Stage 1 — Sound
Hear the sound before you say it
Short listening lessons train your ear on the sounds English actually uses, including the vowel sounds that change a word's meaning.
- · Listening before speaking
- · Vowel sounds that change meaning
English phonics pathway
Learn English from the sound up.
Many learners can read English but freeze when they speak. This pathway starts where speech really starts — with sound — then builds words, sentences and everyday conversation. It is free to enrol, written in-house, and you can repeat any lesson as often as you like.
Four stages, in order
Each stage builds on the one before it. You can move as slowly as you need to — nothing expires.
Stage 2 — Word
Build words from sounds
Break words into syllables, blend the sounds back together, and learn where the beat of a word falls so you are understood first time.
- · Breaking words into syllables
- · Word stress
Stage 3 — Sentence
Join words into natural sentences
Sentence stress and rhythm carry meaning in English. This stage moves you from single words to sentences that sound natural.
- · Sentence stress and rhythm
Stage 4 — Speech
Speak in real situations
Introduce yourself, ask for what you need and keep a conversation going — practised out loud, at your own pace, with nobody watching.
- · Introducing yourself with confidence
- · Keeping a conversation going
Included with membership
Mai Studies Original
Certificate of completion
Speak Clearly: English Sounds and Confident Speech
Three modules, six lessons, spoken practice activities and knowledge checks. Written entirely by Mai Studies — no third-party textbooks, recordings or exam material are reproduced here.
This pathway is English language study, not a regulated qualification. It does not award an IELTS, ESOL or any official language grade, and it is not an entry route to one.