{"id":28,"date":"2026-10-04T20:16:18","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T20:16:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fourfingerrule.colinleemacleod.com\/?page_id=28"},"modified":"2026-10-04T21:01:55","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T21:01:55","slug":"four-finger-rule-52-week-course-preview","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fourfingerrule.colinleemacleod.com\/?page_id=28","title":{"rendered":"Four Finger Rule \u2014 52-Week Course Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<article style=\"max-width:900px;margin:0 auto;padding:24px 16px;line-height:1.75\"><nav aria-label=\"Explore Four Finger Rule\"><a href=\"\/?page_id=23\">Free Week 1<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"\/?page_id=26\">About Colin<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"\/?page_id=28\">Course preview<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"\/?page_id=11001\">Course details<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"\/?page_id=11004\">Free practice<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"\/?page_id=11011\">Gold River<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"\/?page_id=11002\">FAQs<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"\/?page_id=11003\">Support<\/a><\/nav><div style=\"background:#102c3a;color:#fff;padding:32px;border-radius:12px\"><p style=\"color:#f2bf50;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:2px\">THE FOUR FINGER RULE \u00b7 COURSE PREVIEW<\/p><h2 style=\"color:#fff;font-size:clamp(28px,5vw,44px);line-height:1.15\">Prepare for the English you actually need.<\/h2><p>52 practical weeks. Reusable language. Real-world practice.<\/p><\/div><h2 style=\"font-size:clamp(24px,3vw,32px);line-height:1.25;margin:32px 0 12px\">Start small. Keep building.<\/h2><p>You do not need to memorise thousands of separate sentences before you can begin. Start with one situation, prepare useful language and practise changing the details.<\/p><p>Use <strong>WANT TO, HAVE TO, NEED TO and MIGHT<\/strong> to make a language plan. Build polite requests, listen for useful information and practise what to say when the conversation changes.<\/p><h2 style=\"font-size:clamp(24px,3vw,32px);line-height:1.25;margin:32px 0 12px\">What the full course includes<\/h2><ul><li><strong>The Master Edition:<\/strong> a reference ebook for practical preparation, reusable patterns and location-based English.<\/li><li><strong>52 weekly lessons:<\/strong> worked conversations, preparation sheets, adaptation practice, missions and self-checks.<\/li><li><strong>Passport practice:<\/strong> record what you could say, what changed and what you need to practise again. The separate tracker in the latest practice package covers Weeks 13\u201352.<\/li><li><strong>Extra practice:<\/strong> additional scenarios, answer keys and checkpoints to revisit what you have learned.<\/li><\/ul><h2 style=\"font-size:clamp(24px,3vw,32px);line-height:1.25;margin:32px 0 12px\">What a week looks like<\/h2><ol><li><strong>Prepare:<\/strong> choose a place, a person and a useful goal.<\/li><li><strong>Build:<\/strong> practise the request and the words you are likely to need.<\/li><li><strong>Speak:<\/strong> try the dialogue with a partner, or practise both roles.<\/li><li><strong>Adapt:<\/strong> change a detail or handle an unexpected response.<\/li><li><strong>Reflect:<\/strong> record your result and choose the next thing to improve.<\/li><\/ol><p>Aim for five ten-minute practice sessions each week. Role-play is a useful option: you do not need to buy something or book a trip to complete practice.<\/p><h2 style=\"font-size:clamp(24px,3vw,32px);line-height:1.25;margin:32px 0 12px\">English with a practical purpose<\/h2><p>The lessons cover everyday situations such as stations, hotels, restaurants, shopping, banking, work, phone calls and asking for help. The emphasis is on being understandable, checking what you heard and reaching a useful next step.<\/p><section class=\"lesson-section course-index\"><h2>Your 52-week route<\/h2><p>Seven sections take you from the foundations to everyday conversations. Open a section to see the lesson topics.<\/p><details><summary>Module 01 \u2014 Foundations \u00b7 Weeks 1\u20137<\/summary><ol start=\"1\"><li>Your next conversation<\/li><li>WANT TO and polite requests<\/li><li>HAVE TO and requirements<\/li><li>NEED TO and a problem<\/li><li>MIGHT and a changed plan<\/li><li>Templates problems and events<\/li><li>Connect and perform<\/li><\/ol><\/details><details><summary>Module 02 \u2014 Travel and getting around \u00b7 Weeks 8\u201319<\/summary><ol start=\"8\"><li>Travel &amp; Trip Planning<\/li><li>Airport<\/li><li>Airport Security<\/li><li>Immigration &amp; Customs<\/li><li>Hotel<\/li><li>Hotel Housekeeping<\/li><li>Tourist Information<\/li><li>Ride Share<\/li><li>Station<\/li><li>Car Rental &amp; Driving<\/li><li>Gas Station<\/li><li>Camping &amp; Outdoor<\/li><\/ol><\/details><details><summary>Module 03 \u2014 Home and community \u00b7 Weeks 20\u201322<\/summary><ol start=\"20\"><li>Home &amp; Apartment<\/li><li>Moving Day<\/li><li>Neighbourhood &amp; Community<\/li><\/ol><\/details><details><summary>Module 04 \u2014 Everyday food and services \u00b7 Weeks 23\u201333<\/summary><ol start=\"23\"><li>Grocery Store<\/li><li>Shopping &amp; Store<\/li><li>Coffee Shop<\/li><li>Bakery<\/li><li>Fast Food<\/li><li>Restaurant<\/li><li>Bar &amp; Pub<\/li><li>Post Office<\/li><li>Laundry &amp; Dry Cleaning<\/li><li>Library<\/li><li>Public Library &amp; Community Centre<\/li><\/ol><\/details><details><summary>Module 05 \u2014 Work learning and communication \u00b7 Weeks 34\u201338<\/summary><ol start=\"34\"><li>Workplace<\/li><li>Job Interview<\/li><li>Construction &amp; Job Site<\/li><li>School &amp; Classroom<\/li><li>Phone &amp; Customer Service<\/li><\/ol><\/details><details><summary>Module 06 \u2014 Finance health and essential support \u00b7 Weeks 39\u201346<\/summary><ol start=\"39\"><li>Banking<\/li><li>Government Office<\/li><li>Pharmacy<\/li><li>Doctor&#x27;s Office<\/li><li>Dentist<\/li><li>Optometrist &amp; Eyeglasses<\/li><li>Hospital &amp; Medical<\/li><li>Police &amp; Emergency<\/li><\/ol><\/details><details><summary>Module 07 \u2014 Repairs retail and personal services \u00b7 Weeks 47\u201352<\/summary><ol start=\"47\"><li>Car Repair &amp; Mechanic<\/li><li>Hardware Store<\/li><li>Electronics Store<\/li><li>Furniture Store<\/li><li>Gym &amp; Fitness<\/li><li>Hair Salon &amp; Barber<\/li><\/ol><\/details><\/section><div class=\"sample-actions\"><a class=\"btn blue\" href=\"\/?page_id=11071\">Try the free airport-delay lesson \u2192<\/a><a class=\"btn outline\" href=\"\/?page_id=11004\">Browse free practice<\/a><\/div><h2 style=\"font-size:clamp(24px,3vw,32px);line-height:1.25;margin:32px 0 12px\">Try it before you join<\/h2><p>The free Week 1 mission teaches you to ask for help, confirm a direction and request repetition. No purchase is needed.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/fourfingerrule.colinleemacleod.com\/?page_id=23\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#102c3a;color:#fff;padding:14px 22px;border-radius:6px;text-decoration:none\">Start the free Week 1 mission \u2192<\/a><\/p><h2 style=\"font-size:clamp(24px,3vw,32px);line-height:1.25;margin:32px 0 12px\">Launch status and price<\/h2><div style=\"border-left:5px solid #e5ac35;background:#f4f6f8;color:#152934;padding:24px\"><p><strong>Planned launch price: US$52 once.<\/strong><\/p><p>The materials are prepared. Stripe checkout, enrollment automation and weekly email delivery are still being configured and tested. Enrollment is not yet open on this site.<\/p><p>The planned email sequence starts from each student\u2019s enrollment date. That delivery system is not live yet. Optional one-on-one English sessions are a separate service.<\/p><\/div><h2 style=\"font-size:clamp(24px,3vw,32px);line-height:1.25;margin:32px 0 12px\">Meet your teacher<\/h2><p>Colin Lee MacLeod developed the Four Finger Rule through his teaching and life in Japan.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/fourfingerrule.colinleemacleod.com\/?page_id=26\">Read Colin\u2019s story \u2192<\/a><\/p><p><strong>BUILD IT. USE IT. CHANGE IT. SOLVE IT.<\/strong><\/p><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Free Week 1 \u00b7 About Colin \u00b7 Course preview \u00b7 Course details \u00b7 Free practice \u00b7 Gold River \u00b7 FAQs \u00b7 Support THE FOUR FINGER RULE \u00b7 COURSE PREVIEW Prepare for the English you actually need. 52 practical weeks. Reusable language. Real-world practice. Start small. Keep building. 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