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Grammar, vocabulary, writing, speaking and pronunciation from A1 to C1. Pick a topic or follow a path.
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From zero
All lessonsThe first steps in order: sounds, everyday words and the core grammar of A1 and A2.
- The verb be in the presentAm, is and are. How to choose the right form, make it negative, ask a question and give a short answer.
- 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.
- Numbers, dates and timeHow to say and write numbers, years, dates and clock times, with the British and American differences you will meet.
- Articles: a, an, theWhen a singular noun needs a or an, when the listener already knows which one and you need the, and when English uses no article at all.
- Family and peopleWords for your family and the people around you, how to talk about age and marriage, and the words that do not match Ukrainian or Russian.
- Plural nounsHow to make a noun plural, the spelling rules for -s and -es, the common irregular plurals, and nouns that have no plural at all.
- This, that, these, thoseFour words for pointing at things. Which one to use depends on distance and on whether the noun is singular or plural.
- Have got and haveTwo ways to talk about what you own, who is in your family and how you feel. Same meaning, different negatives and questions.
- Present simpleThe tense for habits, routines, facts and timetables. One form for most subjects, and one extra -s for he, she and it.
- Daily routineThe verbs and set phrases for an ordinary day, from waking up to going to bed, and the small words that learners often add or drop.
- 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.
- Present simple: questions and negativesHow do and does build negatives, yes/no questions and wh-questions in the present simple, and why the main verb loses its -s.
- Adverbs of frequencyAlways, usually, often, sometimes, rarely, never. What they mean, and the one place in the sentence where they go.
- There is and there areThe pattern English uses to say that something exists or is somewhere. Singular takes is, plural takes are, and the place goes at the end.
- Home and furnitureRooms, furniture and things in the kitchen, how to describe where you live, and the British way of numbering floors.
- Can and can'tOne form for every subject, no -s, no to, no do. How can expresses ability, possibility, permission and requests.
- Possessives: my, your, 'sThe words that say who something belongs to: my, your, his, her, its, our, their, the pronouns mine and yours, and the ending 's on nouns.
- Food and drinkEveryday food and drink, meals, and ordering in a café, with the nouns that cannot be counted and the words that look like Ukrainian or Russian.
- Prepositions of placeHow to say where something is with in, on, at and the more precise words under, next to, behind, in front of, between, opposite, above and below.
- Prepositions of time: at, on, inWhen to use at, on and in before times, days, dates, months and longer periods, and when English uses no preposition at all.
- ImperativesHow to give instructions, directions, warnings and suggestions with the base form of the verb, don't, please and let's.
- Like, love, hate + -ingHow to talk about activities you enjoy or dislike with like, love, hate, enjoy and don't mind followed by the -ing form of a verb.
- Clothes and coloursEveryday clothes, shoes and colours, the verbs wear, put on and try on, and the clothes words that are always plural.
- Past simple of be: was, wereThe two past forms of be, was and were, with negatives, questions, short answers and there was / there were.
- Past simple, regular verbsHow to form and use the past simple of regular verbs with -ed, including spelling, pronunciation, negatives with didn't and questions with did.
- Past simple, irregular verbsThe most common irregular past forms, grouped by pattern, and how negatives and questions with did work exactly as for regular verbs.
- Countable and uncountable nounsWhich English nouns have a plural and take a or an, which do not, and how to count uncountable things with a piece of, a cup of and similar phrases.
- Some and anyWhen English uses some, when it uses any, and how the choice depends on whether the sentence is a statement, a negative or a question.
- Question words: what, where, when, who, why, howThe English question words, what each one asks about, and the fixed word order that puts an auxiliary verb between the question word and the subject.
- Present continuousHow to form the present continuous with be and -ing, and when to use it for actions happening now, temporary situations and fixed plans.
- City and transportPlaces in a town, buses, trains and tickets, asking for and giving directions, and the small prepositions that go with transport.
- Present simple or present continuousChoosing between the present simple and the present continuous, with habits and facts on one side and actions in progress and temporary situations on the other.
- Past continuousHow to form the past continuous with was and were, and how to use it for an action in progress at a moment in the past, often interrupted by a shorter one.
- Going toHow to use be going to for plans and intentions you decided on earlier, and for predictions based on what you can see now.
- Will for the futureHow to use will for predictions, promises, offers and decisions made while you speak, and how it differs from going to.
- Travel and holidaysWords for planning a trip, the airport, hotels and sightseeing, and the difference between travel, trip and journey.
- ComparativesHow to form comparative adjectives with -er and more, how to use than, and how to say that two things are or are not the same.
- SuperlativesHow to form superlative adjectives with -est and most, why they take the, and how to say where or among whom something is the best.
- Shopping and moneyShops, prices, paying and sizes, how to say amounts of money, and the verb pairs that learners mix up, such as lend and borrow.
- Must and have toHow to use must and have to for obligation, why must not and do not have to mean opposite things, and how have to changes with tense.
- ShouldHow to use should for advice, opinions and mild obligation, and how it differs in strength from must and have to.
- Present perfect: introductionHow to form the present perfect with have and the past participle, and how to use it for experience, recent news and situations that continue up to now.
- 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.
- Present perfect or past simpleHow to choose between I have done and I did. The choice depends on the time, not on the action.
- Ever, never, just, already, yetFive small words that go with the present perfect. Where they stand in the sentence and what each one adds.
- Health and the bodyWords for parts of the body, common illnesses and a visit to the doctor, with the verbs English uses to talk about pain.
- Word stressWhere stress falls in English words, the patterns that predict it, and why internet and document differ from their Ukrainian and Russian twins.
- Make or doUkrainian and Russian have one verb where English has two. When to use make, when to use do, and the fixed phrases worth learning as whole units.
- Say, tell, speak or talkFour English verbs for one Ukrainian or Russian idea. Which one takes a person, which one takes words, and the fixed phrases that decide the rest.
- Word order in English sentencesEnglish word order is fixed where Ukrainian and Russian are free. Subject, verb, object; place before time; where adverbs go; and the order in questions.
- Informal messages and emailsHow to write a short note, text or email to a friend: a greeting, your news, a question or invitation, and a friendly ending.
- Small talkShort, friendly conversations with people you do not know well: safe topics, easy questions, how to keep the talk going and how to end it politely.