Countable and Uncountable Nouns:

What is a noun?
What is a countable noun?
What is an uncountable noun?
How can we make UNcountable nouns into countable nouns?
Can all UNcountable nouns be turned into countable nouns?

Articles:
General Use:

Indefinite Articles - A/AN
(Recall the difference between countable and uncountable nouns)
The Definite Article - THE

Articles Special Cases

Exceptions to the rules and special cases of putting articles
When talking about things in general we don't use articles

Learn how to talk about one thing only and about many things.

Sometimes, when forming plural nouns we need to make some spelling changes. Learn how and when we do that.

So far you've learned about the general rules of forming plural nouns. There are some irregular plural nouns, though, which most beginner find quite difficult to remember. Take this video lesson and do the quiz after that to really nail it.

Learn the basics - the verb to be and its positive and negative forms. Use contractions.

A full explanatory video on how to make questions using the verb to BE. Make Yes/No questions and WH-questions

Take a look at this video that shows the Verb to BE in a real-life situation. Remember the characters Linda and Roger, they'll help you learn a lot of Grammar and Vocabulary!

Practice the verb to BE with Linda and Roger's son - John. Learn some countries and nationalities. Enjoy your progress!

Jane Brown is talking about her family .

Practice using the verb to BE and learn (or practice) some professions vocabulary.

Learn the basics of how you should talk about possession.

- Possessive Adjectives (vs. Subject Pronouns)
- Apostrophe
- When do we use "of" and not an apostrophe
- Possessive Pronouns (used when we answer to a question with "whose"

Roger Brown talks about his family - watch the video and do the quiz that follows it.

Roger and his daughter Jane are packing for a family holiday and they use a lot of possessive pronouns!

Learn the differences and similarities between HAVE and HAVE GOT.

- practice using HAVE
- practice using HAVE GOT

- Learn adverbs of frequency - or words that show how often you do things (always, never, usually...)
- Learn about the SH-IT problem and how to avoid it

Watch the video to learn about Linda Brown's daily routines. practice the Present Simple Tense

- Learn about Roger's daily routines. Continue practicing the Present Simple with the Browns.
- Phrases/Words to remember

Make the bed
Go for a run
Take turns
On the go
Get up
Finish work
Traffic
Make deals

Continue working on mastering the Present Simple by watching a video about Jane's daily routines (Jane's Richard and Linda's daughter).

Learn important phrases that we use in everyday life. Those are:

Finish school

Brush my teeth

Do homework

Chat with friends

The more you practice, the better you become! Watch a kid's daily routines and check out if some of them are like yours.

Phrases to remember:

Wake up

Get dressed –

Have (has) breakfast

Have (has) fun

Fly a kite

Go (to)

Play music

Learn what the Browns Do at Weekends. Meet their neighbors Karen and Paul.

Phrases to remember:

do the groceries

invite for a barbecue

Learn how to make Present Simple questions and how to talk about routines/habits/timetables (and so on) in the negative form.
Learn how to give short answers to Present Simple Questions.

Meet Karen's cousin from Switzerland. Practice making Present Simple Questions and giving short answers.

Phrases to remember:

get along with (someone)

In this video, Karen's cousin - Sara learns more about the Browns.

Practice asking Present Simple Questions and giving short answers.

Phrases to remember:

get along with

Meet Peter - an intern in the company that Roger works for.
Peter's from New Jersey and he doesn't have much time to explore Chicago.

One of THE MOST IMPORTANT VIDEO LESSONS in this course!!!!

Learn which verbs have an extra syllable when used in He, She, It form!

Be perfect in pronunciation when encountering verbs with extra syllable!

Along with part 5.11. (Lecture 29), this video lesson is ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT parts in this course. Total beginners will quickly learn the difference between the verb TO BE and other verbs. An those who have studied English in the past but without much success, will finally remember when and how to use the verb TO be and how it is different from other verbs.

Learn in which situations we use LIKE+VERB (+ing), and in which situations we use WOULD LIKE.

Get ready to practice what you learn.

Practice what you've just learned in the previous two videos, namely Grammar: LIKE+GERUND vs. WOULD LIKE.

Learn some country and nationalities vocabulary.

Phrases to Remember:

tastes like heaven

to be a big fan of

it’s on me

In this video, you'll get reminded of the difference between LIKE+GERUND vs. WOULD LIKE and you'll also learn about other uses of like (like as a preposition and like when used in questions related to descriptions of people/things, etc.)

Practice various uses of "LIKE"

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Phrases to remember:

come over for a dinner

look forward to verb + ing

Practice using "WOULD LIKE"

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Learn some food vocabulary

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Learn some new phrases that will help you when eating out:

What would you like?

I’ll have

I’d like

Are you ready to order?

I’ll have the same

Learn how to form the Present Continuous Tense in its positive, negative and interrogative forms.

Learn how use the Present Continuous Tense.

The Browns are getting ready to go to the cinema but Jane's still painting. John's ready and scrolling on Facebook while waiting for his sister to get dressed.

Grammar in use: the Present Continuous Tense

Phrases to Remember:

scroll on Facebook

comb my hair

Continue practicing the Present Continuous Tense. The Browns are on their way to the cinema and John's talking to one of his grandfathers.

Practice the Present Continuous

Phrases to remember:

I’ll catch up with you later

Drive safely

The Present Continuous is also used when we talk about future arrangements. Take a look at this video to learn the details.

After going to the cinema, the Roger and Mr. Smith are talking about running together. See their plans (Grammar in Use: the Present Continuous Tense for future arrangements).

Learn the days of the week

Learn some new phrases:

Lose weight

Get in shape

Are people around you (family, friends or colleagues) driving you nuts? If so, remember that you should always use the Present Continuous Tense when talking about your or others' annoying habits.

Jane and her brother are fighting. Each of them has habits that are annoying to the other. Practice using the Present Continuous for annoying habits.

Learn how to talk about things that exist out there and stop using HAS/HAVE when you don't need to!

Jane's studying while her little brother is asking her what subjects she has at school. Both are sharing some fun facts about the world around. (Grammar in Use - there is/there are)

Jane and her friend Barbara are preparing for a test in Jane's room. Barbara is impressed with the Browns' house.

Practice "there is/are" when describing things around you.

Learn some house-related vocabulary.

Phrases to Remember:

come over

get down to + verb (ing)

Jane and Barbara are having a break from studying. They're talking about their neighborhoods. Practice the "There is/There are" pattern/

Phrases to Remember:

Have a break

Have some fresh air

Learn how to make the positive, negative and question forms of the verb CAN.

Use CAN and its past simple form COULD for polite requests.

The Smiths and the Browns are jogging and planning to do some other sports together. Practice using CAN/COULD for polite requests/suggestions and CAN for ability (Grammar videos 1 & 2).

John and some of his friends are going to the cinema. One of them, however, calls at the last minute and says he can't go with them. Practice using CAN for ability and polite requests. 

Linda and her son John are at the clothing shop. John asks his Mom to buy him a pair of sneakers but eventually, they buy a pair of sneakers, a T-shirt and a hat.

Practice using CAN for making polite requests and learn how to talk about things around that are at a short or long distance (demonstratives). Additionally, learn how to read prices in English!

CAN for polite requests

DEMONSTRATIVES

PRICES

Learn how to make positive Past Simple sentences when using regular verbs.

Jane and her friend Barbara are just about to have a Math test. Both of them prepared well and they also rested. Watch the video to learn the details.

Practice making positive Past Simple sentences (regular verbs)

Regular verbs to remember:

study – studied

listen – listened

play – played

relax – relaxed

watch – watched

prepare – prepared

chat – chatted

paint – painted

talk – talked

help – helped

One of the MOST IMPORTANT VIDEOS in the video - learn how to pronounce regular verbs in the Past Simple that have an extra syllable. And be careful to not pronounce regular verbs without an extra syllable in the same way!

See some of the most common Past Simple verbs with an extra syllable.

Learn the spelling rules that you need to follow when using some verbs in the Past Simple form.

Verbs ending in Consonant + Y
1-syllable verbs that end in Vowel + Consonant
2-syllable verbs with a stressed second syllable that end in Vowel + Consonant

Since there isn't a rule of putting irregular verbs into their Past Simple forms, you just need to learn them by heart and use them whenever necessary.

Don’t worry, though! You’ll learn quickly a lot of irregular verbs since some of the most important verbs in English are irregular.

Check out our Irregular Verbs - Basic document to familiarize yourself or review some of the most common irregular verbs in English.

Roger and Linda are having a wedding anniversary and remembering about their last year's anniversary.
Grammar in Use: the Past Simple
Irregular verbs to remember:

Go – went

Eat - ate

Drink – drank

Be – was/were

Wear – wore

Give – gave

Buy – bought

Cost – cost

Meet – met

See – saw

Barbara and Jane are at school. Each of them shared about what they did this weekend.
Regular and Irregular Verbs (positive)

It's Monday. Roger's at work and shares to colleagues about his weekend. One of them had a terrible hangover.

Phrases to Remember:

have a lie in

have a hangover

see a movie

stay in bed

Irregular Verbs:

Be – was/were

Go – went

Have – had

Read – read

Do - did

See – saw

Drink – drank

Learn how to make Past Simple Negative and Interrogative Sentences.

Grammar: Past Simple - questions and short answers.

Linda's working from the office. She meets her colleague Kate who's just came from a family trip to London.

Past Simple questions/Short & Long Answers.

Phrases to Remember:

Do some sightseeing

(You) should ….

Look forward + verb(+ing) form

Continue to practice using the Past Simple with John and his classmate as they tell each other about their weekends.

Learn some zoo vocabulary.

Phrases to Remember:

Go to the zoo

Go hiking

Verbs used and their Past Simple forms:

go – went

see – saw

eat – ate

play – played

watch – watched

do – did

Learn which time expressions go with the Past Simple, and remember to:

NEVER

NEVER

NEVER

NEVER

NEVER

NEVER

NEVER

NEVER

NEVER

NEVER

NEVER EVER

USE "BEFORE" INSTEAD OF "AGO"

BEFORE 5 YEARS IS NOT CORRECT

5 YEARS AGO IS CORRECT!

The Johnson are going out for a dinner and leaving their son Mark with the Browns. Together with Linda and her kids they're playing a History Quiz. 

Learn ordinal and cardinal numbers.