General English plus IELTS Preparation
| IELTS Course Fees | ||
|---|---|---|
| London IELTS fees 2008 | Oxford IELTS fees 2008 | Brighton IELTS fees 2008 |
Please note: We provide information on how, when and where to enrol for exams in London, Oxford and Brighton in our downloads section.
The IELTS Exam
The IELTS (International English Language Testing Service) is generally chosen by students who plan to study at university in the UK, either for a first degree or a Master's. Each university will have a required IELTS score for individual courses so it's important to find out what grade you will need.
The test consists of four modules:
- Listening (30 mins with a recorded cassette)
- Reading (60 mins, 3 parts)
- Writing (60 mins, 2 tasks)
- Speaking (10-15 minute interview)
The test can be taken every month in London, Oxford and Brighton. Students can either arrange this themselves or the school will arrange it for them. Consult the school for test costs.
What our students say...
"The IELTS course was really good. It showed me how to use structure in writing."
- Katherina Thielges
It is not a PASS/FAIL test but rather a graded test where each student gets a a score i.e. 5.0 or 5.5 etc.
For further information see: www.ielts.org.
Please note - we offer three different IELTS courses, according to the centre:
Oxford
Option 1: 15 morning IELTS lessons from 09:15 to 12:05
Option 2: 15 morning IELTS lessons from 09:15 to 12:05 plus 5 lessons 'Speaking & Listening' from 12:25 to 13:15.
Start dates: any Monday. Course duration: 2-48 weeks.
London
We run IELTS courses of 20 or 25 lessons per week in London. The courses consist of 15 or 20 lessons of General English plus 5 IELTS lessons respectively.
Brighton
IELTS courses are also offered in Brighton on 2 afternoons per week (5 lessons), on Tuesday and Thursday from 2:00pm to 4:20pm.
A General English course of 15 or 20 lessons per week can be taken in the morning to make up a package of 20 or 25 lessons total.
Any questions?
We understand it's a big step from looking at a web site to booking a course over the Internet. Why not email us and ask us about our schools and courses. We'd be happy to get to know you!
Student Opinion
Here are some of the students who have studied on the IELTS course at British Study Centres.
QinLing - China.
Hi, I'm QinLing. I spent five months at British Study Centres, Oxford. I studied grammar & writing and speaking & listening as well as IELTS. My teacher was wonderful, I enjoyed her lessons very much and we always had a laugh in class. In May 2003 I took the IELTS in Oxford and scored 6.0. I've applied to do a foundation year in Oxford.
Amy (Min Jung Bai) - South Korea.
Hello. My name is Amy (Min Jung Bai). I'm from South Korea and I studied general English and then IELTS for about 8 months at BSC. I really enjoyed studying with nice people and had a fantastic teacher. I really wanted to improve my speaking because I felt I was very poor at this. I got a 6.0 in my IELTS overall and a 7.0 in my speaking test. I cannot thank BSC enough! I would now like to take an MBA in the UK.
John - China.
Hello, I'm John and I come from China. I felt that BSC offered a very good study environment and I also made plenty of friends. I got a 6.5 in my IELTS test, and a 7.0 in the writing! I'm now going to study for an MBA at either Nottingham University or Royal Holloway University.