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Master Native English | Speaking Skills, Grammar, and More

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Overview

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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!

Syllabus

  • 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

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