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English for the Real World: Beyond the Basics

Like Duolingo, but for English for the Real World: Beyond the Basics. Tomo turns the whole topic into a game you play five minutes a day, until it actually sticks.

For the part of you with thirty open tabs that never became anything.

26 bite-size levelsAbout 5 minutes each

Free during early access · No credit card · iPhone & Android

Chatty Charlie
English for the Real World: Beyond the Basics
with Chatty Charlie
26
Levels
3
Sections
5
Min/day
Why not just Google it

You've tried the other tabs

Wikipedia

Thirty open tabs. Four facts you actually kept.

YouTube

You watched. You nodded. By Sunday it was gone.

ChatGPT

One answer, then back to scrolling.

Online courses

Eight weeks. You meant to finish. You didn't.

Tomo turns English for the Real World: Beyond the Basics into a game you actually finish. Levels, streaks, and quick quizzes that make it stick. Five minutes a day.

What you'll learn

Where English for the Real World: Beyond the Basics takes you

Move past simple words and start building natural conversations for your daily life and career. Learn how to connect your thoughts into clear paragraphs and speak confidently in professional settings.

  1. 1

    Connecting Your Daily Thoughts

    • Building Flow: Using Words that Link Ideas
    • Describing Your Routine in Full Paragraphs
    • Expressing Opinions Without Getting Stuck
    • Telling Short Stories About Your Day
  2. 2

    Professional Communication and the Workplace

    • Introducing Your Skills to a New Team
    • Explaining Your Tasks and Responsibilities
    • Handling Common Problems at Work
    • Polite Ways to Agree or Disagree
    • Writing Clear Emails and Messages
    • Asking for Help or Clarification
  3. 3

    Listening and Responding Naturally

    • Catching the Main Idea in Fast Speech
    • Using Fillers to Sound More Natural
    • Understanding Tone and Hidden Meaning

3 sections · 13 units · 26 levels. Built to play, not to enroll.

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Bridges of Logical Flow

How do transition words assist a listener during a fast-paced conversation?

Get it right to open this lesson and 25 more in the app.

How it's taught

You pick the voice

This course
The Professor

English for the Real World: Beyond the Basics is taught in the The Professor style: clear, structured, thorough. Want a different feel? In the app you can spin up the same topic in any of Tomo's teaching styles. Same facts, totally different vibe.

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