Practical English Speaking Course (Beginner)
Learn basic English conversation skills with this comprehensive course. Covering topics such as introductions, describing people and places, shopping, and making plans, these bite-sized video lessons will help you feel confident in everyday English conversations. Featuring native teachers with different accents, this course is designed for ESL speakers looking to improve their conversational English skills.
What you’ll learn
- How to use English for everyday questions and tasks such as asking for directions
- How to talk about yourself from introducing yourself to talking about where you are from and your occupation
- How to describe people and places
- How to make plans with others and describe meeting places
- Phrases and questions when shopping
- How to ask for advice
- Use English for Travel
- How to agree and disagree and use other questions
This course includes 36 short min-lectures totalling 50 minutes of basic English Conversational material. The course is split into 2 sections, the first will cover basic sentences and the second will look at longer sentences and using more detail in questions and answers. You will learn to have basic English conversations starting with Introducing yourself and your family. Then you will learn then progressing to talking about everyday topics such as food, shopping and health and fitness. These lessons are designed to give you the basics split into short videos and only a small amount of content at each time so you do not feel overwhelmed. We call them ‘bite-sized’ which means small amounts. The aim of the course is to make you feel confident in having basic English conversations. All 36 videos are recorded by fully qualified native teachers featuring different accents (US and UK) to provide a wide range of learning benefits. It is proven that students who are exposed to a variety of different accents and dialects learn English quicker and improve their language skills.
The lessons included in section 1 of the course are:
Lets begin Introduction to the Course
Basics – Greetings
Basics – Asking Questions
Where we live
V1 – Continents
V2 – Countries (common/popular, USA, UK, China, Spain, France, Canada, Australia, Hong Kong)
V3 – Cities (common/popular, London, New York, Sydney, Paris, Madrid)
Friends and Family mother, mum, dad, father, brother, sister, daughter son.
Jobs/professions/occupations
Shopping V1 – Different types of shops
V2 – Asking for items in a shop
Past Simple V1 -What did you do yesterday?
Routine – Present simple What are you doing today?
Tell me about yourself Role Play – hello, how are you? I’m fine, what’s your name? I’m, where are you from? I live in…. What is your occupation? I’m a ……., What are you doing today? I am going… Yesterday I went shopping…. What did you buy
The lessons included in section 2 of the course are:
Lets begin Introduction to the Course
All about people V1
V2 – Hair/eye colour her, his, my
V3 – What do you like to do in your spare time? I
V4 – Shy, clever, beautiful, ugly,
V5 – Countries and nationalities (I’m from….I’m…..); England=English/British, France=French, Spain=Spanish, USA=American, Turkey=Turkish, Poland=Polish, China=Chinese, Russia, Russian, Mexico=Mexican, Brazil=Brazilian, Scotland=Scottish, Taiwan=Taiwanese, India=Indian
What we do V1 – I am a doctor, my sister is a teacher, my mother is a dentist, my father is an engineer
V2 – I work in a hospital, I work in a gym, I work in an office, I work in a school, I work in a restaurant.
V3 – Hobbies; I like to run, dance, sing, draw, paint. Homes, towns and neighbourhoods
V1 – Where do you live? I live downtown in a big city, I live in the suburbs, I live in a village, I live in a town
V2 – I live in a house, an apartment/flat, a bungalow.
V3 – I live on a street, a road, an avenue, an estate, a development
Family, Friends and famous people V1- This is my family, My parents have been married for…….., They have lived in…….for……, My brother has worked for the same company for x years, my aunt has been a teacher for x years now
V2- What is a celebrity/famous person? Examples of celebrities; The Queen, The President of the United States, A famous football/soccer player, a Pop Star
Health and Fitness V1 – How healthy are you? I eat a healthy diet, I exercise a lot, I don’t exercise a lot, I go to the gym, I don’t like the gym, I play sport, I don’t play sport, I drink lots of water, I do not smoke, I do not drink alcohol, once or twice a week, sometimes, hardly ever
V2 – I am not feeling well, I do not feel well, I am sick.
Shopping for clothes How much is this? Do you have this in a bigger/smaller size? Do you have this in another colour? (black, red, blue, green, orange, pink), What size is this shirt? Can I try it on? I like this dress. (Small, Medium, Large). Do you take credit card?
What do you eat? V1 – Breakfast; What do you eat for breakfast? I eat…., cornflakes/cereal, eggs, beans, pancakes, sausages, toast, I like, I don’t like, bread
V2 – Lunch; what do you eat for lunch? noodles, pizza, fish, chips, hamburger, sandwich(es)
V3 – Dinner; what do you eat for dinner? steak, broccoli, vegetables, jacket potato, mashed potato, chips, fish, sushi
V4 – Desserts; what do you eat for dessert? Cake, pie, cheese, crackers, fruits, Plans What are you doing tomorrow? I am going to…. Would you like to go with me? Next week I am / we are going…. We will be visiting my family, I would like to go,
Who this course is for:
- Speakers of English as a Second Language who want to improve their conversational English across a range of topics.
