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B1 Writing is now a full hub of 23 lessons that teach HOW to write: planning, paragraphs, linking words, better word choice, past tenses, emails, articles, reviews, stories, essays, reports, CVs and editing. Each lesson has simple explanations, a model and four exercises.
Check it out →B2 Writing is now a full hub of 26 lessons: precise words, complex sentences, conditionals, indirect questions, paraphrasing and avoiding plagiarism, arguments, formal emails, essays, reports, proposals and revision.
Check it out →C1 Writing is now a full hub of 23 lessons: sophisticated vocabulary, hedging, nominalisation, inversion, cohesion, nuanced argumentative essays, sources, cover letters, reports, proposals and revision.
Check it out →C2 Writing is now a full hub of 16 lessons: nuance, figurative language, wit, sentence shape and rhythm, economy, sustained arguments, rhetoric, narrative technique and professional editing.
Check it out →How to Write a Postcard in English · A1 (Writing)
Check it out →How to Write a Short Online Post in English · A1 (Writing)
Check it out →How to Write a Short Text Message in English · A1 (Writing)
Check it out →How to Check Your Writing in English · A1 (Writing)
Check it out →How to Describe a Person in English · A1 (Writing)
Check it out →How to Describe Your Room or Home in English · A1 (Writing)
Check it out →How to Fill in a Form in English · A1 (Writing)
Check it out →Final A1 Writing Task: Write in English · A1 (Writing)
Check it out →How to Write About Likes and Dislikes in English · A1 (Writing)
Check it out →Names, Dates, Numbers and Addresses in English · A1 (Writing)
Check it out →How to Write About Yourself in English · A1 (Writing)
Check it out →How to Write About Your Daily Routine in English · A1 (Writing)
Check it out →Your First Sentences in English · A1 (Writing)
Check it out →Ask for Information in English: A2 Writing Guide · A2 (Writing)
Check it out →Choose Your Register: Friendly, Neutral and Formal · A2 (Writing)
Check it out →Connect Your Ideas: Linking Words for A2 Writing · A2 (Writing)
Check it out →Describe a Place and Compare It · A2 (Writing)
Check it out →Edit Your Writing in Three Passes · A2 (Writing)
Check it out →Explain a Problem and Ask for Help · A2 (Writing)
Check it out →How to Write a Formal Letter in English (A2) · A2 (Writing)
Check it out →Give Advice and Suggestions: A2 Writing · A2 (Writing)
Check it out →How to Write an Informal Email in English (A2) · A2 (Writing)
Check it out →Online Posts and Replies: Writing Tips for A2 · A2 (Writing)
Check it out →Organise Ideas in Paragraphs: A2 Writing Guide · A2 (Writing)
Check it out →Plan Before You Write: A2 Writing Guide · A2 (Writing)
Check it out →Punctuation in Connected Writing: A2 Writing Guide · A2 (Writing)
Check it out →Reply and Change Plans: A2 Writing Guide · A2 (Writing)
Check it out →Spelling Patterns for Writing: A2 Guide · A2 (Writing)
Check it out →Tell About a Past Experience · A2 (Writing)
Check it out →Thank Someone and Apologise: A2 Writing · A2 (Writing)
Check it out →How to Write a Short Story in English · A2 (Writing)
Check it out →Write About Your Plans: A2 Writing Lesson · A2 (Writing)
Check it out →Choose Better Words: Improve Your Writing · B1 (Writing)
Check it out →Choose Past Tenses in Writing: B1 Guide · B1 (Writing)
Check it out →Choose the Right Linking Word · B1 (Writing)
Check it out →Choose Tone and Detail for Your Reader · B1 (Writing)
Check it out →Describe a Chart: B1 Writing Lesson · B1 (Writing)
Check it out →Develop a Paragraph: Connect Your Ideas · B1 (Writing)
Check it out →Edit for Meaning and Clarity: B1 Writing · B1 (Writing)
Check it out →Give Reasons and Examples · B1 (Writing)
Check it out →Join a Forum Discussion: Agree and Disagree · B1 (Writing)
Check it out →Join Short Sentences: Writing Skills · B1 (Writing)
Check it out →Learn From Model Texts: Write Better English · B1 (Writing)
Check it out →Make References Clear: Improve Your Writing · B1 (Writing)
Check it out →Plan for Purpose and Reader · B1 (Writing)
Check it out →How to Respond Fully to an Email · B1 (Writing)
Check it out →Share News and Experience: Present Perfect · B1 (Writing)
Check it out →Tell a Story Well: Learn to Write Stories · B1 (Writing)
Check it out →How to Write a CV and Profile · B1 (Writing)
Check it out →Write a Review: Give Opinions and Recommendations · B1 (Writing)
Check it out →How to Write a Short Report in English · B1 (Writing)
Check it out →Write About Possibilities: Will, Might and If · B1 (Writing)
Check it out →How to Write an Article in English · B1 (Writing)
Check it out →How to Write an Opinion Essay at B1 Level · B1 (Writing)
Check it out →Write Clear Instructions: A B1 Writing Lesson · B1 (Writing)
Check it out →Build an Argument with a Counter-Argument · B2 (Writing)
Check it out →Compare Data and Report Key Trends · B2 (Writing)
Check it out →Compare Options and Make a Recommendation · B2 (Writing)
Check it out →Control Formal, Neutral and Informal Register · B2 (Writing)
Check it out →Tell a Story with Control: B2 Writing · B2 (Writing)
Check it out →Emphasise the Key Information · B2 (Writing)
Check it out →Evaluate Evidence and Support Conclusions · B2 (Writing)
Check it out →Write a Balanced For-and-Against Essay · B2 (Writing)
Check it out →How to Write Formal Emails and Letters · B2 (Writing)
Check it out →Ask Politely with Indirect Questions · B2 (Writing)
Check it out →Paraphrasing: Say the Same Thing in Different Words · B2 (Writing)
Check it out →Paraphrasing vs Rephrasing: Say It Another Way · B2 (Writing)
Check it out →Write Shorter Sentences with Participle Clauses · B2 (Writing)
Check it out →Use the Passive for Focus and Formality · B2 (Writing)
Check it out →Write a Persuasive Magazine Article · B2 (Writing)
Check it out →Choose Precise Words and Collocations · B2 (Writing)
Check it out →Write About Problems, Causes and Solutions · B2 (Writing)
Check it out →Add Detail with Relative Clauses · B2 (Writing)
Check it out →Report Information and Opinions Accurately · B2 (Writing)
Check it out →Write Reports and Proposals: B2 Writing Guide · B2 (Writing)
Check it out →Write a Review with Clear Evaluation · B2 (Writing)
Check it out →Revise for Accuracy, Cohesion and Impact · B2 (Writing)
Check it out →Write About Imagined Situations · B2 (Writing)
Check it out →Summarise and Combine Information · B2 (Writing)
Check it out →Explain Past Alternatives: Third Conditional · B2 (Writing)
Check it out →Use a Wider Range of Linking Devices · B2 (Writing)
Check it out →Write Abstracts and Executive Summaries · C1 (Writing)
Check it out →Advanced Passives and Impersonal Structures · C1 (Writing)
Check it out →How to Write Analytical Reports at C1 Level · C1 (Writing)
Check it out →Build Cohesion across Paragraphs: C1 Writing · C1 (Writing)
Check it out →Handle Concession and Contrast Precisely · C1 (Writing)
Check it out →How to Write a Cover Letter and Job Application · C1 (Writing)
Check it out →How to Write Critical Reviews · C1 (Writing)
Check it out →Evaluate Arguments and Evidence Critically · C1 (Writing)
Check it out →Write Feature Articles with Voice · C1 (Writing)
Check it out →Hedging and Cautious Language in Writing · C1 (Writing)
Check it out →Integrate Sources: Quote, Paraphrase, Reference · C1 (Writing)
Check it out →Use Inversion and Fronting for Emphasis · C1 (Writing)
Check it out →Use Mixed and Inverted Conditionals · C1 (Writing)
Check it out →Nominalisation for Formal Writing · C1 (Writing)
Check it out →Write a Nuanced Argumentative Essay · C1 (Writing)
Check it out →Participle and Reduced Clauses in Writing · C1 (Writing)
Check it out →Write Persuasive Proposals: Structure and Language · C1 (Writing)
Check it out →Write Problem-Solution-Evaluation Texts · C1 (Writing)
Check it out →Revise for Style, Concision and Impact · C1 (Writing)
Check it out →Use Sophisticated Vocabulary and Collocations · C1 (Writing)
Check it out →Control Stance, Tone and Register · C1 (Writing)
Check it out →Use the Subjunctive and Formal Structures · C1 (Writing)
Check it out →Synthesise Several Sources · C1 (Writing)
Check it out →Write Abstracts, Syntheses and Policy Briefs · C2 (Writing)
Check it out →Adapt a Text for Different Readers: C2 Writing · C2 (Writing)
Check it out →Write Critical Commentary and Reviews · C2 (Writing)
Check it out →Take a Critical Stance toward Sources · C2 (Writing)
Check it out →Write Descriptive Passages with Imagery · C2 (Writing)
Check it out →Write with Economy and Precision · C2 (Writing)
Check it out →Use Figurative and Idiomatic Language Well · C2 (Writing)
Check it out →Control Information Flow and Focus: C2 Writing · C2 (Writing)
Check it out →Use Irony, Understatement and Wit · C2 (Writing)
Check it out →Use Narrative Technique to Write Powerful Stories · C2 (Writing)
Check it out →Choose Words for Nuance and Shades of Meaning · C2 (Writing)
Check it out →Professional Self-Editing: Polish Your Writing · C2 (Writing)
Check it out →Use Rhetoric and Persuasion · C2 (Writing)
Check it out →Vary Rhythm and Sentence Length · C2 (Writing)
Check it out →Build a Sustained Critical Argument · C2 (Writing)
Check it out →Sentence Balance and Parallelism: C2 Writing · C2 (Writing)
Check it out →Sentence Stress & Rhythm: why English swallows function words. Hear the strong beats, the weak forms and “give it to me” said three ways, then practise with four exercises.
Check it out →Stress Shift: why japaNESE becomes JAPanese RESTaurant. Hear how thirteen, afternoon and weekend change their beat, then practise with four exercises.
Check it out →A1 Writing is here: short lessons for beginners, from capital letters and punctuation to forms, a self-introduction and a short post. Each lesson has a model, key language and four exercises. New lessons are coming.
Check it out →A2 Writing is now a full hub of 19 lessons that teach HOW to write: linking words, paragraphs, punctuation, spelling, planning, register, emails, letters, replies, stories and more. Each lesson has simple explanations, common mistakes, a model and four exercises.
Check it out →Capital Letters and Full Stops in English · A1 (Writing)
Check it out →Homophones: read a story full of sound-alike mistakes (week/weak, there/their, hear/here) and fix them. Listen to the story first.
Check it out →Pronunciation is now in the main menu: twelve topics, from tongue twisters and diphthongs to homophones, word stress and the schwa, each with an interactive exercise.
Check it out →Press the speaker next to any vowel or diphthong symbol to hear its sound. Each of the 11 vowels now has its own page, with listening exercises: choose the word you hear, or drag it into a sentence.
Check it out →Food & Drinks and Rooms & House Objects now have pronunciation audio for every word: lock an object in a scene and press Listen.
Check it out →-ed Pronunciation has a new drag-and-drop exercise: sort 60 words into /t/, /d/ and /ɪd/.
Check it out →Cleft Sentences · C1 (Grammar) now has extra exercises.
Check it out →So Much As: Meaning, Rules & Exercises | English But Better · C2 (Grammar)
Check it out →Vocabulary now has pronunciation audio: press Listen next to a word or click an object in a scene to lock it, hear it and copy it. Audio is being added topic by topic, starting at A1.
Check it out →Optional accounts and a progress dashboard: sign in with a one-time email link or with Google to see your progress on any device.
Check it out →The C2 grammar hub is now live.
Check it out →A notification bell for signed-in learners, plus an optional email note when something new is added.
Check it out →Want to be told when something is added? Create a free account and turn on the bell, or the optional email note, in your dashboard.