Why study General English with Englishlink?
We offer 198 hours of award-winning online general English classes; 24 hours a day from anywhere in the world. Our teacher-led classes start at elementary and go through to upper-intermediate. We have lessons for everyone!
General English is great for English students who needs to speak English for work, study, travel, or to pass an English exam such as IELTS or TOEIC. Englishlink’s general English lessons focus on:
- improving speaking skills, and developing accurate pronunciation
- understanding grammar, and learning when and how to use it
- listening and reading for the main idea and detailed information
- building vocabulary and slang
- using body language correctly
- general writing development
- understanding the culture of English-speaking countries
Elementary English Course |
Englishlink's 44 hours of elementary English training are perfect for anyone with a basic knowledge of spoken and written English. You can communicate in a very basic way, mainly using the in the present simeple and past simple, and know simple and everyday phrases such as ‘Hello, my name is Omer’. Englishlink does not have training for absolute beginner English learners. The Englishlink Placement Test will tell us your current level. The information below explains what you will learn in the Elementary Course.
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Pre-Intermediate English Course |
Englishlink's 44 hours of pre-intermediate classes are good for learners with a good basic ability, but who can improve a lot in all areas. You can use English to deal in basic everyday events in the present, past and future simple tenses, you can read simple texts, write informal letters & e-mails, and understanding of adjectives, adverbs, articles, possessives, and some prepositions. Most English learners at this level will have studied English for at least 1 year in the past. The Englishlink Placement Test tells us your current level. The information below explains what you will learn in the Elementary Course. |
Intermediate English Course |
Englishlink's 66 hours of intermediate lessons are for English learners who can use English in many social and business situations, but you make regular mistakes. You have the grammar and vocabulary to talk and read about many topics. You understand tone and are aware of your pronunciation. You have studied the most important tenses and can confidently make sentences and use the question forms in all of them. You are beginning understand modal verbs. Most English learners at this level will have studied English for at least 1-2 years in the past. The Englishlink Placement Test tells us your current level. The information below explains what you will learn in the Intermediate Course. |
Upper Intermediate English Course |
Englishlink offers 44 hours of Upper-Intermediate English lessons for students who are effective, but not fluent, in the English language. You are confident in most business and social situations, and have a strong knowledge of vocabulary and grammar. You are beginning to understand phrasal verbs and slang. Most English learners at this level will have studied English for at least 2+ years in the past. The Englishlink Placement Test tells us your current level. The information below explains what you will learn in the Upper-Intermediate course. |
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Elementary - Unit 1
You learn to:- meet people
- talk about your country with the verb to be
- ask questions with the verb to be
- talk about the people in your family
- ask and tell the time
- describe everyday activities with the present simple
- ask questions with do
- talk about things in your house with some, any and a
- say where things are with in, on, under, next to, between...
- describe jobs with the present simple
- ask questions with does
- use always, sometimes, usually, hardly ever and never
- pronounce new sounds
- improve intonation
- Click here to view all lessons in Unit 1
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Elementary - Unit 2
You learn to:- talk about ability with can
- ask for directions
- give directions with in front of, across from, on, next to and between
- use the, a and an
- talk about foods you like and dislike
- use countable and uncountable nouns
- use some, any, much, and many
- talk about things in the kitchen
- talk about sports and free time activities
- talk about "now" with present continuous
- describe people
- talk about health
- hear and pronounce weak vowel sounds and some consonant sounds
- Click here to view all lessons in Unit 2
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Elementary - Unit 3
You learn to:- use was and were
- use the past simple
- ask questions with did
- talk about clothes
- use 's
- use his, her, their, our...
- buy clothes in a shop
- talk about time with at, in and on
- talk about food
- order food in a restaurant
- describe places with -er and more
- describe places with -est and most
- learn to pronounce 'ed' endings
- learn word stress in numbers and verbs
- Click here to view all lessons in Unit 3
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Elementary - Unit 4
You learn to:- talk about future arrangements with present continuous
- invite people to do things
- talk about future plans with going to
- talk about possible future with might
- make questions in present, past and future
- offer to help people with will
- give directions with out of, down, into, up, along, through and past
- use have to, don't have to, can and can't
- talk about past experiences with present perfect
- ask for things in a hotel
- sound polite using intonation
- sound more natural using connected speech
- pronounce weak sounds
- Click here to view all lessons in Unit 4
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Pre-Intermediate - Unit 1
You learn to:- talk about extended family with present simple
- talk about people at work and friends with the present simple and continuous
- use go and play to talk about sports
- discuss free time activities with read, do, listen, go, play and watch
- order food and take orders
- talk about the past with past simple
- ask questions with the past simple
- use countable and uncountable nouns
- talk about food with some, any, much, many, a lot of, a little and a few
- talk about the past with used to
- describe past actions with past continuous
- use correct intonation with questions
- pronounce weak vowel sounds
- Click here to view all lessons in Unit 1
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Pre-Intermediate - Unit 2
You learn to:- talk about future intentions with will and going to
- speak on the telephone
- describe people with what's...like / what does...look like
- talk about body parts
- compare things with comparatives -er, more and much
- describe cities with superlatives -est and most
- describe likes and dislikes with can't stand, hate, adore…
- talk about sizes with too and not enough
- use present continuous to talk about future arrangements
- make suggestions with let's, shall, what about, and how about
- contract sounds to sound more natural
- improve intonation when complaining
- improve pronunciation of vowel sounds
- Click here to view all lessons in Unit 2
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Pre-Intermediate - Unit 3
You learn to:- talk about life experiences with present perfect and past simple
- use English at the airport
- discuss news with the present perfect
- start a conversation with a new person
- use new words to talk about business around the world
- describe some things different countries sell with passives
- talk about your education with -ing and to
- ask for and give advice with should and shouldn't
- learn exercise vocabulary
- use modals of obligation and permission in the present have to, don't have to, must, mustn't, can and can't
- use modals of obligation and permission in the past had to, didn't have to, could and couldn't
- improve intonation to show interest
- improve sounds and stress patterns with 'tion' word
- Click here to view all lessons in Unit 3
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Pre-Intermediate - Unit 4
You learn to:- talk about future predictions with will and going to
- learn about extreme adjectives
- use a, an, the and zero article
- talk about relationships with present perfect, since and for
- talk about actions with present perfect simple and continuous
- interview for a job
- talk about future possibilities with first conditional, if and when
- ask for things politely
- talk about unreal or impossible situations with the second conditional
- use narrative tenses past simple and past perfect to tell stories in the past talk about past events
- report things people say
- improve intonation in conditional sentences
- improve pronunciation of sounds
- Click here to view all lessons in Unit 4
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Intermediate - Unit 1
You learn to:- talk about permanent and temporary situations using present simple and continuous
- use present continuous
- talk about future arrangements
- use new vocabulary to talk about government policies
- review past simple and continuous
- learn to describe people and things using ing/ed adjectives
- learn to use articles a, an, and the
- review this, that, these, those
- learn about negative comparatives using isn't as...as
- talk about big and small differences using just a bit, slightly, much, and a lot
- ask for, give, and receive directions politely
- talk about your life using used to, still and not anymore
- talk about quantity using a few, a lot of, much, many, a little, a bit of
- pronounce difficult vowel and consonant sounds
- stress words correctly
- use intonation to sound polite
- Click here to view all lessons in Unit 1
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Intermediate - Unit 2
You learn to:- talk about your experiences using past simple and present perfect
- use some new education vocabulary
- talk about work using the present perfect continuous
- talk about education and work using for, since and ago
- describe experiences using when, as soon as, while, just as and until
- describe the background to a scene or story using past continuous
- talk about sequential events using past simple
- use was / were going to to talk about something you intended to do, but didn't
- talk about instant decisions using will
- talk about future plans using going to
- learn about negative prefixes
- describe people and places using some new adjectives
- learn about word families
- pronounce difficult consonant and vowel sounds
- Click here to view all lessons in Unit 2
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Intermediate - Unit 3
You learn to:- use passives in questions, positive and negative statements
- talk about winter sports and competitions
- make predictions using will, going to and might
- talk about certainty how sure you are using will and the adverbs definitely, probably and almost certainly
- talk about customs and culture using must, have to, mustn't and don't have to
- use didn't have to and had to to talk about obligation in the past
- speak about your obligations in the present and past learn water vocabulary about bodies of water and kinds of water
- give your teacher advice with should, shouldn't, ought to, I think, I don't think
- learn TV and film vocabulary
- review question form
- learn about subject questions
- pronounce common vowel sounds and 'ed' endings
- stress words correctly
- use correct intonation for questions
- Click here to view all lessons in Unit 3
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Intermediate - Unit 4
You learn to:- use the prefix -im
- use public transport vocabulary
- learn to be polite when using public transport
- learn to speak with a bus driver
- use banking and money vocabulary
- use 1st and 2nd conditionals
- ask questions using 1st and 2nd conditionals
- report what people say using reported speech
- use say and tell
- make and ask reported questions
- talk about types of movies and describe them
- use the past perfect to describe movies and tell stories
- use narrative tenses with the past simple, past continuous and past perfect
- tell stories using when, while and during
- ask your teacher questions using verbs with to and -ing
- use verbs that take both to and -ing with a change in meaning
- use new phrases with the word drive
- pronounce difficult consonant sounds
- Click here to view all lessons in Unit 4
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Intermediate - Unit 5
You learn to:- use new adjectives to describe food
- give formal and informal opinions
- express agreement and disagreement practice agreeing or disagreeing
- use new vocabulary to describe stages of life
- use the future continuous
- use future perfect to describe actions that will already be completed by a specific time in the future
- describe people with the suffixes -er, -or and -ist
- use question tags to confirm information or ask questions
- recognize verbs and nouns that go together
- use words for music
- make suggestions
- use new vocabulary to rent a house or apartment
- use verb patterns with the prepositions for and about
- learn new words to talk about services and tradespeople
- use have something done to arrange for someone else to do something for us
- talk about customer service
- make polite requests
- stress words correctly
- use intonation to correctly
- pronounce difficult sounds
- Click here to view all lessons in Unit 5
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Intermediate - Unit 6
You learn to:- use new vocabulary to talk about crime and criminals
- use modals of speculation - may, might, could, must - to make guesses about present and past situations
- express regret with should have talk about childhood with common phrasal verbs
- use the suffixes -hood, -ish, and -less to make nouns and adjectives
- describe mishaps using common verbs and nouns that go together
- use the 3rd conditional to talk about imaginary past situations
- describe people's personalities using some new adjectives
- talk about past wishes using I wish + past perfect
- review relative pronouns - that, which, who, when, where, those
- make sentences with defining relative clauses using that, which, who, when, where, whose
- talk about inventions
- add extra information to sentences
- use non-defining relative clauses
- use cleft sentences to make what you say stronger to emphasize what you say
- describe geographical features
- contract speech to sound natural
- stress words in sentences
- use intonation correctly
- Click here to view all lessons in Unit 6
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Upper-Intermediate - Unit 1
You learn to:- ask for, give and refuse permission formally and informally
- use linking phrases to talk about reasons and purpose
- start, maintain and end conversations
- correctly use adjectives that take '-ed' and '-ing' endings
- review and ask subject / object questions
- use common idioms, slang and phrasal verbs
- ask questions using question tags with correct intonation
- review the uses of present simple and continuous
- use the present continuous to complain
- describe habits using 'tend to', 'keep', 'will' and 'always + present continuous'
- talk about thoughts, opinions, emotions, senses and possessions using state verbs
- use the past perfect continuous to emphasize duration and describe repeated past actions with past results
- use the sequencers 'first', 'next', 'then', 'after that', and 'finally' to describe steps
- use defining and non-defining relative clauses correctly
- describe past habits using 'used to' and 'would always'
- talk about changing situations using 'get / be used to'
- Click here to view all lessons in Unit 1
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Upper-Intermediate - Unit 2
You learn to:- use common slang and phrasal verbs
- talk about activities, results, and the duration of actions using the present perfect simple and continuous
- express needs, reasons and results
- use 'do' and 'make'
- make comparisons using 'as' and 'the'
- emphasize what you say with 'so' and 'such'
- talk about quantities and amounts
- use 'enough' and 'too' correctly
- express obligation and necessity
- agree and disagree politely
- contrast ideas with linking words
- talk about the future using all the future tenses and 'about to'
- listen to telephone conversations and take messages
- use polite telephone language and intonation
- use suffixes to change verbs and adjectives into nouns
- pronounce weak forms
- Click here to view all lessons in Unit 2
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Upper-Intermediate - Unit 3
You learn to:- talk about environmental issues
- use linking words to discuss cause and effect
- talk about activities and abstract ideas using gerunds
- use common adjectives / verbs and prepositions that go together
- describe personality characteristics using new adjectives
- use suffixes to make nouns and adjectives
- explain why you do things using infinitives of purpose
- use common adjectives and nouns with infinitives
- use verb patterns with 'to' and '-ing'
- emphasize what you say using 'absolutely', 'completely', 'so' and 'really'
- describe things using extreme adjectives
- use zero, first, second and third conditionals
- avoid saying the source of information using the passive + an infinitive
- use common phrasal verbs and phrases with the word 'get'
- use common slang
- say you're unhappy about a present or past situation using 'I wish' and 'if only'
- express annoyance or complain using 'wish + would'
- apologize and accept apologies
- use the words 'apologize', 'sorry' and 'forgive'
- Click here to view all lessons in Unit 3
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Upper-Intermediate - Unit 4
You learn to:- add information using linking words
- use pronouns correctly
- use common phrases with the word 'time'
- talk about imaginary results in the present using mixed conditionals
- report statements and questions using reported speech
- summarize what someone has said using reporting verbs
- use prefixes to change the meaning of words
- describe abilities in the past, present and future using 'can', 'could', and 'able to'
- talk about successes using 'succeed' and 'manage'
- ask for, give, accept and reject advice
- use polite intonation to accept and reject advice
- use common phrases with the word 'take'
- describe how people look
- describe what you feel, hear, taste and smell
- make guesses about the present and past using modals of speculation
- use some new phrasal verbs
- talk about world affairs
- ask for and give your opinion
- use 'a', 'an', 'the' and zero article
- pronounce 'the' correctly
- Click here to view all lessons in Unit 4
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