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| Claudio and Isa hard at work |
Claudio and Isa Alberto live in Turin in the North of Italy. They came to Heritage English for 2-1 language lessons in the morning. They brought their own car and rented a self-catering cottage at Newlands Manor. After their lessons they played golf and explored places of interest in the area.
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| Celia and Isa in lesson |
They both had an advanced level of English which they felt they were losing without practice. Before retiring a few years ago, Isa had been a high school teacher of English and her husband Claudio had been an international business executive.
Lessons were centred around topical media sources of internet, TV and newspapers which they found interesting and motivating. After two weeks of 40 hours learning, they both wrote these comments:
Isa: I liked the relaxed atmosphere, the way we had classes. The teachers were very professional. I enjoyed everything we did, the care you put on the variety of up-to-date topics chosen for discussion.
I think I feel more confident now when I speak. It seems I manage to ask/reply without hesitating too much and my understanding of radio/TV progams has absolutely improved
It was worth attending this course.
Claudio: You know, as a no-longer young English learner with horrible pronunciation, bad grammar and lack of fluency, it is hard to find a teacher who understands the problems and is not shocked! In my case Celia was never shocked - she even managed to improve all my problems. What a lovely, smart and patient teacher.
Working, talking, making oral and written exercises, I could revise my grammar knowledge (new mistakes are constantly creeping in) my fluency in speaking. The exercises with radio and internet were very useful in re-waking up my skill in understanding oral English spoken quickly, as it happens talking with real people and not just in the classroom.
