| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2024-05-06 | - |
| 2024-06-01 | - |
| 2024-07-29 | - |
| 2024-01-01 | - |
| 2024-03-01 | - |
| 2024-04-01 | - |
| 2024-09-01 | - |
Program Overview
The GO: Prepared program is designed for students who need to improve their English before starting their degree, need skills and experience to succeed at university in the USA, and want the potential to earn college credits while working on their English. The program develops essential skills for degree study, including college-level reading, writing, study skills, and research techniques. Students also participate in organized visits to leading local universities, attend a dedicated series of relevant lectures and seminars, and have opportunities to participate in college sports, clubs, and societies.
Program Outline
Course structure and content
London
- 28 lessons (21 hours) per week of Cambridge FCE exam preparation
Oxford and Los Angeles
- 20 lessons (15 hours) per week of General English
- 8 lessons (6 hours) per week Cambridge FCE exam preparation
Key features:
- The Cambridge English: First preparation course is taught by specialist and experienced teachers.
- The course syllabus has been specially designed to maximise students’ exam success and covers all papers of the exam.
- Students will be given regular homework and will be expected to complete at least five hours of assignments each week.
Key areas covered include:
Communication skills
- Conversational language skills
- Listening and accents
- Reading and interpretation
- Writing and presenting
Linguistic resources
- Building your vocabulary bank
- Fine tuning your pronunciation
- Interpretation of texts
- Grammar and syntax
Study skills
- Note taking and revision
- Research skills
- Time management and planning
- Dictionary work
- Learner autonomy
Cultural and personal development
- Understanding cultural difference and similarity
- Team work and leadership
- Presenting an argument
- Discussion skills
Exam technique and strategies
- Working under exam conditions
- Understanding the requirements of each section of the exam
- Understanding what the examiner is looking for
- Planning and reviewing your answers
- Preparing mentally for exam day
Assessing progress
- Students will be given homework tasks to complete every day, including writing practice.
- In addition to homework tasks, students’ progress will also be monitored in class and they will complete a short test at the start of each week.
- Students are given a number of opportunities to complete mock examinations under simulated exam conditions. The results of these mock exams will be used to help them improve in specific areas.
About the Cambridge: B2 First (FCE) exam
- The Cambridge English: First exam is an upper-intermediate level qualification, set at level B2 of the CEFR.
- It offers proof that candidates have the language skills to live and work independently in an English-speaking country or to study on courses taught in English.
- Candidates are tested in all four key skills and in ‘use of English’, and receive a separate score for each, as well as an overall score. A final grade and CEFR level are then assigned.
Sample timetable
Please note: sample timetable is subject to change.
28 lessons of Cambridge FCE preparation per week: taught in London
| Mon | Tues | Weds | Thurs | Fri | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
09:00 – 10:30 Cambridge First Exam (FCE) Preparation |
Grammar and speaking |
Reading Vocabulary |
Vocabulary Speaking Listening |
Grammar Speaking |
Writing Grammar |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Break | Break | Break | Break | Break |
|
11:00 – 12:30 Cambridge First Exam (FCE) Preparation |
Vocabulary Speaking Writing |
Grammar Speaking |
Grammar Exam focus |
Word formation Exam practice |
Writing |
| 12:30 – 13:30 | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch |
13:30 – 15:00 Cambridge First Skills: Special Interest Group (SIG) |
Speaking Exam practice |
Reading |
Listening |
Speaking |
Free time |
20 lessons of general English + 8 lessons of Cambridge FCE Preparation per week: taught in Oxford and Los Angeles
Mon | Tues | Weds | Thurs | Fri | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
09:00 – 10:30 General English | Progress test | Grammar Pronunciation Professional skills | Vocabulary Reading, listening and writing | Listening Functional language Task-based learning (leadership and team work) | Grammar review Video Discussion |
10:30 – 11:00 | Break | Break | Break | Break | Break |
11:00 – 12:30 General English | Vocabulary Discussion | Video Role-play Study skills | Real English Grammar Vocabulary | Writing Presentations | Vocabulary Professional skills Discussion — |
12:30 – 13:30 | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch |
13:30 – 15:00 Cambridge First Skills: Special Interest Group | Speaking Exam practice | Reading | Listening | Speaking | Free time |
