Video Course Contents
Course Contents
20 video lessons with Revision PDFs plus video exercises for practice. See below for descriptions of what each section covers.
Workshop 1: Countables & Uncountables
Video lesson + Revision PDF
Learn the 2 vital rules to remember when using countable and uncountable nouns.
Practice exercises
2 video exercises to help you practice use of Countables & Uncountables. John also explores nouns which can be both countable and uncountable.
Workshops 2 & 3: Articles: A, An, The, Zero Article
Video lessons + Revision PDF
Articles: the biggest source of mistakes in English! John shows you exactly when to use A, An, The & Zero Article.
Practice exercises
Practice articles with John in these 2 exercises: "Spot the Mistakes" and "Add the Right Articles". Also: when do we use "zero article"?
Workshops 4 & 5: 'The' and Zero Article: Special uses
Videos + Revision PDF
2 extremely important lessons with a total of 78 images to accompany examples so you won't forget them.
Practice exercises
Revision exercises for all articles. Example problems: Does "to watch TV" need an article? Is it to go "to college" or to "the college"? John explains all.
Workshop 6: There is & There are
Video + Revision PDF
Easy in the basic form. Not so easy in Question / Negative forms and in different tenses. John explains the essentials.
Practice exercises
A special, highly visual practice exercise: interpret the illustrations with the right form of "there is" / "there are" in the correct tense.
Workshops 7-9: Quantity: Some/any, many/much, a few/a little
3 Videos + Revision PDFs
What's the difference between "few" and "a few"? Can I use "some" in negatives? John covers quantity in full detail.
Practice exercises
2 practice exercises and 1 revision exercise, covering 8 quantity words. Exercises come with a range of illustrations to help you remember them better.
Workshop 10: In, At, On: time
Video + PDFs
16 categories of use of these prepositions. Special illustrations make each category easy to understand and remember.
Practice exercises
2 practice exercises with realistic sentences from typical conversations where time is important, e.g. in making plans, talking about the past, etc.
Workshops 11 & 12: Verb tenses: The Present
Videos + Revision PDF
Present Simple & Present Continuous tenses. Plus: what's the secret to learning verb tenses? John explains in this lesson.
Practice exercises
Work through real-life sentences in the Present with John. He also explains some common and "fatal" grammar mistakes here.
Workshops 13, 14 & 15: Verb tenses: The Past
Videos + Revision PDF
Past Simple, Past Continuous & Present Perfect tenses: the differences explained with helpful examples and visuals.
Practice exercises
Interpret cartoons and other images.
Workshops 16 & 17: Verb tenses: The Future
Videos + Revision PDF
Future Simple & "Going to". Learn which tenses to use for plans, sudden decisions and predictions.
Practice exercises
Two more sets of visual exercises. E.g. "I will try" or "I'm going to try": What's the difference?
Workshop 18: Irregular Verbs
Video + Revision PDF + MP3
It's so much easier to practice irregular verbs with someone. Watch and listen to John as he works through the top 50 irregular verbs. You can also download an MP3 to your iPod.
Workshops 19 & 20: Phrasal Verbs
Videos + Revision PDFs
A great way to sound like a native English speaker? Use Phrasal Verbs more often. With special illustrations.
Practice exercises
3 sets of exercises to help you practice and remember 50 of the most important Phrasal Verbs in English. Focuse on the prepositions: in, out, on, off, away, back, up, down and at.
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 Phrasal Verbs Part 1 Each example with a picture |
