Intensive Online B2/C1 English Courses

Communicative method of Cambridge CELTA

Reach a B2/C1 CEFR level with the professional guidance of a Cambridge CELTA qualified English tutor.

Improve your English fluency in a highly student-centred, stimulating, and supportive environment with detailed language feedback on your progress.

In the course focusing on your fluency, you will learn to communicate effectively in B2/C1 English, use natural intonation patterns, and speak with a wide range of vocabulary.

Victoria Road offers intensive and non-intensive B2-C1 English courses, meeting various needs, objectives, and budgets. You will surely find a course that fits into your busy schedule, aligns with your desired study pace, and helps you reach your goal.

General English Course (B2/C1)

What are General B2/C1 English courses?

Victoria Road's General B2/C1 English courses are designed to help you reach the next CEFR level: B2 if your current level if B1, and C1 if your current level is B2. The classes are based on the communicative method of Cambridge CELTA, focusing on developing your fluency and confidence in spoken English.

During the course, you will be able to improve all the four language skills (Listening, Speaking, Writing and Reading) with internationally renowned coursebooks, and expand your vocabulary and grammar which are required to reach the new level.

The classes are highly student-centred, where you are guided towards self-discovery of the target language. The academic environment is very stimulating, allowing you to improve your English language skills with a highly professional guidance.

The class typically begins with a warm-up and a lead-in into the topic, usually in the form of questions. Then you work on a Listening or Reading task, practising Listening and Reading strategies and practising your receptive skills.

Afterwards, we focus on the language (vocabulary or grammar) used in the audio or text. You explore the meaning, pronunciation and form of the target language, giving you a complete understanding of the lexical units or grammar structure. We then move on to a short controlled practice before a larger speaking task.

All classes end with a 15 or 20-min speaking activity, allowing you to have extensive freer practice of the language you have learnt during the class. The class ends with detailed feedback on your strong points and progress areas relating to the target language.

All lesson plans follow the rigorous standards of the Cambridge CELTA communicative method, used in the leading language schools worldwide

You can choose between a one-to-one course and group courses (all the groups are small - up to 3 students). If there are not enough students to form a group, then only private courses are possible.

If you are a new student, you can book a free Trial Lesson to help you understand whether you would like to do the course or not. To book a 45-min Trial Lesson, contact Victoria.

What happens in class?

Are classes private or in group?

How do I know if the course is right for me?

Which materials are used in the course?

Victoria Road uses award-winning course materials for English learners, such as SpeakOut B2/C1 and Outcome B2/C1. These are lexically-rich courses, allowing you to learn and practise the language you need to communicate outside the classroom.

The enrolled students have 100% free access to all the learning and self-study materials. You do not have to buy any coursebooks yourself!

Will I receive a certificate at the end of the course?

After the course, you will receive a Certificate of Completion certifying the new level if you score 75% and more in the Final Test. Otherwise, you will receive a Certificate of Achievement.

Effective English Communication Strategies B2/C1

10-hour or 20-hour courses aim to equip you with effective communicative strategies in real-life contexts (B2/C1). These courses focus entirely on Functional Language, or your ability to 'function' in a particular environment: participate in a discussion, handle an awkward situation, speculate, negotiate, etc.

The major focus of these courses is on Speaking and Listening skills, as well as pronunciation (intonation). They help you gain confidence in real-life communication contexts requiring specific language and intonation patterns.

Below is the content of the C1 Course on Effective Communication Strategies (10 hours):

Class 1 Function: Speculating

Learn to: Use vague language

Class 2 Function: Introducing Opinion

Learn to: Express doubt

Class 3 Function: Making a proposal

Learn to: Express modifications

Class 4 Function: Hypothetical preferences

Learn to: Add emphasis

Class 5 Function: Making a point

Learn to: Manage a conversation

Class 6 Function: Describing cause and effect

Learn to: Summarise your views

Class 7 Function: Exchanging opinions

Learn to: Convince someone

Class 8 Function: Discussing ideas

Learn to: Solicit more information

Class 9 Function: Ranting / raving

Learn to: Use comment adverbials

Class 10 Function: Negotiating

Learn to: Stall for time

At the end of the course, you will receive Victoria Road's Certificate of Achievement stating your current level and the completed course.

Crash Course on Phrasal Verbs and Idioms C1 NEW

This innovative Crash Course intends to give you an in-depth understanding of Phrasal Verbs and Idioms, which are essential for developing fluency at B2-C1 levels. This 3-hour course teaches you the basic of the idiomatic language in English, why it should be your main vocabulary focus at B2-C1, and equips you with the self-study tools, resources, and strategies to learn it on your own.
Apart from tutor input, you will have freer speaking practice helping you communicate effectively using Phrasal verbs and Idioms. One of the main goals of the course is to let you use the target language in various group speaking activities and boost your confidence in using them in real life.
The course lasts 3 hours over 3 consecutive days, that is, 1 hour per day. It can take place during lunch break (12pm Paris time) or in the evening (8pm Paris time).
This is a group course, and groups are small, up to 2-3 students.
In the crash course, you also get free access to a leading self-study book on Phrasal Verbs for C1 students, and you will receive guidance from the tutor on how to use the book on your own.
If for some reason you are not happy with the course, I will issue a 50% refund in the end. But to reassure you, that has never happened before!

Study materials

Victoria Road uses leading English coursebooks helping you develop all the skill areas, such as B2-C1 SpeakOut, Outcomes and Lifestyle. You will work with the best and most recent award-winning materials from Macmillan, Pearson, Cambridge et Oxford University Press, featuring authentic BBC materials.

Students enrolled in the courses have 100% free access to all the study materials.

Fees

1:2:1 class (1 hour)

35€ (one-to-one)

27€ (group)

✔ Lesson prepared in advance and following the standards of Cambridge CELTA

✔ B2-C1 vocabulary expansion

✔ Reinforcement of B1-C1 grammar structures

✔ In-depth work on all the four skills: Speaking, Listening, Reading and Writing (optional)

✔ Detailed feedback on your progress

✔ Homework (optional but recommended)

✔ Progress Tests to track your progress

✔ FREE access to study materials in digital format

Payment method: invoice payments at the end of the month (direct bank transfer).

10-hour packages

330€ (one-to-one) (free 40 minutes)

✔ Lessons prepared in advance and following the standards of Cambridge CELTA methodology