A free English course from A1 to B2 — for learners who want everyday English that comes out right, and for anyone preparing for IELTS Academic or the TOEFL iBT.
You build everyday sentences and type them yourself, learn the words of each topic level by level, and keep the grammar — the twelve tenses, the irregular verbs, the conditionals, the articles — in tables you take in at a glance. The sentences come with their meaning in Russian, and every answer you type is checked letter by letter.
the drills, flashcards and grammar charts need no account
a free account keeps your path, your streak and your mistakes
explanations in English or Russian
at a glance
Levels
A1–B2 on the CEFR scale — A1 is where a complete beginner starts
Sentences
2,160 sentences from everyday life (18 topics), each with its meaning in Russian
Words
3,194 words in 77 topic decks — few at A1, more from A2 up
Grammar
Tables and a cheat sheet: the tenses, irregular verbs, to be, present simple vs continuous, present perfect, the future, conditionals, the passive, modal verbs, pronouns, articles, in/on/at and comparatives
Answers
Typed and checked letter by letter
Audio
Words and sentences in a synthesised voice (text-to-speech), not recordings of native speakers
Exams
IELTS Academic and TOEFL iBT: practice sets and timed mocks
Price
Free; a free account keeps your progress
What you learn
Each level is a set of everyday topics — people and family, food and drink, the city and directions, work, health, shopping, travel, the weather — with its own sentences and its own words. The sentences carry the course from A1; the word decks are small at A1 and grow from A2 on. The grammar sits beside them as tables: every tense with its formula, the irregular verbs, the conditionals, the passive, the modal verbs and the articles.
At A1 alone that is 26 words and 533 sentences.
level by level
A1 — 26 words · 5 topic decks · 533 sentences
A2 — 281 words · 16 topic decks · 717 sentences
B1 — 285 words · 10 topic decks · 550 sentences
B2 — 657 words · 20 topic decks · 360 sentences
C1 · above the course — 1,945 words · 26 topic decks
counted from the set library itself, today
The course covers levels A1–B2; the set library holds decks above it too (C1), marked as above the course.
the topics the word decks cover
animals · art & culture · body & health · city & places · clothing · colours & shapes · emotions & feelings · food & drink · function words · house & furniture · law & government · money & shopping · motion verbs · numbers & quantity · people & family · perception verbs · plants & nature · religion & belief · school & education · sports & leisure · technology & internet · thinking & communication · time & calendar · travel & transport · weather & seasons · work & professions
How the course works
Your course is a path made from its own content, topic by topic and level by level. Four short lessons build a topic. A lesson asks twenty items, eight of them new — the new words on cards first, then typed at once — and counts once four in five are right.
Your practice is a map, your course an island, and every topic you build a place on it. Each level ends at a checkpoint; once more than forty items are due, the next session is a review round of what is due. A daily goal, a streak and the streak freezes you collect keep you going.
The exercises:
flashcards with spaced repetition, typing the word you hear and the meaning of the word you see — no account needed
IELTS and TOEFL practice sets — no account needed
sentences: put the words in order from tiles, write the sentence from its meaning, put one word in its right form — with a free account
timed mock exams — with a free account; their structure is still being matched to the real tests, and writing and speaking are not assessed yet
Your goal: IELTS, TOEFL — or none
The course prepares for two English tests, IELTS Academic and the TOEFL iBT. Pick yours and practise for it; the facts below come from our guides, checked against the tests' own pages.
IELTS Academic
Listening, reading, writing and speaking, each scored in bands, with no pass mark: every university, professional body or authority sets the band it asks for.
This course prepares for IELTS Academic, the version for study and professional registration.
IELTS Academic: format, band scores & free practice
Parts
Listening (about 30 min, 4 parts, 40 questions) · Reading (60 min, 3 sections, 40 questions) · Writing (60 min, 2 tasks) · Speaking (11–14 min, 3 parts, face to face with an examiner)
Scoring
Band 0–9 for each part, in whole and half bands; the overall band is the average of the four rounded to the nearest half band. No pass mark — each institution sets its own requirement
Validity
The IELTS partners recommend that a result be accepted for a maximum of two years
Where to register
Through a British Council or IDP test centre — find one at ielts.org. Fees are set per country; check your centre's page
practise now, free: 788 questions, no account needed
ETS reworked the TOEFL iBT in January 2026: a shorter test, new task types and a new score scale aligned to the CEFR.
Each university sets the score it asks for: check yours before you book.
TOEFL iBT: format, score scale & free practice
Sections
Reading (50 items, 30 min) · Listening (47 items, 29 min) · Writing (12 items, 23 min) · Speaking (11 items, 8 min). ETS notes that items and timing may vary as the test adapts
Scoring
1–6 in half-point steps for each section and overall (overall = average of the four, rounded to the nearest half band). No pass mark
Validity & results
Scores are valid for 2 years from the test date and appear in your ETS account 3 days after the test; MyBest scores combine your best section scores across attempts
Where to register
Online through an ETS account or by phone. ETS runs the dates itself: at test centres more than 170 times a year, and at home 24 hours a day, 4 days a week. It advises registering about 4 months before your chosen date
practise now, free: 632 questions, no account needed
English builds its tenses from a few pieces — be, have, will and the -ing and past participle forms — and the tenses table shows all twelve with their formulas and examples. Next to it sit the charts for the pairs that cause most mistakes: present simple vs continuous, present perfect vs past simple, will vs going to.
A, an, the — or nothing
Articles are the mistake that lasts longest for learners whose own language has none, Russian speakers among them. The articles chart sorts a, an, the and the zero article by when each is used, with examples for every use.
What is free
The course is free. Without an account you can open the flashcards, the word drills, the IELTS and TOEFL practice sets, the grammar charts and the practice map; what you do stays in this browser.
A free account opens the lessons of your path, the sentence exercises and the timed mock exams, and keeps your progress, your streak and your mistakes on every device. During the public beta the mock exams are unlimited; afterwards, how many you get each month depends on your plan.
frequently asked questions
Can I start English from zero here?
Yes: the sentences start at A1 — 533 sentences at that level — each with its meaning in Russian. The word decks are small at A1 and grow from A2, so a complete beginner leans on the sentences first.
Does the course cover IELTS General Training?
The course prepares for IELTS Academic. Listening and speaking are the same in both versions while reading and writing differ, so for General Training use the official sample tests for those two parts.
Which IELTS band do I need?
There is no pass mark: each university, professional body or immigration authority sets its own band. Find the one your destination asks for before you book.
Does wspell mark my writing and speaking?
Not yet. In the real tests examiners mark them; the mock exams here leave them out for now, so practise writing with someone who corrects you and speaking with a partner.
Is the audio recorded by native speakers?
No. Words and sentences are spoken in a synthesised voice (text-to-speech), not recorded by native speakers. Use it to tie a word to its sound, and listen to real English as well.
Is wspell connected to IELTS or ETS?
No. IELTS belongs to the British Council, IDP IELTS and Cambridge University Press & Assessment, and the TOEFL to ETS; wspell is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by any of them.
Exam names and trade marks on this page belong to the organisations that own and run those exams. wspell is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by any of them.