MUNDUS LEARNINGTravel without fear
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The language that gets you through every airport

The passport language, spoken like a person.

I learned English second, so I know exactly which bits are unfair. We'll go straight at those.

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Why English is still the one you pack first

English is the language two strangers use when they share nothing else. A German backpacker and a Korean chef in a Lisbon hostel kitchen — that conversation happens in English, and you want to be in it.

It's also the language of getting unstuck: rebooking a flight, explaining a symptom, reading a rental contract, convincing an official that you're right.

You almost certainly know more than you think. Most of my English students don't need more vocabulary — they need permission to speak at half the speed and stop translating in their head first.

Where you start

Four routes through English. Most travellers start at Survival and are surprised how far it carries them.

  • Beginner

    Sounds, rhythm and the two hundred words that do most of the work. Speaking from the first lesson.

  • Survival travel

    Airports, borders, hotels, doctors, and asking someone to repeat themselves without embarrassment.

  • Conversational

    Telling stories, giving opinions, following fast group conversation and native slang.

  • Advanced

    Interviews, presentations, humour, phrasal verbs, and sounding like yourself rather than a textbook.

What a lesson actually looks like

  1. 1

    Warm-up in English about something real — your week, your plans, an argument you had.

  2. 2

    One situation we rehearse until it's automatic: the border desk, the interview, the complaint.

  3. 3

    Live correction only where meaning breaks; everything else goes in your notes.

  4. 4

    A recording of the tricky bits so you can hear yourself improve.

Things we'll practise

  • Passport control and awkward customs questions
  • Booking, changing and complaining about travel
  • Small talk that doesn't die after two sentences
  • Job interviews and introducing your work
  • Understanding accents: Scottish, Irish, Australian, American
  • Handling problems: lost luggage, wrong bill, medical help

Let's hear where your English already is.

Twenty minutes, no payment details, no sales pitch. We talk about where you're going and I tell you honestly what's possible before you get there.

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