READING COMPREHENSION: LEARN ENGLISH AT WINTERBOURNE SCHOOL

Today I let you a text to practice reading comprehension. Enjoy it!

LEARN ENGLISH AT THE WINTERBOURNE SCHOOL

Hello! My name is Martin Burridge and I am the director of the Winterbourne School.

Who are we?

The Winterbourne School of English is a small school, with eight teachers, six from England, one from the USA and one from Australia. We have about 80 students from all over the world.

Where are we?

Winterbourne is in the south-west of England, about 20 minutes from Bristol and only two hours from London.

What do we offer?

Course 1: 30 hours. One week of intensive business English. 6 hours every day. The ideal course for busy business people.

Course 2: 40 hours. Two weeks of general English. 4 hours a day. A good course for young adults who don’t have a lot of time.

Course 3: 80 hours. Long-term learners: One month of general English. 4 hours a day. This course is good for people who can stay in England for a longer time.

Timetable

Classes are from 9.00 a.m. until 1 p.m. Monday to Friday. Students on Course 1 also have classes from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m.

Prices

Course 1: 480 euros

Course 2: 550 euros

Course 3: 990 euros

Why is the Winterbourne School special?

• Winterbourne is a beautiful little town with a good sports centre, a golf course, and some nice restaurants and pubs.

• Our teachers are all qualified with a minimum of two years’ experience.

• We are a small school so we have time to listen to our students.

• We have a large resource centre with Internet access, a listening room, and more than 1,000 books, videos, and cassettes.

• We have a wonderful students’ common room with TV, newspapers, free tea, coffee, and orange juice.

• You can stay with an English family or you can stay in a hotel.

• Our students come back again and again and again!

The Winterbourne School of English – we want the BEST for you.

1. Comprehension check: True or False?

1 Martin Burridge is the director. T

2 The Winterbourne School is in the south-west of Australia. __

3 The school has about eighteen students. __

4 The students come from the USA. __

5 The school has three different courses. __

6 You can drink free beer and wine in the students’ room. __

7 You can use the Internet in the resource centre. __

8 All students stay with families. __

2. Choose the correct word.

1 The Winterbourne School is a small / big school.

2 The school is 20 minutes / 2 hours from London.

3 Winterbourne has a shopping centre / sports centre.

4 The Winterbourne School has one teacher from the USA / England.

5 Course 2 costs 480 euros / 550 euros.

KEY

Comprehension check: 2F; 3F; 4F; 5T; 6F; 7T; 8F

Choose the correct word : 2 two hours ; 3 sports centre; 4 USA; 5 €550 

Have a nice day! :)