Help Pierre, an exchange student, fix his diary entry by choosing the right words. He keeps translating directly from his native language, which might confuse his English teacher! Drag the correct words into the blanks.
I finally received my university schedule today. I have to attend three long lectures tomorrow. My current professor is very strict, but I am learning a lot!
I finally received my university schedule today.
"Become" is a classic false friend for German speakers (bekommen means to receive/get). In English, "become" means to turn into something (like a caterpillar becoming a butterfly). You can't "become" a schedule!
I have to attend three long lectures tomorrow.
"Assist" is a false friend for French speakers (assister à means to attend). In English, "assist" means to help. You don't want to help the lecture; you just want to go to it!
My current professor is very strict, but I am learning a lot!
"Actual" is a tricky false friend for both French (actuel) and German (aktuell) speakers, who use it to mean "current" or "present." In English, "actual" means real or true.
English grammar
- She is reading. — tense + aspect (present progressive)
- The cat sat on the mat. — word order + articles
- He gave her a book. — case + sentence structure
- Does she know? — auxiliary for question formation
Every one of these involves English grammar — the rule system that turns words into precise meaning. It covers parts of speech, sentence structure, tenses, agreement, word order, and punctuation.
Grammar isn't about memorising rules — it's about understanding why one word order works and another doesn't.
Vocabulary
- A1: ~500–800 words (survival: family, food, numbers)
- A2: ~1,500–2,500 (routine: work, leisure, basic phrasal verbs)
- B1: ~2,500–4,000 (opinions, news, abstract topics)
- B2: ~4,000–6,000 (register precision, hedging, idioms)
- C1: ~6,000–10,000 (academic, register sensitivity)
- C2: 10,000+ (literary, rare, full style range)
Vocabulary covers word-level practice: individual words, collocations, phrasal verbs, idioms. Organised by CEFR level. Grammar tells you HOW to build sentences; vocabulary gives you WHAT to put in them.
B1 | Intermediate
- ✅ If I had more time, I would travel more. — second conditional
- ✅ The bridge was built in 1920. — passive voice
- ✅ She said she was tired. — reported speech with backshift
- ✅ Although it rained, we enjoyed the trip. — complex sentence with concession
These are B1 patterns — the CEFR intermediate level. At B1 you link ideas, use passive voice, handle reported speech, and manage second conditional — enough for travel, work basics, and everyday independence.
Marker: if you can explain why something happened and follow a news story, you're B1.
Medium
- If I were you, I would apologise. — one rule (second conditional), but distractors like was tempt you
- Answers require active thought, not instant pattern recognition
- Vocabulary and context are realistic, not artificially simplified
- Usually tests one rule, but the wrong answers are plausible
Medium marks middle-difficulty challenges: A2–B1, one rule tested, but with realistic distractors that require genuine understanding.
Use "Medium" when Easy feels too obvious but Hard feels overwhelming. This is where most productive learning happens — the sweet spot of difficulty.