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 -
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written work eg letters, postcards, stories. etc
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vocabulary
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project work
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grammar exercises
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reading including reading authentic materials such as newspaper articles.
Self Access Centre
The Excel English Self Access Centre is is open from 8.30 to 17.30 Monday to Friday. You can -
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work through the specially developed worksheets
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read graded readers
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do extra listening
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borrow English DVDs
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practise pronunciation
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do examination preparation
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find out about UK university & vocational courses
There are computers with internet access inside the Self Access Centre. These computers can be used to contact your friends and family by email. You can use the Internet to -
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practise your reading
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look up information for projects
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research your homework
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access English language learning sites
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use specialist language learning CD Roms
Cafe & Garden
We ask you to speak only English in the cafe and garden so you increase the amount of time you are using English. You can also -
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read English newspapers and magazines
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read about places to visit in the UK
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use the TV and video/DVD players
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use the wireless Internet connection
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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.
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talk to your homestay hosts or the other students in the residence
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talk to shop assistants, people selling tickets
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use the phone
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read the labels on anything you buy & check words you don't know.
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join clubs or gyms to meet English speaking people
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watch TV, listen to the radio, go to the cinema
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