INTERACTIVE ENGLISH LANGUAGE SCHOOL BRIGHTON & HOVE

This course is for students who have very little knowledge of the English language. The courses focus on basic grammar, reading, speaking and writing skills including pronunciation..
These courses are for those students who have a little English and who wish to learn to speak and write more. You should already be able to read and write in English script.
By the end of the module, you will be able to:

• understand and respond to simple questions about yourself and your life
• understand simple conversations
• understand English spoken by native speakers at slower than normal speed
• read and understand simple articles and public notices
• speak clearly but slowly so that others understand you
• ask for help when you don’t understand
• write simple instructions or messages with few errors in grammar.

We would expect a student to take about 12 weeks to complete this level.

This course is for students who have a basic knowledge of the English language. The courses focus on grammar, reading, as well as speaking and writing about everyday topics.
These courses are for students who have some fluency in English, but who still have problems with basic grammar and little confidence in using English.
By the end of the module, you will be able to:

• understand and respond to questions about yourself and your life
• understand and respond to the main points of general conversations
• understand standard speech spoken at near normal speed
• read and understand basic public notices
• understand simple articles and messages about everyday life
• speak clearly about yourself so that others usually understand you
• show that you understand others or ask them for explanations
• maintain a basic conversation with only a little difficulty
• write basic messages to others with correct grammar.

We would expect a student to take about 12 weeks to complete this level.

This is for students who have a good knowledge of the English language. The courses focus on grammar, reading, speaking, writing and helping students to speak with more confidence.
These courses are for students whose English allows them to communicate with others quite well much of the time, but who still make frequent mistakes so that there are regular misunderstandings.
By the end of the module, you will be able to:

• talk easily with others in common social situations
• speak clearly enough to be easily understood by others
• exchange opinions with others and justify your point of view
• read and understand the main points of authentic written material
• summarise texts using English that is easily understood by others
• write in simple correct English in a variety of formats
• understand and use with confidence the vocabulary of daily social life.

This course leads to the Cambridge International English Level Testing System examination. IELTS is often required for those who wish to attend a course in tertiary education in Britain, Australia, New Zealand, the USA, Canada and some institutions in Singapore.
The course is for students with a higher level of English who are preparing for the academic IELTS examination.
The course consists of 15 hours of lessons a week. It is taught in the context of the four exam papers – Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking.
Ideally students would be at Upper-intermediate level but, as IELTS is a multi-level exam, students can join if they are Intermediate level and are committed to working towards the exam.

By the end of the course you will be able to:

• interpret and describe graphs in writing
• write a discursive or opinion essay
• read and interpret academic texts
• answer comprehension questions on written texts as found in the IELTS examination
• identify specific information and infer point of view in written texts
• take part in discussions and practise the speaking skills required in the IELTS examination
• perform with confidence in the oral component of the examination
• take accurate notes from a spoken text or dialogue
• listen to a variety of spoken text types of the kind used in IELTS examination.

If you want to study at university in the UK, you will almost certainly need to take the IELTS exam in order to show that you have the necessary level of English, you may also need to take the exam to show your level of English if you intend to live permanently in an English speaking country.

On average our students achieve 6.5 in IELTS exams (mean 6.26)

These are the world’s leading range of certificates for learners of English. Each year, they are taken by over 1.75 million people, in 135 countries and are widely recognised for work and study purposes. The exams are linked to the Common European Framework, published by the Council of Europe. Cambridge ESOL provides a Special Arrangements service, for example for candidates with learning difficulties, hearing difficulties or visual difficulties. Cambridge ESOL exams are: FCE and BEC amongst others.

56% of our students acheve B2 level or higher on ESOL Exams
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The course is 15 hours of lessons a week. Leading to the Cambridge First Certificate in English, this course teaches and practises English in the context of the five exam papers- Reading, Writing, Use of English, Listening and Speaking.
Students need to be at Upper-intermediate level.
This is for students who are preparing for the Cambridge First Certificate in English (FCE) examination.
These courses are for adult students who are at an upper–intermediate to advanced level. They now wish to focus on increasing their accuracy and general competence in English and to prepare for an externally validated examination – the Cambridge First Certificate in English.
By the end of the course you will be able to:

• write various text types appropriate for the examination
• read, understand and answer questions on the content of various text types
• answer different types of grammar questions with confidence
• handle the various sections of the oral test with confidence
• understand English spoken by native speakers at natural speed and answer questions as required by the examination.

FCE webpage »

The course is 15 hours of lessons a week. These courses focus on the skills as well as grammar and vocabulary-building while concentrating on work-related themes. They are aimed at upper intermediate level students leading to the BEC examination.
These courses are for people who already have good English skills, but who still have some problems with accuracy, fluency and vocabulary.
By the end of the course you will be able to:

• discuss business topics with ease
• express opinions and give appropriate reasons
• understand and comment on the opinions of others
• describe and comment on topics such as branding, globalisation, advertising, and travel
• take part in meetings, negotiations, socialise in a work setting, and give presentations
• speak clearly and naturally so that people understand you
• understand the main points and details of authentic written business texts
• summarise texts in speech and writing
• recognize and use the appropriate format and language for different written text types.

BEC webpage »

In partnership with The Learning Labyrinth, we offer a range of bespoke Corporate English programmes for businesses that employ non-native speakers of English. The training is conducted on your premises, saving your business both time and money. We have run successful programmes with Reuters, the FSA, and Credit Suisse, where 75% of participants were promoted to higher positions within 12 months of completing the programme.

Our programmes are modular and not linear, meaning that participants can select the most relevant modules to their position and responsibilities, and are at two levels: a lower level programme, ‘Understanding and Being Understood’, and a higher level programme, ‘Business English in Use’. In addition, the modular nature of the progrmmes means that you, the employer, can pick and choose which modules would be most useful for your business, and only buy what you need.