Page 6 - Student Handbook Aldenham

THE TEACHING DAY BREAKS

Unless you are on an Intensive course you will have three During breaks in lessons you can visit the tuck shop to
hours of English lessons per day, with a break. Your classes buy snacks and drinks or you can just relax with your
are broken into three sections: friends. You can’t go back to your room/accommodation
building or leave the campus.

Lesson 1 (1 hour)
HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY ENGLISH?
Environment
 Practise! Speaking a language is like learning to play
Video & Vocabulary a sport - you have to do it yourself to learn the
skills. You can’t learn it just by watching others! If
Teacher: Geoff
you practise English you will get better and more
BREAK (15 minutes) confident.
 Keep a diary of what you’ve learned each day. For
Lesson 2 (1 hour) instance, if you write down new words each day

Environment you will be able to check them later.

Making a video
Don’t be afraid to speak to people!
Teacher: Geoff

BREAK (15 minutes) WHEN YOU LEAVE…

Lesson 3 (1 hour) We will miss you, but before you go we will give you a
Project work short report on your progress with us and a certificate to
prove you’ve been on our course!
Excursion preparation
Teacher: Suzy COMPLAINTS AND FEEDBACK

We will ask you to complete a questionnaire about your
stay two times: in your first week and in your second
week. Our managers read all these questionnaires so
please be honest and tell us what you think. If you have a
problem at all, don’t wait to tell us, tell a SM or your
group leader and they will try to help.

If you have a complaint that you do not believe can be
solved at the centre, please write to:
summer.support@churchillhouse.co.uk

PRACTICING YOUR FAITH

If you would like to practice your faith while staying in
the UK, please talk to your Centre Manager who can offer
you the use of a room at your school from which you can
do so.
If you need to visit a formal service, please speak to your
SM to see what arrangements can be made.