Formal, informal and everything between: guided B2 practice

What this module changes

This module focuses on Formal, informal and everything between. You begin by learning to sorts sample sentences into formal, neutral, informal and names the markers. The final lesson asks you to passes an 8-item quiz; records one request in three registers without copying the original model.

Level: B2. There are 5 connected lessons. Complete them in order if the topic is new, or use the list to locate one specific gap.

The lesson map

What useful practice looks like

• Register: reading the room in English: Sorts sample sentences into formal, neutral, informal and names the markers.
• Two words for everything: obtain or get?: Pairs 15 formal words with natural neutral/informal equivalents and picks by context.
• Textbook English vs real English: Replaces attested bookish or calqued phrasings with natural alternatives.

Use true information where possible. A sentence about your own routine, work or plans is easier to remember than a sentence copied from a model.

A practical study routine

1. Read the lesson objective before the explanation.
2. Say the model aloud once, then change at least two details.
3. Complete the check without opening the answer first.
4. Record or write the mission on your own device.
5. At the checkpoint, name one error you corrected and one skill that still needs practice.

How the lessons work together

Formal, informal and everything between is a sequence, not a folder of unrelated pages. Register: reading the room in English establishes the first usable move. Later lessons add control, choice and time pressure. Checkpoint: same message, three registers asks you to combine the module without copying an answer.

• Register: reading the room in English: Sorts sample sentences into formal, neutral, informal and names the markers
• Two words for everything: obtain or get?: Pairs 15 formal words with natural neutral/informal equivalents and picks by context
• Textbook English vs real English: Replaces attested bookish or calqued phrasings with natural alternatives
• Requests and refusals people say yes to: Makes indirect requests and softened refusals matched to the relationship

Keep one piece of evidence from the first lesson and improve the same piece at the checkpoint. That comparison shows more than a quiz score because it records what changed in your own language.

Transfer the skill to a new situation

After the checkpoint, change the audience or purpose. A speaking answer can become a short written message. A formal response can be rewritten for a teammate. A story can be shortened for a meeting update. Keep the main meaning while changing the delivery.

When a result is weak, return to the lesson whose outcome describes the missing skill. Do not restart the full course unless several earlier foundations are missing.

Start or continue the module

Your progress is saved on this device only.

1. 1Register: reading the room in English19 min, Not complete
2. 2Two words for everything: obtain or get?20 min, Not complete
3. 3Textbook English vs real English18 min, Not complete
4. 4Requests and refusals people say yes to19 min, Not complete
5. 5Checkpoint: same message, three registers20 min, Not complete

How to know you are ready to continue

Do not judge readiness by reading speed. You are ready when you can complete the checkpoint task with a clear message, understandable language and no copied answer. A small number of errors is normal at B2; errors should not hide your meaning.

If the checkpoint is difficult, repeat the lesson whose outcome matches the problem. That is faster than restarting the whole module.