In this course you have the opportunity to converse on a wide variety of topics, including culture, politics, current affairs, and much more. You name it - we can talk about it! Material will be provided by the teacher.

In this course you have the opportunity to converse on a wide variety of topics, including culture, politics, current affairs, and much more. You name it - we can talk about it! Material will be provided by the teacher.

Struggling to start a conversation in English? You have the grammar and the vocabulary, but do you find yourself stuck for words at the coffee machine, before a meeting, or at a social event? You're not alone! Small talk is a skill, and this practical course is designed to help you master it.

Do you have good knowledge of English and want to improve grammar and vocabulary? Join this short intense online course to focus on these with interesting topics to discuss. Using the Headway Oxford English Intermediate book (5th edition - to be purchased in advance), you will improve your English skills in no time!

Still struggling with English tenses? English tenses are one of the most important aspects of grammar, but they can also be one of the most confusing. This course will give you a solid understanding of English tenses and how to use them correctly. We will look at the following tenses: present simple/continuous, past simple/continuous, present perfect simple/continuous, past perfect, future tenses: future simple/ continuous, be going to, present continuous, present simple, future perfect simple/continuous.

By the end of this course, you will be able to: Use conditional sentences to express hypothetical situations and their possible outcomes. Use modal verbs to express possibility, necessity, permission, and obligation. Use relative clauses to define things and people,and to provide additional information.

We will focus on those aspects of grammar and vocabulary that are particularly difficult for German-speakers. Mistakes often occur because your native language interferes with your attempts to express yourself in English. For example, you might say "actually" instead of "currently", "I am born in Berlin" instead of "I was born...", etc. The aim of the course is to make such mistakes a thing of the past.

Learn how to use the right prepositions in English sentences Do you ever get confused about which preposition to use? Prepositions can be a problem for many learners of a foreign language because they often have different meanings depending on the context in which they are used. In this course, you will be given systematic practice in the correct use of prepositions and prepositional phrases. We will also look at some common preposition errors.

Do you struggle to make your ideas flow smoothly? If so, this course is designed to help you improve your understanding and use of linking words. We will cover a wide range of categories, including sequencing ideas (first, then, finally) ,contrasting viewpoints (however, although), and adding emphasis(indeed, undoubtedly).Whether you are writing an essay, giving a presentation, or engaging in everyday conversation, mastering these linguistic bridges will enhance your communication skills. 

Word formation plays a significant role in expanding vocabulary. The main objectives of the word formation process are to form new words with the same root by deploying different rules or processes. For example, by learning the affixes (prefixes and suffixes) that can be added to a root word, you can create many new words that are related in meaning. This can help you understand the meaning of new words that you encounter in your reading and listening acitvities.

Sie haben bereits gute Englischkenntnisse (nach abgeschlossenem Niveau B1) und möchten diese noch lehrwerksbasiert ausbauen und sich anhand interessanter Texte und Übungen vor allem im spontanen, freien Sprechen verbessern.

Besonders geeignet für Teilnehmende mit fortgeschrittenen Kenntnissen der englischen Sprache, die mit dem Rentenalter endlich Zeit für einen Kurs haben. Wir sprechen viel über Themen wie Kultur, Reisen oder das Alltagsleben allgemein. Der Kurs arbeitet mit einem Lehrbuch, beschäftigt sich aber auch viel mit der Lektüre unterschiedlichster Texte.

Für fortgeschrittene Lernende: Sie verfügen über gute Kenntnisse auf fortgeschrittenem Niveau und möchten diese vor allem kommunikativ und trotzdem strukturiert weiter ausbauen. Auf der Stufe B2 können Sie sich schon detailliert ausdrücken und argumentieren. Zu den meisten allgemeinen Themen verfügen Sie über einen ausreichend großen Wortschatz und Sie beherrschen die Grammatik recht gut.

This English course enables you to practice all aspects of your language ability in a lively and varied manner. With regard to participants' abilities, interests and preferences, we will cover various topics, current issues and themes of interest. We may focus on countries where English ist the main language, as well as others. We will use articles, video clips, texts and works of literature.

We will read and discuss newspaper articles together and we will start reading the autobiographical book "Knife" by Salman Rushdie. Mr. Rushdie also calls his book "Meditations after an attempted murder". The attempted murder happened in 2022 in upstate New York.

We'll read and talk about the autobiographical book "Knife" by Salman Rushdie. Mr. Rushdie also calls his book "Meditations after an attempted murder". The attempted murder happened in 2022 in upstate New York.

Would you like to become more fluent in English? Do you feel rather insecure when doing small talk or taking part in discussions? Are you interested in current issues about culture, politics, science and the arts?Would you like to know more about Great Britain,the United States, its people, their way of life, socialissues? And we will also revise certain grammatical issues.Feel free to join! Kurshrbuch: 'Brush up, B1, English Refresher Kurs-und Arbeitsbuch', mit Audio CD, Hueber Verlag,ISBN: 978-3-19-002937-2

In these extremely testing and volatile times we seem to be at a loss about what is going on in America. Do we really understand our longterm ally? Do we have to be worried about recent developments? Do we fear for the future of the German-American relationship? This course will try to provide deeper insight into what is actually going on in this country. We will try to understand the American people, American society and how the political system works. Course members’ ideas and questions are certainly welcome and will guide our discussion. We might as well focus on other English-speaking countries, Various kinds of material will be used, such as newspaper articles, video clips, documentaries. We will also focus on the lives and achievements of famous Americans (auto-/biographies).

This business English course covers the core areas of business Englisch at B-level with a strong focus on speaking and communicating in real-life business situations: - personal encounters (social situations of business English such as building relationships, dealing with customers, clients and colleagues), - day-to-day business (daily routines such as making appointments, writing agendas and minutes and planing your work, online meetings), - business results (how to make an impact with the results of your work, reporting on progress and achievements, keeping each other informed and dealing with facts and figures).

Do you want to improve your English fluency for work and sound more like a native speaker? One of the best and quickest ways for this is to learn some common  idioms which  are frequently used in the workplace, such as in meetings and emails. In this course, you will learn how to use such  idioms appropriately.

We will start reading "Washington Square" by Henry James. The novel tells the story of a naive and unattractive heiress who falls in love with a fortune hunter.