Program Overview

English + Volunteering

Course Overview

The English + Volunteering course is designed to help young people and employees working in certain sectors where the use of English is important. The course has two elements: a general English course in the mornings and volunteering in a local charity shop, Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), or similar environment in the afternoons or evenings.

Course Details

• Lessons per week: 20
• Hours per week: 15 hours class lessons + 15 hours volunteering
• Course length: 1 - 6 weeks
• Lesson length: 45 minutes (4 lessons per day)
• Level: B1+
• Course Day: Lessons 09:30 - 12:45, Volunteering 14:00 - 17:00 (Monday to Friday)
• Minimum Age: 16

Why Choose Volunteering with ILC?

ILC offers work experience through volunteering. This course is suitable for people who want to improve their English and practise using it in a ‘real’ working situation. Participants benefit from living with a Homestay provider and gain valuable work experience.

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
• 14:00 - 17:00: Volunteering

Tuesday

• 09:30 - 11:00: Listening: Past lives, was / were; Speaking about childhood
• 11:15 - 12:45: Reading and listening: facts about the world
• 14:00 - 17:00: Volunteering

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
• 14:00 - 17:00: Volunteering

Thursday

• 09:30 - 11:00: Reading: life stories; Speaking about own life
• 11:15 - 12:45: Past simple questions; Speaking: Interviews
• 14:00 - 17:00: Volunteering

Friday

• 09:30 - 11:00: Review and test; Writing about a past event
• 11:15 - 12:45: Review and test; Telling a story
• 14:00 - 17:00: Volunteering

Prices Per Week

• Main Course + Volunteering:
  • Birmingham: £250 (1-4 weeks), £240 (5-11 weeks), £230 (12-21 weeks), £220 (22+ weeks)
  • Bristol: £250 (1-4 weeks), £240 (5-11 weeks), £230 (12-21 weeks), £220 (22+ weeks)
  • Cambridge: £295 (1-4 weeks), £285 (5-11 weeks), £275 (12-21 weeks), £265 (22+ weeks)
  • Colchester: £310 (1-4 weeks), £300 (5-11 weeks), £290 (12-21 weeks), £280 (22+ weeks)
  • Portsmouth: £290 (1-4 weeks), £280 (5-11 weeks), £270 (12-21 weeks), £260 (22+ weeks)

Volunteering Administration Fee

• 1-2 Week Programme: £175
• 3-4 Week Programme: £250
• 5-6 Week Programme: £325

Course Locations

• Birmingham
• Bristol
• Cambridge
• Colchester
• Portsmouth

Similar Courses

• English Group Courses
• Online English Courses
• Specialist Courses