English for General Communication
Courses focusing on English language skills for daily communication.

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This is the right course for you

If you are an adult learner who is looking to develop English language skills independently at your own pace and schedule, and don’t require the support of trainers or classmates.

Hours of content

Online lessons 40 hrs

Coach calls(One on one) None

Live classes None

$100 $50

Course description

This adaptive course has a series of video-based webisodes or lessons which you can take at your own pace and convenience. Each webisode focuses on reading, writing, listening, speaking, grammar or vocabulary and will be followed by a practice exercise to ensure that you know how to use what you learnt.

You will take a test before you start the course, based on which your course will be designed for you and certain webisodes will be highlighted as ‘Recommended’.

You will also take a test halfway through the course to see your progress. At the end of the course, you will have to take a certification test to earn a prestigious certificate from The Hindu Group.

You will develop the following skills:
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Reading

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Writing

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Listening

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Speaking

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Vocabulary

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Grammar

Online Course

Listening lessons

CEFR Level

A1

  • A person describing themselves
  • A person introducing themselves to others
  • A talk about the location of things .
  • A talk about our surroundings .
  • An announcement about figures and prices
  • Travel Announcement
  • Giving careful instructions
  • A call to the hospital
  • A family discussion
  • Talking about colleges
  • A conversation between friends
  • A conversation about time
  • Travel tips.

A2

  • A talk with a travel agent
  • A guide at a tourist location
  • A presentation
  • A specialist's talk.
  • A TV advertisement.
  • Discussing plans
  • Giving Explanations
  • An interview on hobbies
  • A discussion about the office party .
  • A conversation about some office news
  • A conversation about some office news
  • A conversation about a meeting at the office .
  • A conversation about project reports
  • A conversation about the office sports event
  • A discussion about a place .
  • A radio interview
  • Giving directions
  • A radio announcement
  • Information about a place
  • A short conversation about a job
  • Instructions on times and dates
  • Cancelling plans.
  • Supermarket announcement
  • A talk about hobbies
  • Sports announcements .
  • Cinema programme on the radio
  • An advertisement on the radio
  • Talk about routine tasks
  • Talk about daily routines

B1

  • Strategies to listen better - Part 1
  • Strategies to listen better - Part 2
  • Announcements on the plane
  • Announcements on the metro
  • A radio announcement
  • A phone conversation
  • A phone conversation with a service provider
  • A conversation about a missing pet .
  • A discussion on scooters.
  • A conversation with a new friend
  • A conversation while waiting in a queue
  • Consoling a friend .
  • Rescheduling an appointment .
  • Organising a party
  • A conversation at a train station .
  • A talk about the Rann Utsav
  • A conversation about TV programmes
  • Giving technical instructions
  • Instructions on operating a camera
  • Expressing feelings
  • A news bulletin on the radio
  • A talk on hobbies
  • Expressing concern for a friend
  • A travel experience
  • A discussion on food and health
  • A conversation about renting an apartment
  • A talk on staying motivated at work
  • A conversation at the supermarket
  • A conversation at a studio
  • A discussion at a restaurant
  • A conversation about exercise
  • Arranging a team outing
  • Apologising to the manager
  • A conversation with the boss about leave
  • A conversation about better work performance

B2

  • Active Listening .
  • A public service announcement
  • A conversation about a vacation
  • A conversation in an apartment
  • A story
  • A conversation about dealing with disappointment
  • An argument with an acquaintance
  • A conversation about being assertive
  • Mediating an argument between friends
  • A conversation about using social media
  • A conversation about grocery shopping
  • A talk on the Taj Mahal
  • An interview with a singer
  • A talk show
  • Arranging a team outing
  • Consoling a colleague
  • A conversation with the manager about a project
  • A conversation about the workload
  • A conversation about missing deadlines at work
  • Giving feedback to a colleague
  • An argument about sharing workspace in the office
  • A conversation about using office resources
  • A conversation about missing a meeting at work
  • Asking permission to not attend a meeting
  • Making a successful sale
  • Pitching a product to an eager client
  • Pitching a product to a client who is not the
    decision-maker
  • Inferring a client's lack of interest
  • Following-up with the client
  • Managing contradicting expectations of customers
  • Asking for a discount in a subtle way
  • Talking about a competitor's product
  • Dealing with a hesitant client
  • An understanding salesperson
  • Starting a business
  • Giving instructions to a colleague
  • A complex argument
  • Giving detailed instructions to the architect
  • A talk on a popular topic
  • A debate on speaking English at school
  • Understanding someone else's point of view
  • A professional presentation

C1

  • A talk about mental health
  • A talk about reclaiming female prerogatives
  • A team meeting
  • A talk on the challenges in providing healthcare
  • A panel discussion
  • A discussion on movies
  • A conversation about a misunderstanding
  • A conversation between a mother and daughter
  • An interview with a prospective room mate
  • A conversation at an art gallery
  • A conversation about choosing movies for a team outing
  • A talk on finance: LoU
  • A talk on finance: Section 80C
  • A talk on finance: Income tax slabs
  • A talk on finance: Standard Deductions
  • A talk on finance: The twin balance sheet problem
  • A talk on finance: Fiscal deficit
  • A debate on unemployment
  • A lecture on the mysteries of space
  • A talk about social media
  • A conversation at the airport

Speaking Lessons

CEFR Level

A1

  • Introducing yourself
  • Greeting others
  • Talk about likes and dislikes
  • Talk about what you do
  • Talk about where you live
  • Talk about colours
  • Talk about cost
  • Talk about quantities
  • Talk about time
  • Talk about yourself in an interview
  • Ask 'wh' questions
  • Ask 'yes' or 'no' questions
  • Ask people for things
  • Ask for food
  • Ask specific questions
  • React to news
  • Giving instructions
  • Paraphrasing

A2

  • Describe experiences
  • Describe people
  • Talk about what you are good at
  • Talk about your weekend plans
  • Talk about your pastimes
  • Invite people
  • Ask for the price of things
  • Ask simple questions
  • Ask for explanations
  • Enquire about routines
  • Make plans
  • Make suggestions
  • Compare people
  • Compare things
  • Agree and disagree
  • Exchange news
  • Make plans and arrangements
  • Ask to repeat for clarification
  • Discuss what to do next
  • What to say when things go wrong
  • Ask for and respond to a favour
  • Giving directions
  • Apologising and responding to apologies
  • Paraphrasing

B1

  • Introduce a speaker
  • What to say in an argument
  • Express emotions
  • Describe the plot of a book
  • Express doubt
  • Narrate a story
  • Describe feelings and emotions
  • Make your conversations more descriptive
  • Make requests and give orders
  • Give reasons for something
  • Express likes and dislikes
  • Talk about possibility
  • Give advice on simple matters
  • Give reasons for plans
  • Handle conflicts at work
  • Express strong feelings
  • Talk about unpredictable details
  • Words to describe reactions
  • Initiate and maintain conversations
  • Explain a problem
  • Ask follow-up questions
  • Handle meetings
  • Lead meetings
  • Respond with ease
  • Appreciate the arts
  • Express agreement and disagreement politely
  • Compare and contrast things
  • Clarify points to make a decision
  • Make travel plans
  • Make a complaint
  • Phrases related to travelling
  • Invite others to share their views
  • Confirm mutual understanding
  • Express reactions
  • Summarise a point

B2

  • Answer the interview question: Tell me about yourself
  • Answer the interview question: What are your strengths and weaknesses?
  • Answer interview questions related to your background
  • Give precise information
  • Discuss and evaluate solutions
  • Give a detailed description
  • Give advice and complex information
  • Express opinions
  • Explain viewpoints
  • Indicate reluctance
  • What to say about things that are important to us
  • What to say in a workplace meeting
  • Express certainty and doubt
  • Express abstract ideas at work
  • Speculate about consequences
  • Group discussion
  • Make requests and grant permissions
  • Participate in conversations
  • Establish a rapport by asking sympathetic questions
  • State your case and ask for information
  • How to interrupt politely
  • Say 'no' politely and effectively
  • Change the topic
  • Give a review
  • Indicate a viewpoint
  • Develop a complex argument
  • Make a case for compensation
  • Telephone tricks in business
  • Help your customer
  • Tones: Condescending vs Informative
  • Build rapport instantly
  • Know your customer
  • Tones: Repeating Information
  • Make small talk
  • Satisfy your customer
  • Tones: Helping with online forms
  • Handle unhappy customers
  • Pacify your customer
  • Tones: Urging vs Pushing
  • Negotiate successfully
  • Motivate your customer
  • Tones: Interested vs Disinterested
  • Handle multiple questions in team meetings
  • Refuse your customer politely
  • Tones: Rude vs Polite
  • Negotiate a solution
  • What to say while critiquing
  • Make a hypothesis
  • Make clear presentations
  • Give supporting and opposing points in a presentation
  • Reiterate a point of view

C1

  • Group Discussion: When you don't know much about the topic
  • Group Discussion: Language to make an impression
  • Group Discussion: Structure
  • Group Discussion: Mock situation
  • Group Discussion: Tone
  • Give reasons and explanations
  • Express Opinions
  • Negotiate Skilfully
  • Give feedback
  • Report an incident
  • Use idiomatic expressions - 1
  • Use idiomatic expressions - 2
  • Use idiomatic expressions - 3
  • Give complex instructions
  • Use stress and intonation
  • Agree and disagree
  • Ask for information
  • Paraphrasing

Reading Lessons

CEFR Level

A1

  • Read a postcard
  • Read a store guide
  • Read information about a hotel

A2

  • Read a prospectus
  • Read Recipes
  • Read an enquiry email
  • Read a brochure about travelling
  • Read written directions
  • Read Descriptions

B1

  • Skimming - 1
  • Scanning - 1
  • Scanning: Demonstration - 1
  • Main idea: Strategy - Part 1
  • Main idea: Demonstration
  • Supporting idea: Strategy
  • Supporting idea: Demonstration
  • Infographics: Strategy
  • Skimming - 2
  • Scanning: Demonstration - 2
  • Main idea: Strategy - Part 2
  • A letter of appointment
  • Product Labels
  • A newspaper article
  • The events of a journey
  • Articles with contrasting arguments

B2

  • Infographics: Demonstration
  • Scanning - 2
  • An email with instructions
  • An employee review
  • A project proposal
  • A company report
  • Reading to infer meaning: Demonstration
  • An article on the consumer protection bill
  • An article on agriculture
  • An article on women freedom fighters
  • An article on tennis players
  • A personal email
  • An article on a specialised topic
  • An article about contemporary problems
  • An article with an effective problem-solution

C1

  • Read instructions on a procedure
  • Read an article on art
  • Read about bills
  • Read about international conventions
  • Read about the achievements of India in space

Writing Lessons

CEFR Level

A1

  • Describe a room
  • Write about what we like
  • Write about hobbies
  • Ask for information
  • Ask Questions

A2

  • Write a diary entry
  • Write about things that interest us
  • Write about family
  • Write about past events
  • Write about work and school
  • Write to give personal information
  • Write about something that happened during a holiday
  • Write a thank you letter
  • Write an apology letter
  • Write formal emails
  • Write informal emails
  • Write simple emails
  • Write to exchange information

B1

  • Organise your thoughts before writing
  • Write a short report
  • Summarise information
  • Write about feelings and reactions
  • Write a letter asking for information
  • Narrate sequentially
  • Use images effectively
  • Report and summarise
  • Write a descriptive email
  • Ask for further information
  • Ask for and give confirmation
  • Write about advantages and disadvantages
  • Write a brief report - minutes of a meeting
  • Write an apology email - General
  • Write a letter of opinion
  • Write a simple review
  • Write a thank you email
  • Give information
  • Share news and express thoughts

B2

  • Emails: purpose
  • Emails: structure
  • Emails: tone
  • Write using idiomatic expressions
  • Write a letter of complaint - General
  • Convey emotions
  • Write reviews
  • Write formal messages
  • Write an apology email - Workplace
  • Parajumbles - 1
  • Sentence structure - 1
  • Paraphrasing
  • Parajumbles - 2
  • Sentence structure - 2
  • Summarise an article
  • Parajumbles - 3
  • Sentence structure - 3
  • Precis Writing
  • Parajumbles - 4
  • Sentence structure - 4
  • Expository Essay
  • Parajumbles - 5
  • Sentence structure - 5
  • Use linking words in writing
  • Parajumbles - 6
  • Sentence structure - 6
  • Language to be used in essays
  • Write a detailed email report
  • Write a letter of request
  • Synthesise information in writing
  • Evaluate solutions
  • Write a letter of application
  • Make clarifications
  • Give feedback
  • Address grievances
  • Allocate work in the workplace by email
  • Respond to a client requesting extra time
  • Accept responsibility for a mistake
  • Respond to a suggestion
  • Request a meeting
  • Connect with a client by email
  • Turn down a project politely
  • Politely backtrack about a business deal
  • Say 'no' politely
  • Tips to improve your emails - 1
  • Tips to improve your emails - 2
  • Formal Invitations
  • Write a letter of complaint - Workplace
  • Write a letter of thanks
  • Write a letter of enquiry

C1

  • Persuasive Writing
  • Use the tone for different audiences
  • Narrative Writing
  • Visual presentation while writing
  • Email for different audiences
  • Write introductions and conclusions
  • Communicate on social media
  • Support a point of view
  • Write Introductions 
  • Write Conclusions
  • Write Expositions

Grammar Lessons

CEFR Level

A1

  • Determiners - very and adjectives

A2

  • Nouns
  • Singular Nouns
  • Plurals - 's' and 'es'
  • Plurals - 'ies'
  • Irregular Plural Nouns
  • Verbs
  • Adjectives
  • Comparative Adjectives - Part 1
  • Comparative Adjectives - Part 2
  • Modifying Adjectives
  • Position Adjectives
  • Predicative Adjectives
  • Superlative Adjectives
  • Superlatives and their rules
  • More about Superlatives
  • Adverbs
  • Adverbs of Time
  • Adverbs of Frequency
  • Adverbs of Degree with Adjectives
  • Adverbs of Degree with Verbs
  • Adverbs of Manner
  • Adverbs of Certainty
  • Conjunctions
  • Position Prepositions

B1

  • Adverbs - 1
  • Adverbial Phrases
  • Determiners
  • Adverbs - 2
  • Modals - May, might
  • Wh- Questions
  • Conditionals: General overview
  • Past continuous tense - 1
  • Comparative Clauses
  • Coordinating Clauses
  • Declarative and imperative clauses
  • Interrogative Clauses
  • Clauses: Phrases/Exclamations
  • Relative Clauses
  • Using 'plus' as a coordinating conjunction
  • Conjunctions - Either ... or
  • Conjunctions - Both/And
  • Past perfect tense - 1
  • 1st Conditional: To give advice
  • 1st Conditional: To talk about results
  • 1st Conditional: While using modals
  • 2nd Conditional - To give advice
  • 3rd Conditional - To express regret
  • Present continuous tense
  • Question Types
  • Quantifiers
  • Mixed Conditionals
  • Negative Adverbials
  • Subject Verb Agreement - 1
  • Forms of Adjectives
  • Subject Verb Agreement - 2
  • Active Voice
  • Subject Verb Agreement - 3
  • Passive Voice
  • Subject Verb Agreement - 4
  • Converting one voice to the other
  • Subject Verb Agreement - 5
  • Reported Speech - Rules and form
  • Subject Verb Agreement - 6

B2

  • Reported to Direct Speech
  • Future continuous tense
  • Future perfect simple tense
  • Future expressions with 'be'
  • Using 'can' with adverbs
  • Using 'can' with negative forms
  • Future tense in the past
  • Past tense - possibility
  • Future perfect continuous tense
  • Present continuous tense in the future
  • Past continuous tense - 2
  • Past perfect tense - 2
  • Past perfect continuous
  • Present perfect tense
  • Present perfect continuous tense
  • Reported Speech - Usage
  • Subject Verb Agreement - General overview
  • Modal Verbs: A general overview

C1

  • Intensifiers
  • Adjective Collocation
  • Modals: general overview
  • Modals: would, must, should, ought
  • Modals: can, could, may, might
  • Confusing Adverbs
  • Ellipsis and tags
  • Idioms and Phrases - 1
  • Idioms and Phrases - 2
  • Idioms and Phrases - 3
  • Idioms and Phrases - 4
  • Idioms and Phrases - 5
  • Idioms and Phrases - 6
  • Idioms and Phrases - 7
  • Idioms and Phrases - 8
  • Idioms and Phrases - 9
  • Idioms and Phrases - 10

Vocabulary Lessons

CEFR Level

A1

  • Parts of the body
  • Parts of the head
  • Parts of the leg
  • Parts of the hand
  • Types of pets
  • Types of wild animals - part 1
  • Types of wild animals - part 2
  • Types of farm animals
  • Types of sea animals
  • Types of birds
  • Insects
  • Words for colours
  • Types of fruits - Part 1
  • Types of fruits - Part 2
  • Things we see in a city
  • Things that we use in school

A2

  • Type of vegetables - Part 1
  • Type of vegetables - Part 2
  • Types of sweets
  • Words about food
  • Things in a park
  • Things we can find in a restaurant
  • Weekend plans
  • Words to use while travelling
  • Different places we can go to
  • Words to use while sewing
  • Types of sports - Part 1
  • Types of sports - Part 2
  • Words to talk about tools
  • Types of vehicles - Part 1
  • Types of vehicles - Part 2
  • Places where we can find water
  • Words to talk about the weather
  • Things in a house - Part 1
  • Things in a house - Part 2
  • Types of appliances around the house
  • Shapes
  • Words to talk about art
  • Types of containers
  • Parts of a car
  • Computer Words - Part 1
  • Computer Words - Part 2
  • Words about accessories
  • Words about clothes

B1

  • Words to talk about fashion
  • Words to talk about education
  • Words used in recipes
  • Common vocabulary errors
  • Words used to describe people
  • Words used while travelling
  • Tips to improve your vocabulary
  • Homonyms - 2
  • Idioms and phrases
  • Colloquialisms
  • Using slang in conversation
  • Commonly used words in social situations
  • Words used in the workplace
  • Words related to the medical profession
  • Modes of transportation
  • Words to use while shopping
  • Vocabulary to talk about the weather
  • Words to give directions
  • Words to introduce yourself
  • Commonly mispronounced words - General
  • Prefixes and Suffixes - 1
  • Types of musical instruments
  • Shapes
  • Types of baby animals

B2

  • Commonly mispronounced words in the workplace
  • Business jargon
  • Financial terms
  • Prefixes and Suffixes - 2
  • Homonyms - 1
  • Learn advanced vocabulary - 1
  • Learn advanced vocabulary - 2
  • Learn advanced vocabulary - 3
  • Learn advanced vocabulary - 4
  • Learn advanced vocabulary - 5
  • Learn advanced vocabulary - 6
  • Collocations
  • Intensity of adjectives
  • Learning words through context
  • Root words
  • Dealing with an angry customer

C1

  • Tips to expand your vocabulary
  • Words to use while house hunting
  • Words to talk about art
  • Words to use while talking about books and film
  • Words to use while applying for a loan
  • Business Jargon
  • Words to talk about crypto currency
  • Words to talk about the environment
  • Words to talk about food
  • Words to talk about music
  • Words to talk about technology
  • Political and legal jargon
  • Words from the Indian Constitution - 1
  • Words from the Indian Constitution - 2
  • Words from the Indian Constitution - 3
  • Words from the Indian Constitution - 4
  • Words from the Indian Constitution - 5
  • Words from the Indian Constitution - 6