Basic English 1: Elementary | Week 1

Welcome to your Basic English 1:

Elementary course
Please note that this is
a transcript of an online
Jessica Cooper | Postgraduate & Executive Education Coordinator, English
lecture or interview, and
Language Centre
is not an academic paper.
Hello, and welcome to this English language MOOC developed for
elementary learners by King's College London. In this MOOC, you will learn
language for everyday situations. You'll become more confident in
understanding and talking in English. Each week, you will listen, read and
write answers, fill in a gap, click a button, or listen and repeat what you
hear. You can also reply to each other in the comments section.

This course will help you use English in everyday situations and help you
practise what you have learnt. You will hear people describing each
other's personalities, their jobs, where they live, what they do in their
spare time and how they are feeling.

Some of the people you will meet are at university. Others are working.
Samir, Maya, and Amina are classmates on the same English course, and
Mo and Sara are studying at the university. Do they remind you of any of
your friends?

There is help with some of the instructions in your own language, but if one
section is too difficult, you can move on and come back to it at the end. Try
to find a quiet space when you are doing the MOOC so that you can hear
the character speaking. Don't worry if you don't understand everything the
first time. You can listen, read and learn as many times as you need to. I
hope you enjoy your new course.

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