English summer course UK - Exmouth: 13-17 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 29th June until 31st August 2013
Spend your English summer courses with a host-family in a beautiful seaside resort in the UK!
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
Our partner school, Europa School of English, is member of English UK, the world's leading language teaching association. Our English summer courses take place in different locations in the heart of Exmouth.
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.
Please note that the lessons don't take place on this bank holiday and not made up for 26.08.2013.
English Language Courses UK
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 for at least two weeks in order to get prepared.
Exams take place on the 12th July, 19th July, 26th July, and 9th August 2013.
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Accommodation and Meal Plan
Home stay: You will stay in twin or triple rooms with one of our friendly home stay hosts. As we are in Exmouth for nearly 25 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, costs for public transport not included) away. You will get full-board accommodation (breakfast, packed lunch and dinner).
Activity Programme
We offer an exciting and supervised activity programme during afternoons & evenings, 7 days a week. In the afternoon you can choose between several activities on offer: Welcome Meeting, Town Walk, Town Quiz, Workshops (Health & Beauty, Dancing, Arts & Crafts), Cultural Activities (Cliff Walk, Cream Tea, Pub Visit), Sports (Soccer, Volleyball, Basketball, Softball), Beach activities (Beach Games, Frisbee, Basketball, Beachvolleyball,..).
In the evening we always offer at least one activity: Welcome Party, Quiz Night, Open Stage, Theme Nights, Film Nights, Open Air, International Party.
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, Torquay, London, Cornwall 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.
On Saturday morning you will get an early breakfast and a packed lunch for the day. You will arrive in London around lunch time. Our supervisors will organize several sightseeing and shopping walks for you. In the evening you will all go for a warm meal together before making your way to the youth hostel where you will spend the night. The modern hostel has multi-bedded rooms with ensuite toilet and shower facilities. Breakfast on Sunday morning and a packed lunch are provided. You have several more hours to explore London before leaving the city on Sunday afternoon. Once you have returned to your centre, you will get a light evening meal.
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 prevents you from attending the scheduled full-day trip.
Outdoor & Adventure Special
Coasteering, gorge walking, and kayaking – sign-up for an outdoor adventure and enjoy Devon’s one of a kind landscape!
You can spend your first afternoon in small groups scaling cliffs and bluffs, or take a chance and jump into the ocean or river (coasteering). On the following afternoon you’ll have the opportunity to scale waterfalls from top to bottom (gorge walking). On the third afternoon you’ll be able to “go all out” with some adventurous kayaking! On the Dart River you’ll have to navigate through obstacles big and small alike without losing control of your kayak. You will receive equipment, supervision, and safety instructions from a professional instructor provided by one of our local suppliers. Safety always comes first. So really there’s no need to panic –or is there? So let us know, just how brave are you?
This special takes place over the course of three afternoons and cannot be combined with the London Overnight Trip. This special may be booked between 09.07. and 18.08.2013 for stays in Exmouth lasting a minimum of two weeks.
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.
Transfers
Transfers are not included in the price, but transfers can be provided as an additional service from/to London, Bristol, and Exeter airports as well as from St. Pancras train station. 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 Unaccompanied-Minors-Service, if you're looking for a supervised check-in. If you book an Unaccompanied-Minors-Service with your airline, please be sure to request our Unaccompanied-Minors-Service as well.
We also offer a Low-Budget transfer from/to London Heathrow. Fly into Heathrow airport between 10.00 and 17.00 and go to our meeting point in Terminal 5. 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 Unaccompanied-Minors-Service, if you prefer to be met at the arrival gate or if you're looking for a supervised check-in.
If you book an Unaccompanied-Minors-Service with your airline, please be sure to request our Unaccompanied-Minors-Service as well.
English summer course UK - what's included in the price?
- Full-board home stay accommodation in twin or triple rooms with one of our local home stay hosts with packed lunches
- IP Ocean Lounge (in the mornings)
- Fruit 'n' Fit - Corner (water, tea and fruit)
- 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 every afternoon and evening: in the afternoon students can choose between several activities on offer.
- 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
English summer courses Exmouth: minimum number of participants: 15 students
