How this course works
English is the most widely learned language in the world. Around 1.5 billion people speak it, and the large majority of them learned it as a second language — exactly as you are doing now.
What you will be able to do
By the end of this course you will greet people and make small talk, introduce yourself and ask about others, use the present and past tenses, ask and answer questions, count and handle money and time, order food, shop, and ask for directions.
This is the A1–A2 level on the European framework: a beginner who can manage everyday situations. You will not be fluent, and no six-week course makes anyone fluent. What this gives you is the foundation everything else is built on.
How the course is arranged
| MODULE | WHAT IT COVERS |
|---|---|
| Sounds and spelling | The alphabet, vowel and consonant sounds, stress |
| First grammar | To be, articles, plurals, the present simple |
| First conversations | Greetings, introductions, questions, requests |
| Everyday English | Numbers, people, food and shopping, travel |
| Past and practice | The past simple, reading practice, next steps |
Each module ends with a quiz. You need 70% to pass, you may retake it as often as you like, and your best score is kept.
How to study
Say everything aloud. English spelling does not match its sounds, so the only way to learn pronunciation is with your mouth, not your eyes.
Record yourself. Once a week, read a short passage into your phone and listen back. You will hear things you cannot hear while speaking.
Learn phrases, not single words. Water is a word. Can I have some water, please? is something you can actually use.
Thirty minutes per lesson is the intended pace.
A NOTE ON WHICH ENGLISH This course teaches standard international English. Where British and American usage differ in a way that matters, both are given. Neither is more correct, and every variety is understood everywhere.