Free Entry Level 1 ESOL Skills for Life: Speaking and Listening in Harrogate. Classes run at Harrogate Civic Centre, part-time during the day over 22 weeks. This entry level ESOL skills for life speaking and listening course helps you develop your spoken English and your ability to understand others in everyday situations and at work. You'll build your knowledge of English grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation. It's a free ESOL skills for life speaking and listening course for adults who are 19 or over.
Who this course is for
The course will develop your speaking and listening skills in English to help you in everyday life and work.
You will also gain knowledge and understanding of English grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation. You will become more confident communicating in
Entry requirements
To be eligible for funding for courses you must be over 19 years of age as at 31st August in the current academic year and not be an apprentice, further eligibility may be linked to where you live and we will check that at enrolment stage and may contact
What you will learn
You'll practise speaking clearly in everyday English conversations.
You'll develop your listening skills to understand spoken English in daily life and work.
You'll learn English grammar to help you communicate more accurately.
You'll build your vocabulary for common situations.
You'll work on English pronunciation to make yourself easier to understand.
You'll gain confidence asking and answering questions in English.
How you will learn
Classes are classroom based at Harrogate Civic Centre. You'll take part in speaking and listening activities with your teacher and other learners. Assessment is through observed speaking and listening tasks, where you demonstrate your ability to communicate in English. There are no written exams for this qualification.
What you will need to bring
The centre will provide most materials. Harrogate Civic Centre will confirm anything else you need before you start.
Where next
Jobs you could do
Customer service assistant: speaking with customers and colleagues in English.
Care assistant: communicating with clients, families, and care teams.
Warehouse operative: following spoken instructions and working in a team.
Cleaner or domestic assistant: understanding workplace instructions in English.
Kitchen assistant: taking part in a busy, spoken-English work environment.
Retail assistant: serving customers and handling everyday enquiries.
What you could study next
Entry Level 2 ESOL Skills for Life (Speaking and Listening): the next step up, building on what you've learned.
Entry Level 1 or 2 ESOL Skills for Life (Reading) or (Writing): broaden your English skills across all four areas.
Functional Skills English Entry Level 2 or 3: moves toward the qualification recognised by employers as equivalent to GCSE English.
