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If you're an English teacher or are training as an English language teacher; if you're learning English full-time or studying it for fun, then this award-winning learner content will provide a powerful support for you.
English pronunciations – British and American audio pronunciations
We know that many learners find writing and reading in English much easier than speaking in English. Often this is because learners worry about how their English will sound. The audio pronunciations in British English and American English will help you to practise speaking in English with confidence.
Clear definitions
If you're just starting out on your journey into English, our clear definitions will make learning new words and phrases easier. We don't want you to be confused by unnecessarily complicated definitions, so we have written them in clear, simple English, using a controlled vocabulary of just 2,500 of the most frequent words in English: words you are sure to know.
Key vocabulary and common words in English –
red words and star system
What are the most frequent words in English? We know that there are 7,500 important words in speaking and writing that every learner needs to know. These words are in red. The stars show how common the words are: 
words are used a lot, words are used more, and words are used the most.
Sound effects
Sometimes it is difficult to tell how one word is different from another word. For instance, what is the difference between a whimper and a moan? Or a shout and a scream? The sound effect buttons will help to make the differences clearer.
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Word sets and synonym boxes help to build vocabulary.
Thesaurus entries provide synonyms or related words for every meaning of every word.
'Get it right' boxes show real examples of the difficulties people have with particular words or phrases, and and how to avoid making mistakes.
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