1-1 lessons with excursions - a good combination; I'm convinced it will help me in the future!

As Regional Manager for the South West France region of a major international company, Christophe came to Heritage English for a one-to-one immersion in May.  His key objective was to write and to practise delivering a presentation about his company and its future developments in English.  He also needed to speak English at board meetings, seminars and participate in monthly internal company meetings. 

His priority was to improve his speaking confidence and to learn appropriate expressions and phrases for meetings, socialising and for guiding the audience through a power point presentation.  The course designed by his two teachers focussed on these key objectives.

Through a combination of formal lessons in the morning and planned activities in the afternoon, as well as continuous conversation all day (with the teachers) and every evening (with his hosts) he raised his global level from Intermediate to Upper Intermediate.

Lunch in the garden with the family at his teacher's house

"I enjoyed the combination between one-to-one lessons in the morning and the excursions with teachers after lunch.  I appreciated too to have a change of teachers during the week.
Celia was very welcoming when I arrived on Sunday; very good conditions to start the immersion week.

The two teachers were very good and the lessons were very well prepared.
My host family was really well chosen.  They took time to speak with me each day.  

The Lymington region is a nice place to visit, with an interesting history.

I think I have achieved my objectives.  Of course a week is not enough to become fluent, but my teachers gave me useful tools to do an oral presentation.  It was my aim, and I'm convinced that it will help me in the future.

To conclude, the organisation of this immersion week was accurate and I'll try to preserve the level I reached.

THANKS A LOT !! "

At the Beaulieu Motor Museum driving a vintage car!

Generous and charming hosts; 1 to 1 lessons adapted to my needs

Our latest student Teresa works for an international pharmaceutical company in the medical department.

  She arrived with a good level of English, but she wanted to eliminate some engrained grammatical errors in order to be more accurate in her professional presentations, interviews and meetings.

Teresa in the Garden Room of her hosts Cynthia and Roy

At the end of her intensive immersion week, this is what she said:

"The hosts were so generous and charming with me.  I felt very enthusiastic, learning English with my teachers, Cherry and Stephen.  They always tried to focus on my needs and adapted their lessons.
The outings were always attractive and full of culture.  The Lymington area is full of history.  I appreciated much to have both the sea and the New Forest.  The area is so preserved.  People are also very authentic and charming.

"I think the mix between lessons and outings is good.  Also the oral exchange with the host family helped me to make progress.
"I have learned to slow down, get the right word to the right situation.

"... and I will not forget the "s" at the end of the word!"