Get 6 of my English courses for 1 price!
By purchasing this bundle, you will get:
My Advanced English Speaking & Pronunciation Course - Develop your ability to use pronunciation, stress, rhythm, intonation and more when speaking English
My Advanced English Grammar C1/C2 Course - Correct the errors that higher level learners of English most frequently make
My Business English Speaking and Vocabulary Course - Learn key words, phrases and skills for using English appropriately in any business setting
Improve Your Essay Writing Course - A full step-by-step guide to writing in academic style
My 28 Day English Grammar Challenge - Learn 500 English grammar points in just 28 days, 20 minutes per day. (*Featured on my YouTube video lesson: "500 Grammar Points Explained")
Academic English: A Complete Guide (eBook) - A detailed eBook covering everything you need to use the English language successfully at college and university
Business English Speaking Skills (eBook) - A full coursebook to accompany the "Business English Speaking and Vocabulary Course" with tasks, answers and a glossary
500 Grammar Points Explained (PDF) - The full 500 page PDF to accompany my YouTube lesson "500 Grammar Points Explained" with my additional comments
About Rupert, the tutor:
Rupert has taught English to all levels, ages and nationalities for the past 25 years. Through his guidance, thousands of students have achieved success with FCE, CAE, ESOL (in the UK), IELTS, Pre-Sessional English, BA (Hons) degrees, MA qualifications and teacher training certificates. During the past 14 years, he has taught in British universities and, from 2020 to 2022, he was Programme Leader for all English language courses provided by the University of Portsmouth (UK). His teaching qualifications are at the highest level that English teachers can achieve; they include the DELTA (Merit), MA in Applied Linguistics & TEFL (Distinction), and FHEA. He is also an experienced Business English tutor, having been a Financial Accountant before commencing his teaching career. He has presented at conferences around the world, and regularly publishes research on virtual language learning.
Full Course Curriculum
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1 ADVANCED SPEAKING & PRONUNCIATION: Course introduction
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1.1 Using Stress In English
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- Introduction video (6:03)
- How to use this section
- Words with stress: Lesson (1:00)
- Words with stress: Listening (1:32)
- Words with stress: Speaking (3:13)
- Words without stress: Lesson (3:00)
- Words without stress: Listening (4:42)
- Words without stress: Speaking (2:21)
- Highlighting: Lesson (2:52)
- Highlighting: Listening (3:48)
- Highlighting: Speaking (7:54)
- Word stress: Lesson (3:10)
- Word stress: Listening and Speaking (2:20)
- End of section test
1.2 Pronunciation
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- Introduction video (7:09)
- How to use this section
- Self check your pronunciation (2:00)
- Say the vowel /i:/ (4:57)
- Say the vowel /ɪ/ (4:59)
- Say the vowel /ʊ/ (5:09)
- Say the vowel /u:/ (5:14)
- Say the vowel /e/ (4:58)
- Say the vowel /ə/ (8:50)
- Say the vowel /ɜ:/ (6:16)
- Say the vowel /ɔ:/ (4:47)
- Say the vowel /æ/ (5:52)
- Say the vowel /ʌ/ (4:26)
- Say the vowel /ɑ:/ (4:46)
- Say the vowel /ɒ/ (4:08)
- Say the diphthong /ɪə/ (3:22)
- Say the diphthong /eɪ/ (3:48)
- Say the diphthong /ʊə/ (3:34)
- Say the diphthong /ɔɪ/ (3:53)
- Say the diphthong /əʊ/ (4:01)
- Say the diphthong /eə/ (3:25)
- Say the diphthong /aɪ/ (or /ɑɪ/) (3:01)
- Say the diphthong /aʊ/ (or /ɑʊ/) (4:00)
- Say the consonant /p/ (3:36)
- Say the consonant /b/ (3:20)
- Say the consonant /t/ (4:02)
- Say the consonant /d/ (4:03)
- Say the consonant /tʃ/ (3:09)
- Say the consonant /dʒ/ (3:41)
- Say the consonant /k/ (3:34)
- Say the consonant /g/ (4:37)
- Say the consonant /f/ (3:22)
- Say the consonant /v/ (3:16)
- Say the consonant /θ/ (5:48)
- Say the consonant /ð/ (3:59)
- Say the consonant /s/ (3:41)
- Say the consonant /z/ (2:57)
- Say the consonant /ʃ/ (3:53)
- Say the consonant /ʒ/ (5:00)
- Say the consonant /m/ (4:16)
- Say the consonant /n/ (5:50)
- Say the consonant /ŋ/ (6:45)
- Say the consonant /h/ (3:50)
- Say the consonant /l/ (7:12)
- Say the consonant /r/ (8:49)
- Say the consonant /w/ (5:20)
- Say the consonant /j/ (5:13)
- Phonemic chart test: Vowels
- Phonemic chart test: Diphthongs
- Phonemic chart test: Consonants (1)
- Phonemic chart test: Consonants (2)
- End of section video (1:56)
1.3 Rhythm
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- Introduction video (1:44)
- How to use this section
- English rhythm introduction: Lesson (5:39)
- English rhythm introduction: Listening (1:52)
- English rhythm introduction: Speaking (2:33)
- Making the rhythm: Lesson (3:27)
- Making the rhythm: Listening (1:53)
- Making the rhythm: Speaking (3:07)
- Sense groups: Lesson (0:55)
- Sense groups: Listening (0:41)
- Sense groups: Speaking (0:53)
- End of section test
- End of section video (0:32)
1.4 Features of Connected Speech
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- Vowel to consonant: Lesson (0:46)
- Vowel to consonant: Listening (2:18)
- Vowel to consonant: Speaking (1:04)
- Vowel to vowel: Lesson (2:52)
- Vowel to vowel: Listening (3:38)
- Vowel to vowel: Speaking (4:12)
- Consonant to consonant: Lesson (3:15)
- Consonant to consonant: Listening (2:45)
- Consonant to consonant: Speaking (2:22)
- End of section video (0:33)
- Introduction video (1:02)
- End of section test
- How to use this section
1.5 Intonation
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- Introduction video (2:11)
- How to use this section
- General principles of intonation
- Levels of certainty: Statements
- Levels of certainty: Questions
- Levels of certainty: Responses
- Levels of certainty: Listener agreement
- Taking control: Introduction
- Taking control: Giving instructions
- Taking control: Giving advice
- Taking control: Making suggestions
- Taking control: Non-genuine questions
- Taking control: Leadership styles
- Closure: Finishing or continuing statements
- Closure: Expectations of listener response
- Conversation signals: Connecting with people
- Conversation signals: Showing interest
- Conversations signals: Emotions
- Levels of certainty: Offering a choice
- Examples of rising and falling intonation
- Summary of intonation
- End of section test
- End of section video (0:45)
1.6 Sounds and Spellings
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- Sounds and spellings introduction (1:32)
- How to use this section
- Noun to verbs: Stress change (4:34)
- Numbers: Stress change (3:50)
- Silent letters in words: B (2:08)
- Silent letters in words: C (1:23)
- Silent letters in words: E (1:29)
- Silent letters in words: G (1:42)
- Silent letters in words: H (2:04)
- Silent letters in words: K (1:21)
- Silent letters in words: L (1:41)
- Silent letters in words: N (0:32)
- Silent letters in words: P (2:24)
- Silent letters in words: R
- Silent letters in words: T (0:50)
- Silent letters in words: U (1:37)
- Silent letters in words: W (1:37)
- End of section test
- End of section video (1:01)
1.7 Regional Variations
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2 ADVANCED ENGLISH GRAMMAR FOR C1/C2 LEARNERS
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2.1 Using Nouns
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- 1.1 Singular or plural choices with connectives, quantifiers and referring words (13:38)
- 1.2 Developing a complex noun (11:58)
- 1.3 Relative clauses: defining, non-defining and omission (15:47)
- 1.4 Irregular nouns (11:48)
- 1.5 Nominalisation (26:44)
- 1.6 Prepositions of Place (27:47)
- 1.7 Prepositions of Time (13:07)
2.2 Modal Verbs
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- 2.1 Will for formality, interactions, requests, conditionals and behaviour (10:56)
- 2.2 Will or Going To? Evidence, certainty and decision making (11:24)
- 2.3 Would as past of Will: Past in the future, habits and interactions (11:51)
- 2.4 Would for polite requests: The concept of "distancing" (8:30)
- 2.5 Would for imaginary or hypothetical situations (9:15)
- 2.6 Shall and Should for requests, advice and supposition (10:04)
- 2.7 Can and Could for deduction, possibility, ability and requests (15:35)
- 2.8 Past Modality (16:46)
2.3 Tenses
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- 3.1 Tenses overview: Advanced choices (12:58)
- 3.2 Choosing Past Perfect or Past Simple with common word choices (9:32)
- 3.3 Choosing Present Perfect or Past Simple with common word choices (15:21)
- 3.4 Choosing Present Perfect Simple or Continuous: Four choices (13:33)
- 3.5 Past Tenses: Proficiency Choices (14:49)
- 3.6 Past Simple or Continuous: Advanced Choices (10:00)
- 3.7 Perfect Tenses: Complex Choices (14:59)
- 3.8 Historical Present (5:28)
- 3.9 Future In The Past (7:11)
2.4 Articles
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- 4.1 Articles: General Rules (11:19)
- 4.2 Articles: "A" & "An" for generalising, introducing, repetition and collective nouns (10:06)
- 4.3 Articles: "The" for specifying, uniqueness, repetition and collective nouns (14:08)
- 4.4 Articles: "No Article" for generalising, introducing, uncountables, collectives and abstract nouns (11:47)
- 4.5 Articles in "Special Cases": Countries, land-based, water-based, structures, place names and transport (20:07)
2.5 Advanced Phrases
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2.6 The Passive
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2.7 Inversion
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2.8 The Causative
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2.9 Phrasal Verbs
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- 9.1 Phrasal Verbs with AWAY (7:25)
- 9.1 Practice Tasks (6:52)
- 9.2 Phrasal Verbs with ABOUT (3:39)
- 9.2 Practice Tasks (3:59)
- 9.3 Phrasal Verbs with OVER (6:56)
- 9.3 Practice Tasks (6:55)
- 9.4 Phrasal Verbs with IN (5:13)
- 9.4 Practice Tasks (8:16)
- 9.5 Phrasal Verbs with OFF (26:57)
- 9.5 Practice Tasks (8:33)
- 9.6
- AEG 9.6 Practice Tasks (7:49)
3 BUSINESS ENGLISH SPEAKING & VOCABULARY COURSE
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- Course 3 introduction (0:27)
- Business Speaking 1.1 (6:18)
- Business Speaking 1.2 (4:57)
- Business Speaking 1.3 (10:36)
- Business Speaking 2.1 (9:03)
- Business Speaking 2.2 (11:23)
- Business Speaking 2.3 (11:08)
- Business Speaking 3.1 (9:29)
- Business Speaking 3.2 (3:27)
- Business Speaking 4.1 (14:24)
- Business Speaking 4.2 (8:04)
- Business Speaking 4.3 (3:16)
- Business Speaking 4.4 (3:46)
- Business Speaking 5.1 (9:09)
- Business Speaking 5.2 (2:44)
- Business Speaking 5.3 (4:24)
- Business Speaking 6.1 (8:21)
- Business Speaking 6.2 (11:20)
- Business Speaking 7.1 (6:14)
- Business Speaking 7.2 (7:30)
- Business Speaking 8.1 (9:51)
- Business Speaking 8.2 (9:27)
- Business Speaking 8.3 (16:35)
- Business Speaking 9.1 (8:18)
- Business Speaking 9.2 (9:18)
- Business Speaking 9.3 (6:37)
- Business Speaking 10.1 (9:57)
- Business Speaking 10.2 (12:43)
- Business Speaking 10.3 (8:28)
- Business Speaking 10.4 (9:58)
- Business Speaking 10.5 (4:12)
4. IMPROVE YOUR ESSAY WRITING COURSE
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4 Sentence Formation
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4 Paragraph Formation
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Punctuation
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4.1A Introductions: Using The Essay Question
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- Introduction video (2:03)
- Lesson aims
- Key points (10:44)
- Detailed points
- Detailed points: Analysing the question
- Detailed points: Common instruction words
- Detailed points: How the essay question affects planning
- Detailed points: Identifying topic and restriction words
- Practice tasks
- Practice tasks: Answers (5:48)
- Glossary
- Final thoughts (2:29)
- Example Essay: Notes on lesson 1A
4.1B Introductions: The "Lead In"
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4.1C Introductions: Creating A Focus
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- Introduction video (1:26)
- Lesson aims
- Key points (9:12)
- Detailed points
- Detailed points: Moving from general to specific
- Detailed points: Introducing the title
- Detailed points: Providing a justification
- Detailed points: Defining key terms
- Detailed points: Developing your focus
- Detailed points: Using references in your introduction
- Practice tasks
- Practice tasks: Answers (4:02)
- Useful language
- Final thoughts (0:25)
- Glossary
- Example Essay: Notes on lesson 1C
4.1D Introductions: Writing A Thesis Statement
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- Introduction video (1:48)
- Lesson aims
- Key points (8:07)
- Detailed points
- Detailed points: What is a thesis statement?
- Detailed points: Restrictions on scope
- Detailed points: Essay outline
- Further questions on introductions
- Useful language
- Practice tasks
- Practice tasks: Answers (4:39)
- Final thoughts (0:43)
- Glossary
- Example Essay: Notes on lesson 1D
4.2A Main Body: Expectations Of The Main Body
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- Introduction video (1:28)
- Lesson aims
- Key points (5:13)
- Detailed points
- Detailed points: Formal language
- Detailed points: Referring to sources
- Detailed points: Making your stance clear
- Detailed points: Showing strengths and weaknesses
- Practice tasks
- Practice tasks: Answers (4:05)
- Final thoughts (0:46)
- Glossary
- Example Essay: Notes on lesson 2A
4.2B Main Body: Organising Your Points
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- Introduction video (1:00)
- Lesson aims
- Key points (3:18)
- Detailed points
- Detailed points: Collecting information
- Detailed points: Grouping ideas
- Detailed points: Typical structure of main body
- Detailed points: Structure of compare & contrast essays
- Detailed points: Structure of cause & effect essays
- Detailed points: Structure of discuss / evaluate essays
- Detailed points: Structure of process / chronological essays
- Detailed points: Definition paragraphs
- Detailed points: Transition paragraphs
- Detailed points: Rebuttal paragraphs
- Detailed points: Pre-conclusion paragraphs
- Practice tasks
- Practice tasks: Answers (2:46)
- Final thoughts (0:51)
- Glossary
- Example Essay: Notes on lesson 2B
4.2C Main Body: Planning & Writing Your Paragraphs
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- Introduction video (0:47)
- Lesson aims
- Key points (7:25)
- Detailed points
- Detailed points: Topic sentences
- Detailed points: Supporting sentences
- Detailed points: Opposing points of view
- Detailed points: Ending your paragraph
- Useful language: Transition signals
- Cautious language
- Practice tasks
- Practice tasks: Answers (2:02)
- Final thoughts (0:44)
- Glossary
- Example Essay: Notes on lesson 2C
4.2D Main Body: Supporting Your Points
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- Introduction video (2:02)
- Lesson Aims
- Key points (7:54)
- Detailed points
- Detailed points: Using sources
- Detailed points: Paraphrasing
- Detailed points: Reporting language
- Detailed points: Summaries
- Useful language
- Practice tasks
- Practice tasks: Answers (2:54)
- Final thoughts (1:32)
- Glossary
- Example Essay: Notes on lesson 2D
4.3A Conclusions: Planning Your Conclusion
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- Introduction video (0:55)
- Lesson aims
- Key points (5:57)
- Detailed points
- Detailed points: What is included?
- Detailed points: What is not included?
- Detailed points: Identifying key points from your essay
- Detailed points: Length and structure
- Practice Tasks
- Practice tasks: Answers (2:15)
- Final thoughts (1:00)
- Glossary
- Example Essay: Notes on lesson 3A
4.3B Conclusions: Summarising Your Position
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- Introduction video (1:19)
- Lesson aims
- Key points (6:04)
- Detailed points
- Detailed points: Starting your conclusion
- Detailed points: Restating the thesis
- Detailed points: Summarising and nominalisation
- Detailed points: Summarising strength of evidence
- Practice Tasks
- Practice tasks: Answers (2:35)
- Final thoughts (0:34)
- Glossary
- Example Essay: Notes on lesson 3B
4.3C Conclusions: Supporting Your Position
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- Introduction video (1:13)
- Lesson aims
- Key points (5:49)
- Detailed points
- Detailed points: Choosing suitable evidence
- Detailed points: Building your supporting case
- Detailed points: Demonstrating weakness in opposing case
- Detailed points: Dealing with limitations
- Detailed points: Dealing with unclear answers
- Detailed points: Matching the essay outline
- Practice Tasks
- Practice tasks: Answers (4:19)
- Final thoughts (0:52)
- Example Essay: Notes on lesson 3C
4.3D Conclusions: Applying Your Findings To The Real World
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- Introduction video (0:43)
- Lesson aims
- Key points (3:15)
- Detailed points
- Detailed points: Overview
- Detailed points: Show impact on knowledge
- Detailed points: Making recommendations
- Detailed points: Fitting existing research
- Detailed points: Improving upon findings
- Detailed points: Memorable finish
- Practice Tasks
- Practice tasks: Answers (2:51)
- Final thoughts (1:16)
- Glossary
- Example Essay: Notes on lesson 3D
4.4 Letters and Emails
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- Letters and email: Introduction (1:05)
- Letters and emails: Key differences (3:13)
- Letter formatting (1:35)
- Letter and emails: Openings (4:49)
- Letter and emails: Closings (2:55)
- Letters and emails: First paragraphs (3:13)
- Letter and emails main body movements (2:38)
- Letter and emails main body movement: Extra tips (1:18)
- Letters and emails: What next? (2:00)
4.5 Social Media Writing
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4.6 Bonus Lessons
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5) IMPROVE YOUR GRAMMAR IN 28 DAYS!
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- Day 1: Present and Past Tenses (15:45)
- Day 1 PDF
- Day 2: Perfect Tenses (13:59)
- Day 2 PDF
- Day 3: Future Tenses (13:01)
- Day 3 PDF
- Day 4: Advanced Verbs Part 1 (13:54)
- Day 4 PDF
- Day 5: Advanced Verbs Part 2 (8:27)
- Day 5 PDF
- Day 6: Advanced Verbs Part 3 (7:42)
- Day 6 PDF
- Day 7: Modal Verbs Part 1 (15:26)
- Day 7 PDF
- Day 8: Modal Verbs Part 2 (12:28)
- Day 8 PDF
- Day 9: Modal Verbs Part 3 (15:39)
- Day 9 PDF
- Day 10: The Passive Part 1 (14:52)
- Day 10 PDF
- Day 11: The Passive Part 2 (13:39)
- Day 11 PDF
- Day 12: Zero and 1st Conditionals (16:27)
- Day 12 PDF
- Day 13: 2nd and 3rd Conditionals (11:55)
- Day 13 PDF
- Day 14: Other Conditionals (10:12)
- Day 14 PDF
- Day 15: Adjectives Part 1 (13:30)
- Day 15 PDF
- Day 16: Adjectives Part 2 (10:38)
- Day 16 PDF
- Day 17: Adverbs Part 1 (10:51)
- Day 17 PDF
- Day 18: Adverbs Part 2 (12:29)
- Day 18 PDF
- Day 19: Adverbs Part 3 (9:59)
- Day 19 PDF
- Day 20: Articles (Basic Uses) (7:49)
- Day 20 PDF
- Day 21: Articles (Advanced Uses) (13:59)
- Day 21 PDF
- Day 22: Demonstratives (9:38)
- Day 22 PDF
- Day 23: Quantifiers (8:05)
- Day 23 PDF
- Day 24: Conjunctions 1 (14:04)
- Day 24 PDF
- Day 25: Conjunctions 2 (14:23)
- Day 25 PDF
- Day 26: Sentences 1 (10:17)
- Day 27: Sentences 2 (10:13)
- Day 28: Sentences 3 (7:50)
6 ACADEMIC ENGLISH SKILLS (139 page eBook)
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7 EBOOKS FOR FURTHER LEARNING
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