About this course
Almost every student who arrives at ELOQUA says the same thing: "I understand everything, but I cannot speak." This course is for exactly that.
Groups are capped at six because talking time is the whole point — in a class of twelve you speak half as much. Every session is built around a task you have to complete by talking, and correction happens in a feedback slot at the end so it never interrupts the flow.
You are also given a personal error list that grows and shrinks over the ten weeks. Watching it shrink is the most motivating thing in the course.
Levels run from A2 to C1; you are placed after a short spoken assessment in the first session.
Who it is for
- Learners who freeze in conversation despite good grammar and vocabulary
- People returning to English after years away from it
- Anyone preparing for a job interview, a move abroad or study in English
Entry requirements
CEFR A2 or above. Complete beginners are better served elsewhere first — we will tell you.
Scope & sequence
Printable versionThe full teaching map — what is covered, in what order, and how each unit is assessed.
| Unit | Focus | Language | Skills | Assessment | Hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Talking about yourself | Introductions, background, work and interests — extended beyond a memorised script. | Present and past simple; question forms | SpeakingListening | Spoken placement and baseline | 3 |
| 2. Telling a story | Narrating an event with a beginning, a complication and an end. Keeping a listener interested. | Narrative tenses; time markers; dramatic emphasis | Speaking | Two-minute personal story | 3 |
| 3. Describing and comparing | Places, people, processes and things — and comparing them without repeating "more better". | Comparatives and superlatives; relative clauses | Speaking | Description task | 3 |
| 4. Opinions and disagreement | Saying what you think, and disagreeing with someone without offending them. | Opinion language; polite disagreement; hedging | SpeakingListening | Group discussion | 3 |
| 5. Getting things done | Shops, appointments, complaints, directions — the transactional English of daily life. | Requests; polite forms; clarification | Speaking | Transactional roleplays | 3 |
| 6. Hypotheticals and regret | Talking about what could, would and should have happened. | Conditionals; modal perfects | Speaking | Scenario discussion | 3 |
| 7. Listening to real speech | Connected speech, contractions, accents and what to do when you miss a word. | Weak forms; elision; repair strategies | ListeningSpeaking | Authentic listening + retell | 3 |
| 8. Fluency under pressure | Speaking without preparation. Buying time, paraphrasing around a word you do not know. | Fillers; circumlocution; self-correction | Speaking | Impromptu speaking | 3 |
| 9. Pronunciation for clarity | The sounds and stress patterns that most affect whether you are understood. | Word stress; sentence stress; problem phonemes for your first language | Speaking | Recorded pronunciation profile | 3 |
| 10. Consolidation and next steps | Extended discussion, review of the personal error list, and where to go next. | Full-course consolidation | SpeakingListening | Exit interview and CEFR statement | 3 |
Course hours & duration
Total learning time is about 45 hours. One-to-one students cover the same map at their own pace — most finish in 18–30 hours because the whole session is theirs. ELOQUA Certificate of Completion with a CEFR level statement.
Course learning outcomes
On successful completion you will be able to:
Pricing
Small group
Minimum two weeks.
One to one
Minimum block of 5 hours — the lowest entry point we offer.
All prices in AUD. Payment plans are available on courses over $800 — ask us before you register.
Upcoming intakes
Questions
What level do I need?
A2 and above. You are placed after a short spoken assessment in the first session, and moved if the level is wrong — at no charge.
Will you correct every mistake?
No. Correcting everything as you speak destroys fluency. Errors are noted and dealt with in a feedback slot at the end of each session, and tracked on your personal error list.