General English

General English is a term used to describe the type of English required for everyday situations. It can be compared to more specific English teaching such as Business English, English for Academic Purposes and so on.

Following a General English course, students should be able to understand and communicate on everyday subjects such as:

• general greetings
• the weather
• general news and current events
• shopping

The grammar content of General English courses tends to be taught on a "need to know" basis and is likely to cover the grammar needed for everyday conversation such as:

• past simple, past progressive, present simple, present progressive, future with "will" and "be going to"
• phrasal verbs vs more formal verbs

General English courses can often include social and cultural elements.