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St Giles London Highgate offers General English course group or one-to-one lessons, which help English students communicate more effectively and confidently in everyday situations and improve their speaking and listening skills.

If you’re hoping to develop your language skills in a short amount of time, our Platinum Courses are the ideal option for you. They are designed for busy professionals, executives and mature learners who hope to improve quickly. You can choose to study in specialised one-to-one sessions, where the lessons are tailor-made to meet your specific personal needs. It’s entirely up to you how many of these lessons you have per week and the teacher can, if you choose, focus on your specialised professional area. Alternatively, you can opt for small group sessions where classes will have a maximum of five students. Your lessons will take place in one of our dedicated Platinum Centres, which have comfortable modern classrooms and a Platinum Clubhouse for you to enjoy outside of class. On a Platinum course, you will have the opportunity to meet and network with other professionals from all over the world.

Our Intensive English program offers a fast, enjoyable and effective way to improve your English language skills, whatever your current language level. You have the opportunity to customize your course with specific skills lessons, including Business Intensive and exam preparation. The course allows you to quickly achieve English fluency and learn grammar and vocabulary that will be useful in every day English. You can study for as long as you need to, and by doing so will improve your opportunities in future academic and professional endeavours.

This General English language course consists of the 20 morning classes plus 20 afternoon specialised elective lessons per week, allowing students to maximise their study day and develop a wide variety of skills. Our General English Super Intensive course covers the key language learning areas of reading, writing, speaking and listening, using one-to-one tutorials and regular progress tests to respond to the student’s individual learning needs.

This programme allows Non-EU students to progress through at least two levels over an 8-month period and gain a professional, internationally-recognised English qualification. Students on this programme can work 20 hours per week during the 6-month study period, and 40 hours per week during the 2 month holiday.
Award
All students who successfully complete the programme receive the ISI Certificate in English. Non-EU students must complete an official examination at the end
of the programme such as Trinity ISE, FCE, CAE and IELTS.
Entry requirements
Students should be at least 18 years old on the course start date.
Students on Academic Year Academic Year 15 (AY15) programmes are integrated with the General English classes. This creates an international mix of students, each doing courses of different durations. With a full 25-week programme, Academic Year students can expect to progress through at
least two levels during their course before completing their final exit examination. Our morning classes offer a greater international mix of students, while the
discounted afternoon classes tend to have fewer nationalities.
Levels
A1 – C1
Schedule
AY15 AFT schedule +
8.00 – 9.00 or 12.25 – 13.25
Course start dates
Any Monday of the year, excluding Christmas vacation

Hours per week
20
Duration
8 months (min. 25 weeks study + 1 week exam)
Key points
• More intensive programme
• Includes AY15 and one special topic with a different teacher:
- Examination skills
- Grammar in context
- Reading and Listening
- Conversation Skills
- Advanced writing skills
• Students can work 20 hours per week

With this English course we give you all the tools needed to achieve your academic, professional and personal learning goals. With your full commitment, we guarantee that you will progress to the next level of English in the time expected. If you do not progress within this time we will offer extra learning support and classes to help you reach your goals. Your timetable is flexible and will be tailored to your needs. You will study the morning programme from 10:30 to 13:00 Monday to Friday and and do extra classes on some afternoons (13:30 – 16:00) depending on the total number of hours you register for.

The General English course at St Giles Cambridge is designed to benefit students who hope to communicate with confidence and ease in real-life situations. The main goal is to improve speaking and listening skills. Classes have a maximum of 12 students which allows teachers to provide each student with the personal attention they require. Classes will focus on improving students’ speaking, listening, reading and writing skills, which will help them reach their full potential.

General English courses will improve a wide range of skills: speaking, listening, reading, writing and grammar.  Our qualified teachers use communicative teaching methods to provide energetic and fun lessons. This English course has 20 hours (24 lessons) / week – on average 4h per day. Lessons are 50 minutes long.

ILSC offers a wide range of courses. You can take any combination you wish, depending on your interests, goals, language level and schedule. Most courses are offered at many different levels and last four weeks.

Flexible Programs At the end of the four-week session, your language level will be assessed and you can choose new courses and/or move up a level in your current course. English Foundation Learn core language skills to develop a solid English foundation. This course will prepare you for further study in many of ILSC’s study streams such as Communication, Humanities, Business, Test Preparation and Academic Preparation. Communication Improve your communication skills through dynamic group activities focusing mainly on speaking and listening. Interact with your classmates in different social circumstances; both real and role-played situations.

Our General English for Beginners is for adults who have a low level of English (levels 1-2 or A1-A2). Taught in small groups, students learn to use English in everyday situations. Everybody in the group is a beginner so they will practise with people at the same level. This course is ideal for students beginning to learn English, or if they already have some knowledge of English but need to refresh basic grammar and vocabulary.BenefitsAt the end of this course students will be able to:Introduce themselves and othersSpeak about themselves, their family, country, job, and hobbiesAnswer and ask questionsHave simple conversations in EnglishDeal with everyday situations like meeting people or booking a hotelUnderstand common words and sentences in written materialsWrite simple emails or messagesFill in simple forms with basic informationKnow more about British cultureCourse contentBasic grammarBasic vocabularyBasic common phrasesFocus on speakingListening and reading activitiesPronunciationRole-plays based on real-life situationsAdvice on the best ways to study, both in the classroom and outside