Cambridge Exam Course Plus at LAL Torbay

2010

Lessons per week:	27 lessons = 22.5 hours
Lesson length:	50 minutes
Lesson schedule:	Mornings & afternoons
Class size max:	12 students
Course length:	12 weeks
Starting dates:	22 March and 13 September 2010
Levels:	FCE: Intermediate CAE: Upper Intermediate CPE: Advanced

2011

Lessons per week:	30 lessons = 22.5 hours
Lesson length:	45 minutes
Lesson schedule:	Mornings
Class size max:	12 students
Course length:	12 weeks
Starting dates:	21 Mar, 12 Sep 2011
Provisional exam dates:	FCE: 14 Jun, 06 Dec CAE: 15 Jun, 07 Dec CPE: 16 Jun, 08 Dec
Levels:	FCE: Intermediate (CEF B1) + CAE: Upper Intermediate (B2) + CPE: Advanced(C1) +

We offer the First Certificate in English (FCE), Cambridge Advanced English (CAE) and Cambridge Proficiency in English (CPE) examination courses.

This option has been designed to suit those students who wish to improve their English and gain some confidence before enrolling on the examinations course. For the first four weeks students will attend General English classes in the morning to build on their grammar and vocabulary, and in the afternoon attend Intensive courses to enhance their communication skills. To ensure that the students are making the required progress and optimising their time they will have weekly tutorials with members of the examination team.

This course is for students who are seeking to communicate effectively in everyday situations and gain a sound understanding of the principles of the English language. The morning lessons are designed around a course book and provides the opportunity for students to improve the skills of reading, writing, listening and speaking as well as enhancing and increasing their active / working vocabulary and grammar knowledge. By the end of their stay the students can expect to have improved not only their communicative competence, through their study of ‘survival’ English and ‘everyday’ English but will have also achieved a new level of learner autonomy and confidence.

This is an intensive course for students who wish to have the opportunity to enhance the skills of listening and speaking. The additional 9 lessons per week provides the ideal conditions to further develop a wide range of vocabulary and improve your key communication skills. Grammatical structures and vocabulary dealt with in morning lessons can be put into practice in these lessons, allowing a greater degree of reinforcement.

The teacher was brilliant in our Cambridge Advanced exam class and she finally unlocked the mystery of the tenses to me. Staff in general were friendly and helpful and I absolutely adored the chocolate croissants in the cafeteria.
Andrea Ramsayer – Germany – Cambridge Advanced English Course

Sample timetable

2010	2011	MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY
08.30 – 10.10	8.30 – 10.00	Grammar study, Vocabulary building, Reading Practice	Grammar study, Vocabulary building, Reading Practice	Grammar study, Vocabulary building, Writing practice	Grammar study, Vocabulary building, Reading practice	Grammar study, Intensive listening, Learner training, Writing practice
10.10 – 10.35	10.00 – 10.30	Break	Break	Breaak	Break	Break
10.35 – 12.15	10.30 – 12.00	Exam Practice, Use of English, Writing and Reading	Exam Practice, Use of English, Writing and Reading	Exam Practice, Use of English, Writing and Reading	Exam Practice, Use of English, Writing and Reading	Exam Practice, Use of English, Writing and Reading
12.15 – 12.45	12.00 – 12.30	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch
12.45 – 14.25	12.30 – 14.00	Exam Practice, Listening and Speaking	Exam Practice, Listening and Speaking	Exam Practice, Listening and Speaking	Exam Practice, Listening and Speaking	Exam Practice, Listening and Speaking

These courses must be booked with one extra week of accommodation to include the date of the final examination.
All lessons finish at 11.30 on Fridays in 2010
During the High Season in 2010 lessons will start and finish 10 minutes earlier