Learn English: 100 lessons for complete beginners

Learning English becomes much easier when you follow a clear, step-by-step course. This 100-lesson beginner English course takes you from basic words and sentences to everyday conversations, essential grammar, reading and practical communication.

The lessons are designed for complete beginners and learners who want to strengthen their English foundations.

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How to use these English lessons

Study one lesson at a time. Learn the new vocabulary, read the examples aloud, complete the practice activity and then review previous lessons.

Try to use new words and sentences in your everyday life. You do not need to learn everything in one day. Regular practice is more important than studying for long hours occasionally.

Part 1: English basics

Lesson 1: The English alphabet

Learn the 26 letters of the English alphabet and practise saying and writing each letter.

Lesson 2: English vowels

Learn the vowels A, E, I, O and U and how they appear in common words.

Lesson 3: English consonants

Learn the main consonant sounds and practise them in simple words.

Lesson 4: Greetings

Learn expressions such as hello, hi, good morning, good afternoon and good evening.

Lesson 5: Introducing yourself

Learn how to say your name, where you are from and basic information about yourself.

Lesson 6: Saying your name

Practise questions and answers such as “What is your name?” and “My name is…”.

Lesson 7: Personal information

Learn how to talk about your age, country, city, job and other basic information.

Lesson 8: Countries and nationalities

Learn common country names and nationality words.

Lesson 9: Numbers 1–20

Learn and practise the numbers from one to twenty.

Lesson 10: Numbers 21–100

Learn larger numbers and practise saying prices, ages and quantities.

Part 2: Essential everyday vocabulary

Lesson 11: Family members

Learn words such as mother, father, sister, brother, husband, wife and child.

Lesson 12: People and relationships

Learn vocabulary for friends, neighbours, colleagues and other people.

Lesson 13: Parts of the body

Learn basic words such as head, face, eye, ear, nose, hand, leg and foot.

Lesson 14: Colours

Learn common colours including red, blue, green, yellow, black and white.

Lesson 15: Clothes

Learn everyday clothing vocabulary.

Lesson 16: Food

Learn common food and meal vocabulary.

Lesson 17: Drinks

Learn words for water, tea, coffee, juice and other drinks.

Lesson 18: The home

Learn vocabulary for rooms and common household objects.

Lesson 19: Furniture

Learn words such as table, chair, bed, sofa and cupboard.

Lesson 20: School and education

Learn basic vocabulary connected with schools, classrooms and learning.

Part 3: Everyday English

Lesson 21: Days of the week

Learn Monday through Sunday and practise talking about days.

Lesson 22: Months of the year

Learn the twelve months and practise dates.

Lesson 23: Telling the time

Learn how to ask and answer questions about time.

Lesson 24: Dates

Learn how to say and write dates in English.

Lesson 25: Weather

Learn expressions for sunny, rainy, cloudy, windy and cold weather.

Lesson 26: Daily routines

Learn verbs and expressions for waking up, working, eating, studying and sleeping.

Lesson 27: Morning routines

Describe what you normally do in the morning.

Lesson 28: Evening routines

Learn vocabulary for common evening activities.

Lesson 29: Hobbies

Talk about reading, watching films, cooking, playing sports and other interests.

Lesson 30: Free time

Learn how to describe activities you enjoy doing.

Part 4: Essential grammar

Lesson 31: What is a noun?

Learn how nouns name people, places, animals, objects and ideas.

Lesson 32: Singular and plural nouns

Learn the difference between one thing and more than one thing.

Lesson 33: Personal pronouns

Learn I, you, he, she, it, we and they.

Lesson 34: Possessive adjectives

Learn my, your, his, her, its, our and their.

Lesson 35: The verb “to be”

Practise am, is and are.

Lesson 36: Have and has

Learn how to use have and has correctly.

Lesson 37: The present simple

Learn how to talk about routines, habits and facts.

Lesson 38: Present simple questions

Practise questions using do and does.

Lesson 39: Present simple negatives

Learn how to form negative sentences using do not and does not.

Lesson 40: The present continuous

Learn how to describe actions happening now.

Part 5: Building sentences

Lesson 41: Basic sentence structure

Learn the basic subject + verb + object pattern.

Lesson 42: Positive sentences

Practise making simple affirmative sentences.

Lesson 43: Negative sentences

Learn how to say that something is not true or does not happen.

Lesson 44: Questions

Learn how to form simple English questions.

Lesson 45: Short answers

Practise answers such as “Yes, I am” and “No, I don’t.”

Lesson 46: Question words

Learn who, what, where, when, why, which and how.

Lesson 47: Articles

Learn how to use a, an and the.

Lesson 48: This, that, these and those

Learn how to talk about things near and far.

Lesson 49: There is and there are

Learn how to describe what exists in a place.

Lesson 50: Basic conjunctions

Learn how to connect ideas using and, but, or and because.

Part 6: Practical English

Lesson 51: At home

Practise common sentences used at home.

Lesson 52: At school

Learn useful classroom English.

Lesson 53: At work

Learn basic workplace vocabulary and expressions.

Lesson 54: At the shop

Learn how to ask about products and prices.

Lesson 55: At the market

Practise buying food and other everyday items.

Lesson 56: At a restaurant

Learn how to order food and ask for the bill.

Lesson 57: At a café

Practise ordering drinks and snacks.

Lesson 58: Using public transport

Learn useful language for buses, trains and other transport.

Lesson 59: Asking for directions

Learn how to ask where places are.

Lesson 60: Giving directions

Learn expressions such as turn left, turn right, go straight and cross the road.

Part 7: Essential verbs

Lesson 61: Common action verbs

Learn everyday verbs such as go, come, eat, drink, read, write and work.

Lesson 62: The verb “go”

Learn common expressions using go.

Lesson 63: The verb “come”

Practise different ways to use come.

Lesson 64: The verb “get”

Learn common meanings and expressions with get.

Lesson 65: The verb “make”

Learn how make is used in everyday English.

Lesson 66: The verb “take”

Learn common expressions with take.

Lesson 67: The verb “give”

Practise give in everyday sentences.

Lesson 68: The verb “know”

Learn how to use know correctly.

Lesson 69: The verb “want”

Practise expressing wants and needs.

Lesson 70: The verb “need”

Learn how to talk about things you need.

Part 8: Describing things

Lesson 71: Adjectives

Learn how adjectives describe nouns.

Lesson 72: Size

Learn big, small, large, little, tall and short.

Lesson 73: Appearance

Learn basic vocabulary for describing people.

Lesson 74: Personality

Learn words such as kind, friendly, quiet, helpful and funny.

Lesson 75: Feelings

Learn happy, sad, angry, tired, worried and excited.

Lesson 76: Places

Learn how to describe places using simple adjectives.

Lesson 77: Comparing things

Learn comparative adjectives such as bigger, smaller and faster.

Lesson 78: Superlative adjectives

Learn forms such as biggest, smallest and fastest.

Lesson 79: Adverbs

Learn how words such as slowly, quickly and carefully describe actions.

Lesson 80: Prepositions

Learn in, on, at, under, behind, beside and between.

Part 9: Past and future English

Lesson 81: The past simple

Learn how to talk about completed actions.

Lesson 82: Regular past verbs

Practise verbs ending in -ed.

Lesson 83: Common irregular verbs

Learn verbs such as went, saw, ate, came and took.

Lesson 84: Past simple questions

Learn how to ask about past events.

Lesson 85: Past simple negatives

Practise sentences using did not.

Lesson 86: Talking about yesterday

Describe what you did yesterday.

Lesson 87: Talking about last week

Practise discussing recent past events.

Lesson 88: The future with “will”

Learn how to talk about future actions and decisions.

Lesson 89: “Going to” for the future

Learn how to talk about plans and intentions.

Lesson 90: Talking about future plans

Practise discussing tomorrow, next week and future activities.

Part 10: Communication and confidence

Lesson 91: Making requests

Learn polite ways to ask for something.

Lesson 92: Asking for help

Practise useful expressions for asking someone to help you.

Lesson 93: Giving opinions

Learn expressions such as “I think…” and “In my opinion…”.

Lesson 94: Agreeing and disagreeing

Learn polite ways to agree and disagree.

Lesson 95: Apologising

Learn expressions such as “I’m sorry” and “I apologise.”

Lesson 96: Thanking people

Learn different ways to say thank you.

Lesson 97: Making invitations

Learn how to invite someone to an activity or event.

Lesson 98: Making plans

Practise discussing when and where to meet.

Lesson 99: Everyday conversation

Combine the vocabulary and grammar from earlier lessons.

Lesson 100: English review and final test

Review vocabulary, grammar, questions, conversations and common mistakes.

Final English practice

After completing these 100 beginner English lessons, try to:

  • Introduce yourself in English.
  • Describe your family.
  • Talk about your daily routine.
  • Describe your home.
  • Order food at a restaurant.
  • Ask for directions.
  • Talk about your hobbies.
  • Describe yesterday.
  • Talk about your future plans.
  • Hold a simple everyday conversation.

The most effective way to improve is to keep using English. Read regularly, write simple sentences, speak whenever possible and review vocabulary frequently.