Many people across the world want to practice their English. You might have to speak English at work, or with friends, or want to use English when you are travelling. You may have learned only grammar, vocabulary and reading at school and want to develop your speaking skills. You may be frustrated because you have trouble understanding native English-speakers. You may have found an interesting article in a newspaper, magazine, or on the web, and want to either deepen your understanding of it, or discuss the issues it raises. You may be interested in learning idiomatic English to help you sound more natural. You may just be interested in different cultures, and welcome the opportunity to ask questions about the UK, the US or other English-speaking countries. With our personalised one-on-one classes, and with a tutor of your choice, Banana English is the first place to look for fluency-practice and conversation classes in the English language.

The International English Language Testing System (IELTS) examination is rapidly becoming the global standard English Profficiency test. Students of all ages study for IELTS to enter into domestc or international universities, for work, for visas or simply for personal growth. Banana English offers extensive practice for IELTS, particularly for the Speaking and Writing components. Your Banana English tutor will set you writing questions and provide feedback on your score, and give hints and coach you in how best to tackle the task one and task two essays and improve your score. In parallel with this, you can enjoy practice IELTS speaking tests with trained examiners and receive feedback and tips on improving your speaking scores. Banana English has helped dozens of IELTS candidates acheive the score they need.

We do not pretend to be multilingual here at Banana English, but we are specialists at polishing translation texts. We can work with your first, second or third drafts of essays, journals, or even CVs, cover letters and business emails, to help you find the right words, the right tone and the right rhythm that might be eluding you. We know how difficult translation can be, even for advanced or even bilingual English speakers, and we can use our many lifetimes of creative, narrative, journalistic, technical and academic writing to help you perfect your work.

Many English learners are working or studying in technical fields, and feel nervous about having to read, write or present technical work in English. At Banana English we have teachers with strong technical backgrounds in physics, computer science, chemistry, data management and other fields. Whether you are struggling to understand or write a technical article, having difficulty understanding a lecture in English, or anxious about fielding questions and answers after your big presentation or poster at an international conference, Banana English possesses the technical English to assist you.

English is the global language for business in today's world, and great English skills are a must for anyone dealing with clients both inside and outside their home countries. Whether it is participating in face-to-face or online meetings, making introductions, giving presentations, telephone skills, reading and writing emails, preparing reports, CVs or job application letters, Banana English has a wealth of international experience in coaching students to improve their business English vocabulary and professional manner. Banana English has helped workers in Human Resources departments, Exchange Programs, and Management with Appraisals, applications and business philosophy.

Knowledge of the English language is almost a requirement for those doctors, nurses, pharmacists and other professionals working in healthcare and medicine in the modern world. Banana English has helped students in many countries to master not only technical physiological and biological vocabulary, but also how to deal with patients, enquire about and describe symptoms, write medical reports, and understand some of the jargon and bureaucracy surrounding healthcare infrastructure, particular in the United Kingdom's NHS.

A major use of English in today's world is in Academic circles, and many of the top universities in every country provide English-only content. Banana English can teach you note-taking, listening skills, academic writing skills, rhetoric, essay writing, debating skills and presentation skills with decades of international experience. Are you studying abroad, or in English in your home country? Banana English can help you make the most out of your education opportunities, and provide you with an English framework that can take you to the places you want to be.