Learn English B2 — work, study, and live with confidence
B2 is the level most universities and employers actually ask for. You can interact with native speakers fairly fluently, understand the main ideas of complex texts, and hold your own in a professional or academic conversation.
Try the first unit freeHow long does this level take? 10-12 weeks
What does B2 actually mean?
B2 is 'upper independent user' — you can interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers possible without strain on either side, and produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects.
What you'll be able to do after B2
- Interact with native speakers with real fluency and spontaneity
- Write clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects
- Understand the main ideas of complex text on concrete and abstract topics
- Explain a viewpoint and give the advantages and disadvantages of an option
- Follow most podcasts, TV programs, and lectures in standard English
- Handle a university interview or a professional meeting on your own
What you'll do every day
Vocabulary
Academic and professional register, plus nuance
Grammar
All conditionals, the passive voice, and complex clauses
Listening
Podcasts, lectures, and unscripted conversations
Speaking
Debate a point and present a structured argument
Sample sentences you'll learn in B2
If I had studied harder, I would have passed the first time.
Third conditional — a hypothetical about the past.
The report was written by the finance team last month.
Passive voice, past tense.
Although the flight was delayed, we still made the connection.
'Although' contrasts two ideas in one sentence.
I'd argue that remote work actually increases productivity.
'I'd argue that' — a B2-level way to state an opinion persuasively.
A university admissions interview
Why did you choose this program?
Why did you choose this program?
I've always been interested in how systems connect, so this felt like a natural fit.
I've always been interested in how systems connect, so this felt like a natural fit.
How do you handle working under pressure?
How do you handle working under pressure?
I break the task down and prioritize, rather than trying to do everything at once.
I break the task down and prioritize, rather than trying to do everything at once.
The B2 exam
At the end of the level, a mock exam built in the style of B2-level exams like IELTS or Cambridge B2 First — 4 skills: listening, reading, writing, speaking.
Lerniyo's exam is built in the style of internationally recognized exams (IELTS, Cambridge) — it is not an official registration with any of those institutes. The Lerniyo certificate is a completion certificate for our own curriculum.
See the full B2 exam guideWhat will you learn in English B2?
- All three conditionals
- The passive voice in every tense
- Relative clauses
- Academic and professional vocabulary
- Debating and giving presentations
- Understanding podcasts and lectures
- Nuanced connectors: nevertheless, whereas, given that
- Idiomatic expressions in context
- Formal vs. informal register
- Exam strategies: writing and speaking tasks
Learn English B2 with Lerniyo
Most apps explain grammar using confusing jargon or a third language, adding difficulty on top of difficulty. Lerniyo explains everything in a language you actually understand, so you focus on English, not on decoding the explanation.
After B2 comes C1
See C1