ESL Classes in NYC, New York

Do you need a high TOEFL score to get accepted to your dream college? Do you lack confidence in your ability to earn that score? If so, this is the TOEFL preparation course for you! The course—designed to deliver the skills, strategies, and confidence you need to succeed on the TOEFL—will expand your English vocabulary, strengthen your grammar...

In this course, students learn to write and speak more fluently and accurately in English. Writing activities focus on sentence and paragraph development through simple narrative and descriptive essays and personal correspondence. Readings serve as a basis for developing vocabulary, ideas, and writing models.  Speaking activities include conversation...

Students speak on many topics and the teacher helps them use correct grammar.  One time registration fee included(for new students).  Additional Driving Instructions: Take the 101 to Tampa Ave, turn right, and go 1.5 miles to Vanowen. We're on the northwest corner in the same center as See's Candies.

This advanced course helps students polish their writing and speaking in English. Students gain practice in writing argumentative essays, critiques, and summaries through in-class practice and homework assignments. Students increase their listening and speaking proficiency through presentations, discussions, and interactive exercises. Students need...

This higher-level pronunciation course is designed to help students sound more like native speakers of American English.  Techniques include physical and vocal warm-up and breathing exercises, along with work on pronunciation, articulation, intonation, stress and vocal projection. Students develop short oral presentations to enhance their speech. ...

Students will read a passage & listen to an audio each session and answer questions about them.  The topics will all be business-related.

New students must take the English as a Second Language placement test before registering for ESL classes. The test is administered online. To take the test, you will need internet access and a computer or a tablet with a camera. When you register for the test, you will get log-in instructions. The test takes approximately 2.5 hours and includes:...

Students read high level articles aloud in a small group and everyone practices pronouncing phrases with difficult words in them. The teacher asks questions about the content and helps students individually as needed in a group setting. One time registration fee included (for new students). 

Hello and Welcome! Whether you are interested in one-on-one lessons or have a small group of friends and family who you want to study with, ABC Languages customized online program is a great way to build your English skills with lessons designed just for you! Here is an outline of how our program works:   Scheduling Your First Lesson: Choose...

Hello and Welcome! Whether you are interested in one-on-one lessons or have a small group of friends and family who you want to study with, ABC Languages customized online program is a great way to build your English skills with lessons designed just for you! Here is an outline of how our program works:   Scheduling Your First Lesson: Choose...

Students work on exercises to learn basic English grammar, including the simple present, present continuous, simple past, and simple future tenses.  Materials: The class uses Side by Side Plus 1 and its workbook. You can purchase them from us for $55 (for both together) One time registration fee included(for new students).  Additional...

Students build on the basic grammar that they already know, plus work on the passive voice, conditionals, perfect modals, embedded questions, and reported speech. Materials: The class uses Side by Side Plus 4 and its workbook. One time registration fee included(for new students).  Additional Driving Instructions: Take the 101 to Tampa...

Students build on the basic grammar that they already know, plus work on helping verbs, phrasal verbs, the past continuous tense, and the future continuous tense.   ​ Materials: The class uses Side by Side Plus 2 and its workbook. One time registration fee included(for new students). Additional Driving Instructions: Take the 101 to Tampa...

Learn important language skills and test-taking strategies for success on the TOEFL Exam. Special emphasis on all four skills, specifically listening comprehension, grammar, reading comprehension, and ability to communicate clearly through speech and writing. Students will be prepared for an easy transition into a university classroom in the United...

This course is designed for those who would like to sound more professional in front of colleagues, bosses and clients.  Students work closely with the instructor to improve their accent and pronunciation. Classes are small so exercises and activities in stress, intonation, modulation and consonant and vowel sounds are individualized to help...