Everyday phrases & confidence
Greeting, asking, answering — the sentences a child needs before they need any others.
- Introductions and everyday requests
- Question forms that actually get used
- Speaking without waiting to be perfect
Children practise everyday English out loud — real conversations, useful vocabulary, clear pronunciation and simple sentences. The focus here is talking, not worksheets, because speaking only improves through speaking.
One question, one full answer
Brolly Juniors runs spoken English classes for kids in Hyderabad for ages 6 to 14. Sessions are conversation-led: children describe, ask, disagree and retell in English for most of the hour, with pronunciation and sentence patterns corrected in context. Batches are capped at eight so every child speaks in every session.
We run three programmes that sound similar and are not. Reading this first will save you a phone call, and will stop your child being put in the wrong one.
This page
For a child who understands English but does not speak it much. Everyday conversation with one or two people — at home, at school, in a shop. No reading or writing focus.
The sign: Answers in one word, or switches language halfway through a sentence.
The full subject
Reading, writing, spelling, grammar and comprehension, with speaking alongside. This is the one that supports school English work.
The sign: Struggles with reading, spelling or written work.
Speaking to a group
Presenting to an audience — structure, body language, eye contact. Usually comes after a child is comfortable in ordinary conversation.
The sign: Talks freely but freezes in front of the class.
Still not sure? Tell us what your child does rather than what you think they need, and we will say which one fits.
Using English words and sentences to communicate with other people in everyday situations — the English you use without thinking about it.
Here is what that actually looks like:
None of it is complicated. What makes it hard is that a child needs to produce it quickly, out loud, while someone is waiting.
Children learn this by listening, speaking and practising — in that order, and repeatedly. There is no shortcut that skips the speaking part.
Simple explanationMany children in Hyderabad understand English perfectly well but answer in one word, or switch to another language mid-sentence. That is not a knowledge problem. It is a practice problem, and practice is the whole of what these classes are.
Easy exampleAsk a child what game they like and most say “Football.” Ask for the full sentence — “I like football” — then ask why. Two small steps, and a one-word answer has become a conversation.
At Brolly JuniorsErrors are noted while the child speaks and addressed afterwards, as patterns rather than personal mistakes. Interrupting a hesitant child to fix a tense is the fastest way to make them stop talking.
Eight situations children actually meet, with the sentences they need in each. These are the phrases practised in class, not textbook examples.
Children work in pairs, taking both sides in turn. Notice that every answer is a full sentence, and every conversation goes past the first question.
“I like football.”
“Why do you like it?”
“Because it is fun to play with friends.”
The second question is what turns an answer into a conversation.
“We had a drawing class.”
“What did you draw?”
“I drew a house with a big garden.”
Talking about the past, in simple everyday words.
“Yes, I have a dog.”
“What is his name?”
“His name is Bruno and he is two years old.”
Adding one extra detail without being asked.
“Yes, of course. What do you need?”
“I cannot open this box.”
“Let me try. I think it is stuck.”
Asking for and offering help — useful every single day.
“I live in Hyderabad.”
“Do you like it there?”
“Yes, because my school is very close to my house.”
Giving a reason with “because” makes any answer longer.
“I want to be a doctor.”
“Why do you want to be a doctor?”
“Because I want to help people who are sick.”
Talking about the future, and explaining a choice.
Tap a theme to see the words. Each comes with a phrase showing how you would actually say it — because a word a child cannot use in a sentence is not much use.
"My mother works in a bank."
"My father drives me to school."
"I have one younger sister."
"My brother plays cricket."
"My grandmother tells good stories."
"My cousin visits us on Sundays."
"We eat dinner as a family."
"My parents are both teachers."
Most everyday English sentences follow one order: who does something, what they do, and what they do it to.
Teachers call that subject, verb, object. Children do not need the words — they need to hear the pattern enough times that a wrong order starts to sound wrong.
That is as far as grammar goes on this page. Spoken English is not a grammar course, and children corrected on rules while speaking usually stop speaking. If your child needs grammar properly, that sits in English classes.
I · eat · an apple.who, does what, to what
She · reads · a book.same order, different words
They · play · football.works for any number of people
Once a child has this, they can build a sentence about anything — which is exactly what the pair work asks them to do.
Each level increases how long a child is expected to hold the floor, and how much of it is unrehearsed.
Greeting, asking, answering — the sentences a child needs before they need any others.
From single sentences to connected ones — describing a picture, retelling what happened.
Saying what you think, giving a reason, and disagreeing without falling silent.
Sounding natural: stress, rhythm and the confidence to speak unrehearsed.
A learning structure rather than a certification. Ask us for the current programme detail for your child’s level.
Greetings, basic words, one-line answers and simple questions. The aim is that a child says something in English out loud and it goes fine.
From single sentences to connected ones — describing a picture, saying what happened yesterday, adding a detail without being asked.
Saying what you think, giving a reason with “because”, and disagreeing without falling silent.
Sounding natural: stress, rhythm and the confidence to speak on something unrehearsed.
Suggested groupings. Activities adapt to the child’s age, English level and learning needs.
Ages 4–6
Ages 7–9
Ages 10–12
Ages 13+
An example of how a session flows. Ask us for the current class structure and batch detail.
A quick round where everyone says something, so nobody sits silent for the first ten minutes.
A handful of words for the day’s situation, each said inside a whole phrase.
Hearing the phrase said properly before trying it, which fixes most pronunciation problems early.
Both sides of a real exchange, taken in turn. This is the longest part of the session.
A shop, a phone call, a picture to describe — a reason to keep talking past one sentence.
Each child says a few sentences to the group, which is a bigger step than it sounds.
Two or three corrections, given after the speaking rather than during it.
The activity types used to keep children talking for far longer than a formal lesson would.
We share these directly so what you get is current and specific to your child.
Ask us
Changes through the year
Nothing before the trial
Let your child try a speaking session. Tell us how much English they already speak, so the session starts at the right level rather than above or below it.
Metro Pillar No. A689, Dr Atmaram Estates, 3rd Floor, Nizampet X Roads, Nizampet, Hyderabad, Telangana, 500072
Eight simple things that make a real difference between sessions. None of them takes long.
During ordinary activities — cooking, travelling, tidying up. Real situations beat exercises.
“What was the best part of today?” cannot be answered with yes or no.
Not as a correction — just “say the whole sentence”. That single habit changes the most.
Three or four a day, each used in a phrase the same day.
Let it finish. Mention one thing afterwards, if anything at all.
At a shop or a restaurant, let your child do the talking.
It practises pronunciation and rhythm without feeling like speaking practice.
Clear is the goal, not native. A child self-conscious about their accent speaks less.
In most schools here English is read and written far more often than it is spoken. Children can score well in the subject and still hesitate when someone talks to them, which is a different problem with a different fix.
The fix is speaking time — enough of it, often enough, in a group small enough that nobody can hide. That is the whole design of the class.
Metro Pillar No. A689, Dr Atmaram Estates, 3rd Floor, Nizampet X Roads, Nizampet, Hyderabad, Telangana, 500072
Beside Sri Bhramaramba Theatre, near JNTU Metro Station.
Tell us your child’s age and how much English they already speak, and we will suggest where they should start.
Where children usually go next, and what to take instead if conversation is not the gap.
Reading, writing, grammar and comprehension — the full subject.
🎤Presenting to a group, once ordinary conversation is comfortable.
🤝Listening, explaining and handling a group conversation well.
🔤The sound-by-sound route into reading, for ages 4 to 9.
🪔Reading, writing and speaking Telugu, for children who understand but cannot read it.
🌏Beginner courses in French, German, Spanish and Japanese.
Clear explanation
Guided activities
Visible outcomes
Short, direct answers to the questions parents search for most.
Usually because nobody has asked for more, or because they are worried about making a mistake. Asking for the full sentence, kindly and every time, is the single habit that changes it fastest.
That is the most common starting point here, and it is a practice problem rather than a knowledge one. Children who understand already usually move quickly once they are speaking every session.
No. Spoken English is conversation only. English classes cover reading, writing, spelling, grammar and comprehension as well. If your child reads and writes well but goes quiet when spoken to, this is the better fit.
Use simple English during daily activities, ask questions that need more than yes or no, and let your child finish without being corrected mid-sentence.
Most children move in bursts, with quiet weeks in between. We do not promise fluency in a set number of months, and would be wary of anyone who does.
Tell us your child’s class and what they enjoy. We will suggest the closest program fit—no pressure and no upfront payment.