Starting English Classes

Go to the Lessons page on the main menu. We offer 5 English courses depending on how much practice you need. Once you pick the course, you can select the teacher, accent (British, American, or Neutrel), weekly class schedule, and start date.

Next, you will be directed to the payment page to checkout. You can use a credit card or PayPal to pay for Spoken English classes.

If you understand simple words like “school”, “job”, “morning”, “holiday” etc you can start.  Spoken English Practice’s classes are targeted towards non- native English speakers who want to go from an elementary level to an advanced level in English. If you don’t know even 5-10 words in English, we encourage you to take a beginner-level English class first and come back. We recommend an app like Duolingo for beginner-level English.

Yes. These classes are great for children to get a native English accent and be really fluent in English. Children’s English lessons follow the same Conversational approach but the conversation topics are catered to suit the child. Discussion topics include school projects, friends, family, sports, cartoons, etc. Once you buy lessons, just send an email to info@spokenenglishpractice.com with the child’s age.

The Lessons page outlines how you can book/schedule classes.

We have 5 lesson English courses available and the price depends on the number of classes you buy. Please check the Lessons page on our website for full details. You can pay by credit card or PayPal through our secure payment gateway. You will get a confirmation email within minutes. We offer a 30 day money back guarantee.

Unfortunately not. The English courses are priced so that students who buy more will get a lower price per class. As a result, we don’t allow you to change the course later by paying the balance.

You cannot share classes with family members or friends. Classes are not transferable under other circumstances.

We do not offer free Spoken English classes or free trial lessons. If you don’t expect Accountants, Designers, Photographers and Chefs to do free work, you should not expect English teachers to conduct free lessons either.

Teachers /Teaching Style

Yes. We give you a 100% guarantee on this. When you join our English Speaking classes you can select whether you want to practice with a native English speaker from the US or UK*. We have a network of over 3,000 native English teachers.

*we have a few Canadian teachers too, for those who prefer Canadian English

– If you are a new student taking a trial lesson: We will assign a teacher, as you don’t know any of our teachers. All our teachers are native English speakers who are experienced in teaching conversational English, Business English, IELTS/TOEFL classes, public speaking, accent training etc.  We have a specialized process to match teachers with new students.

– If you took a trial lesson and want to join the full Spoken English course: You can pick any teacher you want (including the teacher who did your trial lesson)

– If you want to change teachers during the course: We offer you the flexibility to change teachers if you want. A new teacher will be provided within 7 business days of request.

Yes, you can get the same teacher you had the trial lesson with. Most students prefer this.

Yes, you will get one teacher assigned to you. We offer you the flexibility to change teachers if you want to.

You can have 2 teachers at the same time but you need to purchase classes separately.

A lesson will be just like having a conversation with a native English speaker in real life. You can talk about any topic – from sports to movies to culture to politics. Teachers at Spoken English Practice are trained to conduct these lessons in such a way that you get maximum chances to talk in English. Your teacher will make corrections during the conversation and help you improve grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation etc.

Yes, please visit this page to get a sample list of Conversation topics used for Spoken English lessons. Also, this page outlines some conversation topics we have used in Spoken English classes recently.

You will become more fluent in English. You will speak English effortlessly because you will understand sentence structures better. Your pronunciation will improve making it easier for native English speakers to understand you. You will develop better listening skills, which will allow you to quickly and correctly understand native speakers in real life conversations. Your improved English speaking and listening skills will also help you in improving your writing and reading skills as well.

We teach grammar but our method of teaching is very different from traditional Spoken English classes. Our focus is to help you improve English speaking naturally, without having to process grammar rules in your head. At Spoken English Practice it is our experience that focusing too heavily on grammar will slow you down when learning to speak English.Our teachers (Conversation Partners) will give you corrections without interrupting every sentence.

Class Schedule

Since all classes are 1 on 1, you can pick time/day you like. We offer a lot of flexibility – you can have classes anytime, between 2AM and 11 PM New York City Time, 7 days a week.

You don’t need to go anywhere. All sessions are conducted through the internet, via Zoom.

All our lessons are 30 minutes. In our experience, 30 minutes is the optimal duration for 1 on 1 conversation practice. If you want to practice more, you can schedule multiple 30-minute lessons back-to-back to build a longer session.

When you buy the English course you will be asked to pick what days/times you want to have classes. For example, you can pick 8 AM New York time, Monday, Wednesday and Sunday as your schedule.

Yes, you can change your schedule after starting classes. You just need to let the teacher know in advance. If the teacher cannot meet your new schedule, we will arrange another teacher.

3 times a week is ideal but you can do more or less every week.

Equipment/Technology

You need a computer/laptop/tablet/smartphone with Internet access. The teacher will conduct the lesson on Zoom, so you need to have Zoom installed. 

Cancelling Spoken English Classes

If you are unable to attend any class in the scheduled time, you have to notice it at least 24 hours before the scheduled start time. If you cancel your lesson with less than 24 hours notice or miss it, the lesson is to be considered as if it was completed. Lessons cannot be cancelled or rescheduled less than 24 hours before the lesson is due to commence.

We have an very transparent refund policy.

If you decide to stop English classes within 30 days of purchase and will not attend the rest of the purchased lessons, you are entitled for a refund for the classes you have not completed. Spoken English Practice will charge you a flat fee of $20 per each completed 30 minute class. The remainder of the course fee will be refunded to student within 7-10 business days.

Example – If a student purchased 20 lessons and decided to terminate after 3 lessons , the student will be charged $60 for those 3 lessons.

You will not be charged if Spoken English Practice cancels a session. The teacher will contact to set up a makeup session at a time convenient for you.

Payments/Credit Cards

Pls email us at info@spokenenglishpractice.com and one of our customer service representatives will assist you. We understand international credit card transactions are complicated so we have dedicated staff to troubleshoot any issues. Please do NOT email us your credit card information. 

Yes, you can. Classes will not expire so you can finish the Spoken English classes at any future date.

Other questions about our English courses

Yes. We can provide you a teacher who can cater Spoken English classes specifically to the TOEFL/IELTS speaking section and use TOEFL/IELTS mock questions to practice.

For example we can use conversation topics like this for TOEFL or conversation topics like this for IELTS. Or you can give the teacher a topic you prefer in advance.

Our classes will help you speak English fluently, correctly and clearly during the exam and after. Our lessons will help you understand Native English Speakers better, which will help you score higher in TOEFL/IELTS listening sections as well.

Currently we have offices in Boston, London and Sydney. We are planning in opening brand new Spoken English Centers in China, Brazil and Russia.

We have helped students from over 160 countries develop their conversational English.

Examples of countries/cities of some recent ESL students we have worked with : Shanghai (China), Mumbai (India), Moscow (Russia), Tokyo (Japan), San Paulo (Brazil), Colombo (Sri Lanka), Bangkok (Thailand), Ho Chi Min (Vietnam), Milan (Italy), Paris (France), Vienna (Austria), Istanbul (Turkey), Dubai (United Arab Emirates), Berlin (Germany), Kiev (Ukraine), Budapest (Hungary), Bucharest (Romania), Warsaw  (Poland), Seoul (South Korea), Chennai (India), Munich (Germany), Brussels (Belgium), Saint Petersburg (Russia), Yerevan (Armenia), Lima (Peru), Bogota (Colombia), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Santiago (Chile), Buenos Aires (Argentina), Madrid (Spain), Hanoi (Vietnam), Beijing (China), Delhi (India), Jakarta (Indonesia), Manila (Philippines), Kathmandu (Nepal), Male (Maldives) etc

We can provide a certificate at the end of course with a grading. Grading will be based on the teacher’s feedback, attendance etc. Please contact your teacher with this request.