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Practical, honest guides to learning English: speaking and fluency, vocabulary, CEFR levels and study routines you can actually keep.
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Guides for English tutors: planning lessons, speaking activities for adults, homework students actually do and tracking learner progress.
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What Fluentra is and how to use it: the learner app, B1–C1 courses, speaking practice, saved words and the tutor workspace.
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New to Fluentra or not sure where your English is? These three answer the most common first questions.
What Is Fluentra? A Tour of the Learner App and the Tutor Workspace
Fluentra is one platform with two sides: an app for adults learning English, and a workspace for the tutors who teach them. Here's what each side does — and what it doesn't.
CEFR Levels Explained: A1 to C2 in Plain English
A1 to C2 describe what you can do in English, not how many words you know. Here's each level in practical terms, how long they typically take, and how to find yours.
How to Learn English Fast: A Realistic Plan for Faster Progress
Nobody learns English in a week. But you can learn it much faster than most people do — by studying in a way that wastes less time. Here's how.
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Phrasal Verbs: Meaning, Examples and 60 Common Ones to Learn
Give up, look after, run out of — phrasal verbs are everywhere in spoken English. Here's how they work, the 60 you'll hear most, and how to make them stick.
Present Perfect Tense: Rules, Examples and When to Use It
I've seen it or I saw it? The present perfect connects the past to now — and once you see the four ways it does that, choosing between it and the past simple gets much easier.
Past Perfect Tense: Rules, Examples and Past Simple vs Past Perfect
When I arrived, the film started — or had started? The past perfect tells your listener which past event came first. Here's how it works, and when you can skip it.
Conditional Sentences in English: Zero, First, Second and Third
If it rains, we'll stay in. If I won the lottery, I'd travel. If I'd known, I would have called. Here's how each type of if-sentence works — and how to choose the right one.
How to Speak English Fluently: A 30-Day Practice Plan
You understand English but freeze when you speak. That gap is normal, and it closes with the right kind of practice. Here's what builds fluency, and a plan for the next 30 days.
How to Practise English Speaking Alone: 12 Methods That Work
You don't need a conversation partner to get better at speaking. You need to speak — often, out loud, and in a way you can learn from. Here are 12 ways to do it alone.