Basic English Speaking Course (A1–A2) for Beginners

Start speaking English from zero — the right way

If you understand some English but freeze when you have to speak, or you were never taught English properly at school, the Basic English speaking course is where you begin. It is a 3-month beginner programme at CEFR levels A1–A2, taught in small, friendly batches where nobody laughs at mistakes — because everyone in the room is learning the same thing.

By the end of the course most students can introduce themselves, talk about their family, work and daily routine, ask and answer simple questions, describe people and places, and write short, correct sentences. Most importantly, they lose the fear of speaking.

Who should join the Basic course?

• Complete beginners and learners from Hindi- or Urdu-medium schools
• Students who understand English but cannot make sentences
• Job seekers who need everyday English for work
• Homemakers and parents who want confidence in daily conversation
• Anyone whose free placement test shows level A1 or A2

Basic English syllabus (3 months)

1. Introduction to English grammar — why grammar matters in communication, basic sentence structure, overview of the parts of speech.
2. Nouns and pronouns — common and proper nouns, singular and plural, possessives (John's book), personal, demonstrative and possessive pronouns.
3. Verbs and tenses — the verb “to be”, action verbs, present simple, past simple, future simple and present continuous, and the auxiliaries do, does and did.
4. Adjectives and adverbs — describing people, things and actions, and where these words go in a sentence.
5. Articles — a, an and the, and the simple rules for using each.
6. Sentence structure — statements, questions and commands; Subject + Verb + Object; Wh- questions and Yes/No questions.
7. Prepositions — in, on, at, under, between, before, after, into and onto for place, time and direction.
8. Conjunctions — and, but, or, so, because, if, when and although to join ideas.
9. Questions and negation — “Are you happy?”, “Do you like music?”, “She does not work”, and contractions such as isn't and doesn't.
10. Possession and quantifiers — my, your, some, any, much, many, a lot of, few and little.
11. Comparatives and superlatives — bigger, biggest, more beautiful, good–better–best.
12. Review and practice — sentence construction, fill-in-the-blanks, speaking and writing with everything you have learned.

How each class works

Every 90-minute class (50 minutes online) has three parts: a short explanation with simple examples, guided practice in pairs, and free speaking where you use the new structure in a real situation — introducing a friend, ordering food, asking for directions, describing your home. Each weekday also has a skill focus: speeches on Monday, listening and pronunciation on Tuesday, reading and vocabulary on Wednesday, grammar on Thursday and review on Friday.

What you will be able to say after 3 months

Assessment and study material

You take short quizzes on tenses, parts of speech and sentence structure, give oral presentations, complete simple writing exercises and are assessed on class participation. You practise with ESL workbooks, online grammar quizzes, flashcards for vocabulary and audio recordings for listening.

Fees and timings

The Basic course costs ₹2,500 per month in the classroom (or ₹6,500 for 3 months) and ₹1,500 per month in our live online classes. At Batla House, Basic batches run at 8:30 am, 10 am, 4 pm, 5:30 pm and 7 pm; online Basic batches run at 9 pm. See the full fee structure.

What comes after Basic?

Most students move straight into the Intermediate English speaking course (B1–B2), where the goal is to speak without translating. You can compare all levels on the English speaking course page, or study the same syllabus at our Batla House or Shaheen Bagh centre.