English Courses for Teens and Adults

English Class Should be Fun

IH Bangkok English Students

Our General English courses are designed to improve your listening, speaking, reading and writing skills as well as your grammar and vocabulary and even enjoy it! Our highly qualified teachers create activities and lessons to make learning English fast and fun; if you enjoy yourself while learning, it stops being work. Since all of our teachers are from English speaking countries, from the moment you enter the classroom you will be in a 100% English environment.

We have a few different options for learning General English with International House Bangkok:

  • Intensive English Courses that are either 15 or 25 hours per week, Monday to Friday. These classes have students from all around the world which creates a multicultural and exciting classroom environment. You will not only learn English, but also about about the different cultures around the world from your classmates. These classes start at 5,700 baht per week (if signing up for 2 weeks or more).
  • Part-Time English Group Classes that meet once per week, normally on the weekend. These classes are either 1.5 or 2 hours per week and 30 hours in total. These start at 12,000 baht for a 30 hour class. To apply, please contact us to book your free placement test and interview with one of our teachers.
  • 1:1 or Private Group English Classes – These can focus on general English, business English, exam preparation (IELTS, TOEFL, TOEIC, FCE, CAE, CPE, etc), and more. This is usually the most effective option for students as the teacher has only you to focus on and will customize the course to fit your needs and weaknesses. Private classes can be 10, 20, 40 hours or more. Please send us a message to set up a free placement test and interview with one of our teachers.

We are always creating custom courses for students so if there is something you are looking for just send us a message and we’ll be happy to help you!

Levels of English

What will you learn at each level? Click on the tabs below to find our more:

Beginner

This is the start of your journey. Learn basic English, including numbers, the alphabet and essential vocabulary. Very soon you will be able to:

  • Find specific information on leaflets and timetables.
  • Understand and make simple sentences.
  • Introduce yourself and speak about yourself, your family and where you are from.
  • Speak about your day-to-day life, your plans for the future and things that you did in the past.

At the end of the course you will be able to ask for information, go shopping, go to a restaurant and write simple emails – all in English!

Elementary

If you have studied English for a year or so, this could be the right course for you! After finishing this course you will be able to:

  • Talk about where you live, and compare it to other places.
  • Describe your daily life, occupation or studies, and your interests and hobbies.
  • Give opinions and speculate about the world around you.
  • Understand and give instructions to describe how something is done.

At the end of this course you will have everything under control when you plan your next trip to London or New York, or when an English-speaking friend comes to visit you!

Pre-Intermediate

If you pass the Pre-Intermediate course, it means you will:

  • Be able to express yourself on familiar topics such as family, hobbies and jobs.
  • Have enough vocabulary to communicate in everyday familiar situations.
  • Be able to initiate and maintain a simple face-to-face conversation on the topics that interest you, such as hobbies or jobs.
  • Understand texts which contain everyday or job-related language and write simple texts on familiar topics.
  • Understand the main points of simple “standard” speech on familiar matters.

Not quite enough to apply for the job of your dreams in the USA yet, but you’re getting there.

Intermediate

After you’ve finished your Intermediate course you will:

  • Have sufficient knowledge of the language to describe common situations, and will be able to present the main points of an idea and describe events in a simple manner.
  • Be able to understand general texts which express ideas in a straightforward way and write personal letters which describe events, desires and feelings.
  • Have the ability to formulate long pieces of continuous writing with details and factual information or a description of simple events.
  • Be able to understand longer stretches of speech and more complex messages in a familiar context.

You are not fluent yet, but you will dare to talk to strangers in exotic places!

Upper Intermediate

If you successfully complete the Upper Intermediate course, you will:

  • Have a sufficient knowledge of the language to describe people, places and processes, express opinions and develop arguments using both basic structures and some complex forms.
  • Have a wide range of vocabulary for general topics and your job.
  • Be able to contribute to group discussions and maintain a conversation with native speakers.
  • Understand reports and articles about contemporary issues.
  • Be able to present an argument or information in writing following standard layout conventions.
  • Understand longer stretches of speech and the main points of discussions which are clearly expressed.

You are now at the point where you start amazing yourself with the amount of English you can understand – and express.

Pre-Advanced

At this level you are able to confidently express yourself in English. At the end of the course you will:

  • Be able to understand virtually all conversations as well as many television programmes and films.
  • Understand most complex factual and literary texts as well as texts on fields that you are not familiar with.
  • Be able to communicate effectively in different situations as well as use a wide range of vocabulary.
  • Be able to write clear and well-structured texts in an appropriate style.

You are well on your way to be able to consider getting a job in an English speaking country.