Upper-Intermediate English (B2)

By the end of this lesson, you can introduce yourself professionally, talk about what you’ve been working on and keep a networking conversation natural.

Present Perfect Continuous vs Present Perfect Simple · Networking small talk that goes somewhere · Talking about recent work and projects · Moving a conversation on politely

By the end of this lesson, you can explain something when you don’t know the exact word, and check that people have understood you.

Paraphrasing and describing (it’s a kind of…, the thing you use to…) · Defining and non-defining relative clauses · Checking and clarifying meaning · Reformulating when you get stuck

By the end of this lesson, you can make confident guesses about what is happening or has happened, based on the clues you have.

Modals of deduction: must / might / can’t (be) · Past deduction: must have / can’t have / might have · Reasoning from evidence · Showing how sure you are

By the end of this lesson, you can soften criticism, requests and bad news so that you sound direct but kind.

Softening language (a bit, slightly, I’d say, it might be worth…) · Distancing with would, could and past forms · Turning a complaint into a request · Giving honest but kind feedback to friends and colleagues

By the end of this lesson, you can talk about workload, set realistic deadlines and explain where a project will be by a certain point.

Future Continuous and Future Perfect · Workload and time-management collocations · Negotiating a deadline · Being realistic without sounding negative

By the end of this lesson, you can report what people said in a meeting accurately and summarise the decisions.

Reported speech with tense changes · Reporting verbs: suggest, recommend, insist, point out · Summarising a discussion · Action points and follow-ups

By the end of this lesson, you can give and receive feedback constructively and talk about what you would change.

wish / if only for present and past regrets · Constructive feedback language · Responding to criticism without getting defensive · Setting goals for improvement

By the end of this lesson, you can pitch a proposal clearly and give people a reason to say yes.

Cleft sentences for emphasis (What we need is…, The reason… is…) · Structuring a short proposal · Anticipating objections · Persuasive but credible language

By the end of this lesson, you can make a complaint that gets results and choose the right level of formality.

Past modals of criticism: should have / shouldn’t have / could have · Formal vs neutral register · Stating what you want as an outcome · Escalating a problem politely

By the end of this lesson, you can negotiate terms, make conditional offers and reach an agreement both sides accept.

Conditional linkers: provided that, as long as, unless, on condition that · Making and responding to offers · Bargaining language · Closing a deal

By the end of this lesson, you can explain a technical or practical problem clearly and arrange for someone to fix it.

Causative have / get something done · Describing faults and symptoms · Explaining the steps you’ve already tried · Arranging repairs and services

By the end of this lesson, you can talk through a difficult decision, including what would have happened if you had chosen differently.

Third conditional and past hypotheticals · Weighing options and trade-offs · Talking about consequences · Explaining why you chose what you chose

By the end of this lesson, you can compare two viewpoints fairly and explain where you stand.

Contrast linkers: whereas, while, although, despite, even though · Presenting both sides · Balanced opinions · Work–life balance vocabulary

By the end of this lesson, you can describe trends and changes in a place using facts and figures.

Present Perfect passive and continuous for trends · Describing change: rise, fall, level off, a sharp increase · Quantity expressions: the vast majority, a growing number · Urban life vocabulary

By the end of this lesson, you can report claims with the right distance and judge whether a source is reliable.

Distancing passives: it is said that…, is believed to… · Evaluating sources and evidence · Media and misinformation vocabulary · Questioning a claim politely

By the end of this lesson, you can discuss spending habits and advertising, and explain the reasons behind buying decisions.

Verb patterns: -ing vs to-infinitive (stop, remember, try, regret) · Consumer and advertising vocabulary · Comparing products and value · Talking about habits you want to change

By the end of this lesson, you can explain cultural expectations and what is or isn’t acceptable in different places.

be supposed to / be expected to / be allowed to · Social norms and etiquette vocabulary · Explaining customs without stereotypes · Adapting to a new culture

By the end of this lesson, you can talk about a conflict calmly, say what bothers you and find a way forward.

wish + would for annoying habits · Expressing feelings precisely · Acknowledging the other person’s view · Agreeing on a way forward

By the end of this lesson, you can tell a story with good pacing, background and a strong ending.

Past Perfect Continuous in narratives · Narrative linkers: just as, by the time, eventually · Building suspense · Reacting to other people’s stories

By the end of this lesson, you can follow informal conversation, understand common idioms and use them naturally.

Common idioms in everyday conversation · Informal phrasal verbs · Recognising light irony and teasing · Knowing when informal language fits

By the end of this lesson, you can give a short, well-structured presentation and handle a question at the end.

Signposting language · Emphasis with do / does / did · Opening and closing a talk · Handling questions

By the end of this lesson, you can discuss alternatives in a group and steer the discussion towards a compromise.

Mixed conditionals · Suppose / What if / Imagine for alternatives · Proposing and accepting compromises · Summarising where a group has got to

By the end of this lesson, you can talk about risks and likely outcomes, and say how confident you are.

Probability: bound to, likely to, there’s a good chance · Future forms for predictions and plans · Assessing risk · Contingency planning language

By the end of this lesson, you can combine everything from this course to summarise, argue and negotiate in one real situation.

Integrated review · Summarising a longer text · Making and defending a case · Negotiating an outcome