It’s time you were
.
The English I teach isn’t the textbook English you learned at school — the one that doesn’t work. It’s the real English people actually use, every day, all over the world. More useful, better sounding — and it’s gonna take your English to a whole new level.
JamesEnglish teacher · 12 years350,000 subscribers · risingStudents in 50+ countries
Forty-four sounds. I’ll show you every one.
See all 44 sounds →/θ/
think
Tongue between the teeth. Air through the gap. No voice.
/æ/
cat
Push your tongue forward, drop your jaw, and smile.
/uː/
moon
Lips rounded and pushed forward. Hold it. It’s long.
/ɜː/
bird
The middle of the mouth. Nothing moves. Long and lazy.
/əʊ/
go
Start in the middle, then round the lips as you go back.
Nobody talks like a textbook. So I teach the English people actually say.
What are you doing?
What you up to?
/wɒt jʊ ˈʌp tuː/
I am going to get a coffee.
Gonna grab a coffee.
/ˈɡənə ɡræb ə ˈkɒfi/
I do not know yet.
Dunno yet.
/dəˈnəʊ jet/
Thank you very much.
Cheers!
/tʃɪəz/
The textbook version is correct. Nobody says it.
What students say. In their own words.
“Mình thực sự rất thích cách James dạy. Mình cảm thấy tự tin hơn rất nhiều khi giao tiếp bằng tiếng Anh.”“I love the way James teaches. I feel far more confident speaking English.”
“Honestly one of the best teachers I’ve ever had. Lessons feel like real conversation, not grammar drills.”
«Зовсім не схожі на звичайні уроки англійської. Я не боюся робити помилки.»“Nothing like ordinary lessons. I’m never afraid of making mistakes.”
“James hears the small mistakes other teachers miss — and I’m never afraid to try.”
“James के lessons मुझे सबसे ज्यादा useful लगे। अब मुझे कहीं ज्यादा confidence महसूस होता है।”“James’s lessons are the most useful I’ve had. I speak with far more confidence now.”
“He pushes you to say complicated things — without ever making it stressful.”
“بدأت أشعر أن لغتي الإنجليزية أصبحت أكثر طبيعية.”“My English simply became more natural.”
“Professional, but genuinely funny. He explains why something sounds natural.”
“Now speaking is automatic, because we learn how people actually use the words.”
“James always finds me a better, more natural way to say it.”
“Textbook English isn’t real English. My speaking is the proof.”
Eleven students. Four wrote in languages James’s other students are still learning. Be the twelfth →
Lights off · Meet James
MEET JAMES.
An English teacher from the West Midlands, UK. Twelve years in, with 350,000 of you on YouTube and rising.
“If you know 2,000 words but pronounce 1,000 of them wrongly, people still won’t understand you.”
Things we might have in common. Tap the ones that are you.
Fancy a cuppa?= would you like a cup of tea?
James. Teacher. Not actually in space.
PICK YOUR SEAT.
Start free. Stay if it works.
All prices in USD. All lessons in English. Obviously.
You will be
UNDERSTOOD.
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FIN.BEGIN.