Kaplan International English - London Covent Garden

I really liked the school, the teachers are kind and funny, all are native speakers. Kaplan has a great level division, from beginner to proficient, very good programs on preparation for the exams on language proficiency. I have chosen specifically this school because it’s located in the very center of London - in Covent Garden. It takes 3 minutes walking from the school to the British Museum, 10 minutes to the famous market with shops and restaurants. You can rent a bike nearby the school and get to almost every London’s attraction. I wasn’t very lucky with accommodation. I lived in the 4th zone, so it took approximately one hour to get to the school and that’s why during the day I never came back home - walked in London with my friends till the late evening. So I can say that only slept there. The hostess was very nice - cooked really well, washed the clothes and never abused me for tardiness. In general, I really liked the trip - three weeks in such a wonderful city have left unforgettable impressions for the whole life. Thank you very much Linguatrip for organizing my trip!

Thank you very much for the work done! Impressions of the trip are only positive! From my impressions, 3-week course is a short period for learning the language, but this is the maximum period for which I could leave the workplace) But this is quite enough to restore the language skills that were forgotten almost 5 years ago, as well as get to know the representatives of all the continents (except for Australia, that is actually logical)) About the school - a very cool location, cool teachers, students from all over the world, all who are confused about the choice of the school - the choice among the school in which I was and others - I can safely advise the school I went to! You will definitely not regret it. About accommodation - the view from the place I lived in was cool, photos will be sent in a separate letter as they are on the phone. The very convenient location that is relatively close to the metro, the school was 3.5 km away - I walked on foot - a very beautiful route; living in the first zone is very comfortable if you like walking. I passed almost 200 km on foot for 3 weeks.

Also, I found an interesting fact about the accommodation - a couple of people lived in a residence that is located in 4th zone and they went to school and back home every day - the cost of the road is 10 pounds - just going from zone 4 to zone 1 and back. Accordingly, if you live not far from the school that is located in the center, you save 70 pounds a week in comparison with those who live far from the center, since even on weekends everyone went for a walk to the center, so it is better to use this money to take accommodation that is closer to the place of study.

On the whole, impressions and memories are very, very positive! Thank you very much for your cooperation and work done! It was very pleasant to work with you, I will recommend you to all familiar and familiar acquaintances)

I really liked the vacation trip even despite some troubles with residence. Thank you for solving this problem really fast. The second residence Tufnell House was so cool and great that I forgot about all downs. It was extremely comfortable and convenient.

I really liked the school. The teachers were cool, professional, always responsive and funny. We had really informative and useful lessons. The excursions were great and with big discounts.

I made a lot of friends living in this residence and studying at school. I saw many interesting, new and nice things. Of course I feel that my English has improved.

One little thing I felt sorry about was that I went only for 2 weeks. It’s not enough for exploring the town and neighboring cities. I’m sure that I’ll choose your company one more time because I fell in love with London.

Thank you for everything.

Overall, I liked this trip. In short, I was in Higher Intermediate group, and even though I didn't upgrade my language level, there is definitely progress in my Speaking and Listening. The first week was hard, as I expected, but after I begun to catch up.

I took excursions to Windsor Castle, Stonehenge and Bath. To be honest, there were too many people and too little time to see the castle and Bath, and maybe it's a bit out of mine. So, after these excursions, I was traveling (to Brighton, to Cornwall) by myself.

I got on well with my host family. Hosts have been really friendly and kind to me. We had breakfasts and dinners together. The house is located in a quiet place, only 40 minutes away from school in Covent Garden. I wasn't really happy to take tube every day, but it's London and most people spend much more time on the road.

So, I got everything I wanted from the trip: to study and to relax. Most important is that I got a motivation to keep learning English.

Thank you so much for the trip arrangement!

I'm ready to cry, because the trip went over so quickly! The emotions are incredible,

but if you want to read a reasonable review, then here it is.

Family. Still it takes a long time to get to school (there is a train station near my host family’s house -- 6 minutes on foot. A metro station is 20 minutes walking and a bus stop is about 2 minutes on foot). It takes about 60 -70 minutes to get to school by bus. Most of my friends from the school lived in the Scape residence. It’s a great place near the school. This is the accommodation option I would advise future students to choose. If talking about family itself, it was good, polite and welcoming.

School. Kaplan Covent Garden is a delight! I was the only Russian student in the group and that is an advantage. However, there were a lot of Hispanic guys, but thanks them for switching to English as soon as I appeared next to them since I don’t understand Spanish)) My teacher’s name was Zohar Bennet. She is Australian which is pleasantly surprising. She is wonderful and professional teacher with good sense of humor! My 100% attendance speaks for itself. Activities organized by the school are excellent as well. For example, on Wednesday my classmates, teachers and I went to a pub and on Friday one lesson was replaced by a visit to the museum. We continued to practise English there during the conversation with each other.

In conclusion, I will share my emotions: I was lucky with the classmates, we really became friends. I do not know for how long our connection will last, but I definitely have friends to practice English! And, of course, two weeks are not enough for a trip… one month is a minimum period for the language course.Thank you, Linguatrip, you make people happier! At least me for sure!

I was living in an excellent family, having toast / yogurt / porridge for breakfast in the morning, and chicken / beef / fish steak in the evening. Everything was delicious. The point is, there is terrible food in London!!! I was happy that the family I lived in had good food. Because those who I met were saying that they had yogurt and cereal with milk for breakfast, but in the evening only pizza and burgers (that's terrible). I studied at KAPLAN, and being honest, I didn't get lucky with the class. Basically everyone was from China, and their pronunciation is bad, so it was difficult to communicate. I met a girl whose level was better than mine, she got in a great class. They constantly went somewhere, gathered, chatted in WhatsApp. 2 weeks of studying isn't really enough, but I'm very glad I haven't chosen longer courses. London is NOT my thing! Be sure to take warm clothes on the trip, even if you go in the summer. Their weather is strange, one day it's +27, the next +5.

I am very pleased with the trip. This school and teachers were good. They explain everything perfectly and clearly. If there are problems, there will always help you. The school is in a convenient location. There I have made a lot of friends from different countries. I'll go back there with pleasure. Thank you Linguatrip for this amazing experience!

"Accommodation. I lived in zone 3-4 in room with a private bathroom. Everything was fine, except the bathroom size – it was very small for my two-meter growth. Also, it was very cold in the bathroom at zero temperature. I was fed well, the food was too spicy only once. The area where I stayed was quiet and peaceful and it was located near the Newbury Park metro station. It took 5-10 minutes to get from home to the metro station and ~ 45 minutes to get to the school by metro. In total, one-way trip to school took usually an hour. One early Saturday morning I went on an excursion to see Stonehenge. On that day when I went down to the metro station I was hit by a hooligan. I had to defend myself and it turned out that I hurt my hands :( I do not know if the incedent is connected with the location of the metro station in zone 3-4, but everyone at school was very surprised with the incedent. Moreover, Stonehenge was closed due to cold windy weather and, besides, I fell ill.

Studies. I really liked everything, the lessons were interesting. In grammar classes we used a special textbook developed by Kaplan school + the teacher gave us exercise sheets, then we discussed the tasks with our partner (student). On the first day the classes were difficult for me because I understood speech poorly. In speaking class I was in a panic for 2 days :) But in this case the key factor is practise. So, on the next week I understood 80-90% of the information that people told me. At the end of the second week I could talk a little, but 2 weeks are not enough for a language course. Initially I was assigned to a group with A2 level (lower intermediate). At the end of the course everyone could pass the exit test. It showed that my level of English has improved to a very good B1 level (Intermediate). The teachers said that I have good writing, listening and grammar skills and if I stayed longer, I could improve my speaking. So if you have the opportunity to take a long-term course, then take it! And do not forget that you have to work on your own as well. There is a special computer class for this purpose at the school where you can take tests, listen to audiobooks, watch Netflix, etc.

Talking about students' nationalities, there were many Hispanic, Italian, Chinese students but there were no Russian ones:) Only duting the second week I met a girl from Belarus with whom I had spoken for a few minutes. This can be considered either as an advantage or disadvantage. The advantage is that you do not speak your native language, the disadvantage is that the rest of the foreigners speak their native language and you lose the opportunity of speaking practice.

To summarize, I am satisfied with this language school. I would like to stay there for a longer time... I do not like to recommend anything as any recommendation is subjective."

It was astoundingly great travel, thanks to Linguatrip! I'll start with the residence - I took the residence Tufnell park,100% satisfied, very clean, located in a beautiful quiet area, modern renovated.

The school itself is in the center, the ideal location for me, I've been to London many times and know the city well enough. The communication at school is very convenient - always can consult you on all issues. So if you want to relax, have a good and useful time - I highly recommend it!

The trip was good, but i expected more from the course, maybe i need a more intensive course.

All in all it was a good experience, thanks a lot!

Spent time with classmates, went to the suburbs, from the school i did not take tours. It was easier on its own, organized with the group themselves, went to Brighton. The courses helped to improve my English very much, the level of conversation got higher, very pleased with the training. As a whole i was happy with the trip.

Very cool school!

I went there for 3 weeks, i lived in the family in the 3-4 zone. With accommodation there were some problems, but I asked to change and the next day I moved to a new place. There it was very good: 5 students (all very friendly), own room with bathroom, delicious food and very clean.

I studied at the course of ielts preparation, we were lucky with the teacher, so everything was interesting and useful.

The school itself is excellent! Friendly staff, ready to solve any problem, good leisure, and the school itself is very convenient - in the heart of the city.

Probably this is my best trip for all time. The language improved and passed the 6.5 test almost without getting ready!

I advise everyone to go here!

The Сhapter King Cross is simply perfect! Everything is super, especially common rooms - new, modern. The location is also very convenient. The teacher was an Arab, but with an excellent knowledge of the language. Due to the fact that the classes started early enough, the efficiency decreased. Also we had a very international group, which sometimes caused conflicts during the discussion of problematic topics, but on the whole it was an interesting experience!

I liked it very much! Special thanks to the manager Alexey!

As a whole i'm happy with a trip. The family was good.

At school everything was not very well organized - meetings at the bar, an excursion to the London Eye, I went to Bruges and Lille for the weekend. I wanted more systematisation in class, I expected more from this course. Teachers often changed because of the large amount of students.

Classes began at 8 o'clock, that was too early for me. Most of all, I liked communicating with the Londoners themselves, this is an amazing experience.

I spent here the best two weeks of my life in the spring of 2017. The teachers were awesome and very professional, Valentina and Joel were nice and helpful and I freaking miss everyone from my group.

I've just finished studying in Kaplan Covent Garden. It's an amazing school. They have cool teachers and found only positive reviews. When I chose this school for 2 months, I had a pretty big choice to make and Linguatrip helped me to narrow down the choice to Kaplan. The atmosphere in school is amazing and the school is the right choice for long-term courses. I lived in a host family close to the school. I adore this school and like it so much!

I have studied in Kaplan Covent Garden and my experience was great. Teachers helped me and we had a lot of fun with classmates

My English was not good when I arrived to London, now it has been improved a lot and this helped me with my career. It's one of the best schools in the UK.

I liked the school so much. Study is okay, there are a lot of projects and they give a lot of homework. Every weekends we spent on excursions.