English levels
B1 – Intermediate
B1 is the first "independent" level. You can travel, talk about your experiences and give your opinion with simple reasons.
What you can do at B1
- Talk about your experiences, hopes and plans.
- Give your opinion and explain it in a simple way.
- Understand the main points of a clear talk or video about a topic you know.
- Write a simple blog post or email about your day.
I think Django is a good choice for beginners because the documentation is very clear.
Grammar at B1
- Present perfect: I have finished my homework.
- Past continuous: I was coding when you called.
- Relative pronouns: the app that I built.
- Subordinating conjunctions: because, although, when, if.
- If sentences about the future: If it rains, I will stay home.
B1 words
Realize
To suddenly understand or notice something.
I realized that I forgot to save my file.
Confident
Feeling sure that you can do something well.
I feel more confident when I speak English every day.
Avoid
To stay away from something, or to try not to do it.
I try to avoid long meetings in the morning.
Solution
A way to fix a problem.
I found a solution to the bug on Stack Overflow.
Achieve
To get something good after working hard for it.
I want to achieve B2 in English by next year.
Recommend
To tell someone that something is good and they should try it.
Can you recommend a good book for learning Python?
The B1 wall
Many learners stay at B1 for a long time. This is normal. To move to B2, read and listen to real English every day: blog posts, YouTube videos and documentation. Don't only use textbooks.
Next level: B2 – Upper intermediate