Combination Course (General English and One-to-One Lessons)

Center of English Studies: Leeds

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Course description

This course combines our Standard General English Course (20 lessons) and 5 one-to-one private lessons per week.
The course is designed to improve students’ abilities to use language accurately and fluently while concentrating on the skills of listening, reading, speaking and writing.

The course is based on the most up-to-date methodology, course books and authentic materials.

Course topics

The first part of the morning concentrates on grammar and use of language and the second part concentrates on communication skills.

Class schedule

Course duration
2-11 weeks
Start dates
Every Monday
Classes per week
25 lessons per week (each lesson lasts 45 min)
Class days
Monday - Friday

Class times

Lesson
09:30 AM - 01:00 PM
Afternoon session
02:00 PM - 04:30 PM

Class schedule may change depending on availability and season.

Class level

All levels, beginner to advanced
You will take a placement test on your first day to determine your class level. You may also take this test before your arrival in Leeds.

Class size

Average 10 students
Maximum 14 students

Student age

Age range 16 years old and older
Average 27 years old
(19 in the summer)

Certificate

A certificate of completion will be issued at the end of the course.
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Reviews

92% recommend

based on 12 reviews
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"Good experience with the people around and improving my speaking."

Oliver Cesnek, student from Czech Republic

I liked the teachers and all the people, especially Angel was very nice. The facility was good, not too far from the bus station. But the classes, i felt like ithey were too long, because iam not used to it and it was kind of hard to stay focused during the full class.
The activities were great, but did not like the museums, we went to some industrial museum, which was really boring to me.
I lived at my moms friend house, so it is not part of the school housing.
But my biggest concern is that i felt like the classes were usually too easy for me, i think that iam better level, because my classmates were sometimes a lot worse than me at english and that i never knew what activity are we having untill i asked, because they gave me the wrong timetable 3 times. But i made new friends and enjoyed ut really well. Thank you for this oportunity.

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Duration of study
1 week
Date of study
3 Jul 2023 - 14 Jul 2023
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
This is a verified review. This student has booked a course at this school through Language International.

"Great. I liked to study at CES during these five weeks. If I had the possibility to go back. I will do."

Wilfried LORNG, student from France

It was a pleasure for me to study at CES. I enjoyed the quality of teaching and the différents activities during social programs.
Moreover, CES is close of the train station of Leeds.
There are many foreign students. That allows everyone to make a lot of effort to speak in English.

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My ratings for this school

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Duration of study
4 weeks
Date of study
5 Jun 2023 - 7 Jul 2023
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
This is a verified review. This student has booked a course at this school through Language International.

"Good practice at speaking but grammar lessons were bad because of the badly sorted group levels"

Valērijs Semjaņņikovs, student from Latvia

It was nice, activities were good although almost every time we finished very late. Teachers were good but some of them were slow and because of that classes with them were boring. Leaders of afternoon activities were funny and open. Pretty good classrooms but some of them were a bit small and a school for juniors were a little far away from the main school.

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My ratings for this school

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Duration of study
1 week
Date of study
26 Jun 2023 - 7 Jul 2023
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
This is a verified review. This student has booked a course at this school through Language International.

"I enjoyed this stay as well as the warm welcome of the team"

Catherine LAPLASSOTTE, student from France

Welcome, good teacher. Perfect location. My hostess was nice

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My ratings for this school

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Duration of study
1 week
Date of study
2 May 2022 - 13 May 2022
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
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"My experience with the CES Centre was an interesting adventure, the adventure that made me feel comfortable and happy at the same time."

Faisal Binhassan, student from UK

First of all, thanks and regards to all whom helped me become a member of a family on my two weeks course.

At the beginning, the course was totally easy and organized on the way of the level examining and the arrangement of classes timing. When I where looking to join an Ielts course in Leeds, I had multiple of choices, but the location, time flexibility, variety of course choices & proficiently forced me to join your course without any doubts. I had plenty of hope to become totally ready for my IELTS test on a month after my course ends, but the unfortunate was that i was surprised that the Ielts course that I took on the CES center was an basic English course than what an Ielts course should be..

The course was all week morning English sessions that are based of random topics and genres are taught, while three days only of the full week are chosen to cover the Ielts course on the afternoon. Based on a student that had a full hope to achieve full capability to become no less than ready for his Ielts test, was only a feeling that are in a worry. The Ielts course was more into basic English than what Ielts preparation course should have been.

I was within the advanced course on the Ielts course, but suddenly I noticed that even though I were on a high level on my course ( Advanced ), I was put in a Level 2 Ielts course, which doesn’t make any sense why a student in advance should be kept in a low Ielts level..!

Once again, Thank you for everything.
And that was only an honest review on my experience with CES

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My ratings for this school

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Duration of study
1 week
Date of study
15 Jul 2019 - 26 Jul 2019
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
This is a verified review. This student has booked a course at this school through Language International.

"Excellent organization of the team!"

Konstantin Manschulow, student from Germany

Thanks a lot for your excellent team! It was great experience and I had improved my knowledge in English language.
The teacher do a great job!

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My ratings for this school

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Duration of study
1 week
Date of study
30 Apr 2018 - 11 May 2018
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
This is a verified review. This student has booked a course at this school through Language International.

"My three-week study experience in Leeds, learning English, knowing culture and making friends, was really unforgettable and helpful."

Fan Yang, student from Italy

Regarding the teachers, location, activities, and facilities, I would give a very positive answer. For sure I had a wonderful experience in Leeds that I would not mention more here. However, I would like to propose two personal suggestions: First, as we know, Italian and Spanish students compose the majority of our school usually, which means it has more chance we have several Italian and Spanish students at the same class. In most of cases, I suppose it might not a good way for improving their language skills. Therefore, on their behalf, I wonder if our school could take up some measures or find some solutions to help them, trying your best to mix students with different cultural background into one class, could be one way. Secondly, I saw most of the students, who didn't manage their free time appropriately to study, just busy with activities and pubs. On their behalf, I hope our school could set a prize for the winner of that test held every two weeks, which might encourage them to put more efforts on their study, to make use of the facilities like the computer room.

All my suggestions above is hoping to help those who really want to improve their English ability.

Lastly my big thanks to all the staff.

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My ratings for this school

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Duration of study
2 weeks
Date of study
1 Aug 2016 - 19 Aug 2016
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
This is a verified review. This student has booked a course at this school through Language International.

"Not bad"

Muhrah Hasan S Alsultan, student from Saudi Arabia

It was good overall, but one bad thing was that every teacher had his or her own way of teaching, which made it very confusing, and some of them were boring.

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My ratings for this school

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Duration of study
4 weeks
Date of study
27 Jul 2015 - 28 Aug 2015
Would you recommend this school?
No
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"A new experience that pushed me to a new level"

David Batteux, student from France

The school was in a good location - easy for public transport. I took the train every day to commute to Bradford and it was very easy.

I began in a class with only an Arabic speaker, and sometimes it was not good for me because the class always spoke in Arabic, but it was good to learn more about their country and their culture. After I changed and my class was more multi-lingual, it became more interesting because we talked only in English.

The teachers were good, except a few who were too by the book, with exercises but no exchange.

I can't say much for housing, because I rented a house on my own and didn't do the activities because I was there with my family.

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My ratings for this school

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Duration of study
19 weeks
Date of study
12 Jan 2015 - 29 May 2015
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
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"The most beautiful experience of my life!"

Marta Berlese, student from Italy

My classmates are fantastic, and also my teachers!
The principal is very gentle!
The location , now it is changed, was a little bit small, with few windows.
Now it is in a new location. Very beautiful! I visited it last April.
The activities are fun: films, bowling, karaoke, and visits to art galleries, museums, and trips.
The trips generally are to Scarabought. I suggest that the School organize a trip to Knaresbough!
I highly recommend it!

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My ratings for this school

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Duration of study
1 week
Date of study
9 Jul 2012 - 20 Jul 2012
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
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"Amazing experience to learn English."

Domenica Selva Fernandez, student from Mexico

It was a little school, however I think is better to meet people and share experiences with people from many different countries. I liked so much the housing within learning English because the family talks with you and shares their British culture.

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My ratings for this school

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Duration of study
4 weeks
Date of study
15 Oct 2012 - 9 Nov 2012
Age group
35 - 49
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
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"Fantastic experience"

Christina Papiri, student from Cyprus

Management is friendly and caring. Classes are well organized. Teachers are helpful and polite and up to the necessary standard. Housing is very good and people are very caring. Leaving in Leeds is very interesting.

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My ratings for this school

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Duration of study
12 weeks
Date of study
14 Jan 2013 - 5 Apr 2013
Age group
35 - 49
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
This is a verified review. This student has booked a course at this school through Language International.
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Housing

Center of English Studies: Leeds offers the following housing types:
homestay

Homestay - 2-person shared room - Breakfast and dinner - 2 students must book together

$230
weekly
Age range: 16 years old and older
Location: Outside the city center of Leeds
Housing type: Homestay
Room type: 2-person shared room
Board type: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner (21 meals per week)
Facilities: Kitchen and laundry
Distance to school: 30 - 45 minutes by bus
Availability: January - December
Check-in: Sunday, anytime
Check-out: Saturday, anytime
Restriction: 2 students must book together
$230
Staying with a host family is a popular choice, especially for students arriving in the UK for the first time. It is an excellent way to find out about the area and the best way to improve your English outside school time. All our homestay families are thoroughly checked. All have experience of hosting overseas students. Homestays provide all meals (a packed lunch for weekdays), own room including desk, and the comfort of an English family home. Homestays are available year-round. CES Leeds cannot provide homestay accommodation for students unless they are registered on a course with the school. Homestays are available for the duration of the course only.

Homestay - Single-person room - Breakfast and dinner

$250
weekly
Age range: 16 years old and older
Location: Outside the city center of Leeds
Housing type: Homestay
Room type: Single-person room
Board type: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner (21 meals per week)
Facilities: Kitchen and laundry
Distance to school: 20 - 45 minutes by bus
Availability: January - December
Check-in: Sunday, anytime
Check-out: Saturday, anytime
$250
Staying with a host family is a popular choice, especially for students arriving in the UK for the first time. It is an excellent way to find out about the area and the best way to improve your English outside school time. All our homestay families are thoroughly checked. All have experience of hosting overseas students. Homestays provide all meals (a packed lunch for weekdays), own room including desk, and the comfort of an English family home. Homestays are available year-round. CES Leeds cannot provide homestay accommodation for students unless they are registered on a course with the school. Homestays are available for the duration of the course only.
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Campus Living - Single-person room (ensuite) - No meals

$250
weekly
Age range: 18 - 99 years old
Address: 5 Burley Road, Leeds LS3 1LN, GB
Location: In the city center of Leeds
Housing type: Student residence (off-campus)
Room type: Single-person room
Board type: No meals
Facilities: Private bathroom, kitchen, laundry, wireless internet, free internet, tV room, carpet, air conditioning, and heating
Distance to school: 15 minutes by walk
Availability: January - December
Check-in: Sunday, after 12:00 PM
Check-out: Saturday, before 12:00 PM
$250
Campus Living Village self-catering student residence is a 10 minute walk from CES Leeds. Each flat has 5 lockable bedrooms which share a communal kitchen-diner. All bedrooms are comfortable and bright with an en-suite bathroom. They come with shelves, drawers and a handy bookcase for all your notes and textbooks, as well as a spacious wardrobe.
Campus Living Village flats are “bronze” category and they available year-round but places are limited.
visa

Visa support

We cannot apply for visas on behalf of students. However, the school can supply you with all the documentation you need to support your visa application.

If you are studying in the UK for over 11 months, you will receive a reference number called a Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) that you need to submit to the UK embassy along with your General Student Visa application. Students who have successfully booked a language course and have paid their fees will receive a CAS from Center of English Studies: Leeds. Please note that UK law states that a CAS can only be issued to students who intend to pursue English language studies for over 11 months.

If you are studying in the UK for 11 months or less, you have to apply for a special visitor visa called a Student Visitor Visa. As a student visitor, you will not be able to work part-time while studying. If you plan to study in the UK for 11 months or less, a letter of acceptance will be sent to your home address by regular mail at no charge to you.

Learn more about how to get a UK visa »

Flights and airport transfer

Please note that we do not book flights for our students. If you are researching airfare costs, we recommend using Kayak.com, a search engine that lets you compare flight options from your home country to Leeds based on your budget, schedule and preferences.

Travel insurance

Study abroad worry-free with Language International's health and personal effects insurance coverage. When you book a course with us, you can opt to purchase an international insurance plan that covers not only your health care cost but also loss of your personal belongings. You must book your insurance in advance when you register.

Learn more about our insurance plan »

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