CRICOS Code: 117278J | (CEFR Level A2)

General English
(Pre-Intermediate)

The General English - Pre-Intermediate course enhances basic language skills, helping students understand and use sentences and common expressions about everyday topics like family, shopping, geography, and work. Students can communicate in routine tasks and describe their background and needs in simple terms. Following the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR), this course improves vocabulary, pronunciation, and grammar while developing the four key skills: speaking, listening, reading, and writing.
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Duration

10 Weeks

English Level

Pre-Intermediate
(CEFR Level A2)

CRICOS Code

117278J

Delivery Mode

Face to Face
course contents

What's included?

Student Support

ACP staff help with studying, assessments, accommodations, language, and counseling. Students can get extra support from a student officer who may recommend external services. International students receive free support but might need to pay for outside services.

Pathway to Further Education

Our General English course blends structured lessons with real-life practice, covering grammar, vocabulary, and language skills. Interactive classes and continuous feedback ensure students actively use and improve their English. This approach builds confidence for academic, professional, and personal success.

Comprehensive Proficiency Levels

The course features five levels—Elementary, Pre-Intermediate, Intermediate, Upper Intermediate, and Advanced—aligned with the CEFR. Each level builds key language skills to ensure students meet recognized proficiency benchmarks.

General English Program Details

The program aligns with the CEFR levels, ensuring students meet proficiency standards at each level.

Elementary
(CEFR Level A1)

Can understand and use basic everyday expressions and phrases to meet specific needs. Can introduce oneself, ask and answer questions about personal details, and interact simply with help.

Pre-Intermediate
(CEFR Level A2)

Can understand and use basic sentences and expressions related to everyday topics like personal information, shopping, and work. Can communicate simply and directly about familiar tasks and describe basic details about themselves, their surroundings, and urgent needs.

Intermediate
(CEFR Level B1)

Can understand and discuss familiar topics encountered in daily life and work. Can handle most situations while traveling in a foreign language area. Can write simple texts on personal interests and describe experiences, dreams, hopes, and reasons for opinions and plans.

Upper Intermediate
(CEFR Level B2)

Can comprehend complex texts on concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in their field. Can engage fluently and spontaneously with native speakers without difficulty. Can create detailed texts on various subjects and discuss different viewpoints on current issues, outlining pros and cons.

Advanced
(CEFR Level C1)

Can comprehend complex texts and infer implied meanings. Can communicate fluently and confidently, using language flexibly for various contexts. Can create detailed, well-organized texts on intricate topics with clear structure and cohesive elements.

Download Course Guide

Apply to take our online assessment test to determine your suitable English proficiency level.

Assessment Methods

Assessment will vary every week and may include reading or writing or listening or speaking tests, oral presentations, role plays, writing summaries, writing dialogues etc.

Entry Requirements

Placement Test

Students will be required to take placement test to prior to commencement.

Low Proficiency Accepted

The institute can accept students with very limited English proficiency, even at a very low level, into the Elementary course.

Minimum Age Requirement

Minimum 18 years of age prior to enrolment

Learning Outcomes

Speaking

  • P-S.1 Can have short discussions on a range of familiar topics without difficulty
  • P-S.2 Can express ideas with basic coherence and give some reasons and examples
  • P-S.3 Can speak for a range of basic purposes appropriately
  • P-S.4 Can use accurate pronunciation of consonants, vowels, stress and intonation with rare unintelligibility

Reading

  • P-R.1 Can skim and scan a range of simple texts for main ideas (gist)
  • P-R.2 Can read a range of simple texts for detailed information
  • P-R.3 Can follow a writer’s argument and reasoning in short to medium-length texts
  • P-R.4 Can identify and recognise features of a range of basic text types and genres
  • P-R.5 Can use a range of basic reading strategies to answer questions about a text

Writing

  • P-W.1 Can write about familiar writing formats with some confidence
  • P-W.2 Can develop basic ideas with paragraphing, supporting reasoning and examples
  • P-W.3 Can use a range of basic formal writing features such as punctuation and spelling
  • P-W.4 Can use a range of basic linking between ideas coherently and cohesively

Listening

  • P-L.1 Can listen for the main idea(s) (gist) and keywords on a range of familiar topics
  • P-L.2 Can listen for detailed meaning on a range of familiar topics
  • P-L.3 Can recognise and follow speakers’ basic attitudes, purposes and some inferences
  • P-L.4 Can use a range of basic listening strategies to answer questions

Grammer

  • P-G.1 Can use and recognise a range of simple grammatical structures accurately

Vocabulary

  • P-V.1 Can use and recognise a range of vocabulary on a variety of familiar topics in daily life
  • P-V.2 Can use basic word-building strategies to develop a broader vocabulary

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