Program Overview
English Main Course Intensive
Programme Summary
All levels from beginner to advanced
- A multinational class of up to 14 students, average 8 students
- Level test before you start so you are placed in a class at the right level
- Monday to Friday, from 9:30 to 15:00
- A range of techniques and technologies to help you learn
- Regular level tests
- A certificate at the end of your course
Why Choose English Main Intensive Course?
The ILC Intensive Course consists of 30 lessons. 20 of these lessons follow the same programme as the Main Course. The other 10 are taught in the afternoon in a Communications Skills module. These extra afternoon lessons build vocabulary and skills to help students communicate at lower language levels (A0-A2). At higher levels, (B1-C1), the focus is on communicating effectively in a variety of contexts.
Our Main Course Intensive is suitable for students who want to consolidate and build on their General English. At lower levels, it helps students to speed up their improvement so they can become more fluent and be better at speaking, listening, reading and writing. At higher levels, it provides opportunities for those who want to speak fluently on many topics to practise this in a supportive and interesting environment.
Example Course Programme
Monday
- 09:30 - 11:00: Vocabulary building: Verbs and adverbs; Ways of learning vocabulary
- 11:15 - 12:45: Adjectives in stories; Reading example stories
- 13:30 - 15:00: Review; Describe pictures of cities; Vocab to describe cities
Tuesday
- 09:30 - 11:00: Listening: Past lives, was / were; Speaking about childhood
- 11:15 - 12:45: Reading and listening: facts about the world
- 13:30 - 15:00: Listen to a description of a city; questions about cities
Wednesday
- 09:30 - 11:00: Past simple: regular and irregular verbs; Speaking about others’ lives
- 11:15 - 12:45: Past simple negative forms; Create a list of true and false facts
- 13:30 - 15:00: Jigsaw reading about cities; compare and contrast cities
Thursday
- 09:30 - 11:00: Reading: life stories; Speaking about own life
- 11:15 - 12:45: Past simple questions; Speaking: Interviews
- 13:30 - 15:00: Write about a city you know
Friday
- 09:30 - 11:00: Review and test; Writing about a past event
- 11:15 - 12:45: Review and test; Telling a story
- 13:30 - 15:00: Making a presentation about your city
Prices Per Week
- Birmingham: £335 (1-4 weeks), £325 (5-11 weeks), £315 (12-21 weeks), £305 (22+ weeks)
- Bristol: £335 (1-4 weeks), £325 (5-11 weeks), £315 (12-21 weeks), £305 (22+ weeks)
- Cambridge: £335/£405 (1-4 weeks), £325/£415 (5-11 weeks), £315 (12-21 weeks), £305 (22+ weeks)
- Colchester: £395 (1-4 weeks), £385 (5-11 weeks), £375 (12-21 weeks), £365 (22+ weeks)
- Portsmouth: £335 (1-4 weeks), £325 (5-11 weeks), £315 (12-21 weeks), £305 (22+ weeks)
Course Locations
- Birmingham
- Bristol
- Cambridge
- Colchester
- Portsmouth
- Warsaw
Similar Courses
- English Main Course
- Evening English Language Course
- One-to-One English Language Course
