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The Blue Journey
An English vocabulary adventure through strange places.
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The Eighth Direction
English through paintings, artists and the stories inside their images.
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The Unfinished Sphere
Explore English through cinema, scenes and dialogue.
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The Wandering Tavern
Explore English through literature, stories and the voices of unforgettable books.
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The Many Lives of Words
Explore the many meanings of everyday words through illustrated stories.
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English grammar at a glance: compact reference sheets with patterns and examples.
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- Present simpleLearn how to describe routines, repeated actions, facts, and permanent situations.
- Present continuousDescribe actions happening now and temporary situations.
- Present simple or continuousLearn when to choose the present simple over the present continuous, and avoid common mix-ups.
- Family vocabularyLearn useful vocabulary to talk about relatives, relationships, and different kinds of families.
- Talking about your familyTalk naturally about relatives, family relationships, similarities, routines, and family life.
- Stative verbsRecognise verbs that describe states, not actions, and see why they aren't normally used in the continuous form.
- Adverbs of frequencyUse adverbs like always, usually, and never to say how often something happens.
- The Watchman of SkarvikFollow a Viking watchman through a tense morning and practise reading, listening, and present-time language in context.
- Past simpleTalk about completed actions, past events, and finished situations using regular and irregular verbs.
- There is and there areDescribe what exists in the present and the past using there is, there are, there was, and there were.
- Clothes and costumesLearn everyday clothes and surprising costumes, from helmets and armour to diving suits, capes and rags.
- Countable and uncountable nounsDistinguish between countable and uncountable nouns and use them correctly.
- QuantifiersUse common quantifiers with countable and uncountable nouns to talk about quantities, amounts, and enough or too much of something.
- Daily routines and habitsDescribe daily routines and habits with useful expressions for activities, times, frequency, and sequences.
- Past continuousDescribe actions that were in progress at a specific moment in the past.
- Medieval bestiaries reviewReview past events and actions in progress, descriptions, clothes, quantities, and routines through the world of medieval bestiaries.
- Going toTalk about future plans, intentions, and predictions based on present evidence with going to.
- Prepositions of place and movementDescribe where people and things are and how they move through space using common prepositions.
- Prepositions of timeTalk about when things happen using common prepositions of time such as at, on and in.
- Travel and holidaysTalk about holidays, transport, accommodation, travel problems and simple experiences.
- Infinitives and GerundsUse infinitives and gerunds after common verbs, expressions and prepositions.
- WillMake predictions, promises, offers and spontaneous decisions using will.
- The HarbourBoats, ships, people, goods and activity around a busy harbour.
- The Robot FactoryExplore a strange steam-powered robot factory and describe its machines, materials, workers and mysterious products.
- The Jazz ClubStep into a late-night New York jazz club and explore its musicians, instruments, sounds and atmosphere.
- The Beguiling of MerlinA spell, a forest, and the dangerous power of desire.
- His Girl FridayA newsroom, a second chance, and a story too good to leave behind.
- Moby DickAhab, the sea and the obsessive search for the white whale.
- GET — The Last Station
- TAKE — The Man Who Took Everything
- COME — Two Tickets
Favorite units
- Present simpleLearn how to describe routines, repeated actions, facts, and permanent situations. Everyday English
- Present continuousDescribe actions happening now and temporary situations. Everyday English
- Present simple or continuousLearn when to choose the present simple over the present continuous, and avoid common mix-ups. Everyday English
- Family vocabularyLearn useful vocabulary to talk about relatives, relationships, and different kinds of families. Everyday English
- Talking about your familyTalk naturally about relatives, family relationships, similarities, routines, and family life. Everyday English
- Stative verbsRecognise verbs that describe states, not actions, and see why they aren't normally used in the continuous form. Everyday English
- Adverbs of frequencyUse adverbs like always, usually, and never to say how often something happens. Everyday English
- The Watchman of SkarvikFollow a Viking watchman through a tense morning and practise reading, listening, and present-time language in context. Everyday English
- Past simpleTalk about completed actions, past events, and finished situations using regular and irregular verbs. Everyday English
- There is and there areDescribe what exists in the present and the past using there is, there are, there was, and there were. Everyday English
- Clothes and costumesLearn everyday clothes and surprising costumes, from helmets and armour to diving suits, capes and rags. Everyday English
- Countable and uncountable nounsDistinguish between countable and uncountable nouns and use them correctly. Everyday English
- QuantifiersUse common quantifiers with countable and uncountable nouns to talk about quantities, amounts, and enough or too much of something. Everyday English
- Daily routines and habitsDescribe daily routines and habits with useful expressions for activities, times, frequency, and sequences. Everyday English
- Past continuousDescribe actions that were in progress at a specific moment in the past. Everyday English
- Medieval bestiaries reviewReview past events and actions in progress, descriptions, clothes, quantities, and routines through the world of medieval bestiaries. Everyday English
- Going toTalk about future plans, intentions, and predictions based on present evidence with going to. Everyday English
- Prepositions of place and movementDescribe where people and things are and how they move through space using common prepositions. Everyday English
- Prepositions of timeTalk about when things happen using common prepositions of time such as at, on and in. Everyday English
- Travel and holidaysTalk about holidays, transport, accommodation, travel problems and simple experiences. Everyday English
- Infinitives and GerundsUse infinitives and gerunds after common verbs, expressions and prepositions. Everyday English
- WillMake predictions, promises, offers and spontaneous decisions using will. Everyday English
- The HarbourBoats, ships, people, goods and activity around a busy harbour. The Blue Journey
- The Robot FactoryExplore a strange steam-powered robot factory and describe its machines, materials, workers and mysterious products. The Blue Journey
- The Jazz ClubStep into a late-night New York jazz club and explore its musicians, instruments, sounds and atmosphere. The Blue Journey
- The Beguiling of MerlinA spell, a forest, and the dangerous power of desire. The Eighth Direction
- His Girl FridayA newsroom, a second chance, and a story too good to leave behind. The Unfinished Sphere
- Moby DickAhab, the sea and the obsessive search for the white whale. The Wandering Tavern
- GET — The Last Station The Many Lives of Words
- TAKE — The Man Who Took Everything The Many Lives of Words
- COME — Two Tickets The Many Lives of Words
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