American English in the Dunakanyar!
We are Old Dominion Bt., in downtown Vác. We teach English, including technical English, to Hungarians who have pre-intermediate or higher knowledge of English.
At your lessons, you are the boss! You choose the topics, and during the conversation we give you the vocabulary, expressions, idioms, and corrections that you need. If you don't know where to begin, we can find a good starting point.
What does Old Dominion do?
Conversation, Conversation, Conversation!
We can help you speak better English. We do this by following
your interests.
- If you want to prepare for an oral exam, we talk about the topics that will be discussed.
- If you want to practice presenting your company or its products, we will pretend to be an interested (or skeptical) customer.
- If you will travel abroad, we can pretend to be a hotel clerk, a ticket agent, a taxi driver, or a waiter.
- If you want to talk about the United States, we can talk all day.
The best thing is that your conversation partner was born and educated in the United States.
Proofreading
We can proofread any English text that you provide—your CV, a PowerPoint presentation, web page material, etc. NOTE: We do not offer proofreading to school students who are writing an assignment for an English class!
Help with Common Problems
We have lived in Hungary for seven years, and we are familiar with the parts of English that are difficult for Hungarians:
- Pronouns and Gender. "I met your wife; he is very pretty."
- Plurals. "I have one dog and two cat at home."
- Tricky Verb Tenses. "Did you pay?" and "Have you paid?"
- Passive voice. "Most cars are built by robots."
- Translating -nak/-nek. "I have a gift for Ben." "I gave a gift to Ben."
- and the list continues....
(Don't worry, English speakers have problems when they learn Hungarian, too.)
Call or write us, and find out how far you can go!