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We look forward to seeing you grow and improve your English proficiency!

ILUNO Levels

  • 1200: Low Beginning
  • 1300: High Beginning
  • 1400: Low Intermediate
  • 1500: Intermediate
  • 1600: High Intermediate
  • 1700: Advanced
  • 1800: Advanced Extended

ILUNO Classes

  • Listening & Speaking (8 hours per week)
  • Writing & Grammar (5 hours per week)
  • Reading & Vocabulary (5 hours per week)

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1210 Listening & Speaking

Learn basic words and conversations that help you ask questions, get around a city and meet your basic needs.

1310 Listening & Speaking

Build on basic English grammar and vocabulary knowledge to help you talk about everyday topics in the present and past and give simple explanations.

1410 Listening & Speaking

Develop conversation skills, listen for main ideas and details in lectures, and practice short speaking activities on familiar topics.

1510 Listening & Speaking

Move from independent fluency on everyday topics to thinking and talking about academic topics through discussions, speaking tasks and quick presentations on a variety of pre-academic topics.

1610 Listening & Speaking

Develop fluency and control through speaking independently on personal and academic topics, listening to short lectures, and giving presentations on simplified academic topics.

1710 Listening & Speaking

Prepare for university-level work and increase your fluency through listening to academic and professional lectures, annotation and note-taking, discussing academic essays and giving individual and group presentations on complex academic topics.

1810 Listening & Speaking

Prepare for undergraduate- and graduate-level work by giving short presentations on researched topics, participating in debates and discussions requiring polite dialog, and listening to academic and professional lectures that challenge note-taking skills and thoughtful analysis.

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1220 Writing & Grammar

Learn grammar structures for writing sentences and short paragraphs on simple topics.

1320 Writing & Grammar

Expand on basic grammar structures to write detailed paragraphs about everyday situations and common topics.

1420 Writing & Grammar

Develop the ability to produce main ideas and details, classify and explain concepts, and write fluently on familiar topics.

1520 Writing & Grammar

Move from more basic grammar control on verb tenses in speaking and writing into more complex and comparative structures to expand your writing in pre-academic essays and summaries.

1620 Writing & Grammar

Develop the ability to make inferences and think critically, prepare academic summary and response writing, and increase fluency and detail development in argument essay writing.

1720 Writing & Grammar

Prepare for university-level work by writing complex and detailed essays in timed settings, using more advanced grammar concepts, and exploring different types of essay genres.

1820 Writing & Grammar

Prepare for undergraduate- or graduate-level university needs by writing for research projects, analyzing charts and graphs, discussing advanced grammar usage and vocabulary structures, and developing detailed arguments in timed settings.

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1230 Reading & Vocabulary

Build vocabulary and learn basic reading comprehension skills and get ready to read short paragraphs on simple topics.

1330 Reading & Vocabulary

Expand vocabulary and read detailed paragraphs about everyday situations and common topics.

1430 Reading & Vocabulary

Identify main ideas and details, classify and explain concepts, make inferences and read fluently on familiar topics.

1530 Reading & Vocabulary

Move from basic decoding and comprehension into more complex and comparative structures and expand vocabulary and critical reading skills in pre-academic essays and fiction.

1630 Reading & Vocabulary

Develop the ability to understand complex main ideas and details in modified authentic texts and novels, making inferences and thinking critically, and increasing fluency and comprehension in academic reading.

1730 Reading & Vocabulary

Prepare for university-level work by reading and analyzing essays and authentic fiction texts, preparing and leading class discussions, and exploring different types of essay genres.

1830 Reading & Vocabulary

Prepare for university-level work by reading and analyzing academic essays, fiction, or blogs, develop academic vocabulary, describe and analyze charts and graphs, and build skills in identifying and researching gaps in background context.

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