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Hi. I'm Luke!
If your goal is to become fluent in English, this is the course to take. I've been working on the lessons in this English course for over 8 years, and have seen them help many students master the key skills they need to really understand how to use English at a high level.
Some of the things you will learn in this course include:
Essential English grammar, including difficult tenses, quantifiers, and more
English used in common social situations, like inviting, giving advice, talking about movies, etc.
English skills necessary for descriptions, comparisons, explanations, etc.
Hundreds of native vocabulary and expressions needed for fluent conversation
English knowledge for challenging things, like writing emails, giving presentations, and debating, etc.
Practice exercises to help you start thinking in English and improve your English speaking habits
Much more!
If you are serious about getting really good at English, your next step is simple: Sign up for this course!
Overview
Syllabus
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- Course Introduction
- Things to Keep in Mind
- Describing Things - Overview and Key Vocabulary
- Describing Things - Basics of Description
- Describing Things - Description Practice
- Describing Things - Full Example Description
- Tough Verb Tenses - Overview
- Tough Verb Tenses - Simple Past
- Tough Verb Tenses - Past Progressive Tense
- Tough Verb Tenses - Present Perfect Tense
- Tough Verb Tenses - Past Perfect Tense
- Inviting Friends - Overview
- Inviting Friends - Small Talk on the Phone
- Inviting Friends - Inviting Informally
- Inviting Friends - Refusing and Accepting
- Inviting Friends - Confirming Details
- Comparing Things - Basics for Comparison
- Comparing Things - Useful Rules and Examples
- Comparing Things - 'As - As' and 'Not As - As'
- Comparing Things - Superlatives
- Comparing Things - In-depth Comparisons
- Making Inquiries - Overview
- Making Inquiries - Being Tactful
- Making Inquiries - Apartment Inquiry
- Making Inquiries - Inquiry Dialogue
- Making Inquiries - Ways to Say 'You're Welcome'
- Daily Routine - Overview
- Daily Routine - Phrases for Routine
- Daily Routine - Personal Details
- Daily Routine - Explaining Responsibilities
- Daily Routine - Routine Example
- Starting Conversations - Conversation Techniques
- Starting Conversations - First Day of Class
- Starting Conversations - At an Event
- Having Discussions - Overview
- Having Discussions - How to Ask Interesting Questions
- Having Discussions - Phrases to Start Discussions
- Having Discussions - Example Discussion
- Progress and Stories - Overview
- Progress and Stories - Key Vocabulary
- Progress and Stories - Storytelling Tips
- Progress and Stories - A Story of Progress
- Ordering in a Restaurant - Overview
- Ordering in a Restaurant - Ordering Phrases
- Ordering in a Restaurant - Arriving at the Restaurant
- Ordering in a Restaurant - At the Table
- Ordering in a Restaurant - Asking for Suggestions
- Ordering in a Restaurant - Restaurant Vocabulary
- Ordering in a Restaurant - Example Order
- Ordering in a Restaurant - Paying and Tipping
- Ordering in a Restaurant - Taking Home Leftovers
- Movies and TV - Overview
- Movies and TV - Genres
- Movies and TV - Phrases for Talking About Movies
- Movies and TV - Good and Bad Reviews
- Movies and TV - Synopsis Example
- Giving Advice - Overview
- Giving Advice - Asking for Advice
- Giving Advice - Ways to Give Advice
- Giving Advice - Fitness Words and Phrases
- Giving Advice - In-depth Example
- The Future - Overview
- The Future - Asking About the Future
- The Future - Levels of Certainty
- The Future - Causes and Results
- The Future - Hypotheticals
- The Future - Explaining Your Future
- English Exercises Part 1 - Overview
- English Exercises Part 1 - Key Vocabulary
- English Exercises Part 1 - The Stitching Exercise
- English Exercises Part 1 - Simplification
- English Exercises Part 2 - Overview
- English Exercises Part 2 - Key Vocabulary
- English Exercises Part 2 - Full Variations
- English Exercises Part 2 - 4 Words
- English Exercises Part 2 - Improvisation
- Time Words - Overview
- Time Words - In and Ago
- Time Words - After, Later, and Before
- Time Words - Common Time Prepositions
- Time Words - At, On, and In
- Time Words - Since, Ever Since, and Until
- Time Words - From and Between
- Time Words - While and During
- Time Words - Time in the Past
- Time Words - Whenever and Every Time
- Writing Emails - Overview
- Writing Emails - Email Tips
- Writing Emails - A Personal Email
- Writing Emails - A professional Email
- Writing Emails - Closing and Email
- Daily Tasks - Overview
- Daily Tasks - Key Vocabulary
- Daily Tasks - Tips
- Daily Tasks - Doing Laundry
- Daily Tasks - Running Errands
- Daily Tasks - Errands Example
- Quantifiers - Overview
- Quantifiers - Countable and Uncountable Nouns
- Quantifiers - 'Little' and 'A Little'
- Quantifiers - 'A Bit' and 'Not Much'
- Quantifiers - 'Enough' and 'Lots'
- Quantifiers - 'Many' and 'Some'
- Quantifiers - 'A Couple', 'A Few', and 'Several'
- Quantifiers - 'Any', 'None', and 'No'
- Making a Presentation - Overview
- Making a Presentation - Dos and Don'ts
- Making a Presentation - Hooks
- Making a Presentation - The Outline
- Making a Presentation - Full Presentation
- Expressions for Disagreement and Difficulty - Overview
- Expressions for Disagreement and Difficulty - Ways to Disagree
- Expressions for Disagreement and Difficulty - How to Compromise
- Expressions for Disagreement and Difficulty - Compromise Examples
- Expressions for Disagreement and Difficulty - Phrases for Difficult Choices
- Technical Descriptions - Overview
- Technical Descriptions - Numbers in Order
- Technical Descriptions - Dates
- Technical Descriptions - Symbols
- Technical Descriptions - Symbols Example
- Technical Descriptions - Pure Numbers
- Technical Descriptions - Math
- Technical Descriptions - Abbreviations
- Expressions in Common Situations - Overview
- Expressions in Common Situations - Expressions for Control
- Expressions in Common Situations - Coffee Shop Expressions
- Expressions in Common Situations - Expressions for Availability
- Expressions in Common Situations - Expressions for Colleagues
- Expressions in Common Situations - Money Expressions
- Expressions in Common Situations - Expressions for Choice
- Expressions in Common Situations - Expressions for a Party
- Expressions in Common Situations Expressions for Searching
- Booking a Hotel - Overview
- Booking a Hotel - The Greeting
- Booking a Hotel - Booking Nights
- Booking a Hotel - Types of Rooms
- Booking a Hotel - Prices
- Booking a Hotel - Common Questions
- Booking a Hotel - Confirming Information
- Booking a Hotel - Confirmation
- Booking a Hotel - Saying Goodbye
- Meetings - Overview
- Meetings - Meeting Functions
- Meetings - Proposal
- Meetings - Giving Feedback
- Meetings - Moderating
- Cooking and Cuisine - Overview
- Cooking and Cuisine - Describing Cuisines
- Cooking and Cuisine - Cooking Actions
- Cooking and Cuisine - Useful Cooking Phrases
- Cooking and Cuisine - Recipe Vocabulary
- Cuisine and Cooking - Recipe Example
- Picking Someone up at the Airport - Overview
- Picking Someone up at the Airport - Greetings and Breaking the Ice
- Picking Someone up at the Airport - Making Suggestions
- Picking Someone up at the Airport - Currency and Phone Service
- Picking Someone up at the Airport - Small Talk in the Car
- Explaining Information - Overview
- Explaining Information - Key Vocabulary
- Explaining Information - The Graph
- Explaining Information - Describing the Graph
- Explaining Information - Graph Analysis
- How to Debate - Overview
- How to Debate - Reasons to Debate
- How to Debate - Poking Holes in a Case
- How to Debate - If that were true...
- How to Debate - Analogies
- How to Debate - Conceding
- How to Debate - Making an Argument
- How to Debate - The Counterargument
- Course Conclusion
