In a General English course, you will cover a variety of topics, grammatical rules, pronunciation peculiarities and communicative functions.
The content of a General English course will depend on your level: you have just started learning the language (beginner), you can speak it but need to expand the vocabulary and start expressing more complex ideas both orally and in writing (intermediate) or you are working towards proficiency and fine-tuning your skills (advanced).
The content of a General English Course will also depend on your interests and professional, academic or personal goals.
Arina teaches General English courses in Cambridge, UK face-to-face and online.
Before she chooses what topics to cover, she will run needs analysis to determine your level and understand your goals. Based on the results of the needs analysis, she will create a roadmap of how to achieve the desired outcomes.
Possible broad topics of a typical General English course
Current affairs and news: what’s happening locally and internationally
Communicative functions such as:
- Asking for things, “Could you please pass me that report?”
- Making polite requests, “Do you mind sending me that report?”
- Apologising, “I sincerely apologise for missing the deadline and not sending that report on time.”
- Asking for a favour, “Can I borrow your laptop? It has some fancy software that will help me finish my report on time.”
These are many grammatical features that can be practised in a General English course, that’s why it’s important to run needs analysis before diving into the grammar jungles.
These grammar aspects are frequently used in real-life communication and can be included in the course
Tenses: especially the past simple and the present simple, present perfect and present progressive
Prepositions: at school, in the hospital
Articles: at Ø school, in the hospital
Modal verbs: “Can I borrow your laptop?” “Would you like to help me finish that report?”
You can get in touch with Arina to discuss your individual needs and the goals that you would like to achieve.