Learning More English Learning More English Mr. Al-Ali is interviewing the director of a private English language school in the northern region.

In Focus Mr. Jones, it’s almost summer. A lot of people are leaving school for holidays or to start work. Many of them want to learn English.

In Focus Can you tell us about the possibilities for these people?

In Focus Yes, of course. There are the two possibilities.

In Focus They can continue studying English here in Saudi Arabia.

In Focus … or they can go abroad.

In Focus What are the advantages of going to an English language school here.

In Focus Well, first of all, it’s cheaper than going abroad, of course.

In Focus You can work during the day and then come and study in the evening.

In Focus And you can work continue for as long as you want.

In Focus We have students who have been learning with us for four or five years.

In Focus What about going abroad? What are the advantages there?

In Focus The main advantage is that you can hear and speak English all the time.

In Focus There are many good schools in the United States and Britain which have been teaching English to foreign students for over 30 years..

In Focus They offer courses of different length, especially in summer.

In Focus Well, thank Mr. Jones.

In Focus Viewers, if you want to know more, you should look in the Yellow Pages under ‘schools’.

Q.1 Where can you learn English after leaving school? After school, we can continue learning English in Saudi Arabia or can go abroad. Q.2 What are advantages of learning English in Saudi Arabia? Learning English in Saudi Arabia is cheaper and we can work during the day and study in the evening.

Q.4 Why are they discussing language schools now? In foreign countries you can hear and speak English all the time. Q.3 What are advantages of learning English abroad? They are discussing language schools now as these days these schools offer courses of different lengths.

Word Study “ A ” Choose the correct words: Advantage-facilities – needs – excursions- possibilities. Our new school has________ for study. One of the ___________ of travelling by plane is that it is faster. What are the different __________ after leaving the school?. Ali ’ s class makes many _________ by bus. A hungry and thirsty man has two _____: food and drink. advantages possibilities excursions needs facilities