Hard Words
The NEW English Pronunciation Course
What is it?
Hard Words is a brand new English pronunciation course.
There are many hard words in English that foreign speakers have problems pronouncing.
Join us on this course and learn how to pronounce English words correctly on sight – with correct stress and sounds.
Improve your pronunciation skills and knowledge in just two months.
Receive a personalised certificate of achievement after completing the course.
Are you tired of being misunderstood in English? Do people often ask you to “repeat that”? Do you want to better understand how to say an English word correctly just by looking at it? This is the course for you!
What is it?
8 x 90 min classes via Zoom – fully tutor-led by an experienced native speaker teacher.
The group* size is small to make sure you receive personal feedback – until you get it right! You could buy a book and CD/MP3 course but Hard Words provides you with priceless individualised feedback – all in a relaxed and friendly environment online.
- All classes are individually tailored to the needs of the participants
- All learning material is included in the lesson/course price
- High-quality English classes with a Native Speaker teacher from the UK
- Improve your understanding and use of pronunciation in English while speaking and listening
- This course is suitable for Levels B1 (Intermediate) to C2 (Advanced)
*Individual courses are also available – please contact us for price and full details.
When is it?
Every Monday at 20:00 – 21:30 CET. Continuous enrolment – join any time. It does not matter which class you begin with.
Course Modules:
- What is English Pronunciation?
- Word stress rules
- Suffixes and stress
- Spelling and sound rules
- Vowel digraphs
- Schwa sound / i / ii
- Exceptions
- Other clues
Course modules may change at short notice.
Price:
There are two options – pay weekly or pay for the whole course and receive a 25% discount:
12 EUR per 90-minute online class – pay weekly
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72 EUR per 8 x 90-minute online classes = 9 EUR per class. Save 24 EUR (25%)
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Payment is by PayPal (above) or bank transfer (see below). An invoice is available upon request. Please note: payment must be made before classes begin.
How to join the course:
- Send payment via PayPal (above)
- Or via bank transfer to:
Matthew Purland
Bank Millennium
07 1160 2202 0000 0003 8033 3410
- When we receive your payment, we will send you the date and time of your next class, along with the link for joining the Zoom class.
- Questions or comments? Contact us: Messenger / WhatsApp / info@purlandtraining.com
About your teacher:
- Learn with Matt Purland – an experienced teacher, who has taught 1000s of hours of English classes in the UK, in Poland, and online since 2002. Check out his many online lessons on his YouTube channel or on his Facebook page
- Matt is a fully qualified teacher for adults, with teaching qualifications that include: PGCE: Postgraduate Certificate in Education (teaching adults), BA Hons degree in Drama, Trinity College Cert. TESOL, and City & Guilds Level 4 Certificate for ESOL Subject Specialists (9488) – all from UK institutions
- Matt is a well-known ELT materials writer: writer of all our 27 books for students and teachers, as well as thousands of printable worksheets, which are available to download for free on PurlandTraining.com
Terms and Conditions:
Class recordings:
- All classes will be recorded. Recordings will be made available to participants after the class has ended, e.g. via YouTube. Read our Privacy Policy here. Material from classes may be used by the course leader for research purposes and may be included in future material related to the project, including, but not limited to, books or downloadable material. Any contribution from participants will be completely anonymous and no participant will be able to be identified individually
Refund and cancellation policy:
- If you attend a class, for any duration, no refund can be issued for that class
- If you have paid for a single class and not attended, you can request a refund, subject to the expiry dates below
- If you have paid for the full course (8 classes) and not attended one or more of the classes, you can request a pro-rata refund for the classes not taken, subject to the expiry dates below
- Hardware and connection used to access the course are the responsibility of the participant. Here are some tips for attending Zoom classes.
- If the teacher has to cancel a class at any time for any reason, the class will be rescheduled and participants will not lose that class
Expiry dates:
- Single classes must be taken within 4 weeks of payment
- Courses (8 classes) must be completed within 20 weeks of payment
- No refund can be issued after these expiry dates
Participation in the course constitutes agreement with the terms and conditions on this page.