General English Courses
Nowadays, the importance of English in the world cannot be overstated. A good knowledge of English offers enormous benefits such as better employment opportunities and career advancement all over the world.
Personal English courses are designed specifically for international students who wish to come to the UK, or those who are already here and looking to further their studies and advance their career prospects.
Levels
At Personal English, we offer all Levels of English Courses from Beginners to Proficiency.
The different levels are as follows:
- Beginners
- Elementary
- Pre-Intermediate
- Intermediate
- Upper Intermediate
- Advanced
- Proficiency
- After completing a Personal English course, you can expect to achieve the following at the end of each level:
Beginners - You can use and understand simple phrases and sentences on familiar topics. You can understand very simple written sentences. You can write short, simple postcards and notes and fill in forms with personal details.- Elementary - You can communicate in simple and routine tasks on familiar topics and activities. You can read short, simple texts, advertisements, prospectuses, menus and timetables. You can write short, simple notes and simple personal letters.
- Pre-Intermediate - You can communicate adequately in most situations. You can understand the main points in many English radio or television programmes. You can read and write personal letters.
- Intermediate - You can discuss and understand complex arguments on familiar topics. You can understand most television news, current affairs programmes and films. You can read modern novels and write essays, reports and letters.
- Upper-Intermediate - You can communicate effectively and fluently in complex social and professional situations. You can understand most television programmes and films. You can read literary texts, and write about complex subjects in letters, essays and reports. You can communicate confidently, using idiomatic expressions and colloquialisms.
You can understand any kind of spoken language, at fast native speed.
You can read complex articles and literature and write complex, stylistically-appropriate texts. - Advanced - You can communicate fluently, using idiomatic expressions and colloquialisms. You can understand any kind of spoken language, at fast native speed. You can read complex articles and literature and write complex, stylistically-appropriate texts.
- Proficiency - You can speak and understand with the competence approaching that of your first language. You can understand tone, register and nuance. You can read and write with the competence approaching that of a native speaker.
The Syllabus for Personal English Courses:
The course is taught by qualified and native English teachers. They will help you improve your speaking and writing abilities and also help those who wish to prepare for Cambridge English Examinations. Courses are composed of the five following basic elements:
Reading:
You as a student will be exposed to and shown how to deal with many different types of reading materials from newspapers, business letters to books and other literature in order to improve your Reading skills.
Writing:
You will be taught a number of different writing styles ranging from creative writing to formal and business forms.
Speaking:
Your speaking ability holds the utmost importance for the teachers at Personal English. We maximise time in your lessons so that you practise and improve your communication skills at every given opportunity. We build confidence in you by encouraging you to speak.
Listening:
Listening to comprehensions is a very important element of the English language course. Improving your listening skills will help you in your social and work life and will also help you to increase your confidence to a greater extent in order to move forward on your career path.
Grammar:
Grammar is fundamental to any language. At Personal English, we cover all areas of grammar, at all levels. We make sure you identify the difference and put it in practise in order to improve your language skills.
Course Work:
Each level here has its own course book which follows the Cambridge Syllabus. This is a technique that has had proven results and enables students to pass all the exams set by Cambridge . Each Course book includes the five above mentioned elements, helping you to strengthen your weaknesses.
Selection Procedure:
To determine your level of English, you will be required to take a test and informal interview so you can be allocated to your correct level.
