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Summer English courses in Bournemouth: 14-17 years

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Join our summer English courses in this attractive student town!

Bournemouth is an exciting seaside resort as well as an attractive student town, with visitors and students from all over the world creating a cosmopolitan atmosphere.
The mild climate and fine summer weather make for a great outdoor holiday experience.
It’s a busy town with great shopping facilities and live entertainment.
When you walk through the bustling pedestrian precinct of Bournemouth, you will find trendy boutiques, CD-shops and bars. The city centre is surrounded by beautiful gardens and just a few minutes away you will find one of Britain‘s cleanest and most popular sandy beaches.
Our summer English courses take place in the Lansdowne area, just a short walk away from the city centre and the sandy beach. Our residences and the school are within five minutes walking distance from each other. In the afternoon and evening an international team will organize activities for students from all over Europe.

The language school in Bournemouth

Enjoy the break!

Our summer English courses take place in the Bournemouth & Poole College, just a 10-minute walk away from the city centre and the sandy beach.
Our language courses are attended by students from all over the world and have been designed specifically for young people, who are visiting a foreign country for a short period. Maximum class size is 15. All teachers are native speakers and qualified in teaching English as a foreign language. Teaching material is provided, and has been carefully compiled and selected for originality, content and relevance to young people, so your English will quickly improve.
You’ll take a placement test upon arrival, which determines your course level. The following levels are catered for: lower intermediate (A2), intermediate (B1), upper intermediate (B2), advanced (C1). At the end of the course, you’ll receive a certificate indicating your language level according to the Common European Framework of Reference Levels.

English Language courses

General English Course: 15 lessons (x 45 mins) per week
Lessons normally take place from Monday to Friday between 09:00 and 11:45. Each of the three morning lessons focuses on a specific area of language learning: grammar and language work, reading and listening, or communicative activities and speaking practice. Our aim is to provide you with the vocabulary and grammar required for effective communication and particular attention is paid to improving speaking and listening skills.

Intensive English Course: 20 lessons (x 45 mins) per week
The Intensive Course consists of the General English Course plus an additional lesson per day (11.45 -12.30) in which key areas of language learning are practised in more depth. If you have registered to enter the Trinity Oral Examination a specific preparation is offered in the 4th lesson.

Trinity Oral Examination

In the English speaking world there are a number of tests which measure language abilities. The Trinity Exam programme, conducted by Trinity College London since the 1880s, is a popular option for students on short term courses. Trinity Graded Examinations in Spoken English for speakers of other languages provide an internationally recognised scheme of assessment through which students can measure their language development for educational or vocational purposes. The awarded grades range from 1 (absolute beginner) to 12 (very advanced). You can take the Trinity Oral Examination in Bournemouth (to be booked in advance) but you have to book the Intensive Course in order to get prepared.
Exams take place on the 16th July, 30th July, and 13th August 2010.

Accommodation and Meal Plan

Residence Cranborne House: This high-rise residence offers self-contained flats of 6 single study-bedrooms. Each bedroom has a private shower, toilet and washbasin and there is a common room in each flat. Public laundrettes with coin-operated washing and drying machines as well as public phone booths are situated in the residence. A safe is not available, but you will get a key to lock your room. You can choose between half-board (breakfast and dinner) and full-board accommodation (plus hot lunch). All meals are taken in the self-service refectory just a short walk away in Bournemouth House.
Residence Hurn House: You can stay in a basic single study-bedroom with washbasin. 18 rooms form one flat and you share showers, toilets, and a common room with students from other countries. Public laundrettes with coin-operated washing and drying machines as well as public phone booths are situated in Cranborne House. A safe is not available, but you will get a key to lock your room.
You can choose between half-board (breakfast and dinner) and full-board accommodation (plus hot lunch). All meals are taken in the self-service refectory just a short walk away in Bournemouth House.

Home stay: You may also stay in twin rooms with one of our friendly home stay hosts, most of whom have been welcoming students for many years. Some live close to the campus while others are a bus-ride (max. 60 minutes) away. You can choose between half-board accommodation (breakfast and dinner in your family) or full-board accommodation with breakfast and dinner in your family and lunch in the refectory on campus.

Activity Programme

A supervised activity programme with beach activities, sports and afternoon workshops and some evening events is included in the price.
Besides this, you will get two half-day excursions and one full-day excursion per fortnight. Possible trip destinations are Winchester, Salisbury, the Jurassic Coast, London and Bath.
All these activities are included in the price. Additional activities may be offered in the centre as an option at an extra cost.

Special: London Overnight Trip

As one day is not enough for a city like London, our overnight trip gives you more time to take in the sights. You’ll be in London from Saturday afternoon until Sunday afternoon and our Supervisor will organize several sightseeing and shopping walks for you.
You are accommodated in a youth hostel in multi-bedded rooms with shared toilet and shower facilities and you will get breakfast on Sunday morning. Additional meals are not included, but of course you’ll get breakfast on Saturday morning and an evening meal on Sunday on your return to Bournemouth.
This special is not included in the programme but can be chosen at the time of booking as an upgrade.
Please be aware that booking this special means that it will not be possible to go on the scheduled full-day trip.

Supervision and Welfare

Our friendly and helpful International Team with staff members from England, Germany, France, Spain, Russia or other countries will run a fully supervised activity programme and guarantee supervision.
Your safety and welfare is our top priority: there is one supervisor responsible for 15 students.
The members of our team have been carefully selected for their responsible and caring attitude and for being fun-loving and outgoing. They are the people you can turn to at any time for assistance.

Airport Transfers

Airport transfers are not included in the price, but regular transfers can be provided as an additional service from/to London, Bournemouth and Southampton. On the day of arrival our Meet & Greet Service will be waiting for you at the exit area of customs and will take you directly to your course centre. On the day of departure, you will leave Bournemouth as required in order to make sure you arrive at the airport in time to check in. Please don’t hesitate to book our check-in service on departure, if you're looking for a supervised check-in.

We also offer a Low-Budget transfer from/to London Heathrow. Fly into Heathrow airport between 10.00 and 17.00 and there will be a member of staff to welcome you. Our coach shuttle will depart from Heathrow at approximately 18.00. On the day of departure you will be dropped-off at Heathrow about 12.00 - for flight departure after 14.00. Please don’t hesitate to ask for our check-in service on departure, if you're looking for a supervised check-in.

Summer English courses in Bournemouth - what's included in the price?

• Residential accommodation in either en-suite single rooms or in standard single rooms with shared shower and toilet facilities in one of our city centre residences
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  home stay accommodation in twin rooms with one of our local home stay hosts
• Half - or full-board
• English language tuition (15 or 20 lessons of 45 minutes per week) in mixed nationality classes where possible
• Maximum 15 students per class
• Course material
• Placement test on arrival
• Certificate at the end of the course
• Supervised activity programme
• 2 half-day trips and one full-day trip per fortnight
• one half-day trip and one full-day trip for every additional week
• supervision by our International Team

Minimum number of participants: 15 students