One of your penfriends wants to improve his/her english in advance of moving to sydney Write a letter to your penfriend. Advise him/her about the following: listening skills, speaking skills and vocabulary.

Dear Niyi, Thanks for your letter. I think improving your English before going to Sydney is a great idea. I’ve done quite a few classroom English lessons myself, so you’ve come to the right person for

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! There are definitely a few points to consider before you enrol in these courses. If I were you, I’d ask about the methodology. Some schools have you sitting in rows doing lots of written exercises. I don’t think you should enrol at

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you to choose a school that encourages lots of group work and listening practice.

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the school’s brochure and talk to the staff and students if you can

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because lessons can be very boring if the majority of what you do are penned exercises and less

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oral practice. And another thing you’d better think about is the vocabulary. If I were you, I wouldn’t enrol in a class with more than 20 students because you won’t get enough attention from the teacher. What’s more, if it’s a big class, you may find the pace too slow or too fast for you. Anyway, I hope

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, just drop me a line. All the best, Osa