Conditionals are everywhere in professional English. Proposals, negotiations, forecasts, and risk assessments all use them. Second conditional — hypothetical present or future “If we reduced the…
ReadYour subject line is why your email gets opened — or ignored. Make it specific Weak: “Update” → Strong: “Q3 Sales Report — Ready for Review…
ReadNegotiation requires precision, flexibility, and face-saving language. Opening positions “Our initial position is…” “We were hoping for…” “Ideally, we would be looking at…” Making concessions “We…
ReadA clear structure lets your data speak. Signposting language Opening: “I would like to walk you through our main findings today.” Moving on: “Turning now to…”…
ReadHedging lets you be less direct without being dishonest. It signals uncertainty, softens strong claims, and shows professional or academic caution. Modal verbs “This could indicate…”…
ReadPhone calls require specific phrases that emails do not. Calling and asking for someone “Could I speak to [name], please?” “I am calling regarding…” “Is [name]…
ReadHow you ask matters as much as what you ask. Making requests (most formal → least formal) “Would it be possible to send the report by…
ReadTalking about data is a core professional skill. Verbs for movement ↑ rise, increase, grow, climb, improve ↓ fall, drop, decrease, decline, reduce → remain stable,…
ReadIn English, disagreeing often requires softening language. Direct disagreement can sound rude even when it is not intended. These phrases let you push back professionally. Useful…
ReadThe right greeting makes a first impression. Formal (you don’t know the person well) “Dear Mr Smith,” / “Dear Ms Johnson,” “Dear Sir or Madam,” (when…
ReadMost of this site is reading. These two are writing — the only way to find out what your English actually does, and what your inner weather is actually like. Take one now, or skip and find them in the menu at any time.
A twenty-question encounter with how you actually think in English.
This is not a multiple-choice test. There are no gap-fills and no word banks. Those instruments measure recognition. This one measures production — the unruly, idiosyncratic act of putting thought into English under gentle pressure.
You will be asked about your dreams, your reading, your silences, your weather. Some prompts feel like journal entries. Some feel like riddles. Answer them as yourself — only as yourself.
Thirteen sideways questions about the architecture of your own experience.
“How are you?” produces “fine.” “What is wrong?” produces defence. So this asks neither. It asks about texture, temperature, containers, landscapes at 3 AM — sideways entry points that let you describe an inner state without having to expose a biography.
There is no timer and no right answer. The only thing measured is granularity: how finely you can name what is happening inside you. That skill is learnable, and it travels with you.