General English from Skype-Language

Who is this course for?

- suitable for both adults and children;
- for beginners and advanced learners;
- for those who want to learn all aspects of the language with speaking practice, developing reading, writing, and listening skills, and of course, pronunciation;
- for those who is willing to broaden their vocabulary to talk to their friends and foreign colleagues;
- and finally, for those who want to gain confidence in communicating in a foreign language while traveling or working.


The course takes 100 to 120 hours to cover one level, or about 10 months with classes twice a week. Each case is different and our teachers will make sure to chart a course of action for you in a trial lesson.

The course includes 7 levels: Beginner, Elementary, Pre-Intermediate, Intermediate, Upper-Intermediate, Advanced, and Proficiency.


In a trial lesson, we will determine your language level, and discuss your goals and plans for the course.
In our school, you can choose a teacher who will help you achieve all your language goals!


Why Skype-Language.com?

We don't make false promises. All our courses are based on famous authentic textbooks and include a certain syllabus.
For teaching, we use not only textbooks, but students also watch videos, discuss books and films, and listen to music.
Students can choose a lesson duration (30, 45, or 60 minutes).
Special offers on lesson packages when you pay for 8 or more lessons.


Have you checked out our teachers’ profiles yet? If the answer is no, do it right now and see for yourself the number of qualified teachers from all over the world.


Materials for the lessons.

You don't need to buy anything. Your teacher considering your goals and interests picks all materials. There is also an interactive platform with plenty of resources.


Some of the textbooks we use:

For teenagers and adults Solutions, New Headway, and English File are good choices.
Primary school students will find Solutions, New Headway, and English File interesting.
On top of the main syllabus you will have books for home reading, textbooks to broaden your vocabulary, or work on particular grammar aspects.
You will have plenty of tasks to complete!


Course syllabus
Based on the chosen textbook and your current level, each topic will include the necessary vocabulary. Pronunciation, speaking, and listening exercises.


Example of topics in the general course:

Nice to meet you
We learn how to greet people, and initiate conversations with foreigners. It will enable you to introduce yourself, start and follow a conversation, talk about yourself, and ask questions.

Hobbies
Talking about hobbies can be quite a exciting, and you can talk and arts and culture, famous films and books. And you will be able to listen to and work on your favorite songs in class.

Family and Friends
Such topics as age, family joys and difficulties, friends and school, and BFFs are great things to talk about and improve your speaking skills.

Weather
Do you know what small talk means? Small talk is always polite and may help express interest in further communication. And the weather is always a great topic for a small talk.

Time to Travel
One of the most common reasoning to learn English is a desire to feel confident while traveling. This topic will teach you how to book plane tickets, buy tickets to museums or other places, ask for directions in the city, and order food in a restaurant.

Tasty Food
This topic will enable you to read recipes in English or cook together with famous chefs and their videos online. You will not need an interpreter because you will learn the names of ingredients and cooking verbs in this topic.

Daily Life
Is talking about daily life boring or interesting? That is what you will find out in your English classes. To start with, you will learn to talk about your working day and days off, your and your friends’ daily routine, and maybe we will be talking about a day in the life of a celebrity.

Jobs
All jib are equally important. Can you name and describe them in English? Moreover, we can talk about work-life balance, your and your colleagues’ achievements, learn to write work e-mails and be confident when corresponding with foreigners.

Health and Sport
Being in a different country can mean being able to buy painkillers in a pharmacy or get a doctor’s appointment, and such skills are important. On top of that, talking about health and sport will help you improve your overall level.

Beautiful Nature
Rivers and oceans, fields and mountains, clean air, flowers… Do these things make you pay attention to beautiful things around you? Talking about this topic, you will learn new words and grammar, and gain confidence in forming sentences.

Holidays
What is a perfect holiday like? Where would you spend it? Speaking about different countries, their traditions, holidays, and quirks is definitely a good motivation to continue your learning!.

Gadgets
Our modern world is unimaginable without gadgets. We all use laptops, ear-pods, phones, tablets, smartwatches, and so on. A great topic to expand your vocabulary and learn to read manuals for your devices in the original.


Will I be able to achieve desired results?


We can guarantee the results under certain conditions which are having classes at least twice a week and following all your teacher’s recommendations. Additionally, our school hosts a speaking club that provides students with speaking practice.
No one is an exception when it comes to fears related to learning a foreign language, but if your desire is strong, Skype-languege.com is a great choice! Take the first step and sign up for a trial lesson!


What can be done in 45 minutes? Maybe you can watch youtube videos or find a million excuses why you still haven't started the way to your goal. But maybe it's time you started moving toward your dream! Your dream is in your hands.