Learn English — from Zero to Conversational

Complete A1 to B1.2 Curriculum

English is the world's most widely spoken language and the key to global opportunities in business, travel, and culture. Whether you're a complete beginner or looking to sharpen your skills, this course takes you from your first words to confident conversations.

🗣️ 1.5 billion speakers worldwide — the most widely learned language on Earth.
📊 English can be tricky due to its irregular spelling and vast vocabulary, but its grammar has no verb conjugation for most persons — making it easier than you might think.

Why learn English?

What you get

Grammar you'll master

Present Simple & Continuous

State facts and describe ongoing actions. The backbone of everyday English.

I work in a hospital. / She is studying for her exam right now.

Past Simple & Present Perfect

Tell stories and connect past events to the present moment.

We visited Rome last summer. / I have never tried sushi.

Modal Verbs

Express ability, permission, obligation and probability with can, must, should and more.

You should see a doctor. / Can I borrow your pen? / It might rain tomorrow.

Conditionals

Talk about real possibilities and hypothetical situations.

If it rains, I'll stay home. / If I had more time, I would travel more.

Passive Voice

Shift the focus from who does the action to what happens.

The report was written by the manager. / English is spoken worldwide.

Relative Clauses

Add information to any sentence using who, which, where and that.

The woman who called is my sister. / This is the book that changed my life.

A taste of the curriculum

Have you ever been to London?

Asking about life experience using Present Perfect.

Yes! I went there two years ago. I absolutely loved it.

Answering with Past Simple for a specific time.

What should I visit if I go?

Using modal verb SHOULD for advice.

You must see the British Museum — it's free and incredible.

MUST for strong recommendation + adjectives.

Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to reach B1 in English?

With consistent daily practice of 20–30 minutes, most learners reach conversational B1 level in 6–12 months. LingoNibble's structured 40-unit curriculum is designed to get you there step by step.

Do I need any prior knowledge to start?

No. The A1 level starts from absolute zero — the very first unit covers greetings, the alphabet and introducing yourself.

Is LingoNibble free?

Yes, LingoNibble is free to use. You can progress through units, complete missions and track your XP at no cost.

What's the difference between A1, A2 and B1?

A1 is beginner level — basic words and phrases. A2 is elementary — simple conversations about familiar topics. B1 is intermediate — you can handle most everyday situations and express opinions clearly.

How is LingoNibble different from other language apps?

LingoNibble combines structured grammar lessons with real-world missions, AI conversation practice and a proven CEFR progression path — so every unit builds meaningfully on the last.

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Sample Vocabulary

Hello

Hello

Good morning

Good morning

Good afternoon

Good afternoon

Good evening

Good evening

Curriculum Overview (40 Units)

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Unit 1: Introductions

Greet, introduce yourself, and meet someone new — alternate version.

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Unit 2: Classroom basics

Ask questions, use a/an, plurals, and survive your first class.

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Unit 3: Café & time

Order food and drinks, tell the time, and use possessives.

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Unit 4: Family & descriptions

Talk about your family, describe people with adjectives and colors, and use 'have/has'.

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Unit 5: Animals, hobbies & weather

Talk about animals, hobbies and the weather, and use Present Continuous + suggestions.

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Unit 6: Daily Routines & Habits

Talk about daily habits, routines, and how often you do things.

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Unit 7: At work

Talk about jobs, the office, and compare things using comparatives.

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Unit 8: City & directions

Talk about transport, ask for and give directions, and use modal verbs and the imperative.

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Unit 9: Looking Back

Talk about the past: yesterday, last week, life events. Master was/were.

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Unit 10: Travel Stories

Tell stories about past trips with irregular past-tense verbs (went, saw, ate, bought, had).

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Unit 11: At the Doctor

Talk about your body, describe symptoms, and give advice with should/shouldn't.

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Unit 12: Making Plans

Talk about future plans with 'going to' and 'will', and connect ideas with and / but / because / then.

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Unit 13: Clothing & Style

Talk about clothes, materials, and shopping. Use superlatives (the -est / the most) and possessive pronouns (mine, yours, hers).

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Unit 14: Modern Technology

Talk about devices, social media, and digital actions. Master adverbs of manner: add -ly to adjectives (quick → quickly), with the irregulars good → well and fast → fast.

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Unit 15: Have you ever...?

Talk about life experiences with the Present Perfect (have/has + past participle). Contrast experience (no time) vs. finished past (yesterday, last year). Master ever, never, already, yet.

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Unit 16: Life in the City

Describe city life with relative clauses (who/which/that) and prepositions of movement (across, through, into, past). Build longer, more professional sentences.

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Unit 17: Life Changes

Talk about moving cities, starting a new job and adapting to change. Master the Past Continuous to describe what was happening in the background of your story.

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Unit 18: Ambitions & Dreams

Talk about career goals, life aspirations and your bucket list. Master the difference between Gerunds (-ing) and Infinitives (to + verb).

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Unit 19: Social Issues

Discuss the environment, equality, and community. Master the Passive Voice in the present and past to shift focus from the doer to the receiver of an action.

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Unit 20: Health & Lifestyle

Talk about physical activity, mental health, and long-term habits. Master the Present Perfect Continuous (have/has been + V-ing) to describe ongoing activities and their visible results.

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Unit 21: Modern Work

Talk about remote work, flexible hours, deadlines, and workplace etiquette. Master modal verbs of obligation and advice — especially the critical 'mustn't' (prohibition) vs. 'don't have to' (no necessity) distinction.

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Unit 22: Media & News

Talk about the news, social media trends, and journalistic integrity. Master the basics of Reported Speech (the backshift) and the critical difference between SAY (no object) and TELL (needs an object).

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Unit 23: Personal Stories

Tell memoirs, childhood memories and 'how I got here' stories. Master the Past Perfect (had + V3) to talk about an action that happened BEFORE another past action — the 'double past'.

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Unit 24: The Big Picture ⭐

🏆 B1.1 FINALE — Reflect on your whole journey and mix the four major B1.1 tenses in one story: Past Continuous (background), Present Perfect Continuous (duration), Passive Voice (object focus), and Past Perfect (sequence). Review key phrasal verbs and the trickiest false friends from Units 17–23.

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Unit 25: Business English

🌲 Welcome to B1.2! Master meetings, negotiations and office hierarchy. Learn to switch between INFORMAL and FORMAL register using indirect questions and polite modals (could, would, may).

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Unit 26: Global Problems

🌍 Talk about climate change, sustainability and social crises. Master the FIRST CONDITIONAL (real possibility: if + present, will + V) and the SECOND CONDITIONAL (hypothetical: if + past, would + V), including the formal 'If I WERE you…' rule.

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Unit 27: Technology Future

🤖 Talk about AI, automation and digital transformation. Master the FUTURE PERFECT (will + have + V3) to describe actions that will be COMPLETED by a specific point in the future. Think of it as 'looking back from the future'.

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Unit 28: Politics & Law

🏛️ Talk about elections, government and legal rights. Master COMPLEX RELATIVE CLAUSES with who / whom / whose / which / that, and the crucial difference between DEFINING (no commas) and NON-DEFINING (commas — extra info) clauses.

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Unit 29: Art & Literature

🎨 Talk about museums, books, and creative expression. Master PARTICIPLE CLAUSES (-ing for active/simultaneous, -ed for passive) to write elegant, compact sentences like a real critic.

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Unit 30: Final Exam

Review and test everything you have learned in this level.

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Unit 31: Advanced Gerunds & Infinitives

Mastering verbs followed by gerunds or infinitives with changes in meaning.

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Unit 32: Passive Reporting Verbs

Using passive reporting structures like 'it is said that' or 'he is believed to' in formal English.

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Unit 33: Ethics & Morality

⚖️ Explore moral dilemmas and ethical choices. Master the MIXED CONDITIONAL — past cause linked to a PRESENT result: 'If I HAD studied medicine, I WOULD BE a doctor now.' Different from the 3rd conditional (past→past).

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Unit 34: Environment & Climate

🌍 Discuss climate change and environmental action. Master WISH and IF ONLY — three patterns: 'I WISH I LIVED closer to nature.' (present wish) / 'If only we HAD ACTED sooner.' (past regret) / 'I WISH people WOULD recycle more.' (frustration about habits).

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Unit 35: Culture & Identity

🎭 Explore cultural diversity, tradition and identity. Master PASSIVE REPORTING VERBS — sophisticated ways to report beliefs without naming a source: 'It IS BELIEVED that…' / 'She IS SAID TO BE…' / 'The ruins ARE THOUGHT TO HAVE BEEN built in 300 AD.'

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Unit 36: Science & Technology

🔬 Discuss scientific breakthroughs and tech innovation. Master MODALS OF DEDUCTION — reasoning from evidence: MUST (certain), CAN'T (impossible), MIGHT/COULD (possible) — in both PRESENT and PAST: 'It MUST BE malfunctioning.' / 'She CAN'T HAVE read it — she just arrived.' / 'The signal MIGHT HAVE come from deep space.'

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Unit 37: Media & Critical Thinking

📰 Analyse media bias and misinformation. Master CLEFT SENTENCES — for emphasis and contrast. IT-cleft: 'It was the ALGORITHM that spread the story.' WH-cleft: 'What CONCERNS me most IS the lack of fact-checking.' Both structures let you highlight the most important element.

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Unit 38: Global Economy

💹 Discuss global trade, inequality and economic policy. Master GERUNDS vs INFINITIVES when meaning CHANGES — four key verbs: STOP, REMEMBER, TRY, REGRET: 'They stopped SUBSIDISING coal.' (quit permanently) ≠ 'They stopped TO SUBSIDISE coal.' (paused in order to do it).

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Unit 39: Relationships & Communication

💬 Discuss relationships, conflict and communication styles. Master ADVANCED RELATIVE CLAUSES — WHOSE (possession for people AND things), formal WHOM with prepositions, and REDUCED relatives: 'The colleague WHOSE report impressed everyone…' / 'The person WITH WHOM I work…' / 'The letter WRITTEN by her…'

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Unit 40: B1.2 Graduation 🎓

🎓✨ FINAL B1.2 REVIEW — combine ALL eight advanced structures in ONE grand narrative. Mixed Conditional • Wish/If Only • Passive Reporting • Modals of Deduction • Cleft Sentences • Gerunds vs Infinitives • Advanced Relatives • PLUS the B1.2 false friends: AFFECT vs EFFECT, RISE vs RAISE, SENSIBLE vs SENSITIVE. You've come so far — show everything you know!