English summer courses in Exmouth: 12-17 years
Get price. Book now!- Why Exmouth?
- Beautiful seaside resort
- Great sandy beach
- Very good and caring host-families
Weekly Saturday arrivals and departures from 2nd July until 20th August 2011
Spend your English summer courses with a host-family in the beautiful seaside resort!
Do you want to stay with a friendly English host-family during the summer? Do you want to take English summer courses where you can meet students from many different countries? Then, you can really improve your English language skills in Exmouth. Exmouth is a safe and beautiful seaside resort with one of Devon‘s most popular sandy beaches. Enjoying the benefits of the Gulf Stream Exmouth has a very mild climate which makes it an ideal place for a beach holiday. It attracts a lot of young people from Britain and abroad during the summer months! There are plenty of shops, cafés, bars and fast-food restaurants in and around the town centre.
Your lessons take place in the heart of Exmouth and our international staff members will organize diverse activities for you in the afternoon and evening.
The language school in Exmouth
Spend the afternoon on the sandy beach!
Our English summer courses take place in the Exmouth Youth Centre, situated in the heart of Exmouth, just a 20 minute walk from the city centre.
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 Exmouth (to be booked in advance) but you have to book the Intensive Course in order to get prepared.
Exams take place on the 15th July, 29th July, and 12th August 2011.
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Accommodation and Meal Plan
Home stay: You will stay in twin rooms with one of our friendly home stay hosts. As we are in Exmouth for more than 20 years, we´re working with very good and caring host-families. Some live close to the campus while others are walk or a bus-ride (max. 45 minutes) away. You will get full-board accommodation (breakfast, packed lunch and dinner).
Activity Programme
A supervised activity programme with beach activities, sports and open air 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 Exeter, Dartmoor, the Jurassic Coast, London or 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 Exmouth.
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, Bristol and Exeter. 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 Exmouth 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.
English summer courses in Exmouth - what's included in the price?
- Full-board home stay accommodation in twin rooms with one of our local home stay hosts
- 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
