Language Lab
Master English From A1 to C2 With Mauro Novela
A project created to enrich our way of seeing the world and expand horizons in Mozambique, Africa, and beyond. Start your English journey today — from complete beginner to full proficiency.
Language Lab
Language Lab is a structured English learning platform created by Mauro Novela for students in Mozambique, Africa, and around the world. We believe language opens doors — to opportunities, connections, and a broader understanding of the world.
Structured Learning From A1 to C2
Language Lab provides a complete English learning experience, carefully structured across all CEFR levels. Whether you're a total beginner or aiming for native-level proficiency, every lesson is designed to build on the last.
- Grammar & Structure — from basic verb "to be" to complex reported speech and conditionals
- Real Vocabulary — greetings, travel, business, idioms, phrasal verbs & more
- Speaking & Pronunciation — dialogues, role-play, IPA basics, British vs American English
- Writing Skills — sentences, paragraphs, emails, essays, and academic writing
- Interactive Quizzes — multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blanks and placement tests
- Slang & Real English — informal expressions, culture, and everyday conversation
Choose Your Level
Each level contains grammar, vocabulary, speaking, writing, pronunciation exercises and quizzes — click any card to start.
Start your English journey with the most fundamental building blocks — the alphabet, basic greetings, numbers, and simple present tense sentences.
Build on the basics with present and past tenses, everyday vocabulary, and simple conversations about daily routines, food, and travel.
Handle most everyday situations, discuss familiar topics, and produce simple connected texts on familiar subjects using a range of tenses.
Interact with fluency on a wide range of topics, write clear detailed texts, and understand complex ideas in business and academic contexts.
Express ideas fluently and spontaneously. Understand implicit meaning in complex texts and produce well-structured academic and professional writing.
Near-native mastery. Understand virtually everything, express yourself spontaneously with precision, and handle highly complex language with ease.
Listening Practice by Level
Listen, read and download audio lessons organized from A1 Beginner to C2 Proficiency. Each level includes transcripts so students can follow along while they listen.
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A1 Beginner
Short, clear audio lessons for the first stage of learning English.
- Family — Download · Transcript
- Food — Download · Transcript
- Hobbies — Download · Transcript
- School — Download · Transcript
- Weather — Download · Transcript
A2 Elementary
Everyday conversations and listening practice for elementary learners.
- Food and Cooking — Download · Transcript
- Health and Fitness — Download · Transcript
- School Life — Download · Transcript
- Technology in Daily Life — Download · Transcript
- Traveling by Plane — Download · Transcript
B1 Intermediate
Listening passages with familiar topics and longer sentence structures.
- Career Goals — Download · Transcript
- Environmental Awareness — Download · Transcript
- Online Learning — Download · Transcript
- Social Relationships — Download · Transcript
- Travel Experiences — Download · Transcript
B2 Upper Intermediate
More complex listening topics with useful academic and professional vocabulary.
- Artificial Intelligence — Download · Transcript
- Globalization — Download · Transcript
- Mental Health — Download · Transcript
- Modern Communication — Download · Transcript
- The Future of Work — Download · Transcript
C1 Advanced
Advanced listening for academic and professional English use.
- Climate Responsibility — Download · Transcript
- Ethical Technology — Download · Transcript
- Higher Education — Download · Transcript
- Leadership — Download · Transcript
- Media Influence — Download · Transcript
C2 Proficiency
High-level listening for nuance, argument and critical thinking.
- Climate Politics and Global Responsibility — Download · Transcript
- Ethics of Artificial Intelligence — Download · Transcript
- Global Power and Influence — Download · Transcript
- Human Psychology and Modern Society — Download · Transcript
- The Philosophy of Success — Download · Transcript
A Biblioteca Digital Language Lab
Nove obras completas, escritas para acompanhar o aluno do A1 ao C2 — gramática, pronúncia, vocabulário e estilo, disponíveis para consulta e download a qualquer hora.
Grammar Library
Your complete grammar reference — verb tenses, irregular verbs, prepositions, phrasal verbs and more.
Verb Tenses Overview
| Tense | Example |
|---|---|
| Present Simple | I work every day. |
| Present Continuous | I am working now. |
| Past Simple | I worked yesterday. |
| Past Continuous | I was working at 3pm. |
| Present Perfect | I have worked here. |
| Past Perfect | I had worked before. |
| Future Simple | I will work tomorrow. |
| Future Continuous | I will be working at 5. |
Modal Verbs
| Modal | Use | Example |
|---|---|---|
| can | ability | I can swim. |
| could | past ability / polite | Could you help me? |
| should | advice | You should study. |
| must | obligation | You must stop. |
| may/might | possibility | It might rain. |
| would | conditional | I would go. |
| shall | suggestion | Shall we go? |
Irregular Verbs (Common)
| Base | Past | Participle |
|---|---|---|
| be | was/were | been |
| go | went | gone |
| have | had | had |
| do | did | done |
| make | made | made |
| take | took | taken |
| come | came | come |
| see | saw | seen |
| give | gave | given |
| know | knew | known |
| think | thought | thought |
| say | said | said |
| write | wrote | written |
| speak | spoke | spoken |
| run | ran | run |
| buy | bought | bought |
| eat | ate | eaten |
| drink | drank | drunk |
Prepositions Guide
Place:
- at – a point: at school, at home, at the station
- in – inside: in the box, in London, in Africa
- on – surface: on the table, on the wall
- under – below: under the bed
- between – in the middle of two things
- next to / beside – at the side of
Time:
- at – specific time: at 3pm, at noon, at night
- on – days & dates: on Monday, on 5th May
- in – months, years, seasons: in June, in 2024
Common Phrasal Verbs
| Phrasal Verb | Meaning |
|---|---|
| give up | to stop trying |
| look after | to take care of |
| turn on/off | to start/stop a device |
| get up | to rise from bed |
| find out | to discover |
| run out of | to have no more |
| put off | to postpone |
| carry on | to continue |
| set up | to establish |
| break down | to stop working |
| come across | to meet by chance |
| take off | to leave the ground/remove |
Conditional Sentences
Zero: general truths — If you heat water, it boils.
First: real future — If it rains, I will stay home.
Second: unreal present — If I had money, I would travel.
Third: unreal past — If I had studied, I would have passed.
Mixed: combining 2nd + 3rd — If I had slept, I wouldn't be tired now.
Key: The comma goes after the "if" clause when it comes first.
Vocabulary Flashcards
Click the card to reveal the definition & example. Use the buttons to navigate through 60+ words.
Professional word search
Search an English word, listen to pronunciation and get a learner-friendly definition with Portuguese support.
British English vs American English
Same language, different spellings, words and accents. Here is your guide to the key differences.
🇬🇧 Spelling Differences
| Topic | British | American |
|---|---|---|
| -our vs -or | colour, favour, honour | color, favor, honor |
| -ise vs -ize | organise, realise | organize, realize |
| -re vs -er | centre, theatre | center, theater |
| -ogue vs -og | catalogue, dialogue | catalog, dialog |
| -ll vs -l | travelling, cancelled | traveling, canceled |
🇺🇸 Vocabulary Differences
| Concept | British | American |
|---|---|---|
| Home | flat | apartment |
| Car | boot / bonnet | trunk / hood |
| Transport | underground / tube | subway |
| Food | chips / crisps | fries / chips |
| School | primary school | elementary school |
| Medicine | chemist | drugstore / pharmacy |
| Holiday | holiday | vacation |
| Ground | ground floor | first floor |
Slang & Informal English
Learn the expressions native speakers use every day — the English you won't find in textbooks.
Time, Numbers & Dates
Master telling the time, writing dates, using ordinal numbers and money phrases in English.
Telling the Time
- 🕒 3:00 → three o'clock
- 🕒 3:15 → quarter past three
- 🕒 3:30 → half past three
- 🕒 3:45 → quarter to four
- 🕒 3:10 → ten past three
- 🕒 3:50 → ten to four
- 🕐 a.m. = morning | p.m. = afternoon/evening
Dates (British vs American)
| Style | Format | Example |
|---|---|---|
| British | DD/MM/YYYY | 12/05/2025 |
| American | MM/DD/YYYY | 05/12/2025 |
| Written (British) | 12th May 2025 | the twelfth of May |
| Written (American) | May 12, 2025 | May twelfth |
Ordinal Numbers
Money & Currency
- GBP – British Pounds (£)
- USD – US Dollars ($)
- EUR – Euros (€)
- $5.99 → five dollars ninety-nine cents
- £1,000 → one thousand pounds
- on sale / half price / discount
Daily Challenge
A new grammar question, vocabulary word and speaking activity every time you refresh.
Grammar Challenge
Test your grammar knowledge with today's sentence challenge.
Word of the Day
Expand your vocabulary with one powerful word each day.
Speaking
Practice speaking by answering today's conversation question aloud.
Placement Test
15 questions to determine whether you are A1 or A2 — A2 requires 70% correct.
This quick placement test contains 15 carefully chosen questions. The test will only assign A1 or A2; A2 requires 70% correct. Answer honestly to get the most accurate placement.
Contact Mauro Novela
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Language Lab is a project born from a passion for education — to give every student in Mozambique, Africa and beyond the tools to communicate with the world in English.
— Mauro Novela, Tutor & Lecturer