30-Day Collocations Challenge 1

     

Learn 150 collocations - the secret to sounding natural in English

                       
 
 
   
     

30 lessons in 30 days

     
     

Get a short new lesson every day for 30 days. You'll need around 20 minutes a day.

   
   
     

Clear, short explanations

     
     

I explain everything you need to know in detail. You can watch my videos or read the explanations.

   
   
     

Proper, serious practice

     
     

Exercises, PDFs, reviews. You'll know 150 collocations and be able to use them easily by the end of the challenge.

   
 
 
   
     

"I can speak English but I don't sound natural and I translate in my head."

     
      

I remember once, when I was studying French at university, my French professor said to me, "your writing is all correct, but it just doesn't sound French! I can't give you a good mark."

I was really shocked! I'd tried hard to get everything correct. But my choice of words in French just wasn't natural and I didn't know how to fix the problem.

Later, when I was studying linguistics at Cambridge (where I focused on the psychology of how adults learn foreign languages), I found the answer!

The answer was collocations.

   
   
 
 
 
   
     

What's a collocation?

     
     

A collocation is a group of words that often go together, like 'make a mistake' or 'heavy rain' or 'a slim book' or 'solve a problem'.

     

If you translate each word from your language, it's easy to say something like 'do a mistake' or 'big rain' or 'a thin book' or 'improve a problem'.

All of these are grammatically correct! But they're not what native English speakers say.

   
 

Introducing ...

The Collocations 30-Day Challenge


A 30-day online course that teaches you 150 really useful collocations



The perfect challenge for upper-intermediate and advanced learners who want to sound natural and sophisticated in English.



You’ll learn how to:


  • Understand and use 150 important English collocations

We chose the collocations very carefully for you and we use them ourselves every day.


  • Remember the collocations by using scientifically-proven learning techniques

No more forgetting the words that you study! It’s really possible to remember the new vocabulary using this method.


  • Make your English sound more like a native speaker’s

Collocations are the key to making sentences like a native speaker and sounding natural in English.


  • Build the habit of studying every day

You’ll be really surprised by how much progress you can make in a month if you study a little every day.

What our students say:


It was absolutely wonderful. It was so easy to learn with you, to practice, to memorize.

I had a great conversation with a native speaker...it was marvellous to speak so easily and understand him so well.

Thank you so much!

(Dobestean, from Romania)

Hi, I’m Seonaid, your teacher!



And together with the Perfect English Grammar team, I've helped tens of millions of students improve their grammar.



I'm a British native speaker of English. I have a Master's degree (MPhil) from Cambridge University in English and Linguistics and I've been teaching English for many years.


 

Languages are wonderful! I love teaching and I love thinking about languages and how we can learn them really well. I'm here to help you use the best techniques to improve your grammar and achieve your English goals.

What’s inside the Collocations 30-Day Challenge?


A daily email to remind you to do your lesson

We’ll help you build the habit of studying every day so that you can really make progress.


30 video lessons

I explain five new collocations in a daily video so that you can easily understand the meanings and how to use them.


30 online review exercises

It’s important to immediately review the collocations. It’s the first step in remembering them long term.


30 online mini review exercises

These let you review the previous day’s collocations so that you can check how much you remember.


6 longer review exercises

Every five days, we review all the collocations that we’ve studied so far, mixed together.


Flashcards of everything with audio

Flashcards are the secret that lets you put the collocations in your long-term memory so that you can use them years in the future and the audio helps you get the pronunciation perfect.


PDFs of everything

Do you prefer to write with a pen? Everything can be downloaded and printed out.


Videos to explain how to use everything

The memory techniques aren’t only useful for the collocations You can use them to remember any vocabulary that you want.


Support from the Perfect English Grammar team

Ask us your questions inside the course and we’ll answer them. We’re here to help you!


Dobestean from Romania


It was absolutely wonderful. It was so easy to learn with you, to practice, to memorize...I will certainly speak better in English and I will understand way better what native speakers say. I had a great conversation with a native speaker...it was marvelous to speak so easily and understand him so well. Thank you so much!

Znedka from Czech Rebuplic


I love the cyclical revision, it really works for me. Filling in gaps is also a great way to remember the phrases. The choice of collocations is just about right for me. I have noticed that I subconsciously talk/write more about topics where I can use the collocations I am just practising. I feel that my English vocabulary has improved and become more accurate.

Alessandra from Italy


I like your courses because I can really repeat what I learn many times and I can space it out. It's very good that I have access to these resources forever, so I can go over them when I see that I forgot some words. I've realised that these collocations come to me quite naturally when speaking.

Andrey from KZ


I think this course comes handy in and has a better-organized structure. It's not very hard to remember almost every collocation we had. I've had many chances to use them in my daily discussions. For me, this is the best result. -

Iwona from Poland


I really like that the course was in manageable chunks so it's easier to learn and more productive to remember. I feel more confident during English conversations because I know the right collocations now, so I sound more like a native.

Emilia from Poland


In my considered opinion, this course was absolutely a wise choice! :) I'm a firm believer in your method as I really use most of these collocations! I'm sure this course won't be the last one I ordered from you. Highly effective, I thoroughly enjoyed it!

 
   
     

Frequently Asked Questions

     
     

   
   
     
               
         

The course starts on the 1st day of the month. You'll get a new lesson every day inside the course area for 30 days.

       
               
         

After the 30 days, you'll have access to the lessons forever. It doesn't matter if you don't finish everything in August. It's always yours.

       
               
         

We offer a full 30-day guarantee. Just send us an email and we'll give you your money back.

       
               
         

Yes! You are very welcome to use this material in your classroom or with your private students. Everything can be printed and photocopied.

       
     
   
 

This course is closed for enrollment.

Paola from Italy


Very careful choice of collocations, they are extremely useful, and also very clear and kind explanations. I am more confident in speaking English (academic environment).

Bozena from Croati


You are a great teacher. I liked the way you were explaining the meaning of the phrasal verbs. I liked the whole concept too.

Norman from Hungary


I liked that there were 5 words every day to study. It was quite simple to understand and because of the explaining videos, I had a little bit more motivation for it.