Spoken English for International Students & Job Seekers
English Short Course for Travelers / Going Abroad
Spoken English for International Students & Job Seekers
- Duration: 3 Months
- Total Classes: 22 Lessons + 2 Examinations
- Taught by: TESOL-Certified English Instructor
The Spoken English for Overseas Study & Employment course is designed to help participants communicate confidently and effectively in everyday and professional situations abroad. Through practical speaking activities and real-life scenarios, participants will develop the communication skills needed for studying, working, travelling, and living in an English-speaking environment.
Module 1: Everyday Communication (Classes 1–6)
To build a strong foundation in spoken English by developing the confidence and practical communication skills needed for everyday situations. Participants will learn to interact naturally in common social and daily-life contexts, preparing them for effective communication while studying, working, or living abroad.
- Vocabulary: Greetings, introductions, farewells, polite expressions
- Grammar: Subject pronouns (I, you, he, she, we, they) + verb “be” (am, is, are)
- Listening: Simple greetings and introduction dialogues
- Speaking: Introduce yourself and another person
- Writing: Write 5–8 sentences about yourself
- Practice: Making affirmative sentences with “be”
- Vocabulary: Numbers, age, telephone numbers, days, months, dates, time
- Grammar: “Have/has” + possessive adjectives (my, your, his, her, our, their)
- Listening: Asking and answering about personal information
- Speaking: Talk about your age, family, phone number and schedule
- Writing: Complete a personal-information form
- Practice: Asking and answering basic personal questions
- Vocabulary: Who, what, where, when, why, how
- Grammar: Question formation with “be” + basic question words
- Listening: Identify questions in short conversations
- Speaking: Ask and answer basic questions
- Writing: Write simple question-and-answer sentences
- Practice: Yes/No questions and Wh-questions
- Vocabulary: Daily activities, routine verbs, time expressions
- Grammar: Present Simple – affirmative sentences + basic use of do/does
- Listening: Daily routine conversations
- Speaking: Describe your daily routine
- Writing: Write a short paragraph about your day
- Practice: I work / He works / I don’t work / Does he work?
- Vocabulary: Food, drinks, meals, restaurant expressions
- Grammar: Countable & uncountable nouns + some/any + basic “there is/there are”
- Listening: Ordering food in a café or restaurant
- Speaking: Order food, ask about ingredients and prices
- Writing: Write a simple shopping list/menu
- Practice: “I’d like…”, “Can I have…?”, “Is there…?”
- Vocabulary: Shops, clothes, products, sizes, colours, prices
- Grammar: This/that/these/those + singular/plural nouns
- Listening: Shopping dialogues
- Speaking: Ask about prices, sizes and availability
- Writing: Write a short shopping dialogue
- Practice: “How much…?”, “How many…?”, “Do you have…?”
Module 2: Travel & Practical Situations (Classes 7–12)
To develop the practical English communication skills needed for travelling and living abroad. Participants will gain the confidence to handle common real-life situations such as airports, hotels, transportation, healthcare, emergencies, and everyday social interactions using clear and effective spoken English.
- Vocabulary: Check-in, boarding, passport, luggage, gate, flight
- Grammar: Present Continuous for actions happening now
- Listening: Airport announcements and conversations
- Speaking: Check in and ask for information
- Writing: Write simple flight/travel information
- Practice: “I am waiting…”, “They are boarding…”
- Vocabulary: Booking, room types, facilities, room service, problems
- Grammar: There is / There are + prepositions of place
- Listening: Hotel reception dialogues
- Speaking: Book a room and report a problem
- Writing: Write a simple hotel request/message
- Practice: Describing a room and its facilities
- Vocabulary: Roads, streets, bus, train, taxi, station, directions
- Grammar: Imperatives + prepositions of place and movement
- Listening: Asking for and giving directions
- Speaking: Ask for and give directions
- Writing: Write simple directions from one place to another
- Practice: Go straight, turn left, next to, opposite, between, etc.
- Vocabulary: Body parts, common symptoms, medicine, doctor, pharmacy
- Grammar: Have/has + common health expressions + should/shouldn’t
- Listening: Doctor–patient conversations
- Speaking: Explain a simple health problem and ask for advice
- Writing: Write a short note describing a problem
- Practice: “I have a headache.” / “You should rest.”
- Vocabulary: Hobbies, interests, family, free time, common conversation expressions
- Grammar: Present Simple questions and short answers
- Listening: Everyday small-talk conversations
- Speaking: Talk about yourself, hobbies and interests
- Writing: Write a short personal profile
- Practice: “Do you…?”, “What do you…?”, “How often…?”
- Grammar: Review of be, have/has, Present Simple, Present Continuous, question formation and basic prepositions
- Listening: Mixed everyday dialogues
- Speaking: Multiple role-plays combining Classes 1–11
- Reading: Short notices, signs, messages and simple emails
- Writing: A short paragraph about yourself, your routine and your plans
- Practice: Error correction + sentence-building
- Assessment: Short progress test
Module 3: Advanced Practical English (Classes 13–18)
To strengthen participants’ spoken English for work, study, and everyday life by developing effective communication skills for practical situations. Participants will learn to communicate confidently, solve problems, make requests, and interact professionally in a variety of real-world environments.
- Vocabulary: Phone calls, messages, appointments, emails, online meetings
- Grammar: Can/can’t + could for basic requests
- Listening: Telephone and online conversations
- Speaking: Make a phone call, ask for information and leave a message
- Writing: Write a short message/email
- Practice: “Can you…?” / “Could you…?” / “Can I…?”
- Vocabulary: Jobs, subjects, classes, tasks, workplace and study-related expressions
- Grammar: Past Simple – was/were + regular and common irregular verbs
- Listening: Conversations about yesterday and previous experiences
- Speaking: Talk about your work/study and what you did yesterday
- Writing: Write a short paragraph about a past day
- Practice: Present vs Past
- Vocabulary: Problems, requests, complaints, solutions
- Grammar: Polite requests with can/could/would + should
- Listening: Problem-solving dialogues
- Speaking: Make a request, explain a problem and suggest a solution
- Writing: Write a short complaint/request message
- Practice: “Could you please…?” / “I’d like to…” / “You should…”
- Vocabulary: Bank, post office, hospital, library, government/public services
- Grammar: Object pronouns (me, you, him, her, us, them) + basic prepositions
- Listening: Service interactions
- Speaking: Ask for information and understand instructions
- Writing: Fill in simple forms and write short notes
- Practice: “Can you help me?” / “Please give it to me.”
- Vocabulary: Tickets, schedules, bookings, destinations, travel plans
- Grammar: Future with “be going to” + basic use of “will”
- Listening: Travel planning conversations
- Speaking: Talk about future plans and arrangements
- Writing: Write a simple travel plan
- Practice: “I’m going to…”, “I’ll…”
- Grammar: Present Simple vs Present Continuous vs Past Simple vs Future forms
- Listening: Mixed practical dialogues
- Speaking: Talk about your daily life, yesterday and your future plans
- Reading: Short practical texts
- Writing: A connected paragraph using present, past and future
- Practice: Grammar correction + guided speaking
- Assessment: Grammar and speaking progress check
Module 4: Everyday Fluency & Exam Preparation (Classes 19–22)
Module 4: Everyday Fluency & Exam Preparation (Classes 19–22)
Goal:
To improve overall English fluency by integrating speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills while reinforcing grammar and vocabulary. Participants will build confidence through practical communication activities and comprehensive revision in preparation for the final assessment and real-life use of English.
- Vocabulary: Common conversation expressions and conversation fillers
- Grammar: Frequency adverbs + common sentence patterns
- Listening: Natural everyday conversations
- Speaking: Starting, continuing and ending a conversation
- Writing: Short summary of a conversation
- Practice: “usually, often, sometimes, rarely, never”
- Focus: Speaking without translating every sentence from Bangla
- Vocabulary: Common words used in notices, emails, messages and short articles
- Grammar: Conjunctions and linking words – and, but, because, so, although
- Reading: Notices, emails, short articles and messages
- Speaking: Discuss the main idea of a short text
- Writing: Write a connected paragraph using linking words
- Practice: Combining short sentences into better English
- Vocabulary: Review of practical vocabulary from the entire course
- Grammar: Comprehensive review – be, have, Present Simple, Present Continuous, Past Simple, future forms, modals, questions, prepositions, countable/uncountable nouns
- Listening: Mixed real-life dialogues
- Speaking: Practical conversations
- Writing: Paragraph, message and short email
- Practice: Identify and correct common grammatical mistakes
- Focus: Accuracy + fluency
- Grammar: Final grammar revision through speaking and written tasks
- Listening: Mixed real-life conversations
- Speaking: Role-play: airport, hotel, restaurant, shopping, workplace, public services and social situations
- Reading: Short practical texts
- Writing: Email/message + practical paragraph
- Practice: Individual speaking tasks and teacher feedback
- Final preparation: Written, listening and speaking assessment
Final Exams (2 Classes)
- Grammar: Sentence formation, error correction and practical grammar
- Reading: Comprehension of practical texts
- Vocabulary: Everyday and practical vocabulary
- Writing: Email, message and short paragraph
- Grammar and vocabulary application
- Listening: Practical conversations and short dialogues
- Speaking: Individual introduction + question/answer + situational role-play
- Grammar: Assessment of grammatical accuracy during speaking
- Situational tasks: Travel, shopping, restaurant, work/study and everyday communication