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English as a Foreign Language

Teaching children and adults from Beginner to Advanced level

English as a Foreign Language

 

I offer individual, paired and small group teaching (maximum number 6 pupils) for children and adults from Beginner to Advanced level.

 

There is a different content to each week’s sessions, building on and consolidating previous work with opportunities in each session to ask questions and seek further clarification if necessary.

I offer the following courses:

 

  • Beginner

  • Elementary

  • Pre-intermediate

  • Intermediate

  • Upper Intermediate

  • Advanced

 

More information on each of these courses can be found below.

 

  • Give basic information about yourself

 

  • Ask for basic information about other people

 

  • Speak and write about family and friends

 

  • Speak to people politely

 

  • Speak and write about yourself simply

 

  • Find your way around and ask for information politely

 

  • Speak about everyday life and situations: for example, buying a coffee, going to the restaurant, going to the shops, simple telephone conversations

 

  • Speak simply about your likes and dislikes

 

  • Speak simply about your holiday and past events

 

  • Speak about work

 

  • Write simple letters or e-mails

 

  • Say numbers, days, dates and times

 

  • How to behave in social situations

Beginner course coverage

 

This level is for people with little or no knowledge of English and teaches practical language that can be used immediately in everyday situations.

 

You will learn to:

Elementary course coverage

 

This course is for people who can already express basic ideas and opinions in simple English. It is not for people who cannot speak any English.

 

At this level you will review and develop what you learnt in the beginner level. You will also learn to:

 

  • Understand and use more vocabulary in the same topics studied at beginners level: personal information; practical everyday situations; past events

 

  • Become more accurate (say things in a better way) when you speak and write about known topics

 

 

  • Understand oral information and instructions in more detail

 

  • Speak about your day/your job/your studies

 

  • Deal with people and situations in a way that is acceptable in the UK

Pre-Intermediate course coverage

 

This level is for people who have a good basic understanding of English and would like to start speaking and writing more effectively and be able to read longer texts and understand more complicated language.

 

You will learn to:

 

  • Deal with practical everyday problems and situations with more confidence. For example, going to the doctor’s and explaining your problems better, going to the chemist, going to a restaurant, giving advice.

 

  • Describe people and places in some detail (both in speaking and in writing)

 

  • Talk and write about past and future events in more detail

 

  • Talk and write about things happening at the moment and things that have happened recently

 

  • Discuss topics such as health, education, customs, festivals, or work both in speaking and in writing

 

  • Be more precise and accurate when talking or writing

 

  • Read longer texts and understand the main ideas as well as some of the detail

 

  • Speak on a subject of interest, to develop presentation skills

     

Intermediate course coverage

 

This level is for people who are able to speak and write quite fluently about topics they know, but need to improve their accuracy and their range.

 

You will learn to:

 

  • Use correct communication styles for a wider variety of situations

 

  • Understand opinions, attitudes and moods in spoken and written English

 

  • Offer advice on well-known subjects

 

  • Understand the detail of texts/articles on well-known subjects

 

  • Learn to deal with more complicated texts to understand their general meaning and some of the detail

 

  • Express opinions in a simple way on more abstract topics both in speaking and in writing

 

  • Speak and write in a more accurate, precise and concise way

     

  • Speak on a subject of interest, without notes to further develop presentation skillS

 

  • Express yourself with more accuracy and sophistication both in speaking and in writing (e.g. express clearly your point of view and support it with relevant examples)

 

  • Recognise different communication styles and genres

 

  • Start adapting your own style to the message you wish to give, both in speaking and in writing (formal – informal – business – academic) with the help of a model

 

  • Read and listen to a wider range of more complex texts and understand them with some help

 

  • Use appropriate strategies to ensure your messages are as clear as possible and you can manage a conversation

Upper Intermediate course coverage

 

This level is for people who can demonstrate a very good knowledge of the basic principles of English and are able to express some ideas and opinions on topics they may not be familiar with.

 

You will learn to:

 

  • Express yourself fluently, accurately and with the appropriate level of formality both in speaking and in writing

 

  • Participate successfully in discussions on complex or abstract topics involving several people and points of view

 

  • Talk about topics that are not always familiar to you and ask relevant questions

 

  • Present a clear, well-structured and coherent argument or description of a complex subject using different sources

 

  • Follow discussions, lectures or more technical information on areas you are not necessarily familiar with and

 

  • Determine the explicit and any implicit messages of what you read or listen to

 

  • Use appropriate strategies to ensure your messages are clear and you express your ideas fully both in speaking and in writing

Advanced course coverage

 

This is a level for advanced students. You will develop all your skills in English to reach a high degree of competence, using English effectively in social and professional situations and in higher education. You will be able to deal with complex forms of language and communicate in various situations requiring sophisticated language.

 

You will learn to:

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