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ENGLISH COURSES FOR ADULTS

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General English

Each level of our General English courses are 30 hour modules with specific language aims. For example, Pre-intermediate 2 is a 30 hour module. You can take up to 4 modules in a year studying 3 hours a week. General English is available at British Council Rua do Breiner and British Council Foz do Douro.

General English: developing all 4 skills in general everyday contexts

Council of Europe level   British Council Modules Cambridge Exam
A0 Beginners 1 - 2
A1 Elementary 1 - 3
A2 Pre-intermediate 1- 3 KET
B1 Intermediate 1 - 6 PET
B2 Upper Intermediate 1 - 6 FCE
C1 Advanced 1 - 6 CAE
C2 Proficiency 1 – 6 CPE

Our General English courses develop your listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in a collaborative environment that maximises learner participation. Our teaching methodology is also designed to consolidate and promote independent learning through our wide range of additional facilities, such as our in-class multimedia technology.

Course Fees

Course Hrs per
module
Price:
EUR
General English 30 385.00
Business English 30 385.00
Speak with Confidence 20 260.00
Exam Preparation: FCE, CAE and CPE 30 385.00
Exam Preparation:  IELTS 24 320.00

For more information on our Business English courses, In-company courses, Workplace English workshops, see our Professional English pages.

For more information on our Exam Preparation courses and IELTS courses, see our Exam Preparation Courses pages.

Payment can be made by cheque made out to 'British Council', in cash, or by Multibanco at the British Council. For more details on our payment structures, ask Customer services.

Speak with Confidence: improve your speaking skills

British Council Course: Speak with Confidence A, B and C
Council of Europe Level: A1-C2
Courses available:
Thursdays, 1900 - 2100. Next course begins on 12 April 2013

Our Speak with Confidence course is our short (20-hour) topic-based course to help you improve your confidence in speaking English. Each course is based around 10 different topics, a different one for each two-hour lesson. You can choose some of the topics.

During the course you will practice speaking in a variety of situations and contexts.

We offer courses at three different bands from Pre-Intermediate to Advanced.

Our courses will help you to improve your confidence in speaking. You will:

  • practise communicating in English on day-to-day topics
  • understand more informal, idiomatic English
  • improve your pronunciation
  • extend your vocabulary
  • develop your fluency in spoken English.

You can take Speak with Confidence:

  • as a separate course if you specifically want to practise your speaking, or
  • as a complement to your General English course, providing extra oral communication skills.

You can take up to 3 courses a year, studying 2 hours a week.

Student Support pack

Support Pack for current adult British Council students:
Download the
Porto 2012/13 Adult Learner Support Pack (pdf, 1.6MB)
Talk to your teacher about how you will use this in class

For more information, please contact:

British Council
Porto
Rua do Breiner, 155
4050-126 Porto
T 210 456 210
Opening hours
porto.enquiries@pt.britishcouncil.org

British Council Foz do Douro
Oporto British School
Rua da Cerca, 326 • 4150-201 Porto
T 210 456 210
Opening hours
porto.enquiries@pt.britishcouncil.org

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