Beginner English course: master key skills online

The complete program of our beginner English course

The course English for Beginners is an excellent starting point for learning English. Designed as a gradual learning program, it helps you acquire the basic skills needed to understand the language, including grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation. 

To make learning more practical, the course is organized around various common communication situations: introducing yourself, talking about your hobbies and family, describing where you live, expressing your emotions, and more. 

Each theme introduces new concepts through clear educational materials and varied resources: texts, dialogues, as well as videos and audio recordings to practice pronunciation. At the end of each lesson, you put your newly acquired knowledge into practice with interactive exercises.

The program includes 15 themes of increasing difficulty, including an intermediate test to track your progress halfway through and a final 70-question test to assess what you have learned. The course English for Beginners is designed to help you progress at your own pace and stay motivated throughout your learning journey.

Do you already have a foundation in English? Explore our online courses suited to your level: 

• Intermediate English course (B1 / B2): progress toward a level that enables you to travel and communicate comfortably in an English-speaking country. 
• Advanced English course (C1 / C2): perfect your command of English and approach near-native fluency. 

Course excerpt: Learn how to give personal information

To give you an overview of the beginner English course, let’s take course no. 5 as an example: introducing yourself and giving personal information (Giving Personal Information). Like every lesson in the module, this course follows a clear progression, with varied activities to help you move forward step by step. 

Specifically, the course Giving Personal Information comprises 26 activities focused on an end goal: being able to provide information. 

In the first lesson, you will learn how to express the date in English. This topic will provide an opportunity to cover the days of the week, the months, reading years, and forming ordinal numbers. Once you have learned these concepts, you will put them into practice with exercises.

The second lesson is devoted to prepositions of time (at, in and on). These concepts will help you, for example, situate an action or event in time: say when you are going on vacation or what time you have an appointment.

The third lesson will teach you how to pronounce the sound th in its two variants. With the explanations and audio recordings, you will be able to practice and refine your pronunciation.

The fourth lesson focuses on countries and nationalities. In it, you will learn, in particular, how to ask where someone is from and say where you are from.

In the fifth lesson, you will discover prepositions of place (in, at, on, by, between, near, etc.), which will help you indicate where a person or object is, describe a location, or situate an action in space.

Finally, the sixth and last lesson will teach you how to provide personal information: name, address, date and place of birth, age, and nationality.

Throughout the course, you will alternate between lessons, practice exercises, and listening activities. This variety of formats will help you understand, memorize, and actively use the language.

Who is this course for?

The beginner English course English for Beginners is intended for anyone who would like to start learning English without any prior knowledge. 

Whether you have never studied English or would like to review the basics after a long break, the module is designed to guide you step by step with accessible content and gradually increasing difficulty.

The practical skills you will acquire

The aim of the course English for Beginners is to help you develop useful skills for understanding and expressing yourself in simple everyday situations.

During the module, you will learn to:

• Greet people, introduce yourself, and exchange a few words in a conversation (thank someone, apologize, say goodbye, etc.);
• Describe an object, a place, and your home;
• Talk about your school and your education;
• Provide personal information (name, address, date of birth, nationality, etc.);
• Talk about your hobbies (sports, artistic activities, outdoor activities, and activities at home) and say what you like or dislike doing;
• Describe your family members;
• Use clothing and accessories vocabulary;
• Talk about public places (shops, cultural venues, government offices, etc.), give directions to follow, and ask or tell the time;
• Talk about travel (means of transportation, etc.) and the weather (weather conditions, seasons);
• Express your emotions, describe parts of the body, and state differences and similarities;
• Describe past habits and social events, etc.

Throughout the lessons, grammatical structures and verb tenses are introduced naturally within the context of the topics covered. By the end of the course, you will be able to hold a short conversation, ask questions, and understand the gist of what people say to you in English in everyday life. Try the beginner course right now! 

An educational methodology designed for your success

The online beginner English course English for Beginners is designed to provide you with an effective, stimulating learning framework adapted to your pace.

A thematic and gradual progression

The module is organized into 15 themes of increasing difficulty, ranging from simple concepts (introducing yourself, greeting people) to more complex topics (talking about your health or your plans, or recounting past events). This method allows you to make progress step by step, consolidating your foundations before moving on to new concepts. All the themes focus on everyday situations to facilitate immersion in the language.

A wide range of materials and activities 

The lessons inEnglish for Beginners draw on a wide variety of resources: lesson sheets, dialogues, texts, as well as videos and audio recordings to improve pronunciation.

The variety of materials and activities offered is designed to engage all the skills needed to learn a language: listening comprehension and reading comprehension, speaking and writing, vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation. After each lesson sheet, practice exercises will help you apply the newly acquired concepts.

A personalized and adaptive learning method

Thanks to PrepMyFuture’s adaptive training method, you benefit from a fully personalized learning path. The exercises automatically adjust to your level. At the same time, detailed statistics and performance analyses help you identify your strengths and target the concepts you need to deepen. 

Regular review to consolidate what you have learned

To make effective progress, the English course for beginners includes comprehensive lesson notes and practical activities to apply the concepts covered. The practice exercises come with detailed answer keys, along with a review of the key points to help you avoid the most common mistakes. Each activity is accessible at any time: you can revisit the concepts you need to work on as many times as necessary to fully integrate them.

Frequently asked questions

How do I choose a course suited to my level?

To choose a course suited to your level, compare your skills with the descriptions of the CEFR scale. For example, at A1 / A2 level, you understand and use simple everyday sentences. At B1 / B2 level, you understand the main points of a discussion and can communicate about familiar topics. At C1/C2 level, you understand long, complex texts and express yourself fluently and spontaneously.

If you would like to find out your level more precisely, there are official language exams such as Cambridge English or IELTS Life Skills. These exams are internationally recognized and provide certification of your language skills, allowing you to know exactly whether you are at A1, B1, or above.

Where can I find free resources to learn English?

You can learn for free by listening to the radio, podcasts, or songs, watching films and TV series in their original versions with subtitles, or following content on social media. You can also join forums and Facebook groups, and play games in English to make interactive progress. However, keep in mind that the quality of this content varies, so it is important to choose your sources carefully to maximize your learning and avoid reproducing common mistakes.  

How long does it take to master the basics of English?

The course English for Beginners is designed to be completed in 17 to 18 hours. Of course, learning a language requires consistency, commitment, and patience. But with regular practice, you will see progress quickly.