Full-Time General English

Our full-time General English course offers intensive study and practice across all areas of the language.

Improve Your Grammar And Vocabulary In The Morning

The full-time General English course morning classes have a grammar focus and we loosely follow the syllabus of the course book. We try to give you what you can’t do easily in your own country: lots of focus on speaking and listening. While learning the grammar and vocabulary of the topic, you’ll get reading and writing practice.

Focus On Speaking, Listening, And Everyday English In The Afternoon

In the afternoon, you’ll practise English for everyday situations and use your listening, reading, writing and speaking skills to explore a range of interesting themes. The afternoon is a chance for you to immerse yourself in real-world English.

Don’t be surprised if your teacher takes you out of the class and into town to complete a real-world speaking activity such as interviewing native English speakers on the street or ordering food and drink in a cafe. A chance to learn useful phrases will really increase your confidence in real-life social situations!

An English Course That Improves All Your Skills

The teacher of the morning class and the afternoon class meet regularly to discuss their class and the individual students in them. In these meetings, the teachers talk about the progress students are making, areas of improvement for the students, and the aims of the day/week.

This way they can create a plan of what to teach for the week and make sure that all their students are making the kind of progress they want. In addition, the teachers can ensure that everyone in their group is getting the right amounts of pronunciation, writing, reading, listening, speaking, vocabulary, and grammar practice.

It’s important to remember that the main focus of the LSI/IH Portsmouth General English course is on communication.