B2 English lessons and activities

129 interactive B2 English activities from APIE. Preview each lesson for free and add it to your own library.

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Class activity: Curiosity Quiz Show (Science in Everyday Life)

Science in everyday life

Speaking · 30 min

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Class activity: Digital Detox Debate

Technology and social media

Speaking · 30 min

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Class activity: Job Interview Speed Dating

Work and careers

Speaking · 25 min

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Class activity: Festival Show-and-Tell

Festivals, traditions and culture

Speaking · 30 min

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Class activity: Mock Trial Role-play

Crime, law and justice

Speaking · 25 min

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Class activity: Summit Memory Match (Adventure & Risk)

Adventure, risk and extreme sports

Speaking · 20 min

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Class activity: Fix-It Fashion Market

Fashion and the clothing industry

Speaking · 20 min

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Class activity: Survey Says (Fame and Celebrity Culture)

Fame and celebrity culture

Speaking · 20 min

B2IELTS-style · Band 5.5–6.5

IELTS Speaking Part 2 Thought-Provoking Films

Culture & entertainment

Speaking · 8 min

B2IELTS-style · Band 5.5–6.5

Speaking: Museums and Cultural Heritage

Culture & entertainment

Speaking · 10 min

B2IELTS-style · Band 5.5–6.5

Speaking Part 3: Waste and Responsibility

Environment

Speaking · 12 min

B2IELTS-style · Band 5.5–6.5

IELTS Speaking: Science in Everyday Life

Science in everyday life

Speaking · 30 min

B2IELTS-style · Band 5.5–6.5

IELTS Speaking: Technology and Social Media

Technology and social media

Speaking · 30 min

B2IELTS-style · Band 5.5–6.5

IELTS Speaking: Work and Careers

Work and careers

Speaking · 30 min

B2IELTS-style · Band 5.5–6.5

IELTS Speaking Practice: Cities and Urban Life

Cities, housing and urban life

Speaking · 30 min

B2IELTS-style · Band 5.5–6.5

IELTS Speaking: Festivals, Traditions and Culture

Festivals, traditions and culture

Speaking · 30 min

B2IELTS-style · Band 5.5–6.5

IELTS Speaking: Animals and Wildlife

Animals and wildlife

Speaking · 30 min

B2IELTS-style · Band 5.5–6.5

IELTS Speaking: Crime, Law and Justice

Crime, law and justice

Speaking · 30 min

B2IELTS-style · Band 5.5–6.5

IELTS Speaking: Adventure, Risk and Extreme Sports

Adventure, risk and extreme sports

Speaking · 30 min

B2IELTS-style · Band 5.5–6.5

IELTS Speaking: Fashion and Clothing

Fashion and the clothing industry

Speaking · 30 min

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Luyện nói: Fame and Celebrity Culture

Fame and celebrity culture

Speaking · 30 min

B2IELTS-style · Band 5.5–6.5

IELTS Speaking: Language and Body Language

Language, communication and body language

Speaking · 30 min

B2IELTS-style · Band 5.5–6.5

IELTS Speaking: Architecture and Public Spaces

Architecture and public spaces

Speaking · 30 min

B2IELTS-style · Band 5.5–6.5

IELTS Speaking: Music and the Music Industry

Music and the music industry

Speaking · 30 min

B2IELTS-style · Band 5.5–6.5

IELTS Speaking: Tourism and Local Communities

Tourism and local communities

Speaking · 30 min

B2IELTS-style · Band 5.5–6.5

IELTS Writing: Children and Smartphones

Technology

Writing · 40 min

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Writing B2: Report on a Staff Survey

Work & careers

Writing · 25 min

B2IELTS-style · Band 5.5–6.5

IELTS Academic Writing: Science in Everyday Life

Science in everyday life

Writing · 40 min

B2IELTS-style · Band 5.5–6.5

IELTS Writing Task 1: Technology and Social Media

Technology and social media

Writing · 40 min

B2IELTS-style · Band 5.5–6.5

IELTS Writing Task 2: Work and Careers

Work and careers

Writing · 55 min

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Writing Task 1: Urban Development

Cities, housing and urban life

Writing · 40 min

B2IELTS-style · Band 5.5–6.5

IELTS Writing: Festivals, Traditions and Culture

Festivals, traditions and culture

Writing · 55 min

B2IELTS-style · Band 5.5–6.5

IELTS Writing: Animals and Wildlife

Animals and wildlife

Writing · 55 min

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Writing Workshop: Crime and Justice

Crime, law and justice

Writing · 55 min

B2IELTS-style · Band 5.5–6.5

IELTS Academic Writing Task 1: Adventure & Risk

Adventure, risk and extreme sports

Writing · 40 min

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Academic Writing Task 1: Industrial Processes

Fashion and the clothing industry

Writing · 40 min

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Fame, Media & Celebrity Culture

Fame and celebrity culture

Writing · 55 min

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Writing Task 2: Communication and Body Language

Language, communication and body language

Writing · 55 min

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Writing Task 1: Mapping Public Spaces

Architecture and public spaces

Writing · 40 min

B2IELTS-style · Band 5.5–6.5

IELTS Writing: The Music Industry

Music and the music industry

Writing · 55 min

B2IELTS-style · Band 5.5–6.5

IELTS Writing Task 1: Tourism and Local Communities

Tourism and local communities

Writing · 40 min

B2IELTS-style · Band 5.5–6.5

Reading: Why Habits Are Hard to Change

Health & fitness

Reading · 18 min

B2Business English

Reading: Company Memo on Hybrid Working

Work & careers

Reading · 12 min

B2IELTS-style · Band 5.5–6.5

Reading: Why People Move to Cities

Cities & transport

Reading · 18 min

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Reading: Cramming or Spacing?

Education

Reading · 16 min

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The Standardization of Time

Standard time and railways

Reading · 18 min

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Reading: Why the Sky is Blue

Science in everyday life

Reading · 18 min

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Reading: Teenagers, Smartphones, and Attention Spans

Technology and social media

Reading · 18 min

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Reading: Why People Change Careers

Work and careers

Reading · 18 min

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Reading: Greener Cities and Urban Renewal

Cities, housing and urban life

Reading · 18 min

B2IELTS-style · Band 5.5–6.5

IELTS Reading: Traditional Festivals in Modern Times

Festivals, traditions and culture

Reading · 18 min

B2IELTS-style · Band 5.5–6.5

IELTS Reading: Why Bees Matter

Animals and wildlife

Reading · 18 min

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Shifting Conceptions of Crime and Justice

Crime, law and justice

Reading · 18 min

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Luyện đọc: Everest - Leo núi và áp suất khí quyển

Adventure, risk and extreme sports

Reading · 18 min

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The True Cost of Cheap Clothing

Fashion and the clothing industry

Reading · 18 min

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Three Moments in the History of Fame

Fame and celebrity culture

Reading · 18 min

B2IELTS-style · Band 5.5–6.5

IELTS Reading: Communication and Language Facts

Language, communication and body language

Reading · 18 min

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Reading: The Centre Pompidou Architecture

Architecture and public spaces

Reading · 18 min

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Reading: The Evolution of Recorded Music

Music and the music industry

Reading · 18 min

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Reading: Tourism and Local Communities

Tourism and local communities

Reading · 18 min

B2Business English

Business Listening: Job Interview Tips

Work & careers

Listening · 12 min

B2Business English

Listening: Handling Mistakes in Presentations

Work & careers

Listening · 12 min

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Listening: Languages with no numbers and no left or right

Language

Listening · 10 min

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Listening: The story of how coffee spread around the world

History

Listening · 12 min

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Listening: How the Milky Way got its shape

Science

Listening · 11 min

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Listening: How the Electoral College works

Politics

Listening · 11 min

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Listening: Human rights and the environment

Environment

Listening · 12 min

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Listening: Insects in extreme places

Science

Listening · 11 min

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Listening: Why trees matter to cities

Environment

Listening · 11 min

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Listening: Why whale poop matters to the ocean

Science

Listening · 12 min

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Listening: Animals with extraordinary hearing

Science

Listening · 11 min

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Listening: When Tree Planting Fails

Environment

Listening · 12 min

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Listening: What Is in the Air We Breathe

Science

Listening · 11 min

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Listening: Making Air on the Space Station

Science

Listening · 12 min

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Listening: When the Brain Dies Before the Body

Health

Listening · 13 min

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Listening: How Engines and Electric Cars Work

Technology

Listening · 12 min

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Listening: What Food Date Labels Really Mean

Food

Listening · 11 min

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Listening: Snoring and Sleep Apnea

Health

Listening · 11 min

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Listening: How AI Narrows Our Choices

Technology

Listening · 11 min

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Listening: A Day in the Life of an Ancient Doctor

History

Listening · 11 min

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Listening: The Underground Cities of Cappadocia

History

Listening · 12 min

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Listening: Old World Maps and Their Mistakes

History

Listening · 11 min

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Listening: Should People Retire Later? France's Pension Fight

Retirement age and pensions

Listening · 13 min

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Listening: The 10,000 Steps Rule: Marketing or Science?

Walking, health and research

Listening · 11 min

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Listening: Who Will Care for an Ageing Society?

Ageing society and elder care

Listening · 11 min

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Listening: Why Thailand Closed Maya Bay

Tourism and nature

Listening · 11 min

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Listening: Can a Tiny Tax Change Behaviour?

Plastic bags and behaviour

Listening · 11 min

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Listening: The True Cost of a Cheap T-Shirt

Fast fashion and garment workers

Listening · 11 min

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Listening: At What Age Should Kids Get a Phone?

School phone bans and children

Listening · 12 min

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Listening: Will Robots Take Our Jobs?

AI, jobs and the Luddites

Listening · 12 min

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Listening: Are Electric Cars Really Cleaner?

Electric cars and pollution

Listening · 11 min

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Listening: Should Short Flights Be Banned?

Climate policy and flights

Listening · 12 min

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Listening: Why Pay $5,000 for a Handbag?

Luxury goods and psychology

Listening · 11 min

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Listening: Why Sad Songs Feel So Good

Music and emotions

Listening · 10 min

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Listening: Could Humans Live on Mars?

Space and settlement

Listening · 12 min

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Vocabulary: Technology and Privacy

Technology

Vocabulary · 12 min

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Vocabulary: TV and Streaming Discussions

Technology

Vocabulary · 12 min

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Vocabulary: Money and Everyday Finance

Shopping & money

Vocabulary · 12 min

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Vocabulary: Science in everyday life

Science in everyday life

Vocabulary · 20 min

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Technology and Social Media: Vocabulary and Pronunciation

Technology and social media

Vocabulary · 20 min

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Vocabulary and Pronunciation: Work and Careers

Work and careers

Vocabulary · 20 min

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Vocabulary: Cities, Housing and Urban Life

Cities, housing and urban life

Vocabulary · 20 min

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Vocabulary & Pronunciation: Festivals and Traditions

Festivals, traditions and culture

Vocabulary · 20 min

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Vocabulary and Pronunciation: Animals and Wildlife

Animals and wildlife

Vocabulary · 20 min

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Crime, Law and Justice

Crime, law and justice

Vocabulary · 20 min

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Adventure, Risk and Extreme Sports

Adventure, risk and extreme sports

Vocabulary · 20 min

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Fashion & The Clothing Industry

Fashion and the clothing industry

Vocabulary · 20 min

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Fame & Celebrity Culture: Vocabulary & Pronunciation

Fame and celebrity culture

Vocabulary · 20 min

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Language, Communication, and Body Language

Language, communication and body language

Vocabulary · 20 min

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Architecture and Public Spaces: Vocabulary & Pronunciation

Architecture and public spaces

Vocabulary · 20 min

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Vocabulary and Pronunciation: Music Industry

Music and the music industry

Vocabulary · 20 min

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Vocabulary and Pronunciation: Tourism and Local Communities

Tourism and local communities

Vocabulary · 20 min

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Passive Voice and Causative in Technology

Passive voice and causative

Grammar · 12 min

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Reported Speech: Renting a Flat

Reported speech

Grammar · 12 min

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Relative Clauses: Talking about Films and Festivals

Relative clauses

Grammar · 12 min

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Grammar: Science in Everyday Life

Passive for processes and sequence words

Grammar · 12 min

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Grammar: Hedging with Technology and Social Media

Hedging language

Grammar · 12 min

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Work and Careers: Grammar Practice

Reported speech and past modals of deduction

Grammar · 12 min

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Grammar: Cities and Urban Life

Relative clauses and present perfect passive

Grammar · 12 min

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Grammar: Festivals, traditions and culture

Contrast: although, despite, whereas, however

Grammar · 12 min

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Grammar: Second and Third Conditionals

Second and third conditionals

Grammar · 12 min

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Past Regrets & Courtroom Rules

Past modals: advice, permission, obligation

Grammar · 12 min

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Past Perfect & Continuous: Mountain Expedition

Past perfect and past perfect continuous

Grammar · 12 min

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Mastering Causative: Have & Get Something Done

Causative: have and get something done

Grammar · 12 min

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Mastering Quantifiers in the Spotlight

Quantifiers

Grammar · 12 min

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Grammar: Gerunds vs. Infinitives with Meaning Changes

Language, communication and body language

Grammar · 12 min

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Grammar: Architecture and Public Spaces

Architecture and public spaces

Grammar · 12 min

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Grammar: Intensifiers in the Music Industry

Music and the music industry

Grammar · 12 min

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Grammar: Tourism and Local Communities

Tourism and local communities

Grammar · 12 min