Communicate effectively in English for social and academic purposes
- Read and understand texts of varying lengths
- Understand and use effective writing skills
- Use grammatically correct simple and complex structured sentences
What you’ll learn in this course:
Speaking
- Communicate in simple and routine tasks on familiar topics and activities.
- Simply describe your family and other people, living conditions, your educational background and your present or most recent job.
- Deal with most situations when you travel in an area where people speak English.
- Talk about family, hobbies, work, travel and current events.
- Talk about experiences and events, dreams, hopes and ambitions.
- Give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans.
- Tell the story of a book or film and describe your reactions.
Listening
- Understand phrases and common vocabulary on common areas e.g. very basic personal and family information, shopping, the local area, and employment.
- Understand the main point in short, clear, simple messages and announcements.
Reading
- Read very short, simple texts.
- Find specific, predictable information in advertisements, prospectuses, menus and timetables.
- Understand short simple personal letters.
Writhing
- Write short, simple notes and messages.
- Write a simple personal letter, for example thanking someone.