We all know that in order to get good at something you have to get good at the basics.  The mistake many people make is that the basics of English is only grammar.  That's like learning to get better at soccer by reading the rule book.

If you want to know how to improve English, what you are really asking is how to improve spoken English.  Speaking practice helps all the other skills more than any other type of practice.  Most of the time we communicate by speaking - even when we are learning to think in another language - so when you are choosing the right place for your English lesson, you should choose the place that give you the most time in spoken English classes.

GEOS has designed their ESL course to have the most speaking time.  In the Active listening class, students spend the entire 90 minute block speaking or listening.  This is because while speaking is the most fundamental skill to language, listening is the most difficult and requires the most practice.

The more you practice these two important areas, the faster you will improve.

* This program requires approval by the registrar of the Private Training Institutions Branch (PTIB) of the Ministry of Advanced Education, Skills & Training. As such, the registrar has reviewed and approved this program.” For GEOS purposes, the programs needing approval are:

                 English for Academic Purposes

Intensive English G6E (when enrolling for more than 6 months)

Part-time English G2E (when enrolling for more than 6 months)

Standard English G4E (when enrolling for more than 6 months)

Super Intensive English G8E (when enrolling for more than 6 months)

* This program does not require approval by the registrar of the Private Training Institutions Branch (PTIB) of the Ministry of Advanced Education, Skills & Training. As such, the registrar did not review this program.” For GEOS purposes, the programs not needing approval are:

                 Intensive English G6E (when enrolling for less than 6 months)

Part-time English G2E (when enrolling for less than 6 months)

Standard English G4E (when enrolling for less than 6 months)

Super Intensive English G8E (when enrolling for less than 6 months)