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Grammar guides written by the teachers who use them in class. No sign-up, no email address — just clear explanations, examples you can say out loud, and the mistakes we hear every week in Brighton.
Grammar guides
Modal verbs
A2 to C1
Can, could, may, might, must, should and the rest — what each one means, and the six mistakes our teachers correct most often.
Read the guideAdjectives
A1 to C1
What order adjectives go in, why 'bored' and 'boring' are not the same, and how to build comparatives that sound natural.
Read the guideCommon idioms
B1 to C2
The idioms you will actually hear in Britain, what they mean, and how to use one or two without sounding like a phrasebook.
Read the guideHomophones
A2 to C1
Your and you're, their, there and they're, its and it's, to, too and two — one simple test for each pair.
Read the guidePresent perfect
A2 to C1
When to say 'I have seen it' and when to say 'I saw it', plus for and since, been and gone, and already, yet and just.
Read the guidePhrasal verbs
A2 to C2
Get up, set off, sort out, turn it off — how phrasal verbs work, which ones split, and how to learn them without endless lists.
Read the guideHow long does it take to learn English?
All levels
An honest answer, level by level, using the published guided learning hours — and what makes some students move much faster.
Read the guideIELTS vocabulary
B1 to C1
The language examiners actually reward in Writing and Speaking, how to describe data, and the words that cost you marks.
Read the guideMore guides are on the way. If there is something you would like us to explain, tell us and we will write it.
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