Live Duolingo English Test classes with expert teachers

You don’t have to prepare alone.

Build your skills in live classes, meet people working toward the same goal, and choose how much personal support you need.

01Learn in a group of 3–6 students from around the world

Join just 3–6 students who share your goal. Take part in the conversation, share ideas, and get to know people from different countries as you learn together over four weeks.

02Work on what holds you back

Choose a tier with one-on-one tutoring. Your tutor plans each session around your weaknesses and the areas where you can gain the most points.

03Arno’s paid plan is included

Every tier includes Arno’s paid plan, so you can keep practicing between live classes. You get lessons with an expert and Arno for practice on your own schedule.

The course plan

What you’ll learn in 8 live classes

Every class teaches techniques for specific Duolingo English Test tasks, then gives you time to practice them with your tutor and your group.

1. Week 1

   Reading and vocabulary

   Class 1

   • Read and Select
   • Fill in the Blanks

   You’ll learn to:

   • ✓Spot fake words that are made to look like real English words
   • ✓Use word endings like -tion, -ive and -ly to work out which kind of word is missing
   • ✓Grow your vocabulary faster with word families (create, creation, creative)

   Class 2

   • Read and Complete
   • Listen and Type

   You’ll learn to:

   • ✓Use linking words like however and because to fill gaps across sentences
   • ✓Hear the difference between words that sound alike (than/then, accept/except)
   • ✓Use grammar to fix the parts of a sentence you couldn’t hear clearly

2. Week 2

   Listening and writing

   Class 3

   • Interactive Listening
   • Interactive Writing

   You’ll learn to:

   • ✓Avoid replies that sound right but belong to the other speaker
   • ✓Report a conversation with verbs like suggested, agreed and offered
   • ✓Make a longer answer better by developing ideas, not by adding extra words

   Class 4

   • Write About the Photo
   • Writing Sample

   You’ll learn to:

   • ✓Use sentence starters like “it seems that…” and “it looks like…” to guess what’s happening and add more to your answer
   • ✓Turn simple sentences into stronger ones with because, although and which
   • ✓Plan a full answer in 30 seconds using just three key words

3. Week 3

   Speaking

   Class 5

   • Skill recap
   • Interactive Speaking

   You’ll learn to:

   • ✓Check your skills from Classes 1 to 4 in a recap, so you know which topics to go back to
   • ✓Stress the important words in a sentence so you sound clear and natural
   • ✓Hear the tense in a question and answer in the same tense
   • ✓Use natural phrases like “To be honest…” and “That’s a good question…” to get time to think

   Class 6

   • Speak About the Photo
   • Read, Then Speak

   You’ll learn to:

   • ✓Fill 90 seconds by moving from what you see to what might be happening
   • ✓Use “if” sentences to give opinions, advice and plans
   • ✓Build each point with PEEL: point, explain, example, link

4. Week 4

   Longer answers and test readiness

   Class 7

   • Read, Then Speak
   • Speaking Sample

   You’ll learn to:

   • ✓Fill 3 minutes with one detailed story instead of many short ideas
   • ✓Keep speaking when you forget a word by describing it (“it’s a kind of…”)
   • ✓Add detail with who, which and where to make your answers richer

   Class 8

   • Mock test review
   • All four speaking tasks

   You’ll learn to:

   • ✓Answer follow-up questions without repeating prepared material
   • ✓Replace general words like nice and good with precise ones
   • ✓Review your mock test with your tutor and leave knowing exactly what to keep working on

What practice alone can’t give you

How it works

Three steps to your first class

1. 1

   Choose your cohort

   Pick a group with a class schedule that fits your week. A new cohort starts each week, and each runs for four weeks.

2. 2

   Choose your support

   Take group classes only, or add one-on-one sessions every week with your tutor.

3. 3

   Learn live, practice anytime

   Join your live classes, then keep practicing with Arno’s paid plan between sessions.

02 / Make it yours

Decide how quickly you want to improve.

Join your cohort, then choose your tier. One-on-one tutoring is planned around your weaknesses, so you can go deeper and focus on the areas where you can gain the most points. Every tier includes Arno’s paid plan.

Want more personal support? Add extra tutoring sessions for $40 USD each.

Prices are in US dollars. At checkout, you can pay in many local currencies.