Parisian is going to New York

Pierre came to Heritage English for 4 weeks in January 2012. A marketing director for Nestle Waters in Paris, he has allocated one year to become fluent in English. Pierre had been to Heritage for an immersion course in 2005. He decided that the logical solution was to come back to England. Before going to New York for the summer, he would refresh his English grammar and vocabulary and become relaxed with the language.

Students are able to make rapid progress in only one or two weeks with our training programme. Pierre had longer due to his 2012 sabattical from work. He made amazing progress in this extended immersion training. His oral and listening skills rose two whole levels - from pre-intermediate, through intermediate and into the upper intermediate level. His stay was split between two host families, to expose him to a wide range of speakers.

You can hear him talk about his experience in his video testimonial (see homepage).

This is what he says about his homestay one-to-one English language immersion training with Heritage English:

"For me this was the best training because at all times you are thinking, speaking, listening, even perhaps dreaming in English. You practise every day with your teachers, your hosts and their friends. All the training is built specifically for your needs; all social activities are organised just for you.

" I want to say thank you to my wonderful, kind, helpful teachers Gail and Celia. Thank you to my hosts David and Kate and thank you to Steve, the best cook in England!

"Finally, I recommend this training for everyone if you want to make rapid progress in English"

Pierre del Garofalo

Gilles prepares for UK job transfer

Gilles with his teachers, Cherry (left) and Gail






Gilles works in the nuclear industry as an engineer. Soon he will be moving from Cherbourg in the North of France to Sellafield where he starts a new role in his company and this week's training was designed to help him to communicate with his colleagues in the UK.

This is what he says:

"During my immersion I met some very pleasant persons. The host family (Pam) was a very nice and pleasant person. The separation of the day into two parts (formal lessons in the morning and communication practice in the afternoon) is a good idea. I think that it is a good formula – but I also think that 5 days is not enough. The third day was a great difficulty!
Did I achieve my objectives? I can say that this training has given me insurance!

>Congratulations on your progress this week.

We wish you success in your new life, Gilles
Gail, Cherry, Pam, Steve and Celia

New Year Greetings and THANK YOU!

WE WANT TO SAY A BIG
THANK YOU …….

Thank you to all the companies and students who invested in our language training immersion courses in 2011. We also want to congratulate students on their achievements.

Your success is what makes our work so rewarding. We love to hear when you pass your exams, when you get a promotion at work or when a presentation you created with us was a success. So don’t forget to let us know.

For all those in business, the economic climate is cold. We all need to be more competitive to succeed. Good English communication skills are essential for success in the international business world.

Well done to all our young learners who passed their English exams in 2011

If you are thinking about coming back next year, we are offering two free interactive telephone lessons at the end of each course booked before March 2012.This is a good way to maintain the progress you made by speaking to your teacher once a week after your return.

And there may be a special discount if you quote this code: Alfa Beta

Don’t forget to ask about this offer if you book a course.

With all good wishes for 2012

Celia and Gail

Iren from Norway

“Hello!
My name is Iren and I work for the Norwegian Health Economy Administration (HELFO).

I wanted to regain my fluency in English; to be able to communicate without hesitation and to regain the fluency I once had. I also wanted to learn more about cultural awareness. I found Heritage English on the internet and booked my course.

I’m happy to say that I think I’ve achieved my goals. Celia and Gail have been wonderful teachers, very kind and helpful. I would also like to say that the great advantage of this kind of one-to-one immersion training is having your own private language teacher. This is a real privilege - much better than being in a classroom - and a great opportunity to optimise the learning experience.

I would recommend Heritage English to everyone.”

Iren Fagerli

Andreas from Dresden

“I’ve been here for 2 weeks and for the second time with Heritage English. In the lessons we concentrated on revising tenses, learning new vocabulary and speaking skills.

Out of lessons, the conversation with my host family gave me speaking practice every day. The most impressive excursion I’ve been on was to Stonehenge and I’m looking forward to going to London.”

Andreas, October 2011

Message from Uta Bilow, mother of Andreas on his return:

“Andreas arrived save and in time and we are very happy to have him here with us again. I looked at the documents from his lessons today as well as Susie´s very detailed reports - I am very impressed how much she has taught him.

Thanks a lot to everybody: The Fry family, where Andreas had a pleasant stay (and he enjoyed the trip to London very much), Susie, preparing all the lessons and other activities with him, and also to you and Celia for making his homestay so perfect.

Kind regards,
Uta Bilow

Ramon from Spain

Ramon came to us for Business English to help him in his communications at work. He was very nervous before coming because his English level was quite low. He was a beginner. He worked very hard! In fact he deserves a prize for being the hardest working student in 2011. :)

This is what he said about his course...

"My experiencia en Inglaterra fue excelente, toda la gente que me acogieron eran inmejorables. No podria haber encontrado gente mejor para vivir esta experiencia, con mi Inglés tan malo y ellos esforzàndose muchisimo. Gracias a todos por esta gran experiencia y espero poder repetirla prento con todos vosotros. MUCHISIMAS GRACIAS!!!!!!!! "

Thank you for coming to Heritage English, Ramon. We hope to see you and Ester in the Cambrils, Solsona when we come for our holiday in Spain next week.

Business student from Barcelona

Gisela came for a 2-week immersion in Business English. She finished today and she has written:
"I have appreciated the whole experience. The classes were very useful and I am more conscious of my mistakes. The grammar and the exercises has been useful to remember a lot of things.

Lunch and afternoons with the teachers have helped me to improve my pronunciation and practice. Gail and Celia has been very kindness and friendly with me and I'm feeling very cofortable since my first day.

To stay with a host family complete the experience. Cristabel has been a good host and I enjoyed my time with her.

The outings in the New Forest, beaches, London, etc has been wonderful. I liked very much this zone of England.

I'll come back!

I think I have new friends. Gisela, Spain