WELCOME TO ELC BRISTOL
A family-run school, offering intensive General English and examination preparation courses for students from all over the world.
Bristol is a lively university city and the cultural centre of the West of England,
I really hope you like this web site - it was designed by our students! Hopefully, it will answer all your questions.
John Duncan (Principal)
EXAMINATION PREPARATION
EXAMINATIONS
As part of your English language course, you can prepare for the following exams
2010
| Examination | Dates 2010 | Exam fees |
| IELTS |
Every month in Bristol and Bath |
£110.00 |
|
Cambridge First Certificate (FCE) |
7 December 2010
|
£93.00* |
|
Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English (CAE) |
8 December 2010
|
£96.00* |
|
Cambridge Proficiency (CPE) |
9 December 2010
|
£99.00* |
| Cambridge BULATS exam |
Flexible dates - by arrangement with the school |
£40.00 |
* The Cambridge exam fees are payable direct to the local examination centre.
The fee includes sending your certificate by registered mail to your home address.
2011
| Examination | Dates 2011 | Exam fees |
| IELTS |
Every month in Bristol and Bath |
£115.00 |
|
Cambridge First Certificate (FCE) |
12 March 2011 14 June 2011 ** 6 December 2011 |
£98.00* |
|
Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English (CAE) |
11 March 2011 15 June 2011 ** 25 August 2011*** 7 December 2011 |
£101.00* |
|
Cambridge Proficiency (CPE) |
12 March 2011 16 June 2011 ** 8 December 2011 |
£104.00* |
| Cambridge BULATS exam |
Flexible dates - by arrangement with the school |
£45.00 |
* The Cambridge exam fees are approximate and are payable direct to the local examination centre.
The fee includes sending your certificate by registered mail to your home address.
** In June 2011, the Cambridge oral exams are held in the last week of term but the written exams are held in the week after the end of the course, so students should book an extra week's accommodation (if required).
*** £20.00 exam fee supplement on 25 August
Self-study materials are available for TOEFL and TOEIC
Cambridge Exams
At ELC Bristol you can prepare for the Cambridge First Certificate, Advanced and Proficiency exams.
We are one of the very few schools in the UK which regularly prepares students for the Proficiency exam
Students who are preparing for one of the Cambridge exams will follow a course book in the morning classes which will cover the Cambridge syllabus. On two afternoons a week, students get additional practice for the writing paper and on the other two afternoons they can choose one of the elective classes.
Mock exams are held 3 weeks before the exams take place.
Cambridge preparation courses are not 'closed', which means that students can join the course at a later date if they are not able to attend for the full period. For more information about the Cambridge courses, please click here.
Cambridge exam preparation courses
2010
FCE: 14 June - 27 August 2010 (11 weeks)
FCE, CAE, CPE 20 September - 10 December 2010 (12 weeks)
2011
FCE, CAE, CPE: 4 January - 11 March 2011 (10 weeks)
FCE, CAE, CPE: 21 March - 10 June 2011 (12 weeks*)
FCE, CAE: 13 June - 26 August 2011 (11 weeks)
FCE, CAE, CPE 19 September - 9 December 2011 (12 weeks)
* In June the exams are held in the week after the end of the course, so students should book an extra week's accommodation (if required).
Meet Jorien from Holland and Rodolfo from Brazil - 2 Proficiency students
The good news is that they both passed!
IELTS
 teacher Jeff.JPG)
Minimum period of enrolment: 4 weeks.
Students should be at least at intermediate level before joining the IELTS classes.
21 hours per week - includes General English and IELTS preparation.
Many students come to ELC Bristol before going to study in colleges and universities in the UK. You generally need an IELTS score of 6.5 before going to University or 5.5 if you wish to take a foundation course or a vocational programme.
It normally takes about 12 weeks to complete each level and improve your IELTS score by one point.
