Your path

Step 1
Hello, neighbour: meeting Margaret · to be (am/is/are), pronouns, my/your/his/her~1.5 h · Часть 1 · Я, мой дом, мой день
Step 2 · ~1.5 h · by the author’s design, after “Hello, neighbour: meeting Margaret · to be (am/is/are), pronouns, my/your/his/her”inside a rung the order is up to you
Forms and phone numbers: name, address, date · to be — questions, negatives; What / Where / How oldЧасть 1 · Я, мой дом, мой день
Pronunciation workshop: th, w/v, h, long and short vowels · word and sentence stressМастерские (необязательно)
Step 3
The flat: rooms, rent and the landlord · a / an / the, plurals, this / that / these / those~1.5 h · Часть 1 · Я, мой дом, мой день · by the author’s design, after “Forms and phone numbers: name, address, date · to be — questions, negatives; What / Where / How old”
Step 4
Family photos: family and appearance · have got / has got, possessive 's~1.5 h · Часть 1 · Я, мой дом, мой день · by the author’s design, after “The flat: rooms, rent and the landlord · a / an / the, plurals, this / that / these / those”
Step 5
My day: routine, time and shifts · Present Simple — affirmative, -s in the 3rd person~1.5 h · Часть 1 · Я, мой дом, мой день · by the author’s design, after “Family photos: family and appearance · have got / has got, possessive 's”
Step 6
Small talk at work: weather, weekends, tea · Present Simple — questions and negatives, do / does, adverbs of frequency~1.5 h · Часть 1 · Я, мой дом, мой день · by the author’s design, after “My day: routine, time and shifts · Present Simple — affirmative, -s in the 3rd person”
Step 7 · ~1.5 h · by the author’s design, after “Small talk at work: weather, weekends, tea · Present Simple — questions and negatives, do / does, adverbs of frequency”
Around town: Is there a bank near here? · there is / there are, some / any, prepositions of placeЧасть 2 · В городе
False friends and calques: words that look Russian but mean something elseМастерские (необязательно)
Step 8
At the supermarket: prices, self-checkout · countable and uncountable, much / many / a lot of~1.5 h · Часть 2 · В городе · by the author’s design, after “Around town: Is there a bank near here? · there is / there are, some / any, prepositions of place”
Step 9
Could I have…? Café and shop · polite requests: can / could / would, I'd like, Would you like…?~1.5 h · Часть 2 · В городе · by the author’s design, after “At the supermarket: prices, self-checkout · countable and uncountable, much / many / a lot of”
Step 10
On the phone: I'm calling about the boiler · Present Continuous and Present Simple~1.5 h · Часть 2 · В городе · by the author’s design, after “Could I have…? Café and shop · polite requests: can / could / would, I'd like, Would you like…?”
Step 11
Getting around: bus, train, tickets · prepositions of time in / on / at, How long does it take?~1.5 h · Часть 2 · В городе · by the author’s design, after “On the phone: I'm calling about the boiler · Present Continuous and Present Simple”
Step 12
How was your weekend? · Past Simple — was / were and regular verbs (-ed)~1.5 h · Часть 3 · Прошлое и здоровье · by the author’s design, after “Getting around: bus, train, tickets · prepositions of time in / on / at, How long does it take?”
Step 13 · by the author’s design, after “How was your weekend? · Past Simple — was / were and regular verbs (-ed)”
At the doctor's: GP, pharmacy, 111 and 999 · Past Simple — irregular verbs, questions, negatives~1.8 h · Часть 3 · Прошлое и здоровье
Phrasal verbs: 30 everyday verbs · verb + particle, where to put it~1.5 h · Мастерские (необязательно)
Step 14
Signs and letters: notices, delivery cards, texts · Imperatives and object pronouns~1.5 h · Часть 3 · Прошлое и здоровье · by the author’s design, after “At the doctor's: GP, pharmacy, 111 and 999 · Past Simple — irregular verbs, questions, negatives”
Step 15
Plans and promises: plans, offers, calling back · be going to vs will, Shall I…?~1.5 h · Часть 4 · Планы и дела · by the author’s design, after “Signs and letters: notices, delivery cards, texts · Imperatives and object pronouns”
Step 16
Arrangements and the council: dates, council tax, bins · Present Continuous for arrangements~1.5 h · Часть 4 · Планы и дела · by the author’s design, after “Plans and promises: plans, offers, calling back · be going to vs will, Shall I…?”
Step 17
Clothes and returns: sizes, trying on, refunds · Comparatives and superlatives~1.5 h · Часть 4 · Планы и дела · by the author’s design, after “Arrangements and the council: dates, council tax, bins · Present Continuous for arrangements”
Step 18
At the bank: "I've lost my card" · Present Perfect — experience and result~1.5 h · Часть 4 · Планы и дела · by the author’s design, after “Clothes and returns: sizes, trying on, refunds · Comparatives and superlatives”
Step 19 · ~1.5 h · by the author’s design, after “At the bank: "I've lost my card" · Present Perfect — experience and result”
Rules at work: safety at the warehouse · must, have to, should, mustn't, don't have toЧасть 4 · Планы и дела
Tenses cheat sheet: all the course tenses on one page · how to choose the right oneМастерские (необязательно)
Step 20
The job interview: an office job for Marina · questions of all types, How long have you…?~1.5 h · Часть 5 · Работа, школа, звонки · by the author’s design, after “Rules at work: safety at the warehouse · must, have to, should, mustn't, don't have to”
Step 21
Max's school: an email to the teacher and parents' evening · and, but, so, because; will and going to in writing~1.5 h · Часть 5 · Работа, школа, звонки · by the author’s design, after “The job interview: an office job for Marina · questions of all types, How long have you…?”
Step 22
Difficult calls and emergencies: 999, 111 and 101 · asking again and checking~1.5 h · Часть 5 · Работа, школа, звонки · by the author’s design, after “Max's school: an email to the teacher and parents' evening · and, but, so, because; will and going to in writing”
Step 23
Real British English: how people really talk · weak forms, contractions, gonna and wanna~1.5 h · Часть 5 · Работа, школа, звонки · by the author’s design, after “Difficult calls and emergencies: 999, 111 and 101 · asking again and checking”
Step 24
Marina's week: the final rehearsal · all the tenses of the course~2 h · Часть 5 · Работа, школа, звонки · by the author’s design, after “Real British English: how people really talk · weak forms, contractions, gonna and wanna”
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0 of 28 units done · ~36.8 h without the optional units, ~42.8 h with them

On the phone: I'm calling about the boiler · Present Continuous and Present Simple

What the unit teaches

Позвонить по делу: представиться, попросить нужного человека, объяснить причину звонка (I'm calling about…)
Строить Present Continuous (am / is / are + -ing) в утверждении, отрицании и вопросе
Различать Present Continuous (сейчас, в эти дни) и Present Simple (привычки, постоянное); не ставить -ing к want, need, know, understand
Понять ответ I'm afraid he's not available и оставить сообщение с просьбой перезвонить
Продиктовать и записать британский номер телефона (oh, double)
Знать, что ремонт отопления и горячей воды — обязанность landlord'а, а при запахе газа звонят 0800 111 999

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