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All 26 letters with their names and transcription, plus a first word for each letter.

Count from zero to a million and put things in order: numbers for ages, prices, dates and floors.

Basic colors and the words for shades: light, dark, bright and pale, plus navy, beige, turquoise and more.

Days of the week, months and seasons, the words you need for dates and when to say on or in.

The 100 words a beginner needs first: greetings, people, key verbs, food, home, adjectives and question words.

Phrases for every day: greetings, please and thank you, polite questions and small talk that keeps a chat going.

The 72 most frequent irregular verbs: all three forms, transcription and an example in the past.

Phrasal verbs

4 sets

48 of the most common phrasal verbs, from get up to put up with, with meanings, examples and grammar tips.

B1–B2 words that keep showing up in NMT English reading tasks, grouped by the exam's typical themes.

Six sets of 12 words, one for each CEFR level from A1 to C2: find the level where you stop knowing most of them.

How to answer «How are you?», say thank you and goodbye, ask again, tell the time and keep a conversation going.

Phrases for how you feel: tired, angry, sorry, glad. How to praise, support, agree, argue and say you don't like something.

Idioms by theme: food, dogs, patience, control, agreeing and disagreeing, ignoring someone, with translations and explanations.

Set expressions native speakers use every day, from “my bad” and “call it a day” to “better safe than sorry”, in real sentences.

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Get lost, take after, look after, keep fit, have a rest, pop in: phrases and phrasal verbs with get, take, look, keep, have and pop.

Phrasal verbs grouped by particle: dress up, calm down, carry on, call off, join in, with example sentences.

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When to say a, an or the: short example sentences with the rule behind each one.

At, in or on for places and time: at the restaurant, in the city, on Monday. Sentences that show the difference.

Can, may, might, could, could have and would in everyday sentences, with the difference between them explained.

Pairs learners mix up: say, tell, speak and talk, look, see and watch, borrow and lend, have and have got, fit, suit and match.

Phrases for the airport, the plane, asking the way, restaurants, shops, paying, buying clothes, going out and seeing a doctor.

How to open a meeting and the vocabulary of employee benefits, leave, pensions and workers' rights.

English slang

5 sets

Slang instead of textbook phrases: gonna, ain't, lit, «forget it», «shut up» and how to say someone is drunk.

Head, face, arms, legs and a few organs, with the words you need to tell a doctor what hurts.

Fruit, vegetables and everyday food for the shop, the kitchen and the café, with British and American words.

Pets, farm animals, baby animals, wild animals and birds, with the sounds they make and a few idioms.

Everyday clothes, shoes and accessories, plus wear, put on, take off and try on, with British and American words.

200 more everyday English words after the first 100: verbs, pronouns, time, places, adjectives, feelings, shopping and work.

B1–B2 words for the English part of YeVI: linking words, university, work, society, science and academic verbs.

How to say happy birthday in English: party words, how old are you turning, and wishes for a card, a friend or a colleague.

Short English quotes about life, learning and courage, each with its author, a translation and an example of how to use it.

English tongue twisters with IPA and a literal translation: classics first, then the th, w, v, r and long vowel sounds.

Halloween words, trick-or-treat phrases and spooky idioms you can use all year, from pumpkin to a skeleton in the closet.

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