B2 to C1 – English Group Course

Grow a full level in 33 weeks. Max 6 people group, Cambridge CELTA-certified tutor. Real world scenario simulations.

66 live 90-minute sessions 100% online · Zoom Level: B2 > C1 99 hours + hometasks
Cambridge CELTA Certified Tutors
Max 6 People Group
99.8% Satisfaction · 5★ Trustpilot
90-minute Live Sessions
WHY THIS COURSE

Being “correct” in English isn’t the same as being effective

Your English is good and you know it. You work in it, present in it, hold your own in meetings. Nobody corrects you. And that’s exactly the problem — you’ve reached the level where no one tells you what’s missing, because nothing is technically wrong. You just sound like a very good textbook: correct, clear, and unmistakably non-native.

The gap between B2 and C1 isn’t more grammar or more words — you have plenty. It’s everything that lives above “correct”: the idiom you miss, the register you can’t quite shift, the collocation a native reaches for without thinking, the nuance that separates confident from arrogant or firm from rude. At this level the easy word is your enemy, not because it’s wrong, but because it’s forgettable. You’re understood perfectly and remembered vaguely — and in senior roles, negotiations, and rooms that matter, that difference costs you.

This course closes that gap across 33 weeks, drilling collocation, register, and nuance until “correct” turns into “effortless”. You’ll learn to move between casual, professional, and formal without a seam, to convey the exact shade you intend, and to build complex ideas directly in English at the speed of speech. 66 sessions, small groups, aimed squarely at C1 — the level where English stops being something you perform and becomes something you own. You’ll stop sounding like a textbook and start sounding like you.

B2 → C1

B2 to C1Sharpen, Refine, Command.

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1499€1249€/ person
Start date 20 October 2026
Sessions 66
Session length 90 minutes
Total hours 99 hours
Schedule Tue & Thu · 18:50
No automatic payment. Payment will be requested by email only after enrolment is confirmed.
Course runs with a minimum of 4 enrolees — full refund if it doesn’t go ahead.
Secure payment by bank transfer (free in the EU) or payment card (4% surcharge).

WHO IT’S FOR

This course is for you if

Your English is genuinely good, nobody corrects you — and you quietly suspect “correct” isn’t the same as effective
You’re understood perfectly but sound like a textbook: you miss the idiom, reach for the safe word, and can’t quite shift register
You hold senior or client-facing roles in English and need authority and nuance, not just accuracy
You’re targeting C1 for certification, a promotion, or a demanding international role — and B2 has stopped being enough
You’ve plateaued at “advanced” with nothing structured left to work on, because everything easy already feels correct

Minimum level required: B2. This is a C1 course — it assumes you’re already fluent, accurate, and comfortable, and works on everything above that line: idiom, register, collocation, nuance. It is not the place to fix shaky grammar or build core vocabulary; if you’re still simplifying what you want to say, you want Break Through (B1 → B2) first. Not sure which side of the line you’re on? Book a free 15-min call before enrolling — we’ll tell you honestly whether this course fits.

OUTCOMES

What you’ll be able to do in 33 weeks

Every session has a concrete goal. By the end of the course you won’t just have improved your English — you’ll know exactly how an English-language job interview works and how to approach it with precision.

01

Sound effortless

You’ll catch the idiom and rhythm that make English feel natural, not studied.

02

Right register

You’ll move between casual, professional and formal without missing a beat.

03

Real nuance

You’ll convey the exact shade you intend: certainty, doubt, irony, tact.

04

The exact word

You’ll land the collocation a native would choose, not just a correct one.

05

Think in English

You’ll build complex ideas directly in English, at the speed of speech.

06

Command the room

You’ll persuade, present and push back with authority, not just accuracy.

PROGRAMME

66 sessions. Zero filler.

The whole path from B2 to C1, mapped week by week: every one of the 66 sessions, all term dates and holiday closures, and the exact skills each block builds. Download the programme and see precisely what you’re signing up for — before you spend a penny.

WHAT’S INCLUDED

Beyond the live sessions

The real work doesn’t end when Zoom closes. Here’s what you get with every edition of the course.

Professionally curated materials

Before every session you receive materials prepared by the tutor: a collocation and idiom bank for the register you’re working in, authentic texts and talks chosen to model native-level nuance, register-shift exercises that take one idea from casual to formal, and drills that turn “correct” phrasing into the exact word a native would pick. Proprietary MEI material combined with selected third-party resources. In PDF format — yours to keep, even after the course ends.

Practical assignments

Every session ends with a concrete task to complete before the next meeting: recording a short argued opinion on a real topic, rewriting a “textbook-correct” passage so it sounds effortless and idiomatic, reworking the same message across three registers. The tutor reads every submission and responds within 24 hours with personalised written feedback — not generic comments.

Coordinated peer-to-peer practice

Some activities between sessions are done in pairs with another participant: structured debate on a set motion, mutual review of register and idiom, cross-feedback on nuance and precision. The tutor pairs participants and provides a structured evaluation grid — so peer feedback becomes useful and precise, not just an informal chat.

MEI Certificate — shareable on LinkedIn

On completion you receive a formal Marcus English Institute certificate detailing the programme completed. You can add it directly to the Licences and Certifications section of your LinkedIn profile in two clicks.

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WHO LEADS THE COURSE

MEI Faculty Tutors

Each cohort is led by one MEI tutor from our group course faculty. Your tutor is confirmed when the cohort is finalised — typically just after the registration deadline.

Mr. Eliyah

MEI Senior Tutor – Cambridge CELTA

Native speaker and Pass A CELTA he’s got 10 years of teaching experience across every CEFR level, from A1 to C2.
Expert in Financial Services and Workforce.
He’s helped business professionals sharpen their English enough to land senior roles in UK and US companies.

Ms. Florence

MEI Senior Tutor – Cambridge CELTA

Florence has lived and worked her way across Australia, New Zealand and Malta in teaching and management — which is exactly the kind of British English her students end up learning: real, spoken, alive, and business ready.
A bit of a prodigy she started working in Assistant Teaching roles at only 16, in 2019 she earned the title of “Teacher of the Summer” in Malta.

Mr. Erik

MEI Senior Tutor – Cambridge CELTA

15 years of teaching experience — none of them out of date, because Erik retrains for new certifications and exam formats every single year.
Cambridge, IELTS, university admissions, public exams, military, legal: if there’s a qualification, he’s prepared someone for it.
He’s our Mr. Wolf of deadlines and impossibles.

MARCUS ENGLISH INSTITUTE

Why choose MEI

All tutors are CELTA-certified

with at least 10 years’ experience teaching professional English to adults. No exceptions.

Maximum 6 people per group

small enough for individual feedback, large enough for real paired simulations.

99.6% verified satisfaction rate

across more than 1,000 students. 5 stars on Trustpilot and Superprof.

All sessions are live and interactive

no pre-recorded video. The tutor is present, responds to the real group, and adjusts the pace in real time.

WHAT PAST PARTICIPANTS SAY

Real Feedback

The B2 to C1 course took my English to a level I didn’t think was possible for me. I now sound much more natural and confident, especially in professional situations with international colleagues.

Aleksej N.
Entrepreneur · Izmir

Finishing this course made a real difference. My English feels more advanced and effective, and I’m far more comfortable expressing myself clearly in complex discussions. To put it bluntly, I just feel more powerful.

Julie S.
Professor & Researcher · Nice

Enrolment

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Fill in the form to request your place. You’ll receive a confirmation email within 24 hours with payment instructions and Zoom links for all sessions.

If you have questions about your level or which cohort to choose, you can book a Free Call — a 15-minute conversation with our team, no commitment required.

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October 2026 cohort
Starting 20th October · Tue & Thu · 18:50–20:20 CET


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