Free Entry Level ESOL Skills for Life (speaking and listening) Course in Gloucester. Classes run at Adult Education In Gloucester. Daytime sessions run part-time over 20 weeks, so you can fit study around other commitments. This entry level ESOL Skills for Life (speaking and listening) course is for people who speak very basic English. You'll practise everyday spoken English: asking and answering questions, making phone calls, giving directions, and communicating at work. You'll start with an assessment to confirm the right level for you.
Who this course is for
This class is for people who speak very basic English only. You will do an assessment at the start of the course to find out what level you are currently working towards.
Entry requirements
Eligible participants must be aged 19 or over on 31 August of the current academic year, reside in England on the first day of learning. Further eligiblity criteria may apply.
What you will learn
You'll ask and answer questions about yourself and your daily life.
You'll make and respond to phone calls in everyday situations.
You'll give and follow spoken instructions at work and in daily life.
You'll ask for and give directions in your local area.
You'll make appointments and communicate with services such as a doctor or pharmacist.
You'll use present tenses to talk about what you do and what is happening.
You'll give opinions and make requests in conversation.
How you will learn
Classes are face-to-face at Adult Education In Gloucester. You'll learn through speaking and listening activities in the classroom, practising real conversations with your teacher and other learners. Assessment is through spoken tasks that show what you can do. You'll have an initial assessment before or at the start of the course to confirm Entry 2 is the right level for you.
What you will need to bring
The centre will provide most materials. Adult Education In Gloucester will confirm anything else you need before you start.
Where next
Jobs you could do
Customer service assistant: speak with customers confidently in English.
Care assistant: communicate clearly with clients and colleagues.
Retail assistant: handle everyday spoken tasks on the shop floor.
Warehouse operative: follow spoken instructions and health and safety guidance.
Cleaner or domestic worker: communicate with supervisors and building users.
Kitchen assistant: take instructions and work as part of a team.
What you could study next
Entry Level Award in ESOL Skills for Life (speaking and listening) (Entry 3): the next step up in spoken English, building on Entry 2.
Entry Level Award in ESOL Skills for Life (reading) or (writing) at Entry 2 or Entry 3: broaden your English skills beyond speaking and listening.
Functional Skills English Entry Level 3 or Level 1: move toward the qualification employers recognise as equivalent to GCSE English.
