Our exam preparation courses, for teenagers and adults, aim to provide general language development as well as maximise performance by familiarising participants with the format of the exam and developing essential exam skills through strategy training and practice activities. We concentrate on developing the underlying competencies required for successful study. We dedicate time to developing language and practising the skills acquired.

During the course, alongside general language development, you will receive an introduction to each of the question types in the chosen exam, together with advice on strategies and tactics for approaching each task type. You will work in groups, pairs, or by yourself, depending on the requirements of the task, and you will use a variety of resources, including multi-media, to help you develop your level of language and your exam technique.

See our separate exam pages (Cambridge ESOL exams or BEC exams) for more information on each individual exam, including exam dates and enrolment fees.

We offer 30-week courses, either twice a week for one and a half hours a lesson, or once a week for three hours. See our adult courses page for information on course dates and fees.

Everyone wishing to enrol for any of our exam preparation courses is required to do a free placement test before enrolling for the course.

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IELTS preparation courses are designed for those students who are intending to take the IELTS exam (academic module) to assist their application to pursue studies in the UK or another English speaking country.

The aim of this 21-hour course is to prepare students for the academic module of the IELTS exam. The course concentrates on exam familiarisation with the four exam papers: speaking, writing, reading and listening skills, alongside appropriate skills development.

Course content:

Developing speaking, writing, listening and reading skills including:

• planning your writing
• describing graphs, charts and processes
• expressing opinions and formulating arguments (spoken and written)
• global comprehension and searching for specific information in reading and listening texts

Exam preparation:

• training on the content and format of exam papers
• timed exam practice from past papers
• detailed feedback about your written work
• understanding the exercise types
• analysing questions
• time management

Next courses offered:

• September 2008: 04, 08, 09, 10, 11, 15, 16 Sept.
• September/October 2008:  29, 30 Sept; 02, 04, 06, 07, 09 Oct.
• November 2008: 04, 05, 06, 08, 10, 11, 13 Nov.
• November/December 2008: 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29 Nov, 02 Dec.

Course fee: EUR 270.00.
The course fee includes provision of the course book ‘Insights into IELTS’.

Candidates for courses should be of upper-intermediate level (B2) or above. All candidates for our IELTS preparation courses are required to do a free placement test before enrolling for the course.

See our IELTS page for more information about the exam, as well as enrolment and exam dates.

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Register now - Rua do Breiner.