Welcome Pack – Immersion anglais “Efficacité et maîtrise” à Varambon
GREAT NEWS!
You are coming to Châteaux des langues for an immersion.
This is your chance to really improve your English and to take everything that you have learned in the past and put it all together into a solid base.
The course is intense, professional and structured but the atmosphere is pleasant and relaxed.
Our motivated and energetic team are here to inform, guide and encourage you to make sure that you get the maximum benefit from your week with us. The diversity of our teaching team means that we can cater to any linguistic need you may have.
To maintain your concentration during these intense days, there are different teachers, activities and rooms every hour. On Wednesday, for something a little different, we have a cooking session when you prepare the dinner!
You will be staying in the château with all meals provided. We aim to cater to your every need in order to create the ideal learning environment to concentrate on the language.
THE OBJECTIVES
To provide you with a communication tool by developing, understanding and practising the most effective learning methods.
To accelerate oral, audio and written skills in order to be more efficient in professional situations.
To develop mechanisms which will help you to react more quickly and spontaneously.
Click here for detailed objectives
SCHEDULE
Morning Schedule
We begin at 10am on Monday
08h30 – 09h00 : Structured exercices
09h00 – 09h30 : Breakfast – Comments & discussion about the news
09h30 – 10h00 : “Small talk” during a walk in the countryside
10h00 – 11h15 : The tool “Le kit des bases grammaticales”
11h15- 11h30 : Coffee break
11h30 – 12h20: Audio exercise – the “copycat” training
12h30 – 13h30 : Lunch – professional meeting role-play
13h30 – 14h00 : Coffee and time for external contact with mobiles and laptops
Afternoon schedule
We finish at 5pm on Friday
14h00 – 15h15 : The Tool “Le kit des bases grammaticales” / Programme C.O.M
15h15 – 15h45 : Structured exercises on the “kit”
15h45 – 16h00 : Coffee break
16h00 – 17h00 : Test preparation
17h00 – 18h00 : Operational language activities + “one to one” in parallel (30 min/participant)
18h00 – 18h15 : Coffee break
18h15 – 19h00 : Role plays + “one to one” in parallel (30 min/participant)
19h00 – 19h15 : Personal recap time
19h15 – 19h30 : Time for external contact with mobiles and laptops
& possibility to consult a teacher
19h30 – 21h00 : Pre-dinner aperitif / Dinner – social conversation
21h00 – 21h30 : Pronunciation
21h30 – 22h30 : Structured television exercise
PREPARING FOR YOUR IMMERSION
EXPRESSION
You want to sound more English?
You need key words to help you feel more comfortable?
Click to download your list of essentials:
Transition words and key phrases
Please have a look before you arrive because we will ask you to use them during your immersion.
AUDIO
When you arrive we will show you our method for improving your listening and comprehension skills. To help you to get the maximum benefit from this method please watch 3 TED Talks with the English subtitles before you come.
Levels A2 – B1
SPECIFIC LANGUAGE NEEDS AND WISHES
Please inform us of your personal requirements with the following form :
MEALTIMES
Mealtimes are simulations of real situations.
Before you arrive please prepare your subjects for a business meeting and a social dinner.
Click to download the details:
HOW TO GET HERE
BY CAR
478 Rue du Château
01160 Varambon
France
Please aim to arrive between 9:30 and 10am on Monday morning.
BY TRAIN
For Monday please book this train:
Paris Gare de Lyon at 06h55 to Ambérieu en Buguey at 09h31.
We will arrange for someone to collect you at the station and bring you to the château. You will easily recognise the person as they will have a Châteaux des langues sign and will be waiting at the taxi stand outside the train station.
Please, DO NOT take any other train on Monday because you will arrive too late for the immersion. Also, you will not be able to take the free taxi which is only available at Ambérieu en Buguey.
The departing train is usually at 17h02 from Ambérieu-en-Bugey on Friday.
If you are not coming from Paris, or need to take a different train, please discuss this with us before booking your tickets.
Please inform us of your train times as soon as possible.
For those arriving after the 7th of April 2024 please book the following train :
Paris Gare de Lyon at 06h26 to Ambérieu en Buguey at 09h07
For those who wish to arrive on Sunday when our Centre is not open. Here is a list of hotels in the area that we recommend:
- Hôtel ibis budget Chateau Gaillard – Lieu Dit “Les, Rue des Millettes, 01500 Château-Gaillard – +33892701273
- Hôtel Première Classe Bourg En Bresse – 105 Impasse des Certines, 01250 Montagnat – +33474237661
If you wish to use the free taxi service, the meeting point is at 9:30 am at the Gare de Ambérieu en Buguey. Please let us know by email beforehand so that we can order the taxi.
AND FINALLY…
MEALS
Breakfast (coffee & croissants), lunch and dinner are all provided.
If you have any special dietary requirements (allergies, vegetarian, etc….)
please let us know in advance by email (direction@chateauxdeslangues.com) or by phone (+ 33 2 43 53 55 63).
TO ENJOY YOUR STAY
We have included some outdoor walks in this course, so we provide boots. We also provide towels in the bedrooms.
Please also bring some pens and writing paper and an ID CARD or PASSPORT. All other teaching materials will be provided by us.
Remember that at certain times of the year the weather can get cold, so please bring a nice warm jumper with you.
