English Language

Our Intensive courses have established the firm foundation on which all our teaching is based. They offer a choice of programs for everyone who needs an improved level of English for academic, social or professional reasons. It aims to activate and further develop your English language skills in the key areas of speaking, listening, reading and writing, while expanding your vocabulary and developing your accuracy.

Key learning points:

Module 1: Speaking and Listening

• Recognize and use internationally-used English language greetings and introductions.
• Explain, in English, where you are from.
• Discuss, in English, travel plans and different parts of the world.
• Make plans with English speakers for a party, a holiday or an outing to the cinema.
• Discuss, in English, food, fashion, your likes and dislikes and your everyday routine.

Module 2: Reading and Writing

• Write personal emails in English to your friends and family.
• Write formal letters to English-speaking companies, government departments, etc.
• Fill in important forms in English.

Module 3: Grammar and Vocabulary

• Vocabulary of nations, occupations, family, time/dates, food/drink, clothes, the body, the home, public places, weather/seasons, music, the academic world, animals, history, geography, transport, technology, describing appearance.
• Using articles: a, an, the
• Using can, can’t to describe ability, e.g. I can’t play guitar.
• Using comparative adjectives, e.g. Museums are more interesting than parks.

Key learning points:

Module 1: Speaking and Listening

• Understand English speakers describing their professions.
• Understand and appreciate the lyrics of a song in English.
• Hold a debate with English speakers about an issue in contemporary society.
• Understand and interpret visual descriptions in English.
  Interpret works of art in English.

Module 2: Reading and Writing

• Read, comprehend and respond to longer written works in English including articles about contemporary issues, the arts and history.
• Write in English with improved paragraph construction, coherence and cohesion.
• Write in English in a wide variety of formal and informal styles, including newspaper headlines, biographies, police statements, novels and small classified advertisements.
• Prepare and write a coherent argument in prose.

Module 3: Grammar and Vocabulary

• Vocabulary of character description, shopping, holidays, homes and houses, history, biography, behavior, body language, computers, the Arts, injuries, hobbies, friends/enemies.
• Using the present perfect, e.g. I’ve never been to New York.
• Using the passive voice, e.g. The Great Pyramid was built in Egypt…
• Using phrasal verbs, e.g. I’m going to make a go of my business.
• Using present modals – obligation, recommendation, permission, e.g. Doctors have to work very long hours.

Module 1: Speaking and Listening

• Compare things and make decisions in English.
• Understand English speakers talking on various topics including finance, nostalgia, the paranormal, books and films, crime.
• Express and accept sympathy in English.
• Ask for help or clarification of what someone has said in English.
• Speculate, in English, about the future.

Module 2: Reading and Writing

• Use mind maps, do research and plan for compositions, book reports and reviews in English.
• Conduct an email interview in English.
• Write clear instructions in English.
• Write your curriculum vitae in English.
• Write a diary in English.

Module 3: Grammar and Vocabulary

•  Vocabulary of money, photography, anger, animal metaphors, hobbies, colors, food/drink (idiomatic), physical description (connotation), weather, fame, writing/books/authors, crime, poetic effect
• Using adverbs, e.g. please don’t argue so loudly.
• Using the present perfect continuous (and simple), e.g. Bruce has been skydiving for three years.
• Using the third conditional, e.g. If Jesse hadn’t played in the sea; the shark wouldn’t have attacked him.
• Using the future perfect and continuous, e.g. by this time tomorrow we’ll have finished all our exams.