StartUp is the new general English course for adults and young adults who want to make their way in the world and need English to do it.

This innovative eight-level, multi-skills course is a complete language program. It motivates 21st century learners with relevant and media-rich content, and provides teachers with robust support to make teaching personalisable and easy.

StartUp is a flexible blended course that includes the Pearson Practice English App that takes learners from the page to mobile learning anywhere, anytime. It brings the world into the classroom and takes the classroom into the world, putting learners at its centre.

StartUp is an eight-level, general American English course for adults and young adults who want to make their way in the world and need English to do it. The course takes learners from CEFR A1 to C1 and enables students to track how their English is progressing in detail.

English for 21st century learners
Students learn the language in ways that work for them, so they can communicate in their personal, academic, and work life, while building the collaborative and critical thinking skills needed for the 21st century.

Personalized, flexible teaching
StartUp gives teachers the flexibility and resources to personalize their teaching to meet their students’ specific teaching needs.

Motivating and relevant learning
Students will be immersed in an innovative world of interactive activities and a wide range of videos, including grammar and pronunciation coach videos, humorous character-based conversation videos, and high-interest talk videos.

Access at their fingertips: the Pearson Practice English App and Pearson English Portal
Students can extend their English studies anytime, anywhere with vocabulary, grammar, listening, and conversation activities on the go. They have access to all the audio tracks and video clips whenever and wherever they want on the app and in the Pearson English Portal.