Lessons

The Lessons section holds our collection of free lessons designed to cover the basic building blocks of English.

We have lessons for all levels:

• The idiom buster presents a random series of common idioms and then tests your knowledge in a fun way.
• Reported (indirect) speech - describing what was said without using quotes.
• Expressing rules - puzzled by can, must, have to, don't have to? All are explained here.
• The tenses analyzes each tense in detail and provides online practice.
• Relative clauses - understand defining and non-defining relative clauses.
• Articles - when to use a, the, or nothing.
• Talking about the future English has many ways of describing the future, all is revealed here.
• Euphemisms - alternative ways of referring to unpleasant things.
• Punctuation
• Phrasal Verbs - an introduction to one of the language's most confusing features.

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Understanding and Using English Grammar with Audio CD. The classic text for intermediate through advanced students provides a clear, visual presentation of grammar in terms easily understandable to students. Grammar explanations teach situationally appropriate English, both formal and colloquial and make distinctions between British and American usage. Each presentation is followed by graded activities that promote speaking, listening, and writing skills. With audio CD.

Instant Immersion English Platinum. 3 CD-ROM set comprises 750 hours of instruction at beginner, intermediate and advanced levels heightening your English proficiency through tutorial technologies including the use of 3D animation and the Spoken Error Tracking System providing detection and correction of pronunciation errors. Study away from your computer with the Instant Immersion English audio book 8 compact disc set. Includes 8000 word audio glossary 3600 exercises 750 hours of work, 3 curriculum modes, 37 activities and 6 workshops.