Almost every Arabic speaker has met some English already — at school, in films, on a phone screen — but patchy exposure is not the same as being able to use it: many learners can read a menu yet freeze on a phone call, or follow a series with subtitles but cannot write a clear email. Asagno starts from Arabic and from that reality. A short adaptive placement test finds your actual CEFR level instead of sending you back to "Hello, my name is", and every grammar explanation is written for someone whose first language is Arabic: why English needs "is" where Arabic needs no verb at all, why "the" does not map neatly onto "ال", why "I have lived" and "I lived" mean different things. From there you follow a plan built around your real reason for learning — daily life and settling in the UK, an exam, a job — with a daily session sized to your time, spaced-repetition flashcards for vocabulary that sticks, and an AI tutor you can talk to in English while it corrects and explains in Arabic when you need it.
What you'll learn
- Your real starting point: a placement test gives you a CEFR level (A1–C2), so you skip what you genuinely know and fix the gaps you actually have
- Grammar explained through Arabic: the verb "to be", articles (a/an/the), and English tenses compared directly with how Arabic expresses the same idea
- English for real UK situations: registering with a GP, reading a tenancy agreement, contacting the council, a job interview
- Speaking practice with an AI conversation partner, with a full report after each session
- Exam preparation modelled on Cambridge English B1 Preliminary, plus clear guidance on when IELTS is the test you actually need
A first taste — five words you will actually use in the UK
appointment — a fixed time to see someone (a doctor, the bank, the council)
GP (General Practitioner) — your local family doctor; in the UK you register with a GP surgery near your home
tenancy agreement — the rental contract for a flat or house
National Insurance number — the personal number you need to work and pay tax in the UK
Sorry, could you say that again, please? — a polite way to ask someone to repeat
Frequently asked questions
I studied English at school but still cannot really speak it. Where will I start?
Wherever the placement test puts you. It is common to be at B1 for reading but A2 for speaking — the test and your first sessions show where the gaps are, and the plan spends your time there instead of re-teaching what you already know.
How long does it take to reach B1?
Public estimates put B1 at roughly 350–400 guided hours from zero. Most Arabic speakers do not start from zero in English, so your own figure may be lower — which is why the goal planner starts from your placement result and the minutes a day you actually have, not a fixed number of weeks.
Is this British or American English?
The course's real-life content — vocabulary, situations, exam format — is anchored on the UK for now: "flat" rather than "apartment", "GP" rather than "family physician". The core grammar is the same everywhere, and British and American speakers understand each other without difficulty, so what you learn here is useful wherever you use English.