English email course

e-mail English course overview 

Dear English language learner. My name is Torsten Daerr and I'd like to invite you to join me on our email English class. In this course you are going to learn a variety of powerful techniques and methods that help you improve your English. How does it work? It's quite simple: Once you enter your email address and first name into the online form, you will receive an email with a link. Please click on that link to confirm your subscription. As soon as you confirm that you really want to take part in this free email English course, you will get your first email lesson. It contains an overview of the topics covered in the course as well as directions on how to achieve the best results. 

Our email English course is for everyone who wants to practise and improve their English. In the first lessons we review a lot of the basics such as the English alphabet, the numbers, simple present and how to create your personal profile. Even if you are an 'intermediate' or 'advanced' English learner, you will learn a lot of new ideas and information such as how to use an Internet forum effectively, how to ask the right questions and how to communicate with native speakers. Because learning English is an ongoing process you should always try and revise what you have already learned. It's pretty much like practising a sport or playing a musical instrument -- you need to do certain exercises on a daily basis so you can constantly improve your skills and raise your level of professionalism. I have been a learner of English since about 1980 and an English language teacher/trainer since 1998. On average my team and I teach about 1000 different people 'face to face' every year and many more through the Internet. All of those people have different levels of English as well as different backgrounds. However, they all have one thing in common: They want to practise and improve their English by trying out new learning techniques. Please remember that it's not important how good or bad your English is right now. What really counts is how good your English will be after you complete our email English course! You can become one of our learners now! 

You will receive a new email English lesson every fourth day. In every lesson we explain one or two grammar items, give you learning tips, introduce several interactive exercises and provide you with an MP3 audio recording which comes with the transcript (this means you can listen to and read the text at the same time). 

Your email English course also includes a continuing series of highly informative essays on the English language written by our tutor and book author Alan Townend. Those essays are written in a fascinatingly unique style that even appeals to English teachers and native speakers. Alan Townend's materials and contributions ensure that our email English course contains enough materials for upper-intermediate to highly advanced learners and language lovers too. 

The email English course is based on two electronic systems -- a) email and b) our <A HREF="https://forum.english.best">Internet forum</A>. This means you will receive email lessons that are written in a conversational and entertaining style leading you to exercises, materials and other resources which you will find on our Internet forum. The forum is very similar to email -- it allows you to read and send messages. However, unlike email the forum allows you to share your ideas and questions with a variety of other English teachers, native speakers and English learners.

Overview

Questions and Answers (FAQ) 

How can I subscribe to the email English course? 
You can subscribe to your email English course by entering your email address and first name into the online form on this page: <A HREF="https://english.best/reading/english-email-course/what-do-you-want-to-learn/">What do you want to learn?</A> 
In addition, you can use any of the online forms on each of the lesson pages. 

Is the email English course really free of charge or do I have to pay for it? 
Your email English is course is completely free of charge because it is sponsored by a number of international companies. This means you don't have to pay anything for the course. 

How often will I be receiving email lessons? 
You will receive one new email lesson every week. The course continues over several months and we create new lessons constantly. 

What level is the email English course? 
The email English course is for learners of all levels -- from absolute beginners through advanced learners. If you are not sure what your level of English is, please read and respond to <A HREF="https://forum.english.best/t/how-good-is-your-english/12804">How good is your English?</A> 

How can I contact my English trainer? 
You can contact me or any of our English language coaches and trainers through our Internet forum. 

How can I ask grammar and vocabulary questions? 
You can ask any grammar, vocabulary or technical questions on our forum. 

What kind of exercises am I expected to complete? 
Your email English course contains a variety of different exercises: 
- interactive grammar and vocabulary questions 
- interactive idiom questions 
- interactive multiple choice questions 
- TOEFL and TOEIC vocabulary questions 
- speaking exercises (you need to record online audio messages) 
- online MP3 listening comprehension questions 
- spelling and transcription exercises 

Does the course help me improve my TOEFL score? 
Yes, our email English course is an ideal tool to increase your TOEFL results since many of the exercises contain words and expressions that are frequently used in the TOEFL exam. 

Does the course help me prepare for the TOEIC Test? 
Of course. Since the TOEIC test measures your ability to communicate in various business situations, your email English course is an ideal medium to prepare yourself for the TOEIC. In your email lessons you will find a lot of expressions, words and phrases that frequently occur in the TOEIC exam. 

How much time am I supposed to be spending on the English course every week? 
This really depends on your goals as well as your professional and private situation. We recommend that you spend at least 90 minutes on your English course every week. Please remember that it is much more effective to spend 10 minutes in your English course every single day than to spend just one 3 hour learning session. 

Will I be able to improve my speaking skills through the online English course? 
Yes, many of our exercises involve active listening and speaking so you will practise and improve your speaking and pronunciation skills, too. 

How can I stop receiving the email lessons? 
Well, if for some reason you think our email English course is not for you, you can leave it by just clicking on the 'unsubscribe' link at the very bottom of each email lesson. 

I'm an English teacher. Can I use the email English as lesson plan in my classroom? 
Yes, we will be more than happy if you use our email English course together with your students. You can either get your students to register for the online version of the course or you can print off our materials, photo copy them and hand them out to your students. 

Can I invite my friends or colleagues to use the email English course? 
Yes, you can forward any of the email lessons to your friends, colleagues, co-workers and family members so they can enjoy our free services too.

Questions and Answers (FAQ)

Dear Friend,
We are looking for contributors who will be listening to the audio version of ‘China Inc’ and taking notes on the content of the book. If you are interested, you should have a very high level of listening comprehension. Since this is a collective project, you will be assigned a specific part of the book. 
 
 You will then listen to that part and write down key words for the contents. You will get access to a shared Google document where you are to write down your keywords.
 
 Your rewards: 
 Based on the number of key words or the length of audio material you process, you will get free access to our products at our online store. 
 
 Your benefits: 
<UL>
	<LI>You will be part of an international project team.
	<LI>You will be contributing to a valuable listening comprehension course on China. 
	<LI>You will improve your own listening comprehension skills.
</UL>

 
 How to apply: 
 - If you want to join the project team, please post a short message on the forum describing how many audio books in English you have listened to so far and why you want to work with us. We will then review your forum application and send you further information on the project:
<a href="https://forum.english.best/t/looking-for-project-contributors/39327">Looking for project contributors</a>
 
 I look forward to working with you, Friend.
 
 Best regards, 
 Torsten Daerr

Join our new audio English project

Dear Friend, 
 
What do you think is one of the most popular questions asked by learners of English? Yes, it's “How can I learn to speak fluent English?” On our forum you will find hundreds of people who want to know how they can improve their speaking skills. Speaking English fluently requires a number of other skills: 
 
<li>a certain amount of active vocabulary words and phrases 
<li>a good level of pronunciation and intonation 
<li>the ability to manage your voice 
 
On top of all that you should know what it is exactly that you want to talk about. Friend, let me tell you, improving your speaking skills is actually much easier than you might think. 
 
As we have discussed several times before, when it comes to speaking English, there is one single factor that determines your level of success: And that is the ability to change your habits. 
 
Friend, if you are unhappy with your speaking skills, all you have to do is develop the habit of posting one single voice message on our forum every single day. You don't need to invest a lot of time or effort in this project. Speaking for 20 seconds a day will do, as long as you do it EVERY SINGLE DAY. So the real question is 'Are you already posting one voice message on the forum every day?' Why not get started today and post your first or next recording here: <A HREF="https://forum.english.best/t/speaking-english-for-20-seconds-a-day/24105">Speaking English for 20 seconds a day?</A> 
 
I really look forward to hearing your voice recordings on the forum! 
Best regards, 
Torsten Daerr

How to speak fluent English?

Dear Friend, 
 
There a many ways you can practise and improve your English and here are some of them: 
<li>book an English course at a language school in your country or abroad 
<li>go on a trip to the US/UK/Australia 
<li>buy a language software program 
<li>sign up for an online English course at EnglishTown or any other website 
<li>book Skype sessions with an English teacher 
 
I'm sure you know a number of things you could add to this list but what do these options have in common? Yes, they all cost money! For example, you can only learn English at a language school if you pay for the course. As soon as you stop paying the school, it stops teaching you. Since learning and practising a language is a life-long process, you need to pay all your life if you want an English teacher to teach you. 
 
Now, how much money are you planning to spend on improving your English? Let's say you want to learn English in an English class. Did you know that this method of learning could easily cost you several hundred dollars or Euros every month? Can you afford that? clearly not if you don't have a well-paid job. And if you do have a well-paid job, you actually might not need a paid English class because your English is already good enough to read articles, watch movies and listen to audio books in English. 
 
You might know the saying 'The best things in life are free'. So what are your alternatives to paid English courses? Free materials, services and resources of course! And where do you find them? 
 
Let me give you some details on what exactly you can expect from our site for free: 
<li>the email English course you have been receiving for more than a year 
<li>A proofreading and editing service (you can get an unlimited number of essays and texts proofread, edited and amended) 
<li>feedback and advice on how to improve your pronunciation and accent 
<li>you can ask an unlimited number of grammar and vocabulary questions 
<li>thousands of interactive grammar and vocabulary tests and quizzes 
<li>hundreds of TOEIC and TOEFL listening comprehension exercises and questions 
<li>several complete TOEIC and TOEFL simulation tests with your individual scores 
 
Now you might be thinking 'where is the catch' or 'how is it possible to get all these things for free'? Well, our site pretty much operates like Google: You can get a great variety of high quality services and products that are sponsored by a large number of companies. English-test.net too, is sponsored by companies that advertise on our site so we can offer you such a variety of free services. It is our goal to provide free English language resources to anyone from any country. 
 
Friend, How important are free English learning materials to you? What do you think are the advantages and disadvantages of having access to free resources? We have started a forum poll on this question and you can read your fellow learners' thoughts and opinions here: <A HREF="https://forum.english.best/t/how-important-are-free-learning-materials-to-you/33335">How important are free learning materials to you?</A> 
 
Many thanks, 
Torsten Daerr

How can you improve your English for free?

Dear Friend, 

So, what's new in your world? How have you been getting on with improving your English? You probably remember that the most important ingredient to success in any field has to be consistency. This means you need to take some action every single day. And that's exactly the reason you are receiving this email: I want you to take some action today. Practise your English now and improve your life! 

Today you have the chance of assessing your command of the English language by taking a simulated TOEIC test in 'exam mode'. I'm sure you already know that the TOEIC test is the most widely used and recognized business English exam in the world. More than 5 million people take the test every single year. Sitting the official TOEIC test costs around 120 dollars depending on your location. However, today you can take a simulated TOEIC test completely free. Click on the link below and find out your TOEIC score here: <A HREF="https://forum.english.best/t/toeic-simulator-in-exam-mode/31136">TOEIC Simulator in exam mode?</A> 

Good luck! 
Torsten Daerr

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