London English Teaching Services Ltd

The LETS Teaching Method:
Personal, Flexible and Adult

LETS courses, lasting two weeks each, run throughout the year. During these courses English is the only language used. Each student has the total attention of an experienced English teacher; this is called one-to-one teaching. To give variety and also experience in understanding different voices, there is a different teacher morning and afternoon, and on several evenings students will meet other English-speaking people.

Each student has an individual study-bedroom in a comfortable hotel in Central London. Away from the distractions of work, family and your own language, you will find a relaxed, friendly, hard-working atmosphere in which students and teachers can dedicate themselves to the intensive study of English.

LETS Help You

• get through the speaking barrier

• develop your knowledge of English and bring it up to date

• improve your accent

• fill in the gaps in your knowledge

• remember what you have forgotten

• learn how to be polite in English (Social English)

• study in specialist areas (please send specialist material in advance)

• make the most of a short course

LETS INTENSIVE COURSES HAVE BEEN DEVISED FOR BUSY MEN AND WOMEN WHO CAN ONLY SPARE A SHORT TIME TO LEARN ENGLISH

These people need to learn the maximum amount of English in the minimum amount of time. Total immersion in the language is the only way to achieve this. That is exactly what we offer by surrounding you with English people in an English atmosphere.

We teach not only General and Business and Professional English, but also Social English, which is essential for dealing with foreign customers.

THE SUCCESS OF ALL OUR COURSES HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE CLOSE CO-OPERATION BETWEEN STUDENT AND TEACHER WHICH OUR ONE-TO-ONE METHOD ENCOURAGES

The one-to-one method is effective because it allows:

• flexibility

• personal attention

• less exposure to other students' mistakes and accents

• concentration on the difficulties caused by your own language in learning English (Language Interference)

• total student-teacher co-operation for best results

• the opportunity to teach you in the way best suited to your personality and to

• treat you as an adult.

Duration of the LETS Course

The course begins at 5 p.m. on the first Sunday with a short meeting with one of the Directors to discuss the course in greater detail. Teaching ends at 3 p.m. on the second Friday when students normally do their final test. Public holidays are regarded as normal working days.

Vocabulary Tapes

Every day your teachers will record words and phrases that you have found difficult during the day. In this way we provide you with cassettes full of your personal English problems which you can take home with you.

Visits

It is often a good idea in the second week for a student to spend an afternoon away from the study room on a visit with a teacher to a place of special interest. If you know of a place you would particularly like to visit, please tell us when you send your application form and we will do our best to arrange it.

The Daily Programme (Monday to Friday) is designed to give intensive study but at the same time to offer the student variety. In the afternoon Business English is normally studied, but this can be changed to suit a student's needs. Private study periods are included in the full programme; they are important because they permit a student to absorb new material.

Homework

A good deal of homework is given to help reinforce what has been taught during the day. Time for learning new words is also given. Listening to a TV programme is usually a part of the homework.

Evening Activities

Information about English customs and behaviour will be given. You will also meet other people and learn the importance of knowing Social English, which is so necessary when dealing with English-speaking customers.

Weekends

Students arrive on the first Sunday. After being greeted by one of the Directors at 5 p.m., they are free for the rest of the day. During the middle weekend students are expected to spend one whole day preparing for and completing the weekend test; this test is based on the week's work. The other day is free because, in our experience, a student following an intensive course of this type benefits from a day's relaxation before the second week begins. Many of our students prefer to leave on the last Friday evening, but rooms may be used until 12.00 noon on Saturday.