English for Beginners (EFB)
Overview
Why EFB?
Who is the course for?
Overview
Speakers of English as a second language are often familiar with grammar, vocabulary and have good comprehension. However, most of these English speakers find it intimidating and even sometimes impossible to effortlessly hold a conversation in English. This training is the starting point for individuals interested in acquiring the skill of conversing in English for both their professional careers and daily lives.
Why EFB?
- To take the foundations of English language
- To prepare for using English to express oneself
- To develop language terminology for proper use
Who is the course for?
Open for all
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- Type: Classroom
- Duration: Each course varies
- Language(s): English and Arabic
Topics
- General review of grammar and sentence structure
- Five major grammatical rules
- Sentence formation
- Question formation
- Prepositions
- Introduction and greetings
- Habits, routines and interests
- Speaking in occasions
- Compliments
- Jobs, careers
- Application forms
- Job titles and task description (org. structure)
- Interviews, at the office, office equipment
- Telephone speaking techniques
- Common phrases on the phone
- Handling business calls, personal calls
- Giving directions
- Phrases and prepositions to give directions
- Learn about names of places
- Give directions to actual places in Ramallah e.g. their work, home, draw maps
- Traveling and business trips
- Related terminology
- Airports, car rentals, hotels
- Short dialogues at such situations
- Political words (News headlines today in Palestine)
- Present vocabulary used to talk about the general situations in Ramallah
- Preparation from English newspapers for group discussions in class
- Health issues
- Minor health problems vocabulary
- At a clinic, talking with a doctor
- Medical /dental care role play
- Money and banking
- Related terminology
- At the bank
- Making suggestions and recommendations
- Structure
- Common expressions
- Evaluation
- Oral and written exam
Prerequisites
A placement test.