General English
The General English course teaches students everyday English with a focus on listening and speaking. You will cover all the skills necessary to improve your English level.
Levels
All levels from Beginner to Advanced.
Your study
- Course length: 2 – 52 weeks
- 21 hours per week plus 2 hours optional conversation class and 5 hours of self study
- Full-day elective every Wednesday for students who are Intermediate level and above
Sample Timetable
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9:00-10:30 Lesson 1 | Theme Input | Grammar | Electives* Choose from: Listening & Speaking Grammar &Writing TOEIC/TOEFL Preparation Australian Studies Food & Cooking Movie-making Job-finding Skills *subject to availability |
Reading &Listening | Speaking &Writing |
| 11:00-12:30 Lesson 2 | Grammar | Integrated Skills | Integrated Skills | Speaking | |
| 13:30-15:00 Lesson 3 | Lstening | Writing & Speaking |
Revision | Friday activities With teacher | |
| 15:10-16:10 | Self Study | Optional conversation club |
Self Study |
Optional conversation |
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| 16:10-16:45 | Self Study | Self Study |
Who is the course for?
General English is the best choice if you want to be able to use English better in a variety of situations. While all skills are taught, General English emphasises speaking and listening, and includes a wide range of functional English to help you feel at ease in any situation. At all levels, General English is fun as well as instructive. You will start to feel more at home in the English-speaking world right from the beginning. Students do a progress test every term to measure their improvement.
All major skills are covered:
* Speaking & Pronunciation
* Listening
* Reading
* Writing
* Vocabulary
* Grammar
Course features:
* Project work
* Task-based lessons
* Discussions
* Individual counselling
* Video lessons
* Computer learning
* Using English in the real world, e.g. shopping, eating out, going to a post office or bank
* News-based lessons
One-to-One
If you have limited time or specific needs, you may be interested in private lessons. We can arrange short-term one-to-one private tuition with a SELC teacher.
