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3 parts · 32 chapters · 446 lessons

Journey map
    1. 1Foundations35 lessons
    2. 2There is and there are24 lessons
    3. 3Can and can't21 lessons
    4. 4Talking about the future21 lessons
    5. 5Comparatives and superlatives23 lessons
    6. 6Countable and uncountable nouns23 lessons
    7. 7Quantifiers23 lessons
    8. 8Used to and would24 lessons
    9. 9Conditional sentences24 lessons
    10. 10The gerund and the infinitive24 lessons
    11. 11Graded readers: the top 100012 lessons
    12. 12Strong language10 lessons
      1. Strong language
      2. The mild end
      3. Everyday swearing
      4. Words aimed at a person
      5. Body words used as insults
      6. Sexual register
      7. The strong ones
      8. Words used against women
      9. The strongest word
      10. Not in Front of Them
      11. Chapter quiz

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