General & Daily English
Travel more freely. Daily English for adults.
Travel in your own words, not through a translation app.
Enjoy a conversation over dinner abroad. Ask for what you want at the hotel in natural English. Talk with the people you meet on the way, in your own words. At ELT, an experienced native teacher takes charge of your 50-minute one-on-one lessons online, shaped around your interests and the way you travel.
- Founded in London, 1984
- All teachers are native speakers
- 50-minute one-on-one lessons
- The same dedicated teacher
Overview
What is ELT's General & Daily English course?
ELT's Daily English course is an online general and everyday English course taught one-on-one by native teachers. ELT was founded as an English school in London in 1984 and today delivers 50-minute private lessons over Zoom. Travel English, everyday conversation, pronunciation, culture and current affairs are adjusted to your level and interests, and the same dedicated teacher guides you throughout.
- One-on-one lessons with a native teacher
- 50 minutes per lesson
- Fully online via Zoom
- The same dedicated teacher continues with you
- Open to all levels, from beginner to advanced
- Tailored to your goal: travel, conversation, pronunciation, culture
Founded in London
Length of each lesson
Fully private lessons
The same teacher continues
For You
This course is a good fit if you
Want to enjoy travelling more
You want to go beyond ordering and checking in, and enjoy restaurants, hotels, tours, shopping and conversations with the people you meet.
Want to speak in your own words
You want to ask a question or make small talk yourself, rather than relying only on a translation app.
Want to relearn English as an adult
You want to turn the English you studied at school into English you can actually use in conversation.
Want to enjoy English as a pursuit
You want to talk with a native teacher about travel, culture, history, food, art or the news.
Travel Scenes
Travel becomes far more interesting when you can speak.
Travel English is not about memorising set phrases. In ELT lessons you rehearse the conversations that actually happen.
At the hotel
Practise the conversations that set phrases cannot cover: changing rooms, asking for recommendations, explaining a specific request.
At the restaurant
Move beyond booking and ordering to asking about the dishes and enjoying a short exchange with the staff.
While shopping
Check sizes and materials, ask for another colour, confirm tax-free procedures. The exchanges that shopping actually requires.
With local people
Build the ability to keep a conversation going about where you are from, culture, food and interests.
Museums and culture
Learn how to ask about a work or its history, and how to express your own impressions in English.
When something goes wrong
Practise staying calm and clear when plans change, you feel unwell, you leave something behind, or a connection needs checking.
Topics
Beyond travel: enjoying everyday life in English.
ELT's Daily English course is not limited to travel scenes. Following your interests, it covers general English across themes such as these.
Conversation foundations
- Everyday conversation
- Travel English
- Pronunciation and listening
- Maintaining your English
Interests and culture
- Film and music
- Food and wine
- Art
- Hobbies and sport
Culture and daily life
- History and culture
- News and current affairs
- Living abroad
- Keeping in touch with friends overseas
Why ELT
Why adults choose ELT for everyday English
The same dedicated teacher every lesson
At ELT the same teacher continues with you as a rule. There is no need to start from introductions every time. You build conversation with a teacher who already knows your favourite destinations, your interests and the expressions you find difficult.
More than simply native speakers
Every ELT teacher is a native speaker, and our faculty includes graduates of leading universities such as Oxford and Cambridge. They hold English teaching qualifications such as CELTA and DELTA, and have the breadth to sustain a conversation on travel, culture, history or current affairs.
50 unhurried minutes, not 25
Catch up, review the previous lesson, learn new expressions, then use them in real conversation. Fifty minutes is what makes a lesson more than a one-off chat.
Fully private, built around your interests
There is no fixed textbook to follow. If you have a trip planned, the destination, the hotel, restaurants, sightseeing and the situations you expect can become the lesson itself. All of the speaking time is yours.
Support from our Japanese-speaking staff
Lessons are conducted entirely in English, while teacher selection, scheduling and questions about how to progress are handled by our Japanese-speaking staff. If online lessons are new to you, we will guide you through the setup.
Start with the trip you have in mind.
In your free trial lesson we ask about the countries you would like to visit and the situations you want to handle, then you experience a real lesson.
Comparison
Who you speak with, and what about, matters more than how much.
If your priority is a high volume of daily speaking practice, a low-cost online English service is a reasonable choice. ELT suits those who value the quality and continuity of the conversation.
| ELT | Typical low-cost online English | |
|---|---|---|
| Teachers | Native teachers | Varies by service |
| Assignment | The same teacher continues, as a rule | Usually chosen anew each lesson |
| Lesson length | 50 minutes | Often around 25 minutes |
| Lesson content | Adjusted to your interests and goals | Often centred on shared materials |
| Approach | Quality and continuity of conversation | Frequency and volume |
| Best suited to | Those who want high-quality conversation over time | Those who want more speaking time at a low price |
Services differ by provider and by plan. The right-hand column describes a general tendency and does not refer to any specific service.
Teachers
Native teachers you can trust as conversation partners
Every ELT teacher is a native speaker and a qualified teaching professional. We introduce teachers with whom conversation about travel and culture flows naturally, matched to your interests.
Holly L
Holly studied Japanese at Oxford University, then spent 20 years advising institutional investors in the UK and Europe on Japanese equities. After leaving the financial industry, she earned a master's degree in Corporate Governance and Business Ethics from the University of London. A CELTA-certified ESOL/EFL teacher, Holly provides online private lessons at ELT while volunteering at citizens advice bureaus and West London Welcome, a refugee support organization. She specializes in business English, financial English, and pronunciation coaching.
Tom S
Tom graduated with First Class Honours in English Literature from Cambridge University. He then taught English at Japanese schools through the JET Programme. Holding a UK Primary School Teaching Certificate, he is passionate about helping students grow with confidence and creative thinking. He also earned a master's degree in Children's Book Illustration from Anglia Ruskin University and creates children's picture books and illustrations, making him an expert in lessons for children.
Andrew B
After earning his master's degree in English Literature from Oxford University, Andrew supported executives working overseas at JFE Holdings and taught at Japanese universities for 5 years. He later completed his MBA at Manchester Business School and worked in institutional sales for Japanese equities at a securities firm. He has extensive experience teaching general business English, specialized English, and lessons for executives and MBA students. He excels at coaching for conference speeches, presentations, and preparing executives for life and work abroad, particularly in the UK.
How It Works
Online, so it fits around your travel plans.
All lessons take place online via Zoom. At home or away, you continue with the same teacher.
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Free trial and counselling
We ask where you want to use English and about your learning so far. You also experience a real lesson.
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A teacher matched to your interests
Our Japanese-speaking staff propose a teacher suited to the themes you want to talk about, from travel to culture and hobbies.
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50 minutes one-on-one on Zoom
A fixed time, one-on-one, for 50 minutes. If you are unsure about connecting, we guide you through the preparation in advance.
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Continue with the same teacher
The more you talk, the better your teacher understands your interests and challenges, and can adapt lessons to your upcoming trips.
Lessons can be taken on a computer, tablet or smartphone.
Pricing plans
Pricing plans for the Daily English course. An enrolment fee of $199 applies separately.
Related
Related courses and information
All English courses
An overview of every one-on-one course ELT offers.
Our teachers
Backgrounds, qualifications and specialities of the native teachers on our faculty.
Pricing
Pricing plans for all courses, together with the enrolment fee and other shared costs.
Business English
For those strengthening the English they use at work: meetings, negotiation and presentations.
British English
A focus on British pronunciation and expression for those who want the British variety.
English for seniors
If you would prefer a gentler pace suited to your stage of life, this course is also available.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
You can learn everyday conversation, travel English, pronunciation and listening, and conversation about culture and current affairs. There is no fixed curriculum: your dedicated teacher builds each lesson around your level and interests. You can keep talking around themes such as hobbies, food, art, history and film, or work systematically through expressions and grammar.
Yes, English for travel is one of the most requested themes in this course. If your destination is decided, lessons can be built around the situations you actually expect: requests at the hotel, ordering and asking questions at restaurants, shopping, museums and sights, and small talk with the people you meet. After a trip, you can also review the expressions you struggled with.
Yes, the course is open from beginner to advanced. ELT teachers are professionals with international teaching qualifications, and because lessons are one-on-one they adjust their speed and language to your level. If you would like explanations of the process or paperwork in Japanese, our Japanese-speaking staff will support you.
Yes, as a rule the same dedicated teacher continues with you. There is no need to start from introductions each lesson, and your teacher builds on earlier conversations and the expressions you find difficult. If you would like to change teacher for reasons of fit or scheduling, please speak to our Japanese-speaking staff.
One-on-one lessons are 50 minutes each.
All ELT lessons are delivered online. You can take them from home or anywhere else.
Lessons are online via Zoom. You can join from a computer, tablet or smartphone.
There is no fixed set of materials. Your dedicated teacher prepares materials and topics to match your goal, level and interests. You are also welcome to bring your own material into a lesson: an upcoming trip, an article you want to read, a film you have seen.
The Daily English course starts at $239 for four lessons a month, and the price per lesson falls as the number of lessons increases. An enrolment fee of $199 applies separately. All prices are for 50-minute one-on-one lessons with a native teacher. Full pricing for every plan is available on the pricing page.
Yes. All lessons are delivered online, so you can join from anywhere in the world. We can also adjust scheduling to your time zone.
Rescheduling is possible if you contact us at least 24 hours before the lesson starts. There is a limit on the number of reschedules, which varies by contracted lesson count and plan. We explain the details at the time of contract.
Yes. If you let us know by the 15th of the month, you can move to a new plan from the following month. We can also flexibly accommodate changes to lesson frequency and payment method.
Get Started
Start with what you want to say on your next trip.
In your free trial lesson we ask about your goals and interests, then you experience a real lesson and see how well you get on with your teacher.
Goal-Based Counseling