From your first “ Hello ” to native fluency

Verb "to be"

I am happy. She is a doctor.

Present Simple

He works at a bank.

Nouns & Pronouns

Articles: a / an / the

I have a book. The book is red.

Personal Pronouns

I, you, he, she, it, we, they

Plural Nouns

one cat → two cats

Possessives: my / 's

This is John's car. It's mine.

Modifiers

This / That / These / Those

This book is mine, those are yours.

Syntax

Wh- Questions

What is your name? Where do you live?

Elementary

CEFR A2·6–8 weeks

Talking about the past, future and comparing things.

Verbs & Tenses

Past Simple

I worked yesterday. She went home.

Present Continuous

I am reading now.

Future: will / going to

I'll call you. I'm going to travel.

Modals: can / must / should

I can swim. You should sleep.

Modifiers

Comparatives & Superlatives

taller, the tallest, more interesting

Prepositions of Time & Place

in May, on Monday, at 5 pm

Quantifiers: some / any / much / many

I have some milk. Are there any apples?

Adverbs of Frequency

always, usually, sometimes, never

Intermediate

CEFR B1·8–12 weeks

Connecting ideas, giving opinions and using complex tenses.

Verbs & Tenses

Present Perfect

I've lived here for 5 years.

Past Continuous

I was reading when she called.

Passive Voice (basics)

The book was written by him.

Gerunds & Infinitives

I enjoy reading. I want to read.

used to / would

I used to play tennis as a kid.

Syntax

1st & 2nd Conditional

If it rains, I will stay home. If I were you...

Reported Speech

He said he was tired.

Relative Clauses

The man who called is my friend.

Upper-Intermediate

CEFR B2·10–14 weeks

Nuance, hypotheticals and idiomatic expression.

Verbs & Tenses

Past Perfect (Continuous)

She had been waiting for an hour.

Future Perfect & Continuous

By 2030, I will have graduated.

Passive Voice (all tenses)

The report has been finished.

Modal Perfects: must have / should have

You should have called me.

Syntax

Mixed Conditionals

If I'd studied, I'd be a doctor now.

wish / if only

I wish I had more time.

Advanced

Phrasal Verbs

give up, take off, look after, run into

Inversion (basics)

Never have I seen such a thing.

Advanced

CEFR C1·12–16 weeks

Sophisticated structures and discourse-level fluency.

Syntax

Discourse Markers

however, furthermore, on the contrary

Participle Clauses

Walking home, I saw an old friend.

Advanced

Cleft Sentences

It was John who broke the vase.

Advanced Inversion

Hardly had I arrived when it started.

Subjunctive Mood

I suggest he be on time.

Ellipsis & Substitution

I want to, but I can't (go).

Emphatic Forms

I do believe you. You did try.

Advanced Collocations

heavy rain, make a decision, take a chance

Mastery

CEFR C2·Ongoing

Native-level nuance, idiom and stylistic precision.

Advanced

Idioms & Fixed Expressions

kick the bucket, break the ice, hit the books

Register & Style

formal vs informal vs slang

Hedging & Politeness

I would tend to think... It might be...

Stylistic Devices

metaphor, alliteration, anaphora

Complex Inversion

So beautiful was the view that...

Nuanced Modality

I'd rather you didn't. I'd sooner not.

Spontaneous Native Speech

fillers, contractions, intonation

Cultural Allusions

references to literature, history, pop culture