English level guide · CEFR B1
Reading Pygmalion as an Intermediate (B1) learner
Pygmalion sits at the upper edge of B1 (Intermediate): an ambitious but achievable stretch, with tap-to-define support to carry you over the harder vocabulary.
Updated June 2026
How Pygmalion reads at B1
Read it in shorter sittings and lean on the read-along audio: hearing each sentence as you see it keeps you moving when the vocabulary gets dense, and you can tap any unfamiliar word for a definition graded to B1. Watch especially for contrasting formal and informal registers in the same scene.
At a glance
Key words at B1
Some of the B1-level words Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw introduces. See the full word list →
- accessible/ækˈsɛsəbəl/B1
- capable of being reached
- accordingly/əˈkɔrdɪŋli/B1
- (sentence connectors) because of the reason given
- accurate/ˈækjərət/B1
- conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy
- adventure/ədˈvɛnʧər/B1
- a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
- alarm/əˈlɑrm/B1
- fear resulting from the awareness of danger
- alter/ˈɔltər/B1
- cause to change
- altogether/ˌɔltəˈgɛðər/B1
- informal terms for nakedness
- ambassador/æmˈbæsədər/B1
- a diplomat of the highest rank
- anchor/ˈæŋkər/B1
- a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
- angle/ˈæŋgəl/B1
- the space between two lines or planes that intersect
What B1 readers can do
- Understand the main points of clear, standard texts on familiar matters.
- Read straightforward factual texts and simpler fiction with confidence.
- Follow a classic story when the language is graded to your level.