Help yourself learn

You will learn more quickly if you do extra work as well as your lessons.  These are some of the ways you can help yourself learn.

Homework

You will be given homework to do every day.  This is a very important part of your course and you will progress much faster if you complete it regularly.  Your teachers will give you various types of homework such as -

• written work eg letters, postcards, stories. etc
• vocabulary
• project work
• grammar exercises
• reading including reading authentic materials such as newspaper articles. 

Library/Self Access Centre

The Excel English library is is open from 8.30 to 17.30 Monday to Friday.  You can -

• work through the specially developed worksheets
• read graded readers
• do extra listening
• borrow English videos/DVDs
• practise pronunciation
• do examination preparation
• find out about UK university & vocational courses

Computer Room

The computer room is not just for you to contact your friends and family by email.  You can use the Internet to -

• practise your reading
• look up information for projects
• research your homework
• access English language learning sites
• use specialist language learning CD Roms 

Cafeteria & Garden

We ask you to speak only English in the cafeteria and garden so you increase the amount of time you are using English.  You can also -

• read English newspapers and magazines 
• read about places to visit in the UK
• use the TV and video/DVD players
• use the wireless Internet connection
• listen to music

Outside the school

You will be living in London and the language around you will be English.  Take the opportunity to use it as much as possible.

• join in our specially organised social activities
• talk to your homestay hosts or the other students in the residence
• talk to shop assistants, people selling tickets
• use the phone
• read the labels on anything you buy & check words you don't know.
• join clubs or gyms to meet English speaking people
• watch TV, listen to the radio, go to the cinema