About this course
This is a major vocabulary and pronunciation course designed to expand the learner's usable English significantly. The pronunciation section covers English sounds, practical phonetics, difficult sound contrasts, syllables, word stress, sentence stress, rhythm, intonation and connected speech. The vocabulary program then targets more than 3,200 planned unique high-value words across everyday life, home, food, shopping, travel, health, education, work, technology, society, nature and abstract ideas. Additional modules teach word families, prefixes, suffixes, collocations, phrasal verbs, context clues and spaced repetition. The goal is not simply to memorize word lists, but to recognize, pronounce, understand and actively use a much broader English vocabulary.
What you will learn
- Recognize and produce major English vowel and consonant sounds more clearly. - Use word stress, sentence stress, rhythm and intonation more effectively. - Understand common connected-speech features in natural English. - Build familiarity with 3,000+ high-value English vocabulary items. - Use vocabulary across everyday, work, technology, society and abstract topics. - Expand known words through word families, roots, prefixes, suffixes and collocations. - Use dictionaries, audio tools and context more effectively. - Apply spaced repetition and active-recall techniques for long-term vocabulary growth.
Course contents
Section 1
Module 1: English Sounds & Practical Phonetics
- Lesson 1.1: How English Sounds Are Producedlesson
- Lesson 1.2: English Vowel Sounds: Short, Long and Diphthongslesson
- Lesson 1.3: English Consonant Soundslesson
- Lesson 1.4: Voiced and Voiceless Soundslesson
- Lesson 1.5: Using a Practical IPA Chart and Dictionary Pronunciationlesson
- Lesson 1.6: Syllables and Sound-to-Spelling Awarenesslesson
Section 2
Module 2: Difficult Sounds & Sound Contrasts
- Lesson 2.1: TH Sounds: /θ/ and /ð/lesson
- Lesson 2.2: R and Llesson
- Lesson 2.3: V and Flesson
- Lesson 2.4: P/B, T/D and K/G Voicing Contrastslesson
- Lesson 2.5: S, Z, SH, CH and J Soundslesson
- Lesson 2.6: Common Difficult Vowel Contrastslesson
- Lesson 2.7: Minimal-Pair Listening and Speaking Practicelesson
Section 3
Module 3: Syllables & Word Stress
- Lesson 3.1: Counting Syllables Correctlylesson
- Lesson 3.2: Primary Stress in Two- and Three-Syllable Wordslesson
- Lesson 3.3: Stress in Longer Wordslesson
- Lesson 3.4: How Prefixes and Suffixes Affect Stresslesson
- Lesson 3.5: Noun/Verb Stress Patterns in Common Wordslesson
- Lesson 3.6: Finding Word Stress in a Dictionarylesson
- Lesson 3.7: Word-Stress Practice with High-Frequency Vocabularylesson
Section 4
Module 4: Sentence Stress, Rhythm & Intonation
- Lesson 4.1: Content Words vs. Function Wordslesson
- Lesson 4.2: Sentence Stress and English Rhythmlesson
- Lesson 4.3: Intonation in Statements and Yes/No Questionslesson
- Lesson 4.4: Intonation in Wh- Questions and Listslesson
- Lesson 4.5: Using Stress to Show Contrast and Emphasislesson
- Lesson 4.6: Using Intonation to Express Attitude and Emotionlesson
- Lesson 4.7: Speaking in Thought Groupslesson
Section 5
Module 5: Connected Speech
- Lesson 5.1: Linking Consonants to Vowelslesson
- Lesson 5.2: Linking Words Across Consonant Boundarieslesson
- Lesson 5.3: Contractions in Natural Speechlesson
- Lesson 5.4: Weak Forms of Common Function Wordslesson
- Lesson 5.5: Reductions in Frequent Expressionslesson
- Lesson 5.6: Basic Assimilation and Elisionlesson
- Lesson 5.7: Connected-Speech Listening and Repetition Practicelesson
Section 6
Module 6: Pronunciation Clinic
- Lesson 6.1: The Schwa /ə/ in Unstressed Syllableslesson
- Lesson 6.2: Pronouncing -s and -es Endingslesson
- Lesson 6.3: Pronouncing -ed Endingslesson
- Lesson 6.4: Silent Letters and Unexpected Spellingslesson
- Lesson 6.5: Commonly Mispronounced High-Frequency Wordslesson
- Lesson 6.6: Using Dictionaries and Audio Tools to Check Pronunciationlesson
- Lesson 6.7: Personal Pronunciation Error Log and Improvement Planlesson
Section 7
Module 7: Vocabulary Band A — Personal & Everyday Life (~400 Words)
- Lesson 7.1: Personal Identity, Basic Descriptions and Everyday Actions (~80 words)lesson
- Lesson 7.2: Family, Relationships and Social Life (~80 words)lesson
- Lesson 7.3: Daily Routines, Time and Frequency (~80 words)lesson
- Lesson 7.4: Feelings, Personality and Behaviour (~80 words)lesson
- Lesson 7.5: High-Frequency Everyday Verbs, Adjectives and Adverbs (~80 words)lesson
Section 8
Module 8: Vocabulary Band B — Home, Food, Shopping & Services (~400 Words)
- Lesson 8.1: Home, Rooms, Furniture and Household Items (~80 words)lesson
- Lesson 8.2: Food, Drink, Cooking and Meals (~80 words)lesson
- Lesson 8.3: Clothing, Personal Items and Appearance (~80 words)lesson
- Lesson 8.4: Shopping, Money, Prices and Payments (~80 words)lesson
- Lesson 8.5: Community Services, Shops and Everyday Transactions (~80 words)lesson
Section 9
Module 9: Vocabulary Band C — Places, Travel & Transportation (~400 Words)
- Lesson 9.1: Town, Buildings, Locations and Directions (~80 words)lesson
- Lesson 9.2: Vehicles, Roads and Public Transportation (~80 words)lesson
- Lesson 9.3: Travel, Airports and Journey Vocabulary (~80 words)lesson
- Lesson 9.4: Hotels, Accommodation and Tourism (~80 words)lesson
- Lesson 9.5: Countries, Geography and Describing Places (~80 words)lesson
Section 10
Module 10: Vocabulary Band D — Health, Body, Lifestyle & Emotions (~400 Words)
- Lesson 10.1: Body Parts, Senses and Physical Description (~80 words)lesson
- Lesson 10.2: Health, Illness, Symptoms and Treatment (~80 words)lesson
- Lesson 10.3: Fitness, Exercise, Sleep and Healthy Habits (~80 words)lesson
- Lesson 10.4: Emotions, Moods and Mental States (~80 words)lesson
- Lesson 10.5: Accidents, Safety, Pharmacy and Healthcare Services (~80 words)lesson
Section 11
Module 11: Vocabulary Band E — Education, Work & Careers (~400 Words)
- Lesson 11.1: School, Classroom and Learning Activities (~80 words)lesson
- Lesson 11.2: Subjects, Study Skills and Academic Vocabulary (~80 words)lesson
- Lesson 11.3: Jobs, Occupations and Workplace Roles (~80 words)lesson
- Lesson 11.4: Office Tasks, Tools, Documents and Work Processes (~80 words)lesson
- Lesson 11.5: Careers, Recruitment, Performance and Professional Development (~80 words)lesson
Section 12
Module 12: Vocabulary Band F — Technology, Media & Communication (~400 Words)
- Lesson 12.1: Computers, Devices, Hardware and Software (~80 words)lesson
- Lesson 12.2: Internet, Websites, Apps and Online Actions (~80 words)lesson
- Lesson 12.3: Social Media and Digital Content (~80 words)lesson
- Lesson 12.4: Communication, News and Media (~80 words)lesson
- Lesson 12.5: Digital Safety, AI and Modern Technology (~80 words)lesson
Section 13
Module 13: Vocabulary Band G — Society, Nature, Sports & the World (~400 Words)
- Lesson 13.1: Community, Public Places and Social Life (~80 words)lesson
- Lesson 13.2: Nature, Environment and Weather (~80 words)lesson
- Lesson 13.3: Animals, Plants and the Natural World (~80 words)lesson
- Lesson 13.4: Sports, Exercise, Hobbies and Leisure (~80 words)lesson
- Lesson 13.5: Culture, Events, Society and Everyday Institutions (~80 words)lesson
Section 14
Module 14: Vocabulary Band H — Ideas, Opinions & Abstract Vocabulary (~400 Words)
- Lesson 14.1: Thinking, Knowledge, Learning and Memory (~80 words)lesson
- Lesson 14.2: Cause, Effect, Change and Development (~80 words)lesson
- Lesson 14.3: Problems, Solutions, Success and Failure (~80 words)lesson
- Lesson 14.4: Qualities, Degree, Quantity and Comparison (~80 words)lesson
- Lesson 14.5: Opinions, Arguments, Decisions and Abstract Concepts (~80 words)lesson
Section 15
Module 15: Word Building & Vocabulary Expansion
- Lesson 15.1: Word Families: noun, verb, adjective and adverb formslesson
- Lesson 15.2: Common Prefixes and How They Change Meaninglesson
- Lesson 15.3: Common Suffixes and How They Change Word Classlesson
- Lesson 15.4: Useful Roots and Recognizing Related Wordslesson
- Lesson 15.5: Synonyms, Antonyms and Shades of Meaninglesson
- Lesson 15.6: Collocations: Words That Naturally Go Togetherlesson
- Lesson 15.7: Compound Words and Common Multi-Word Expressionslesson
- Lesson 15.8: Phrasal Verbs and Extending Vocabulary from Known Verbslesson
Section 16
Module 16: Vocabulary Mastery & Active Use
- Lesson 16.1: How to Learn and Review Vocabulary with Spaced Repetitionlesson
- Lesson 16.2: Building a Personal Vocabulary Notebook or Digital Flashcard Systemlesson
- Lesson 16.3: Guessing Meaning from Contextlesson
- Lesson 16.4: Using Dictionaries, Corpora and Pronunciation Audio Effectivelylesson
- Lesson 16.5: Turning Passive Vocabulary into Active Speaking Vocabularylesson
- Lesson 16.6: Turning Passive Vocabulary into Active Writing Vocabularylesson
- Lesson 16.7: Cumulative Vocabulary Reviews and Mastery Checkslesson
- Lesson 16.8: Final 3,000+ Vocabulary Challenge and Personal Growth Planlesson