Courses:How we teach

Students who only know a few words of English

Courses we offer:

• Intensive English
• One-to-One

Where it can take you: Shopping, simple travel and tourism

You have a small, basic vocabulary and can communicate on a simple level. You can survive in everyday situations such as shopping, greeting and travelling. You make a lot of mistakes but can make people understand you.

Courses we offer:

• Standard English
• Intensive English
• One-to-One
• Junior Winter Programme
• Junior Summer Programmes

Where it can take you: Social situations; Travel and tourism

You can communicate well in everyday social and travel situations and understand some of what is said to you. You are familiar with basic grammar but need to develop this further. You need to build your vocabulary and listening skills.

Courses we offer:

• Standard English
• Intensive English
• One-to-One
• Junior Winter Programme
• Junior Summer Programmes

Where it can take you:

• Academic English (at our academic colleges)
• Cambridge ESOL Preparation
• Certificate of Business English
• Study Holidays

You are a confident speaker and understand much of what you read and hear. You have a reasonable vocabulary and can survive well in most situations. You now need to become more fluent and accurate, use more complex structures and sophisticated vocabulary.

Courses we offer:

• IELTS Preparation
• Certificate of Business English
• Standard English
• Intensive English
• One-to-One
• Cambridge ESOL Preparation
• Junior Winter Programme
• Junior Summer Programmes

Where it can take you:

• pre-University academic programmes
• pre-University art, drama or music programmes

You can communicate effectively in most situations, discussing and expressing opinions on a wide range of topics. You will continue to broaden your vocabulary to become more fluent and accurate.

Courses we offer:

• ESOL Preparation FCE
• IELTS Preparation
• Certificate of Business English
• Standard English
• Intensive English
• One-to-One
• Junior Winter Programme
• Junior Summer Programmes

Where it can take you:

• pre-University academic programmes
• pre-University art, drama or music programmes
• internship
• some English in the workplace

You express yourself clearly and effectively. You have a sound grasp of major tenses and grammatical structures. You read widely and can follow the majority of what is heard on TV, radio and film.

Courses we offer:

• ESOL Preparation CAE
• IELTS Preparation
• Certificate of Business English
• Standard English
• Intensive English
• One-to-One
• Junior Winter Programme
• Junior Summer Programmes

Where it can take you: University degree / diploma courses; entry into the English-speaking job market

You use a range of language close to that in your own language. You have no problems understanding or communicating. You now wish to extend your vocabulary and explore the nuances of idiomatic English.

Courses we offer:

• ESOL Preparation CPE
• Standard English
• Intensive English
• One-to-One

Where it can take you: Postgraduate university degree; senior level work in an English speaking environment.