Lingu English — formerly Perfectly Spoken — runs a complete C1 Advanced course for adults aiming at Cambridge C1 Advanced (CAE), IELTS 7.0–7.5, or fluent English for senior professional and academic life. Sixty structured lessons, Cambridge DELTA-qualified teachers, weekly live practice and AI feedback between sessions.
Express yourself precisely on demanding subjects, follow extended speech where meaning is only hinted at, and produce well-organised writing for academic and professional readers.
Every card answers one question: what will you actually be able to do in English at C1?
Lead meetings, present complex ideas and handle Q&A in English without losing your train of thought — even on topics you didn't prepare for.
Move between a formal report, a persuasive proposal, an academic essay and casual conversation — and choose the right tone for each.
Produce clear, well-organised texts on complex subjects, using cohesive devices skilfully — for university papers, board reports or postgraduate applications.
Understand long, demanding texts and pick up what's hinted at — implicit meaning, tone, the writer's stance — not just what's stated.
Inversion and cleft sentences, hypothetical and distancing language, advanced verb patterns — the moves that mark a confident C1 speaker from a fluent B2 one.
With the collocations and register to use them naturally — for Cambridge CAE, IELTS 7.0+, and the conversations your career or studies depend on.
C1 shows up in real situations — chairing a meeting under pressure, writing a board report, defending a position in a seminar, holding a nuanced conversation without losing precision. The course rehearses exactly these.
Situations the course rehearses
You can follow the discussion, but searching for exact phrasing slows you down when the stakes rise.
Lessons focus on register, emphasis, idiom, discourse markers and the grammar that carries nuance.
Weekly live practice gives feedback on how you sound, not only whether the answer is correct.
You adapt your English to context while keeping speed, clarity and authority.
Every Lingu English teacher is CELTA- or DELTA-qualified, holds at least one university degree (most a postgraduate one), and has a minimum of ten years' practical classroom and online experience. At C1, Andy Nicoll leads the main course and Stephanie Marston takes the Cambridge CAE Speaking Exam track.
Each curriculum area maps to an ability you will use — not a syllabus dump. Sixty lessons, ~35 minutes each, with a review every fifth slot.
The placement test tells you whether C1 is the right start, whether to finish the level below first, or whether Fast-track is the better route.
Five minutes to estimate your CEFR level.
Open the first lessons and try the 7-day free trial.
Self-study, live classes, or a cohort with a fixed finish line.
At C1 the work is fluency under pressure, register control, precise writing and reading between the lines — aligned to Cambridge CAE and IELTS 7.0–7.5.
Same C1 outcome — three ways to get there. Choose the pace that fits your week.
Self-paced learning
Get daily English practice, with all course materials included, and a structured A1–C2 library, smart practice, and personal writing feedback from your teacher.
Drop-in live classes · Every day
Real teachers. Real conversations. Every week. A teacher-led English plan for B1+ adults: 12 small-group live sessions a month, unlimited webinars, AI practice between classes, and teacher-graded writing feedback.
One level, 12 weeks
Get to your next level in 12 weeks, with instructor-led focused training: and a signed completion certificate — plus full English Live included.
Honest answers on level fit, time commitment and what reaching C1 actually means.
At the recommended three hours a week, you work through the 60 video lessons over several months, with live practice running alongside throughout. There's no fixed deadline — your subscription keeps the lessons and the live schedule open every week. Most learners settle into a steady pace once they've found their teachers and their preferred class times.
The Lingutest takes five minutes and gives you a CEFR level on the spot. If you're between B2 and C1, or between C1 and C2, the result tells you where the gain is. Take the test.
The C1 course is aligned to Cambridge C1 Advanced (CAE) and to IELTS bands 7.0–7.5, and it includes a dedicated 10-lesson CAE Speaking Exam track that walks you through every part of the speaking paper — interview, long turn, collaborative task and discussion. For full IELTS or Cambridge exam technique — task types, timing, scoring — pair the C1 course with our exam preparation pages, launching shortly.
Both. The 60 video lessons are available 24/7 in your subscription. On top of that, English Live and English Fast-track include weekly live group classes, speaking sessions, and unlimited masterclass webinars with our teachers. See live practice.
Free apps train recognition. Lingu trains production — with a real teacher who can hear your spoken English, read your writing and tell you what to fix. The AI practice partner fills the gap between sessions; it doesn't replace the teacher.
Yes. Your subscription covers every level. When you finish C1, you move straight into C2 Proficiency at no extra cost. Most learners do.
Common. The Lingutest tells you which lessons to start with — sometimes that means finishing the last quarter of B2 before opening C1, sometimes it means skipping ahead. Your test result is the map.
Five minutes for the placement test. Seven days to try the platform. Then choose the pace that matches your goal.
