tis General English Course - 18 hours tuition per week
The General English Course consists of 18 hours tuition (60 minutes per hour) per week and the aim is to help you achieve fluency, accuracy and confidence in both spoken and written English.
There are classes at all levels from Elementary to Advanced. The maximum class size is 10 (12 in July and August) and although the minimum age for this course is 16, more than 50% of our students are aged between 25 and 50 and often older. TIS students come from all over the world and there are usually between 15 and 25 nationalities in the school.
Classes take place every morning from Monday to Friday 0900 to 1230 plus Tuesday afternoon from 1330 to 1600. You will be able to join the social and sporting activities and excursions on your free afternoons, at weekends, and some evenings.
The way we study
We focus on the needs of our students and teach the four skills - Speaking, Reading, Writing and Listening - in an interactive way. We build confidence and stimulate social interaction. Students work with each other and the teacher to improve their grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. Language is all about communicating with other people and we aim to help you improve your communicative language skills as much as possible.
...and you will find:
Motivated, experienced, and qualified teachers who offer a varied and interesting tuition programme in and out of the classroom.
A friendly and helpful atmosphere
Small classes – maximum 10, average 6/8 (max 12 in July/August, average 9/10)
Lending library with easy readers & reference books and dictionaries
Self-access Internet Centre
Wireless internet connection free of charge
Classroom Work & Daily Timetable
Here is a sample of a classroom week at the
Intermediate level on the 18 hour General English Course.
Teacher: Gillian
Level: Intermediate
Students: A typical class might be as follows:
Markus aged 20 (Germany), Esther 41 (Israel), Yoko 24 (Japan), Julianna 35 (Hungary), Ewa 31 (Poland), Astrid 22 (Switzerland), Paulo 23 (Italy), Jaber 26 (Libya)
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Sessions - each session has a 20 minute break |
Materials used |
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Monday (09.00 - 12.30) Warm-up, talk about the weekend Vocab - nationalities a) quiz, b) game Vocab - speaking - scenery, discussing photos, scenery test Future forms recycled - listening, speaking Speaking, mingling 'Have you ever...' + follow-up questions for small talk Homework discussion re: learning |
Hadfield Vocab. Unit 2 Own material Int. Headway Unit 5, p 45, 46 or Cutting Edge Intermediate, Mod. 5 Own material |
Homework
1. Vocabulary - hobbies & sports
2. 10 questions - 'Have you ever?' - writing
Reward Intermediate, Unit 37
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Tuesday (09.00 - 12.30) |
Materials used |
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Hobbies & sports discussion, check homework - vocabulary, speaking 'Have you ever' questions, present perfect simple, writing, speaking Test your grammar, present perfect continuous - writing, reading, listening, mingling, speaking past participle round robin Mingling, speaking - vocabulary questionnaire |
Learners' own questions, Cutting Edge Intermediate Mod. 4 Reward Intermediate Resource Pack. Unit 12 Watcyn Jones Vocab. Unit 2 |
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Think First Certificate Penguin Pair Work |
Homework
Complete present perfect simple & continuous exercises
Reward Intermediate, Unit 9
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Wednesday (09.00 - 12.30) |
Materials used |
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Shops * shopping - mingling quiz - vocabulary Will, going to, agreeing, disagreeing; present continuous future Review vocabulary learned during mingling exercise Listening - telephoning to make arrangements using future forms, speaking, role plays Reading - scanning - life in Britain Speaking - wonders of Britain, of the world Students studying on the 23 hours Programme General English Plus Options will also have classes in the afternoon. |
Own material English File Intermediate 4C, p72 Headway Intermediate Tense sheets / irregular verb sheets p. 49, 50 Jones Vocab. Unit 2 Own material New Headway Intermediate Video 1 |
Homework
Useful verbs + regular or irregular?
Target Vocab. 2 p.135, 136
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Thursday (09.00 - 12.30) |
Materials used |
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Warm-up verb search a-z Vocabulary - review useful verbs, testing in pairs using definitions - irregular & irregular (homework check) Presentation of relative clauses - crossword using learners' definitions Further practice speaking & writing Listening - my ambulance story listening for specific information Mingle - vocabulary & speaking activity Students studying on the 23 hour programme General English Plus Options will also have classes in the afternoon. |
Own material Target Vocab. 2 p.135, 136 Murphy's Intermediate English, Unit 93 Intermediate Reward Resources, Unit 27 Own material Watcyn Jones Vocab. Unit 3 |
Homework
Relative clauses - who, whom, which, where, that
Murphy's Intermediate English, Unit 92/3
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Friday (09.30 - 12.30) |
Materials used |
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Complete mingling activity - speaking, general vocabulary Review relative clauses (homework check) Describing likes & dislikes verb + 'ing' or to + infinitive writing, speaking Communicating likes & dislikes Vocabulary, speaking, crosswords, jigsaw reading (adjectives describing personality) |
Watcyn Jones Vocab. Unit 3 Intermediate English File 5C p76 Murphy's Intermediate English, Unit 92/3 Reward Intermediate, Unit 56 Intermediate Communicative Games, Hadfield, Unit 35 Watcyn Jones Vocab. Unit 36 |
Homework
Prepositions & verbs/ adjectives
English Vocabulary in Use, Unit 41
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