General English prepares students for the kind of English they will need in everyday situations. Class programs are designed to effectively develop communication skills and fluency in speaking, listening, reading, grammar, pronunciation and writing (core skills).
Our teaching styles encourage interactive language use so you will have many opportunities to practise the skills you are learning.
In the morning classes intensively focus on core skills.
In the afternoon classes at Beginner to Pre-Intermediate levels focus on Speaking, Listening and Pronunciation. Students at these levels are given extra help to improve their spoken English and comprehension quickly and effectively.
Afternoon classes for Intermediate to Super Advanced level students consist of a range of afternoon electives which allow students to concentrate on a particular area of need. We offer only focused intensive electives, not unproductive 'activities', 'self access' or 'videos'. We include activities such as these for free, after class in our clubs program.
Elective
Focus
GE
All the four skill areas are covered through studying a theme-based weekly program.
Speaking
Speaking, pronunciation and conversation skills are studied through a theme-based weekly program.
Academic English
Focus on writing at the sentence and paragraph level. Students will also learn editing and proof-reading skills.
Business English
Students will study some of the more general themes which are common to a variety of business contexts. Telephoning, business letters, negotiating, company structure, the language of business is studied through a variety of different classroom language tasks.
Preparation for TOEIC
Learn seven key strategies to help you score a high TOEIC score.
Preparation for TOEFL
The focus is on preparing for the TOEFL exam. Learn how to improve your reading, grammar and vocabulary.
Travel and Tourism
Students will study common themes and language used in international tourism through an integrated skills approach.
Cambridge First Certificate
Students will study parallel Cambridge exam tasks and materials increasing their ability to successfully complete the Cambridge First Certificate Exam.
Please Note: Full Time classes are also offered in IELTS, TOEIC and TOEFL Preparation, see below.
General English Sample Timetable
Time
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
9.00am to 11.00am
Introduction to new theme. Listening & Speaking Understanding fast speech. Homework Check