Ahmed learns new lessons and joins the Cricket Club

Entertaining his host family 

Ahmed is continuing to make progress in his lessons, working well with Sara, Rosie and Jim.  Once a week he has an afternoon when he goes horse riding and another day he plays tennis with a private coach.

At home he enjoys the spacious garden of the Browning family where he can practise the game of cricket he has just discovered.  His family have sent us this picture of a meal that Ahmed cooked for them - we are not sure what the menu says, but they seem to be enjoying it!

Working hard with Rosie

batting is easier than bowling

Michele from Italy returns for FCE preparation course

One-to-one lessons with one of his two teachers, Gail Steggell

Michele 17, returned to Heritage English this summer to prepare for his First Certificate Exam which he will take at the end of the 2-week course.

His teacher, Gail, is seen here in a lesson on this first week, guiding and supporting him in the specific skills required for success in this examination.

After a visit to us last summer, his listening and speaking skills are strong.  He has a lot of work to do to master the exam techniques for the Use of English, Reading and Writing parts of this exam.

His second teacher Sam is also his host and Michele is happy to spend time after lessons with Sam's husband Andy and their two daughters Evie and Gemma - and their young friends.  Exams are important, but there is more to life.  A weekend visit to London, a forthcoming sailing trip and Friday evening kayaking on the river with Andy will be a welcome diversions from his very intensive daily lessons and homework.  Michele is very focused, working hard and keen to succeed.  Bravo!

Junior returns for 3rd summer of total English experience

This June we are delighted to welcome back an old friend.  Not really old!  Only 15 years in fact, but Ahmed came to us for first time in 2013 when he was only 13.  This year he is staying with the Browning family who live in the heart of our New Forest national park.  They have a boy his age and a younger daughter - and a big bouncy dog.  

Ahmed is having one-to-one lessons with teachers Gail, Sara, Jim and Rosie.  The teachers share lesson reports so that they are all working together and sharing his achievements and difficulties.  All are working towards his new targets of improving his reading and writing skills in preparation for exams he will need in the future.

This may seem a lot of work for Ahmed.  However the lessons are engaging and interesting with plenty of variety to sustain his interest.  Not only that, he will be having tennis and riding lessons on two afternoons.  Evenings and weekends are spent with the Brownings who have a big garden and the forest beyond for playing football and discovering forest wildlife.  

On his first weekend he discovered the game of cricket and soon we hope to show some pictures of him in his "whites" as well as riding and playing tennis.

Ahmed with his teacher Sara take Jago for walk at Newlands during the lesson break

Ahmed could not believe this ancient English oak was over 500 years old. He was interested to learn how annual growth rings  on a section of tree trunk are a way of counting the years.