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Our story began in 1953, with our founders John Haycraft (CBE) and his wife Brita Haycraft who started a school because they believed in international communication and building communities across cultures.
Who we arePrepare online for the Cambridge C1 Advanced exam.
Prepare for your Cambridge English C1 Advanced exam from anywhere in the world, with live online classes. Meet friends from all over the world, as you collaborate in virtual classrooms and have fun with online social activities.
Bookings still accepted for the 30 March start date (teachers will make sure you catch up).
Who is this course for?
This qualification is proof of high-level achievement in English and the ideal qualification to prepare you for university or professional life. You will be placed in an online class with people of a similar language level as you.
Learning outcomes
Take this course to:
- Express yourself with a high level of fluency and accuracy
- Communicate effectively using a wide range of language
- Follow complex group discussions and presentations
- Write in an engaging and persuasive style
- Write letters, proposals, reports and reviews
- Be able to follow an academic course at university level
- Be confident and prepared for the Cambridge C1 exam.
Course content
Live online group lessons with your teacher in a virtual classroom:
- Exam techniques and test-taking strategies that you need to pass the exam
- Full practice exam during the course and receive online feedback and advice from your teacher
- Discuss and debate a wide range of topics online to improve your fluency and accuracy
- Write about various topics with appropriate style and language
- Follow complex listening that involves multiple speakers
- Develop your key skills by reading a variety of challenging texts
- Extend your range of language to help in each part of the exam.
- Use a wide range of motivating materials, including digital resources and coursebooks via our online platform.
Lesson times
Cambridge 15: 13:15-16:15 GMT
Cambridge 20: 11:00 – 12:00 GMT and 13.15-16.15 GMT
Sample timetable
Progress to
- Cambridge C2 Proficiency
- A new career
- Higher education in English
My teacher is professional and inspiring, and helped me prepare for and pass my Cambridge Advanced exam with great results. He shows a great passion for teaching his language and his culture and he goes the extra mile to ensure his students experience success.
Carla, Italy
Watch our learning online videos
We have two new videos to show you. One shows how learning online works with IH London and the other shows you our online social activities, free with all online courses.
- Course selection
- Personal details
- Transfer
- Accommodation
- Insurance
- Confirm & pay
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