Learn English in the heart of London. Our General English course builds confidence in all four language skills – speaking, listening, reading, and writing – through lessons connected to everyday life.
Whether you’re beginning your English journey or aiming to advance your skills, you’ll study in a welcoming environment that encourages real communication. Beyond the classroom, our social activities let you experience London, meet new people, and use your English naturally in daily situations
All Year Around
From 1 to 52 Weeks
Beginner to Proficient English Levels
Morning and Midday schedule
General English
General English
General English is an all-purpose course. This covers all the skills and gives you the practice you need to use English in everyday life, whether travelling, wanting to communicate as a global citizen, or because you need to work towards a more focused goal like getting into a UK university through IELTS, or joining a multinational company after improving your business language in our Business English course.
Choose this course if you’d like to:
Our teaching approach combines expert guidance with engaging content. Using National Geographic Learning’s Life course, lessons connect English with real stories and global themes. Teachers use discussions, videos, and practical activities to bring language to life.
You’ll learn in classrooms equipped for interactive study, supported by teachers who focus on your confidence, communication, and steady progress.
Gain the confidence you need to use your language skills with our General English course. Our skilled teachers use a proper mix of varied learning materials to help you learn useful techniques to communicate fluently in English.
Getting started is simple. You’ll take an online placement test to assess your reading, writing, and speaking skills. Once you enrol, you’ll gain access to our student portal and complete:
We’ll match you to the right level based on your results. If needed, our team can also help you find suitable accommodation in London.
At ES London, we make sure it’s easy to learn English using various effective and innovative ways to teach. Our qualified English-speaking teachers create interactive study materials to help you learn English vocabulary and grammar easily. We also plan fun social activities across the city where you can use the language skills you’ve learnt in class to communicate.
Any student whose English abilities noticeably improve as a result of our classes is eligible to request an upgrade through the student portal; this request will be approved after a comprehensive review. Also, if any student feels they wish to start from a lower English level can also apply for the same. A new assessment will be taken to check the student’s English proficiency and determine whether or not they should be placed in a higher or lower level of our General English programme.
ES London gives all students the opportunity to switch and study any of our other English programmes. However, this is subject to the student’s eligibility, permission from the Academics department, and the availability of the specific course level. By using our student portal, the student can submit a request to switch.
After you enrol with ES London, you will be given a profile on our student portal. We will assess your proficiency in English reading, writing, speaking and listening skills using a simple online placement test on this portal and allocate the most appropriate level of English classes based on your existing English level.
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