Exam Preparation

Exam Preparation

IELTS

IELTS measures learners’ ability to communicate in English across all four skills.  The test has been trusted worldwide to provide a secure, global, authentic and customer-focused assessment.  More than 6,000 educational institutions, faculties, government agencies and professional organizations recognize IELTS scores.

Our IELTS / Study Skills semi-intensive courses prepare learners for the IELTS exam as well as equip them with practical skills which they will need when they study at college or university. The focus of the courses is on the development of reading skills required for tackling long academic texts, extracting and processing key information.  The writing skills which we help learners develop and improve are the planning, writing and editing of academic essays, reports and table descriptions.  Through the exposure to authentic listening texts and practical tasks, we aim to provide learners with adequate practice to increase their active listening skills. The topics have been chosen to build up learners’ vocabulary store, give them confidence to converse on a range of topics, and to fully cover the IELTS test specifications. The IELTS test can be taken in a test centre located 300 metres from the school for a fee set by the centre.
 

Our IELTS / Study Skills course includes 29 lessons a week and runs from Monday to Friday. It prepares learners for the IELTS exam as well as equips them with practical skills which they will need when they study at college.

The IELTS test can be taken in a test centre located 300 metres from the school for a fee set by the centre.

To find out about nearest test centres and dates, click here.

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To obtain further information about IELTS, go to http://www.ielts.org
Local IELTS test centres

In Portsmouth: LSI, 1-13 Lord Montgomery Way, PO1 2AH
£105   02392 291 811

In Southampton: University of Southampton, Highfield SO17 1BJ
£105   02380 598 918

In Brighton: Study Group Centre, 1 Billington Way, BN1 4LF
£125   01273 339 368

Anglia Exams
Taking Anglia Exams is an excellent way of completing your English study.  The certification supports what you have learnt and confirms your level of English competency.  Because of this, Anglia certificates are widely accepted by employees globally.
The topics and tasks in this course have been carefully selected so as to cover the syllabi of Anglia Business English exams, which can be taken at the end of the course at the school for an additional fee.
PELS is an Anglia Syndicate test centre.  Anglia exams assess English competency and have been approved by EALTA, which is a professional association for language testers in Europe.  The wide range of Anglia exams is mapped into the Common European Framework of Reference.
To find out further information about Anglia exams, go to http://www.anglia-examinations.co.uk

ESOL Skills for Life &Citizenship
ESOL Skills for Life classes are for adult speakers whose home language is not English, who are living or trying to settle in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. These may be migrant workers, people from settled communities and partners/ spouses of people who have been settled in this country for a number of years.
The topics and tasks in this course follow the Adult ESOL Core Curriculum and reflect the use if English in everyday life. At the end of the course you will be able to take the Cambridge ESOL Skills for life exam in the school at no extra cost. It is also possible to sit the Citizenship test for an additional fee at the local test centre.