Standard Intensive English at LAL Torbay
Lessons per week: | 30 lessons = 22.5 hours |
Lesson length: | 45 minutes |
Lesson schedule: | Mornings & afternoons |
Class size max: | 12 students in low season; 15 students from 01 Jul to 02 Sep 2012 |
Course length: | 1 - 7 weeks (Long-stay 8 weeks +) |
Starting dates: | Every Monday |
Levels: | All levels – Beginner students only accepted on the first Monday of every month |
This intensive course is for students who are seeking to communicate more 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 provide you with the opportunity to improve the skills of reading, writing, listening and speaking as well as enhancing and increasing your active / working vocabulary and grammar knowledge.
By the end of your stay you can expect to have improved not only your communicative competence, through the study of ‘survival’ English and ‘everyday’ English but will have also achieved a new level of learner autonomy and confidence.
The additional 7.5 hours afternoon 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.
Course books may be bought or hired from LAL Torbay.
Sample timetable
| MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY | |
| 8.30 – 10.00 | Testing, placement and induction | 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 |
| 10.00 – 10.30 | Break | Break | Break | Break | Break |
| 10.30 – 12.00 | Communication skills, Dealing with new and unfamiliar vocabulary, Grammar practice | Communication skills, Dealing with new and unfamiliar vocabulary, Grammar practice | Communication skills, Dealing with new and unfamiliar vocabulary, Grammar practice | Communication skills, Dealing with new and unfamiliar vocabulary, Grammar practice | Communication skills, Dealing with new and unfamiliar vocabulary, Grammar practice |
| 12.00 – 12.45 | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch |
| 12.45 – 14.15 | Listening & speaking practice, Functional English | Listening & speaking practice, Functional English | Listening & speaking practice, Functional English | Listening & speaking practice, Functional English | Listening & speaking practice, Functional English |
2010 only
- All lessons finish at 11.30 on Fridays
- During the High Season all A-Shift lessons will start and finish 10 minutes earlier
