Practical English is the ideal course for anyone wanting to quickly improve their core English language skills. With 350 lessons, custom-generated learning paths tailored to each learner’s needs, exciting multimedia content and fun, interactive activities, learning English has never been more effective. And with lessons accessible from any computer or mobile device, finding the time to study has never been so easy!
English for business and practical daily use
- Initial diagnostic test to measure language strengths and weaknesses.
- 350 one-hour lessons focusing on grammar, listening and reading.
- Personalized learning paths for faster, more effective progress.
- Detailed explanations for all questions in all activities.
- Immediate feedback on performance.
- Exciting multimedia content and proven educational design, tested and improved constantly by learner feedback.
- Seamless integration across devices: start studying on your computer, continue the lesson on your mobile phone, finish it on your tablet.
Study flow
Take the Diagnostic Test to analyze your English language strengths and weaknesses.
The system automatically selects your first 5 lessons based on your results.
Depending on your performance in the preceding 5 lessons, the system continues to select the most relevant lessons until you complete the course (you can study any of the lessons as many times as you like during the course period).
Print your course completion certificate.
Requirements to pass the course
Recommended: Pass fifty lessons (80{87f0c958c74bd471c016e24ed0ca91171b02792da1fdb790bb16580321fb9170} or more in each lesson test)
Target audience
Individuals with a TOEIC® score of 255-990, or CEFR level of A2 (elementary) to C1 (effective operational proficiency / advanced), or equivalent
Study period
Recommended: six months
Grammar (100 lessons)
- Adjectives and adverbs
Adjectives
A good place to live
Expressions about personal possessions
Japan and America
Twins
Two places with similarities - Adverbs
A resume
Describing people and places
Foreign lifestyles
Green products
Healthy habits
My new life
Things we are not happy with
Upset plans
Ways of doing things
The growth of English - Linking words
A Japanese writer living in the U.K.
Airport security
Choosing someone for a job
Food I love
Making excuses
New colleagues
Reporting on progress
Losing weight
Noun phrases
Candidates for a job
Complaints about work environment
Cooking and food
Living and working in Shanghai
Paintings and plays
Preparing for a party
Where I work - Sentence structure
A technological Christmas
The haircut from hell
Don’t dismiss the research
I could have been rich
Prepositions
Layout of an office
Scheduling a meeting
Where is it?
Where things are
- Adjectives and adverbs
Adjectives
A good place to live
Expressions about personal possessions
Japan and America
Twins
Two places with similarities - Adverbs
A resume
Describing people and places
Foreign lifestyles
Green products
Healthy habits
My new life
Things we are not happy with
Upset plans
Ways of doing things
The growth of English - Linking words
A Japanese writer living in the U.K.
Airport security
Choosing someone for a job
Food I love
Making excuses
New colleagues
Reporting on progress
Losing weight
Noun phrases
Candidates for a job
Complaints about work environment
Cooking and food
Living and working in Shanghai
Paintings and plays
Preparing for a party
Where I work - Sentence structure
A technological Christmas
The haircut from hell
Don’t dismiss the research
I could have been rich
Prepositions
Layout of an office
Scheduling a meeting
Where is it?
Where things are
- Adjectives and adverbs
Adjectives
A good place to live
Expressions about personal possessions
Japan and America
Twins
Two places with similarities - Adverbs
A resume
Describing people and places
Foreign lifestyles
Green products
Healthy habits
My new life
Things we are not happy with
Upset plans
Ways of doing things
The growth of English - Linking words
A Japanese writer living in the U.K.
Airport security
Choosing someone for a job
Food I love
Making excuses
New colleagues
Reporting on progress
Losing weight
Noun phrases
Candidates for a job
Complaints about work environment
Cooking and food
Living and working in Shanghai
Paintings and plays
Preparing for a party
Where I work - Sentence structure
A technological Christmas
The haircut from hell
Don’t dismiss the research
I could have been rich
Prepositions
Layout of an office
Scheduling a meeting
Where is it?
Where things are
Reading (125 lessons)
- Business
Business success
Creating brand awareness
Diversifying in business
Innovation in business
Successful business leaders - Computers
Computer equipment - Customer service
Developing customer loyalty - E-commerce
Internet business - Interviews
Applying for a job - Management
Business leadership
Managing change
Managing people
What makes a good manager? - Meetings
Arranging meetings
Meeting to talk - Offices
Working in an office - Sales and marketing
Analyzing market trends
Let’s go shopping
Market research
Marketing effectively
Reporting on past sales performance
Sales forecasts
Successful advertising - Soft skills
Delegating effectively
Developing business relationships
EQ communication in teams
Evaluating colleagues
Influencing and persuading others
Making effective presentations
Managing conflict in the workplace
Managing diversity in the workplace
Networking successfully
Working effectively as a team member - Technology
New products - The global economy
Air travel overseas
Challenges of globalization
Green business
International business - Using the land
Agriculture and crops - Work conditions
Work conditions
Working environment - Everyday life
- Customer service
Complaining - Eating
Good food - Equipment
Answering the phone
- Business
Business success
Creating brand awareness
Diversifying in business
Innovation in business
Successful business leaders - Computers
Computer equipment - Customer service
Developing customer loyalty - E-commerce
Internet business - Interviews
Applying for a job - Management
Business leadership
Managing change
Managing people
What makes a good manager? - Meetings
Arranging meetings
Meeting to talk - Offices
Working in an office - Sales and marketing
Analyzing market trends
Let’s go shopping
Market research
Marketing effectively
Reporting on past sales performance
Sales forecasts
Successful advertising - Soft skills
Delegating effectively
Developing business relationships
EQ communication in teams
Evaluating colleagues
Influencing and persuading others
Making effective presentations
Managing conflict in the workplace
Managing diversity in the workplace
Networking successfully
Working effectively as a team member - Technology
New products - The global economy
Air travel overseas
Challenges of globalization
Green business
International business - Using the land
Agriculture and crops - Work conditions
Work conditions
Working environment - Everyday life
- Customer service
Complaining - Eating
Good food - Equipment
Answering the phone
- Business
Business success
Creating brand awareness
Diversifying in business
Innovation in business
Successful business leaders - Computers
Computer equipment - Customer service
Developing customer loyalty - E-commerce
Internet business - Interviews
Applying for a job - Management
Business leadership
Managing change
Managing people
What makes a good manager? - Meetings
Arranging meetings
Meeting to talk - Offices
Working in an office - Sales and marketing
Analyzing market trends
Let’s go shopping
Market research
Marketing effectively
Reporting on past sales performance
Sales forecasts
Successful advertising - Soft skills
Delegating effectively
Developing business relationships
EQ communication in teams
Evaluating colleagues
Influencing and persuading others
Making effective presentations
Managing conflict in the workplace
Managing diversity in the workplace
Networking successfully
Working effectively as a team member - Technology
New products - The global economy
Air travel overseas
Challenges of globalization
Green business
International business - Using the land
Agriculture and crops - Work conditions
Work conditions
Working environment - Everyday life
- Customer service
Complaining - Eating
Good food - Equipment
Answering the phone
Listening (125 lessons)
- Business
Business success
Floating a company - Commuting
Travel problems - E-commerce
Online shopping - Everyday work
Agreeing and disagreeing in meetings
Apologizing
Arranging a business trip
Inquiring about a job
Interrupting politely
Making a complaint
Making appointments
Making yourself clear
My working day
Offering a customer assistance
Office equipment
Office jobs
Ordering office supplies
Requesting information
Welcoming and introducing visitors - Interviews
Job interviews - Jobs
Jobs and careers
Motivating people
Various occupations - Management
Being a good project manager
Being a responsible manager - Meetings
Answering questions in a presentation
Making speeches
Negotiating - Offices
Operating office equipment
Working in an office - Sales and marketing
Making the sale
Sales activities - The global economy
Culture and business
International trade
Video and teleconferencing - The web
Social networking and your business - Using the land
Mining and metals - Everyday life
- Clothing
Clothing and fashion - Eating
Cooking
Describing a meal
Eating at a restaurant
Ordering at a fast food restaurant - Equipment
Essential gadgets
Time-saving equipment
- Food
The weekly shopping trip - Health
Describing minor illnesses
Health problems
Parts of the body - Housing
Renting an apartment - Jobs
Losing your job - Money
Saving for the future
Success in business - Routines
A typical day - Shopping
At the supermarket
Designer shopping
Shopping - Technology
Text messaging - Leisure and entertainment
- Gardening
Growing plants - Leisure time
Enjoying the weekend
Free time activities
Online gaming
Work-life balance - Movies and plays
Automated inquiries
At the movie theater
Talking about a movie - Sports
Playing soccer
Playing sports - Television
Game shows
Operating a TV set - The web
Social networking: protecting yourself - Nature and the environment
- Ecology
Pollution and environmental problems - Exploration
Man and the elements - Farming
Making a living from the land - Landscape
Natural disasters and consequences
Transforming the land - Science
Gene technology - Weather
Weather in New York - People and relationships
- Character
Describing co-workers - Complaining
Complaining about a service - Experiences
Closing the generation gap
- Family and friends
Family trees
Making friends
The extended family - Neighbors
Living with the neighbors - Romance
Breaking up - Social arrangements
Changing arrangements
Planning to go out - Society
- Education
College education
Why e-learning is good - Experiences
Unsung heroes - Law and order
Criminal sentencing and prisons
The courtroom - Media
Celebrity and the press
War and peace - Politics
Local politics
Politics and elections - Study abroad
Fitting into a new culture
Getting help from a counselor
Homestay: Living with a family
Keeping safe - Travel and transportation
- Directions
Directing someone around town
Global Position Systems (GPS) - Survival English
Asking for and giving recommendations
Asking for tourist information
At passport control
At the bank
At the doctors’ office
At the post office
Booking an ecotour
Changing a flight reservation
Checking in at your hotel
Checking in for a flight
Complaining about your meal
Getting to your hotel
Losing your baggage
Ordering a meal in a restaurant - Transportation
Airport announcements
Airport facilities
Buying a train ticket
Using transportation
When it all goes wrong - Traveling
Memorable flights
Doing it in style - Vacations
Hotel reservations
How to enjoy a trip
Sightseeing spots