Learn English with short videos
Short everyday scenes in English, from your first “hello” to a job interview. Pick a unit to see what it teaches and read its dialogues.
Start for freeA1 · Beginner
- Hello & introductionsI can say hello, say my name and say where I'm from.
- People & familyI can talk about my family and say who people are.
- Numbers, age & phone numbersI can say my age and give my phone number.
- At the caféI can order food and drinks.
- Places in townI can ask where places are and understand the answer.
- My dayI can talk about my day and say the time.
- Likes & hobbiesI can say what I like and don't like, and ask about other people.
- ShoppingI can ask for prices and buy things.
A2 · Elementary
- Right nowI can say what is happening now and what happens every day.
- YesterdayI can say where I was and what I did yesterday.
- The weekendI can tell a short story about my weekend and ask questions about it.
- Can you help me?I can say what I can and can't do, and ask for help politely.
- Directions & transportI can ask for directions and understand them, and take the bus.
- Plans & invitationsI can make plans and invite someone, and say yes or no politely.
- ComparingI can compare people, places and things.
- Feeling illI can say what's wrong with me and understand simple advice.
- RulesI can talk about rules at work and at home.
- Have you ever…?I can talk about my experiences.
B1 · Intermediate
- How long…?I can say how long I've been doing something.
- Telling a storyI can tell a story about something that happened to me.
- The futureI can make offers, promises and predictions.
- If…I can talk about possible future situations and their results.
- In my opinionI can give my opinion, and agree or disagree politely.
- At work: requests & emailsI can make polite requests at work and write a simple work email.
- Then and nowI can talk about past habits and how things have changed.
- Everyday phrasal verbsI can understand and use common phrasal verbs in daily life.
- There's a problemI can complain politely and solve a problem.
- If I were you…I can imagine situations and give advice.
B2 · Upper intermediate
- Describing preciselyI can describe people, things and places precisely with relative clauses.
- The passiveI can understand and use the passive, in the news and at work.
- Reported speechI can report what people said and asked.
- RegretsI can talk about past regrets and imagine a different past.
- Making guessesI can make guesses and deductions about the present and the past.
- The job interviewI can talk about my experience, strengths and achievements in an interview.
- NegotiatingI can negotiate and disagree diplomatically.
- Building an argumentI can build a clear argument with linking words.
- IdiomsI can understand and use common English idioms.
- Phrasal verbs at workI can use the phrasal verbs people use every day at work.
- Sounding naturalI can make small talk and sound natural and friendly.