Lessons
Grammar, vocabulary, writing, speaking and pronunciation from A1 to C1. Pick a topic or follow a path.
Learning paths
A1 Level A1
- The th sounds /θ/ and /ð/How to say the two th sounds in think and this, why they are not s, z, t or f, and how to tell which one a word has.
- Pronouncing -s and -ed endingsWhy the -s in cats, dogs and buses and the -ed in worked, played and wanted each have three pronunciations, and how to choose the right one.
A2 Level A2
- Short and long vowelsShip or sheep, full or fool, cat or cart: the vowel pairs that change meaning in English, and how to make the difference clear.
- Word stressWhere stress falls in English words, the patterns that predict it, and why internet and document differ from their Ukrainian and Russian twins.
B1 Level B1
- Silent lettersLetters you write but do not say, as in know, listen, island and hour: the common patterns, the exceptions and the British silent r.
- Weak forms and sentence stressWhich words carry stress in a sentence, why to, of and can shrink to /tə/, /əv/ and /kən/, and how this creates English rhythm.