The Lake School offers General English courses all year round. Students on General English courses are placed in classes according to their level, so you may join existing classes. Our qualified and experienced teachers make sure this integration is smooth to provide a friendly, positive classroom atmosphere for all students.

Most students choose Intensive General English, this is a full-time course (21 hours per week). In the summer, there are fixed start dates.

Intensive General English
Some students take Semi-Intensive General English, this is a part-time course (15 hours per week, mornings only). You can’t do this course in July and August.

Semi-Intensive General English
If you are CEFR B1 level or above and are studying on an Intensive English course, for a minimum of 4 weeks (not in July or August), you may like to prepare for an internationally recognised English language qualification. We prepare students for IELTS and the Cambridge exams.

Exam Preparation

Homestay accommodation

Living with a friendly host is a great opportunity to talk and exchange cultures.

Quite a lot of our homestays host more than one student at the same time, but no more than 4 students. In this case, no students speak the same first language (unless requested).

All hosts offer welcoming, clean and comfortable accommodation on the same basis.
Usually students share the bathroom with the homestay. Some homes have rooms with private bathroom.
Almost all homestay accommodation is in single rooms with space for your clothes, and a place to study. We can provide twin rooms for people booking together.

What are your special requirements?
We choose your accommodation carefully, so when you enrol, we will ask you to tell us the things that are important for you.

All our hosts:
* provide half-board Monday to Friday and all meals at the weekend
* give you a key to the house so you can be independent
* live a local bus ride away from the school or within walking distance
* are carefully chosen for their friendliness and are regularly revisited
* promise never to have 2 students of the same first language unless requested
* give you appropriate washing facilities and bathroom access
* clean your room and provide a regular change of towels and bed linen
* do some of your laundry or allow you to use their laundry facilities
* offer free WiFi internet access
* are interested in looking after students of all ages and nationalities
* eat with you in the evenings and encourage you to speak English