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General English - Level 02 - Extensive Course
General English – Level 02 builds on beginner-level foundations and develops learners’ ability to communicate with greater independence in familiar social, travel, and workplace situations. Through structured language practice, learners extend their vocabulary, strengthen their control of essential grammar, and improve fluency and accuracy in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. The course is designed for learners progressing toward an elementary (approximately CEFR A2) level, with practical tasks that support confident everyday communication.
Next group
2026 & 2027
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- Duration
- 15 days
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Course overview
General English – Level 02 builds on beginner-level foundations and develops learners’ ability to communicate with greater independence in familiar social, travel, and workplace situations. Through structured language practice, learners extend their vocabulary, strengthen their control of essential grammar, and improve fluency and accuracy in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. The course is designed for learners progressing toward an elementary (approximately CEFR A2) level, with practical tasks that support confident everyday communication.
Training methodology
Interactive instructor-led lessons integrate communicative pair and group tasks, guided conversations, listening and reading activities, contextual grammar practice, pronunciation coaching, and short writing assignments. Learners apply language in realistic situations such as making arrangements, explaining problems, giving directions, and discussing past experiences. Formative quizzes, role-plays, peer feedback, and end-of-course skills assessments track progress and guide targeted practice.
Target competencies
- Communicating effectively in routine social and workplace exchanges.
- Understanding the main points of clear spoken English on familiar subjects.
- Using present, past, and future forms with improving grammatical accuracy.
- Asking follow-up questions and sustaining short conversations.
- Reading practical texts, emails, notices, and short articles for key information.
- Writing coherent short messages, descriptions, and simple emails.
- Applying appropriate vocabulary, pronunciation, and polite expressions in common situations.
Course objectives
- Describe daily activities, interests, experiences, and plans using connected sentences.
- Ask for and provide information, clarification, directions, and assistance.
- Narrate simple past events and discuss future arrangements and intentions.
- Compare people, places, products, and choices using suitable descriptive language.
- Understand everyday conversations, announcements, and short spoken instructions.
- Read familiar texts to identify main ideas, relevant details, and sequence.
- Write short organized paragraphs, invitations, messages, and practical emails.
- Participate in routine conversations with more natural rhythm, confidence, and accuracy.
Course outline
Module 1
Reviewing Essential English Foundations
- Review of introductions, personal information, and everyday exchanges
- Core sentence patterns, subject–verb agreement, and common question forms
- High-frequency vocabulary from familiar situations
- Strategies for identifying and correcting recurring beginner errors
Module 2
Talking About Daily Life and Habits
- Present simple for routines, habits, and general facts
- Adverbs and expressions of frequency
- Describing workdays, study routines, and leisure activities
- Asking and answering detailed questions about schedules
Module 3
Describing Actions and Current Situations
- Present continuous for actions happening now and temporary situations
- Contrasting present simple and present continuous
- Talking about changes, temporary projects, and current activities
- Describing pictures, events, and situations in progress
Module 4
Sharing Past Experiences
- Past simple with regular and common irregular verbs
- Affirmative, negative, and interrogative past forms
- Time expressions and sequencing words for past events
- Describing trips, experiences, and completed activities
Module 5
Talking About Future Plans
- Going to for intentions and planned actions
- Present continuous for arrangements and scheduled meetings
- Will for simple predictions and immediate decisions
- Discussing goals, appointments, and upcoming events
Module 6
Developing Everyday Conversation Skills
- Opening, maintaining, and closing short conversations
- Follow-up questions and active listening responses
- Expressing agreement, disagreement, and personal preferences
- Asking for repetition and clarification politely
Module 7
Describing People and Personalities
- Physical appearance and personality adjectives
- Comparative and superlative forms
- Describing relationships, abilities, and personal qualities
- Comparing people respectfully and accurately
Module 8
Describing Places and Neighborhoods
- Vocabulary for buildings, facilities, and public spaces
- There is/there are and location prepositions
- Giving and following directions using landmarks
- Describing neighborhoods, workplaces, and accommodation
Module 9
Shopping and Everyday Transactions
- Vocabulary for clothing, prices, sizes, and quantities
- Countable and uncountable nouns; some, any, much, and many
- Requesting information and comparing products
- Handling purchases, returns, and simple customer queries
Module 10
Food, Restaurants, and Preferences
- Food and meal vocabulary; menus and ordering
- Polite requests with would like, can, and could
- Explaining preferences, dietary needs, and quantities
- Restaurant role-plays and service interactions
Module 11
Travel and Transport Communication
- Transport, ticketing, accommodation, and travel vocabulary
- Asking about routes, schedules, and prices
- Checking in, requesting assistance, and explaining travel problems
- Understanding simple travel announcements and instructions
Module 12
Health and Everyday Problems
- Vocabulary for symptoms, health routines, and common problems
- Should/should not for advice and recommendations
- Explaining a problem and requesting help
- Role-plays involving appointments and practical solutions
Module 13
Making Requests and Offering Help
- Can, could, and would for requests and offers
- Permission, ability, and obligation in everyday situations
- Polite responses, refusals, and alternatives
- Practicing workplace and social service exchanges
Module 14
Expressing Opinions and Making Comparisons
- Giving simple reasons using because and so
- Comparative structures and preference expressions
- Discussing options, advantages, and disadvantages
- Participating in short decision-making discussions
Module 15
Listening for Meaning and Detail
- Understanding short conversations and recorded messages
- Listening for gist, specific details, numbers, and times
- Recognizing key words and speaker intention
- Using context to infer unfamiliar vocabulary
Module 16
Reading Practical English Texts
- Reading emails, advertisements, notices, and short articles
- Scanning for names, dates, prices, and instructions
- Identifying main ideas and supporting details
- Using context and text structure to support comprehension
Module 17
Writing Messages and Short Paragraphs
- Organizing short descriptions with clear sentence order
- Writing invitations, replies, and informal emails
- Using basic connectors such as and, but, because, and then
- Editing for spelling, punctuation, and grammar
Module 18
Pronunciation and Spoken Fluency
- Word stress and common vowel and consonant contrasts
- Sentence rhythm and intonation for questions and requests
- Connected speech in frequently used expressions
- Confidence-building speaking drills and dialogue practice
Module 19
English in Routine Workplace Situations
- Greeting colleagues and customers and exchanging information
- Describing tasks, progress, schedules, and simple problems
- Writing brief workplace messages and appointment requests
- Participating in short team conversations and service scenarios
Module 20
Integrated Practice and Final Assessment
- Real-life simulations combining listening, speaking, reading, and writing
- Review of key grammar, vocabulary, and communication functions
- Individual feedback on accuracy, fluency, and learning needs
- End-of-course skills assessment and progression guidance
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Morning and evening classes are available. CompuBase Training Center, Abu Dhabi.
