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4 STEPS TO ENGLISH SUCCESS
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ENGLISH FOR INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION  - COURSE levels

BEGINNER

On completion of this level you will be able to:

say your name and where you are from
talk about your job, your home and your family
talk about your likes and dislikes including routines, interests and holidays
ask other people basic questions and provide short answers
cope with some real-life situations, such as ordering food in a restaurant and asking about prices in shops.

The course will help to develop your understanding of question forms, verbs, numbers, the alphabet and the pronunciation of English, and develop sentence level writing ability.

ELEMENTARY

On completion of this level you will be able to:

communicate in simple sentences on a range of well known topics
understand and respond to other people’s questions
compare yourself to other people
talk about your preferences including belongings, routines, appearances and studying
cope with real life situations in shops, restaurants and cities.

The course will help to develop your understanding of present and past verb forms, adjectives, prepositions, nouns, functional language, pronunciation, and develop paragraph level writing ability.

PRE INTERMEDIATE

On completion of this level you will be able to:

communicate your ideas on a range of common topics
have discussions with others
share your ideas on many ideas including traditions, lives, childhood, good and bad experiences, values and preferences.

You will have a grasp of the English needed to deal with tasks and situations in foreign countries such as hotels, shops and small talk for socialising. The course will help to develop a greater understanding of the different uses of present, past and future verb forms, adjectives, prepositions, articles, functional language, formality, pronunciation, and develop narrative style and letter writing ability.

INTERMEDIATE

On completion of this level you will be able to:

function competently and independently when dealing with a wide range of common topics
have the skills to read a range of texts of different lengths
use a wide range of vocabulary to talk about preferences, experiences, feelings, changes in society, controversy, problems and solutions.

You will have more confidence about initiating and maintaining conversations, and increase your knowledge of appropriacy. The course will refine your understanding of grammar and all parts of speech; develop complex clause understanding, have a focus on pronunciation, and develop different types of writing including note-taking.

UPPER INTERMEDIATE

On completion of this level you will be able to:

talk quite fluently and accurately on most topics
deal with most everyday situations
feel confident to actively take part in and understand extended conversations
argue a point clearly and coherently.

The course will develop vocabulary-building skills through the study of collocation, affixation and word families, and provide extensive practice to develop grammatical accuracy and fluency, help you to draft ideas and develop your ability to produce accurate and well-organised writing.

ADVANCED

On completion of this level you will be able to talk fluently and accurately on a range of current issues. Topics on this course are all related to current events and world trends. There is a focus on developing high level vocabulary through word building, collocation, comparison with mother tongue lexis and texts containing a wide range of colloquial expressions and idioms.

This course also provides an in-depth review of more complex areas of grammar including verb forms, sentence patterns, modality and particles.

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