BRAYS ENGLISH COURSES ONLINE
English Courses Online provides online English help in four main areas: Cambridge ESOL Exam Preparation, Business English, University English (Academic English) and a Listening Library to develop English listening skills, the most important skills needed if you want to speak English.
The English Courses Online are very thorough and have been designed from materials from the Macmillan Campus plus additional content from Brays English Online. A more detailed explanation of the English Courses Online to help you when learning English online can be found by following the links below:
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What advantages do Brays English Courses Online offer you?
- Designed to meet your needs – all courses have been designed by Alan Bray, who has been teaching English for over 40 years. They are designed to meet your specific needs whether you require English for work, university, exams or simply to speak the language.
- Wide selection of content – each of the English courses online includes between 100 and 400 items including the best of the materials from Macmillans Online Campus plus the best from Brays English Online.
- Up-to-date content – which is constantly growing.
- Interesting and varied content – including videos, radio extracts, pencasts (using Livescribe), readings and reading comprehension practice, writing practice, news items, web projects, language and grammar exercises, pronunciation practice and games at all levels.
- Work at your own pace – and concentrate on those aspects which best meet your needs, with guidance from your tutor where necessary.
- Flexibilty – each of the English Courses Online can be accessed 365/24.
- Effectiveness – more hours + better use of each hour = more effective.
- Online English teacher, tutor, guide – giving constant guidance.
If you need help on how to use the courses you can visit our videotutorials here.
We accept payments via Paypal to access a course for a longer period (45 euros per month, 90 euros for 3 months and 240 euros for a year). As a paying user you also have:
- An online English teacher or tutor
- the right to exchange course or level at any time
- A detailed worksheet for your Course
- the correction of written work
Click here to access to the Listening Skills Courses.
To access the Cambridge Preparation Exam Courses click here
Click here for access to Courses for Academic Purposes i.e. IELTS courses for University entrance.
Business Courses can be accessed if you click here.
English Courses Online and The Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR)
All Brays English Courses Online are graded respecting the CEFR levels as explained below.
CEFR divides learners into three divisions which are divided into six levels:
A Basic Speaker
- A1 Breakthrough
- A2 Waystage
B Independent Speaker
- B1 Threshold
- B2 Vantage
C Proficient Speaker
- C1 Effective Operational Proficiency
- C2 Mastery
What a learner should be able to do in reading, listening, speaking and writing in English at each CEFR level.
He/she can:
A1
- understand and use familiar everyday expressions and basic phrases.
- introduce him/herself and others.
- ask and answer questions about personal details such as where he/she lives, people he/she knows and things he/she has.
- interact in a simple way.
A2
- understand sentences and frequently used expressions related to e.g. very basic personal and family information, local geography, shopping, employment.
- communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar and routine matters.
- describe in simple terms aspects of his/her background, immediate environment and matters in areas of immediate need.
B1
- understand the main points about familiar matters encountered in work, school, leisure, etc.
- deal with most situations likely to arise whilst travelling in an area where English is spoken.
- produce simple connected text on topics which are familiar or of personal interest.
- describe experiences and events, dreams, hopes & ambitions.
- briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans.
B2
- understand the main ideas of complex text on both concrete and abstract topics.
- interact with native speakers making interaction possible without strain for either party.
- produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explain a viewpoint on a topical issue.
C1
- understand a wide range of demanding, longer texts, and recognise implicit meaning.
- express him/herself fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions.
- use language flexibly and effectively for social, academic and professional purposes.
- produce clear, well-structured, detailed text on complex subjects.
C2
- understand almost everything heard or read.
- summarise information from different spoken and written sources.
- express him/herself spontaneously, very fluently and precisely, differentiating finer shades of meaning even in complex situations.
