In this course, you will develop your English conversational skills that you can use to build your personal and professional relationships. Learning activities in this course will take place on Voxy, an engaging language learning platform that automatically adapts to your current level and your performance across reading, listening, speaking, grammar, and vocabulary skills so that every lesson is optimized for rapid improvement.



Beginner English: About You
This course is part of English Language Skills A1-A2 CEFR: Beginner Specialization


Instructors: Anna Murray
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What you'll learn
Talk about your family members and friends.
Describe what you enjoy doing in your free time and share details about your everyday life.
Talk about your job, including what you do, your responsibilities, and your work schedule.
Describe yourself both in written and spoken form.
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February 2025
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There are 5 modules in this course
This week, you will learn about this course and understand how to use Voxy's innovative platform.
What's included
4 videos4 readings2 assignments1 app item
This week, you will learn to discuss the people closest to you. Practice describing your family members and friends and learn how to talk about social events.
What's included
4 readings4 assignments4 app items
This week, you’ll practice talking about your hobbies, daily routines, likes, and dislikes. You will learn how to describe what you enjoy doing in your free time and share details about your everyday life.
What's included
4 readings4 assignments4 app items
This week, you will learn how to talk about your job, including what you do, your responsibilities, and your work schedule. You will also practice describing your commute and having professional conversations.
What's included
4 readings4 assignments4 app items
This week, you will use everything you learned to describe yourself both in written and spoken form.
What's included
5 readings6 assignments3 discussion prompts
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