Learn English From Scratch

 A0: Absolute Beginner (Zero English)

Topic: Grammar Foundation

Subtopic: Personal Pronouns
Required Lesson: Meet the Pronouns: Who is Who? (I, You, He, She)


Subtopic: The Verb "To Be" (Present)
Required Lesson: I Am, You Are: Your First Verbs


Subtopic: Demonstrative Pronouns
Required Lesson: Pointing Things Out: This, That, These, Those


Subtopic: Indefinite Articles
Required Lesson: A or An? First Steps with Nouns


Subtopic: Regular Plural Nouns
Required Lesson: Adding 'S': Making Nouns Plural


Subtopic: Possessive Adjectives
Required Lesson: It's Mine: Talking About Ownership (My, Your, His)


Subtopic: Basic Imperatives
Required Lesson: Stand Up, Sit Down: Giving Simple Commands


Subtopic: Yes/No Questions with "To Be"
Required Lesson: Are You Ready? Asking Your First Questions


Subtopic: Basic Question Words
Required Lesson: The 3 Ws: Asking What, Who, and Where


Subtopic: Ability (Can/Cannot)
Required Lesson: I Can Do It: Expressing Basic Ability

 

Topic: Core Vocabulary

Subtopic: Alphabet & Phonics
Required Lesson: A to Z: The Sounds of English


Subtopic: Numbers 1-20
Required Lesson: Counting from One to Twenty


Subtopic: Essential Greetings
Required Lesson: Hello, Goodbye, and Please: Basic Manners


Subtopic: Colors
Required Lesson: Red, Blue, Green: Coloring Your Vocabulary


Subtopic: Days of the Week
Required Lesson: Monday to Sunday: The Weekly Cycle


Subtopic: Months of the Year
Required Lesson: January to December: Tracking the Year


Subtopic: Immediate Family
Required Lesson: Mother, Father, Sister, Brother: Your Household


Subtopic: Classroom Objects
Required Lesson: Pens, Desks, and Books: Your Learning Tools


Subtopic: Basic Body Parts
Required Lesson: Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes


Subtopic: Simple Food and Drink
Required Lesson: Water, Bread, and Apples: Basic Sustenance

 

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A1: Beginner

Topic: Grammar Basics

Subtopic: Present Simple (Affirmative)
Required Lesson: Daily Habits: What I Do Every Day


Subtopic: Present Simple (Negative & Interrogative)
Required Lesson: Do You? I Don't: Questions and Negatives


Subtopic: Adverbs of Frequency
Required Lesson: Always, Sometimes, Never: How Often?


Subtopic: Present Continuous
Required Lesson: Right Now: Actions Happening in the Moment


Subtopic: There is / There are
Required Lesson: Describing Your Room: What is There?


Subtopic: Prepositions of Place
Required Lesson: In, On, Under, Next To: Locating Objects


Subtopic: Have got / Has got
Required Lesson: What Do You Possess? Showing Ownership


Subtopic: Quantifiers (Some/Any)
Required Lesson: Some Apples, Any Sugar: Basic Quantities


Subtopic: Past Simple (Verb 'To Be')
Required Lesson: I Was, You Were: Your First Past Tense


Subtopic: Object Pronouns
Required Lesson: Me, Him, Us: Receiving the Action

 

Topic: Everyday Vocabulary

Subtopic: Telling Time
Required Lesson: What Time Is It? Half Past and Quarter To


Subtopic: Daily Routines
Required Lesson: Wake Up, Brush Teeth: Describing Your Day


Subtopic: Clothes & Accessories
Required Lesson: Shirts, Shoes, and Hats: Getting Dressed


Subtopic: Weather and Seasons
Required Lesson: Rain or Shine: Talking About the Weather


Subtopic: Rooms in the House
Required Lesson: Kitchen, Bedroom, and Bath: Home Vocabulary


Subtopic: Common Jobs
Required Lesson: Doctors, Teachers, and Drivers: Who Does What?


Subtopic: Transportation
Required Lesson: Cars, Trains, and Planes: Getting Around


Subtopic: Hobbies and Interests
Required Lesson: What Do You Do For Fun? Free Time Activities


Subtopic: Places in Town
Required Lesson: The Park, the Bank, and the Supermarket


Subtopic: Basic Adjectives (Opposites)
Required Lesson: Big and Small, Hot and Cold: Describing Things

 

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A2: Elementary

Topic: Expanding Grammar

Subtopic: Past Simple (Regular Verbs)
Required Lesson: Adding -ed: What Happened Yesterday


Subtopic: Past Simple (Irregular Verbs)
Required Lesson: Went, Saw, Had: Mastering the Exceptions


Subtopic: Past Continuous
Required Lesson: I Was Reading: Interrupted Actions in the Past


Subtopic: Future with 'Going to'
Required Lesson: My Next Vacation: Intentions and Plans


Subtopic: Future with 'Will'
Required Lesson: I Will Help You: Spontaneous Decisions and Predictions


Subtopic: Comparative Adjectives
Required Lesson: Taller and Faster: Comparing Two Things


Subtopic: Superlative Adjectives
Required Lesson: The Tallest and The Fastest: The Extremes


Subtopic: Modals of Advice
Required Lesson: Giving Advice: What You Should and Shouldn't Do


Subtopic: Much / Many / A lot of
Required Lesson: Countable vs. Uncountable: Dealing with Large Quantities


Subtopic: Gerunds vs. Infinitives (Basics)
Required Lesson: I Like Swimming vs. I Want to Swim

 

Topic: Situational Vocabulary

Subtopic: Shopping & Money
Required Lesson: How Much Is It? Coins, Cash, and Receipts


Subtopic: Food and Restaurants
Required Lesson: Menus, Ordering, and Tipping Your Waiter


Subtopic: Travel & Holidays
Required Lesson: Passports, Luggage, and Boarding Passes


Subtopic: Health & Illness
Required Lesson: Aches, Pains, and Medicine: At the Clinic


Subtopic: Describing Appearance
Required Lesson: Tall, Blonde, and Blue-Eyed: Physical Traits


Subtopic: Describing Personality
Required Lesson: Kind, Funny, and Shy: Character Traits


Subtopic: Technology and the Internet
Required Lesson: Screens, Clicking, and Surfing the Web


Subtopic: Education and School
Required Lesson: Subjects, Exams, and Homework


Subtopic: Animals and Nature
Required Lesson: Pets, Farm Animals, and the Great Outdoors


Subtopic: Directions and Navigation
Required Lesson: Turn Left, Go Straight: Finding Your Way

 

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B1: Intermediate

Topic: Intermediate Grammar

Subtopic: Present Perfect Simple
Required Lesson: I Have Seen It: Experiences and Unfinished Time


Subtopic: Present Perfect vs. Past Simple
Required Lesson: Finished vs. Unfinished: Choosing the Right Tense


Subtopic: Present Perfect Continuous
Required Lesson: I Have Been Waiting: Focus on Duration


Subtopic: First Conditional
Required Lesson: If It Rains, I Will Stay: Real Future Possibilities


Subtopic: Second Conditional
Required Lesson: If I Won the Lottery: Imaginary Situations


Subtopic: Passive Voice (Present & Past)
Required Lesson: The Book Was Written: Focusing on the Object


Subtopic: 'Used To' for Past Habits
Required Lesson: I Used to Play: Past Habits That Have Changed


Subtopic: Modals of Deduction (Present)
Required Lesson: It Must Be True: Making Logical Guesses


Subtopic: Defining Relative Clauses
Required Lesson: The Man Who Called: Giving Essential Information


Subtopic: Question Tags
Required Lesson: It's a Beautiful Day, Isn't It? Confirming Information

 

Topic: Practical & Professional Vocabulary

Subtopic: The Workplace
Required Lesson: Colleagues, Meetings, and Deadlines


Subtopic: Everyday Phrasal Verbs
Required Lesson: Get Up, Look After, Give Up: Common Multi-word Verbs


Subtopic: Emotions and Feelings
Required Lesson: Beyond Happy: Anxious, Thrilled, and Upset


Subtopic: Relationships and Dating
Required Lesson: Getting Along, Falling Out, and Making Up


Subtopic: The Environment
Required Lesson: Pollution, Recycling, and Climate Change


Subtopic: Media and News
Required Lesson: Headlines, Broadcasters, and Social Media


Subtopic: Crime and Punishment
Required Lesson: Theft, Courts, and the Police


Subtopic: Sports and Fitness
Required Lesson: Tournaments, Equipment, and Working Out


Subtopic: Art and Culture
Required Lesson: Exhibitions, Masterpieces, and Performances


Subtopic: Prefixes and Suffixes
Required Lesson: Un-, Dis-, -ness, -ly: Building New Words

 

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B2: Upper-Intermediate

Topic: Advanced Grammar Structures

Subtopic: Past Perfect Simple
Required Lesson: Before It Happened: The Past in the Past


Subtopic: Past Perfect Continuous
Required Lesson: I Had Been Running: Duration Before a Past Event


Subtopic: Future Perfect & Future Continuous
Required Lesson: I Will Be Waiting vs. I Will Have Finished


Subtopic: Third Conditional
Required Lesson: If I Had Known: Regrets About the Past


Subtopic: Mixed Conditionals
Required Lesson: If I Had Studied, I Would Be Rich Now


Subtopic: Reported Speech
Required Lesson: He Asked Me Where I Was Going: Relaying Conversations


Subtopic: Advanced Passive Voice
Required Lesson: It Is Said That... Impersonal Passives


Subtopic: Modals of Deduction (Past)
Required Lesson: He Must Have Forgotten: Guesses About the Past


Subtopic: Non-Defining Relative Clauses
Required Lesson: My Brother, Who Lives in Paris, is Coming


Subtopic: Wishes and Regrets
Required Lesson: I Wish I Had More Time: Using Wish and If Only

 

Topic: Expressive & Nuanced Vocabulary

Subtopic: Business English (Advanced)
Required Lesson: Negotiations, Contracts, and Corporate Jargon


Subtopic: Advanced Phrasal Verbs
Required Lesson: Bring About, Rule Out, Put Up With


Subtopic: Collocations
Required Lesson: Make vs. Do, Catch, Keep: Words That Belong Together


Subtopic: Idioms (Body Parts)
Required Lesson: Keep an Eye On, Cost an Arm and a Leg


Subtopic: Science and Technology
Required Lesson: Breakthroughs, AI, and Genetic Engineering


Subtopic: Politics and Society
Required Lesson: Elections, Policies, and Civic Duty


Subtopic: Finance and Economics
Required Lesson: Inflation, Investments, and the Stock Market


Subtopic: Travel Idioms and Metaphors
Required Lesson: Off the Beaten Path: Advanced Travel Talk


Subtopic: Formal vs. Informal Language
Required Lesson: Elevating Your Tone for Emails and Essays


Subtopic: Strong Adjectives
Required Lesson: Furious, Starving, and Exhausted: Extreme Words

 

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C1: Advanced

Topic: Nuanced Grammar Mechanics

Subtopic: Inversion for Emphasis
Required Lesson: Rarely Have I Seen: Flipping Subject and Verb


Subtopic: Cleft Sentences
Required Lesson: It Was John Who Broke the Vase: Highlighting Information


Subtopic: Participle Clauses
Required Lesson: Walking Down the Street, I Saw a Friend


Subtopic: Advanced Gerunds and Infinitives
Required Lesson: To Have Done vs. Having Done: Perfect Forms


Subtopic: Noun Clauses
Required Lesson: I Don't Know What He Wants: Clauses as Objects


Subtopic: Subjunctive Mood
Required Lesson: I Recommend That He Study Harder


Subtopic: Ellipsis and Substitution
Required Lesson: Leaving Words Out to Sound Like a Native Speaker


Subtopic: Dummy Subjects (It / There)
Required Lesson: It Turns Out That... Structuring Complex Thoughts


Subtopic: Emphatic 'Do'
Required Lesson: I Do Believe That Is Incorrect: Adding Stress


Subtopic: Complex Prepositional Phrases
Required Lesson: In Accordance With, By Means Of: Formal Linking

 

Topic: Sophisticated Lexicon

Subtopic: Academic Vocabulary
Required Lesson: Analyzing, Synthesizing, and Evaluating Data


Subtopic: Colorful Idioms (Nature & Animals)
Required Lesson: Barking Up the Wrong Tree: Figurative Language


Subtopic: Subtle Synonyms
Required Lesson: Differentiating Between Look, Stare, Gaze, and Glare


Subtopic: Proverbs and Sayings
Required Lesson: A Stitch in Time Saves Nine: Cultural Wisdom


Subtopic: Humor, Sarcasm, and Irony
Required Lesson: Reading the Room: Understanding Implicit Meanings


Subtopic: Neologisms and Modern Slang
Required Lesson: Internet Speak and the Evolving English Language


Subtopic: Philosophy and Abstract Concepts
Required Lesson: Ethics, Existentialism, and Morality


Subtopic: Law and Justice
Required Lesson: Litigation, Precedent, and Liability


Subtopic: Medicine and Anatomy (Advanced)
Required Lesson: Pathology, Diagnostics, and Neurology


Subtopic: Expressing Certainty and Doubt
Required Lesson: Undoubtedly, Ostensibly, and Supposedly

 

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C2: Mastery

Topic: Structural Perfection

Subtopic: Fronting and Dislocation
Required Lesson: That Movie, I Didn't Like It At All: Native Stylistics


Subtopic: Complex Compound Modifiers
Required Lesson: A Never-To-Be-Forgotten Experience: Chaining Adjectives


Subtopic: Nominalization
Required Lesson: Turning Verbs into Nouns for Ultra-Formal Writing


Subtopic: Dependent Prepositions with Abstract Nouns
Required Lesson: A Fascination With, An Aversion To: Precise Pairings


Subtopic: Syntactic Ambiguity Resolution
Required Lesson: Clarifying Complex Multi-Clause Sentences


Subtopic: Archaisms and Literary Grammar
Required Lesson: Thee, Thou, and Poetic Inversions


Subtopic: Dialectical Grammar Variations
Required Lesson: AAVE, Scouse, and Regional Syntax Differences


Subtopic: Advanced Articles Usage
Required Lesson: The Concept of 'The' with Abstract Ideas


Subtopic: Punctuation for Rhetorical Effect
Required Lesson: The Em Dash, Semicolons, and Stylistic Choices


Subtopic: Micro-Grammar in Spoken Discourse
Required Lesson: Fillers, Hedging, and Backchanneling in Conversation

 

Topic: Complete Lexical Dominance

Subtopic: Obscure Vocabulary and Eloquence
Required Lesson: Ephemeral, Sycophant, and Mellifluous: Big Words


Subtopic: Register and Code-Switching
Required Lesson: Moving Fluidly Between Street Slang and Boardroom Talk


Subtopic: Regional Slang (Global English)
Required Lesson: Blokes, Bogans, and Y'all: UK, AUS, and US Slang


Subtopic: Etymology and Root Words
Required Lesson: Latin and Greek Roots: Decoding Unknown Words


Subtopic: Literary Devices
Required Lesson: Metaphor, Simile, Synecdoche, and Metonymy


Subtopic: Nuances of Translation
Required Lesson: Untranslatable Concepts and Cultural Context


Subtopic: Professional Jargon (Cross-Industry)
Required Lesson: Synergy, Paradigm Shifts, and Scalability


Subtopic: Historical English Evolution
Required Lesson: How Shakespeare Shaped the Way We Speak Today


Subtopic: Rhetorical Strategies
Required Lesson: Pathos, Logos, and Ethos in English Persuasion


Subtopic: Idiomatic Mastery
Required Lesson: Weaving Multiple Idioms Naturally into a Single Thought

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