tis The Personal Intensive Course
One-to-One tailor-made courses
Key Facts:
Level: All levels from beginner to proficiency A1 to C2
Length of stay: 1, 2, 3, 4 weeks or longer
Minimum age: 23 - age range 30 to 55
No. of Lessons: 20, 25, 30, 35 or 40 lessons per week
(45 minute lessons)
Who is this course suitable for: The main aim of this course is to help you to understand and to communicate in English within the shortest time possible. Particular attention is paid to listening, speaking and pronunciation. Clients needing preparation for special projects, tasks or presentations find this course particularly useful and you will be able to work on a project or prepare an English Language presentation with your teacher.
You will be sent a Placement Test and Needs Analysis prior to your course so that we can assess your strengths and weaknesses in English. The results will help us plan your course and select the right teacher for you.
Planning the course to meet objectives: On your first morning you and your teacher will plan your course objectives. If you are having afternoon classes you wil have 1 or 2 different teachers to help you to adjust to a variety of voises and accents. Here are some of the topics that you might wish to cover:
Grammar: Revision of grammatical structures and introduction to new structures
Social Language: Introductions, social functions, apologies, polite phrases etc.
Discussion: Topics of specific and general interest help to improve your discussion and conversation skills
Professional Language: Vocabulary relating to work, the company, products, costs/prices etc. Video and Powerpoint may be used to help you make a presentation on a topic of your choice
Telephoning: Practice in telephone techniques
Resources: Sources of material include course books, authentic business publications such as the Financial Times, numerous specialised textbooks and the Internet as well as DVD, video camera and Powerpoint.
tis The Personal Intensive Course - weekend programme
On a Saturday we are able to offer additional classes for a minimum of 3 hours and a maximum of 6 hours 1-1 tuition per day in addition to your standard programme. Please contact us for further information.
Social Programme: The twice weekly evening activities are designed to give you social contact, some leisure-time and some fun! Weekends are always free but we have a lot of useful suggestions for you to fill your time or you may wish to join one of our sightseeing trips or the famous Dartmoor walk!
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