English for young learners on the Isle of Thanet
Don't change anything about the courses in Thanet. Good and friendly teachers and Margate is a great place. Rama, France
The Isle of Thanet was once an island off the South-East coast of England. It was here that the Romans landed when they invaded Britain.
Today Thanet consists of the seaside towns of Margate, Broadstairs and Ramsgate. Our students stay mainly in Margate, a popular seaside town with miles of sandy beaches, old caves once used by smugglers and a 2000 year old shell grotto - and Broadstairs, once a fishing village and home of Charles Dickens, now a popular holiday town with a sandy beach in its main bay, six further bays and white cliffs.
I got very nice impressions by travelling around Margate, Broadstairs and Ramsgate. I really loved the people and sights. Victor, Russia
The area is full of history and places of interest. A trip to the famous cathedral city of Canterbury is a popular part of our programme of activities. Dover, with its impressive castle is not far away and with London just two hours away we run various trips there almost every Saturday.
| Age | 13 - 18 |
| Class size | Max. 12 (EA.20) Max. 6 (EX.26) |
| 1 lesson | 45 minutes |
| Accommodation | with a host family |
Courses:
Course dates:
Easter: 17.04.2011 to 30.04.2011 (14 day course)
Summer: The centre is open from 03.07.2011 to 28.08.2011. You can book a course for 2, 3 or 4 weeks.
Included / not included in the price:
See below for more information
Other course towns:
Lessons:
Our main aim is to improve your marks at school. What you actually learn will depend on how old you are, what you need at school and where your weaknesses lie. You will complete a short test on the first day; this will give us an overview of your English and help us to put you in the right class.
If you have got problems with grammar, we will repeat and practice things like the tenses, adjectives, adverbs, if-clauses, reported speech, active and passive, etc. Do you find it difficult giving accurate answers to questions about a text? Then we will teach you the art of answering such questions and go through the rules from “A to Z”.
Are you in a higher class and find you get poor marks at school when you write summaries, essays, interpretations and characterisations? We will teach you the techniques involved with each of these.
English & Activities (EA.20)
20 lessons at 45 minutes (15 full hours) per week plus a full programme of sports and cultural activities and excursions (see below).
English Extra & Activities (EX.26)
The same as for English & Activities (EA.20) plus 6 further lessons per week in classes of a maximum of 6 students each. These extra lessons are held on two afternoons each week and provide additional support in areas where you may need extra help. Your teacher will work out a course plan with you. The minimum age for this course is 15.
Course dates and prices 2011
| From | To | Days | Price in £ |
| 17.04. | 30.04. | 14 | 940 |
| 03.07. | 17.07. / 24.07. / 31.07. | 15 / 22 / 29 | 960 / 1375 / 1785 |
| 10.07. | 24.07. / 31.07. / 07.08. | 15 / 22 / 29 | 960 / 1375 / 1785 |
| 17.07. | 31.07. / 07.08. / 14.08. | 15 / 22 / 29 | 960 / 1375 / 1785 |
| 24.07. | 07.08. / 14.08. / 21.08. | 15 / 22 / 29 | 960 / 1375 / 1785 |
| 31.07. | 14.08. / 21.08. / 28.08. | 15 / 22 / 29 | 960 / 1375 / 1785 |
| 07.08. | 21.08. / 28.08. | 15 / 22 | 960 / 1375 |
| 14.08. | 28.08. | 15 | 960 |
- Accommodation sharing a twin room (with a student of a different nationality) with a local host family
- Full board (breakfast, packed lunch & dinner)
- 20 lessons per week (15 full hours) for EA.20
- 26 lessons per week (19.5 full hours) for EX.26
- All course materials
- End of course certificate
- Street map of course town
- Taxi vouchers
- A full day trip every Saturday e.g.
- London including sightseeing, Piccadilly Circus, Covent Garden, Oxford Street and a ride on the London Eye
- London including Greenwich, river cruise and Camden Market
- Brighton including sightseeing
- Cambridge including punting on the River Cam
- 1 half day trip every week e.g.
- Canterbury including sightseeing and time for shopping
- Tour of the Isle of Thanet
- Bluewater - Europe's largest indoor shopping centre
- Dover including a visit to the castle and underground wartime tunnels
- 6 afternoon / evening activities per week e.g.
- rounders
- streetdance workshop
- swimming
- volleyball tournament
- bowling
- snooker
- golf
- quiz / karaoke evening
- cinema
- disco
- barn dance
- football
- arts and crafts workshop
- Bus pass for unlimited local travel ( £11 per week)
- Airport transfer (see transfer page)
