Learn English in London, UK

Learning English in London is a very popular option, and when you go there you’ll realise why. The locals are usually pretty friendly people, have very good customer service, and when you take an English course in one of the private language schools, your whole day can be planned to help you optimise your time.

Your English course in London

Your English Course in London will probably be the focus of your day. Whether you have your English lessons in the morning, afternoon or evening, this will be your opportunity to ask questions about the real English you’ve heard or seen on the streets, as well as a chance to consolidate your English speaking and listening skills and your English grammar. The structure of your English course will help to make sure that your English level does not go down again when you go home.

English in London – optimising your time outside the classroom!

The very best way to do this is to try and meet up with English speakers in London. By attending a school, the best source of contact is your English teacher. Maybe you can encourage your teacher to go out with your group to show you a new bar or restaurant – the perfect excuse to learn some more English.

You can also learn a lot of English by keeping your eyes and ears open. Everywhere you look in London you will see signs and adverts, posters and possibly free newspapers and leaflets, special offers and menus in shop windows.

You’ll hear people talking, arguing, complaining, joking and exchanging interesting, colloquial English phrases with each other, all of which will help you to learn real English.

It’s good to keep a small note book with you at all times, so that when you hear or see an interesting phrase you can write it down and learn it. If you don’t understand what it means, that’s fine, because you can always ask your English language teacher the next lesson.

It’s almost too obvious to say, but the best way to learn English in London is simply to speak English when you’re there! It’s too easy to find other people on your course who speak the same language as you. However hard a school tries to keep a balance of nationalities, the reality is that there may be up to 25% of students in the school who speak your language. It takes a certain amount of discipline to JUST speak English, but remember you can meet people who speak your language at any time when you’re back home. You’re in London to learn English – and you need to really immerse yourself in the English language for that to happen.

London has everything to offer – you can play sport in English, watch sport in English, go to aerobics in English, see theatre and cinema in English. So consider organising things yourself, perhaps in small groups of different nationalities, as well as participating in events through the school. Your English school should be able to help you organise extra activities if you explain what you need.