Can you say: I can teach you English and make your English improve.
R Rover_KE Moderator Staff member Joined Jun 20, 2010 Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country England Current Location England Oct 26, 2014 #2 No. 'I can teach you English and help you to improve your command of the language.'
bhaisahab Moderator Staff member Joined Apr 12, 2008 Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country England Current Location Ireland Oct 26, 2014 #4 No. "We can help you to improve your English" is possible.
Matthew Wai VIP Member Joined Nov 29, 2013 Member Type Native Language Chinese Home Country China Current Location China Oct 26, 2014 #5 Is it possible to omit 'help you to' from bhaisahab's sentence above? Not a teacher.
emsr2d2 Moderator Staff member Joined Jul 28, 2009 Member Type English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country UK Current Location UK Oct 26, 2014 #6 I find "We can improve your English" unnatural. You might hear it but the only person who can improve their English is the learner. Teachers facilitate that improvement.
I find "We can improve your English" unnatural. You might hear it but the only person who can improve their English is the learner. Teachers facilitate that improvement.