English Course for Beginners

Start here if you are new to English. Each unit puts one or two grammar points next to the words you need to use them. Do the units in order: every lesson only uses what the earlier ones taught.

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Level A1 · Beginner

1 Hello!
Say who you are and where you are from with I, you, he, she, we, they and the verb to be.
2 Numbers and things
Count from zero to a hundred, make nouns plural and use a, an and the.
3 This is my family
Talk about your family with my, your, his, her and 's, and point with this, that, these and those.
4 What do you look like?
Describe people with have got and has got, colours and the parts of the body.
5 My home
Say what is in a room with there is and there are, and where things are with in, on and under.
6 Every day
Talk about your routine with the present simple, how often with always and never, and the days and months.
7 Questions
Ask with what, where, who, when and how, and tell the time.
- ExerciseWh- Questions Exercises (What, Where, Who, When...)
- course.items_vocabularyTelling the Time in English
8 Food
Talk about food with some and any, say what you like, and use me, him, her, it and them.
9 Right now
Say what is happening now with the present continuous, and name your clothes.
10 Give instructions
Tell someone what to do or not do with the imperative, and make a request polite with please.
- ExerciseImperative Exercises
11 Yesterday
Talk about the past with was, were and the past simple.

Level A2 · Elementary

12 Daily life
Talk about your routine and your job, say how things are done with adverbs of manner, and tell apart what you do every day from what you are doing now.
13 Mine and yours
Say what belongs to whom with mine, yours and myself, ask questions about the subject and the object, and meet new people.
14 How much?
Talk about quantities with much, many and a lot of, use somebody, anything and nowhere, and shop for things.
15 Comparing
Compare people, animals and things with comparatives and superlatives, say too and enough, and talk about feelings.
16 Past stories
Tell a story with the past simple and the past continuous, talk about old habits with used to, and describe the weather.
17 Plans
Talk about the future with will and going to, say what happens if something happens, and invite people to do things.
18 Experiences
Talk about what you have done in your life with the present perfect, and choose between it and the past simple.
19 Rules and advice
Say what you must, have to and should do, and talk about health and the doctor.
20 Around town
Join ideas with and, but, because and so, name the places in a town, ask for directions and order food.