Path – Step-by-Step Study Plan (B1–B2)
- 100 Words Every High School Graduate Should Know
- Academic Word List
- Advanced English Adjectives List with ESL Definitions
- Advanced Adverbs List
- Business English Phrases - Jargon Fixes
- English Conjunctions List
- Countries, Demonyms & Capitals – ESL Vocabulary List
- 6th Grade Spelling
- 7th Grade Spelling
- English Idioms and Expressions
- Irregular English Nouns – Plurals with Definitions
- Irregular English Verbs – All Forms & Simple ESL Definitions
- Irregular Verb Trainer – Flashcards & Type-the-Forms Quiz
- Commonly Misspelled Words in English
- Advanced & Academic English Nouns with Definitions
- Uncountable English Nouns | Simple ESL Definitions
- Common English Phrasal Verbs – List with Meanings
- English Proverbs and Sayings
- English Proverbs and Sayings - BCDE
- English Proverbs and Sayings - FGH
- English Proverbs and Sayings - IJ
- English Proverbs and Sayings - KLM
- English Proverbs and Sayings - NO
- English Proverbs and Sayings - PRS
- English Proverbs and Sayings - T
- English Proverbs and Sayings - UVWY
- Spelling Bee Word List - Beginner
- Spelling Bee Word List - Intermediate
- Extended English Verbs List | All Forms & ESL Definitions
Advanced B2–C1
Comfortable in English — now aim for precision, polish, and full books.
- You speak freely but want to sound more natural
- You read news and novels, with some unknown words
- You want academic, business, and writing polish
Prefer one readable page? Read the full advanced path →
A precise, educated vocabulary
The difference between 'very important' and 'crucial'.
- Smart words C1
- Academic Word List B2–C1
- 100 words every graduate should know B2–C1
Upgrade each part of speech
Advanced lists organized by nouns, adjectives, and adverbs.
- Advanced & academic nouns B2–C1
- Advanced adjectives B2–C1
- Advanced adverbs B2–C1
The grammar of polished writing
The rules editors check.
The language of work & culture
Business English and the sayings natives grew up with.
Read the classics, cover to cover
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Everything on ESLDesk at B2–C1 — auto-generated from page level labels (82 pages)
- Capital vs Capitol – Common English Errors
- Compliment vs Complement – Common English Errors
- Decent vs Descent vs Dissent – Common English Errors
- Lie vs Lay – Common English Errors
- Principal vs Principle – Common English Errors
- Rain vs Rein vs Reign – Common English Errors
- Sole vs Soul – Common English Errors
- Stationary vs Stationery – Common English Errors
- Adjective Commas Quiz – Coordinate vs Cumulative (ESL)
- Compound Adjectives Quiz – Hyphenated ESL Practice with Audio
- Adjective Order Quiz – Royal Order Practice with Audio
- Adverb Position Quiz – Where to Place Adverbs (ESL)
- Tricky -ly Pairs Quiz – hard/hardly, late/lately
- Comma Splices and Run-on Sentences Quiz – ESL Writing Practice
- Conjunctive Adverbs Quiz – however, therefore (ESL)
- Correlative Conjunctions Quiz – both/and, either/or
- Sentence Types Quiz – Simple, Compound, Complex (ESL Practice)
- Primary vs Secondary Interjections Quiz – ESL Practice
- AmE vs BrE Interjections Quiz – Regional ESL Practice
- Appositive Quiz – ESL Noun Practice with Audio
- Gerund vs Verb vs Adjective Quiz – ESL -ing Forms with Audio
- Object Complement Quiz – ESL Noun Practice with Audio
- Subject Complement Quiz – ESL Noun Practice with Audio
- Adjective + Preposition Collocations Quiz (ESL)
- Multi-Word Prepositions Quiz – Because of, Despite
- The 'To' Preposition Trap Quiz – Look Forward to + -ing (ESL)
- Verb + Preposition Collocations Quiz – ESL Practice with Audio
- Relative vs Interrogative Pronouns Quiz (ESL)
- Who vs Whom vs Whose Quiz – ESL Pronoun Practice with Audio
- Indirect Questions Quiz – Could You Tell Me… (ESL)
- Conditional Mistakes Quiz – Will After If? (ESL)
- Gerund or Infinitive Quiz – Enjoy Swimming, Want to Go
- English Passive Voice – Forms, Uses, and Mistakes
- Passive Forms Quiz – Is, Was, Will Be, Has Been
- Reported Speech in English – The Complete Guide
- Reported Speech Backshift Quiz – Tense Changes
- Stative vs Dynamic Verbs Quiz – ESL Practice with Audio
- Perfect Tenses Quiz – Present, Past, Future Perfect (ESL)
- Transitive vs Intransitive Verbs Quiz – ESL Practice with Audio
- Why Cities Are Planting More Trees
- Esports: When Gaming Became a Sport
- The True Cost of Cheap Clothes
- Why Games Are Hard to Put Down
- A Short History of the Internet
- How Habits Work — Easy English Article (B2)
- Why We Love Scary Movies — English Article (B2)
- The Science of Scrolling — English Article (B2)
- Why We Forget (and How to Remember)
- The Antikythera Mechanism — Exam Reading (C1)
- How the Bicycle Changed Cities — Exam Reading (B2)
- Light in the Deep Ocean — IELTS-Style Reading (C1)
- The Search for Fresh Water — Exam Reading (B2)
- The Invention of Standard Time — Exam Reading (C1)
- The Placebo Effect — IELTS-Style Reading (C1)
- Urban Beekeeping — IELTS-Style Reading (B2)
- Why Cities Are Getting Hotter — Exam Reading (B2)
- Vanishing Voices — IELTS-Style Reading (C1)
- Farming Without Fields — IELTS-Style Reading (B2)
- The Last Lighthouse Keeper — ESL Short Story (B2)
- The Map Seller — Easy English Short Story (B2)
- Advanced English Path – Precision & Polish Study Plan (B2–C1)
- Intermediate English Path – Step-by-Step Study Plan (B1–B2)
- 100 Words Every High School Graduate Should Know
- Academic Word List
- Advanced English Adjectives List with ESL Definitions
- Advanced Adverbs List
- Business English Phrases - Jargon Fixes
- English Idioms and Expressions
- Advanced & Academic English Nouns with Definitions
- English Proverbs and Sayings
- English Proverbs and Sayings - BCDE
- English Proverbs and Sayings - FGH
- English Proverbs and Sayings - IJ
- English Proverbs and Sayings - KLM
- English Proverbs and Sayings - NO
- English Proverbs and Sayings - PRS
- English Proverbs and Sayings - T
- English Proverbs and Sayings - UVWY
- Advanced Vocabulary - Smart Words List
- Spelling Bee Word List - Advanced
- Spelling Bee Word List - Intermediate
- Extended English Verbs List | All Forms & ESL Definitions
Frequently asked questions
- How do I know my English level?
- Two ways: take the free 3-minute English level test for a measured answer, or read the three descriptions on this page and pick the one that sounds like you. When you are between two levels, start with the lower one — the early steps go fast if they are easy, and a strong foundation makes the harder pages simpler. You can switch paths at any time.
- What do A1, A2, B1, B2, and C1 mean?
- They are CEFR levels — an international scale for language ability. A1–A2 is beginner (everyday words and simple sentences), B1–B2 is intermediate (conversations, stories, most TV), and C1 is advanced (fast native speech, academic and professional English). Pages across ESLDesk show these labels so you always know if something fits your level.
- How long does a path take?
- There is no clock and no account — every path is self-paced. A common rhythm is 20–30 minutes a day: one list or one quiz per sitting, and repeat a page until the quiz feels easy. Most learners spend a few months inside one level before moving up.