Cambridge Exam Preparation

Prepare for a Cambridge English exam with us

Cambridge English qualifications are for learners who need English for career and higher education purposes.

International House Bristol has the right preparation course options for students: we will get you ready for that Cambridge exam.

We have also been a Cambridge English exam centre: study for the exam with us and then take it at our exam centre.

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English levels

B1 and above

Age

16+

Maximum class size

12

Timetable

30 x 45 minute lessons per week, mornings and afternoons

Lessons per week

30

Price

From £282 per week

Included

20 x 45 minute lessons
Study room 4 days/week
Conversation club every Friday
Students' room
Free tea + coffee
Kitchenette

Start dates

For 'package' start dates, see below
If you want a study period different from our 4 or 9/10 week packages, we can accommodate your start any Monday.

Length of course

4 week intensive, 9 or 10 week intensive or custom

Come and study for internationally recognised qualifications at International House Bristol. We offer courses for Cambridge First (B2), Advanced (C1) and Proficiency (C2). You can choose to do a fixed-length course, 10 or 4 weeks, or study for any length of time from 1 week. 

Cambridge exams offer a step-by-step route to fluent English. The exam you take is aimed at the level of English you are studying at and the certificates never expire. 

Courses cover all skills, grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. You have exam techniques and strategies as part of your course as well as practice exam session and you can use our study room, with a supervising teacher who can help with questions as often as you like.

To make it even easier for you, International House Bristol is a registered test centre, administering exams from B1-C2 year-round!

Cambridge exam preparation packages

Both the 10-week** and 4-week courses help students improve all their skills (reading, writing, speaking and listening), review and strengthen their grammatical knowledge, work on pronunciation and improve their vocabulary with lexis and structures relevant to their exam. 

We aim to maximise your chance of passing the exam and achieving as high a grade as possible. 

There is an emphasis on the exam strategies we believe students should use to do this. They focus on exam practice tasks to help you become very familiar with the format of the exam.

The price of materials and the exam is also included in the course fees.

  • 20 morning classes (45 minutes each)
  • 8 afternoon classes (45 minutes each)
  • 12 students maximum
  • Minimum of two teachers on each course
  • Practice tests with feedback
  • Cambridge English Exam fee included

** the 9 and 10 week courses are equivalent: we offer a 10 week course where exam dates allow, otherwise 9 weeks.

Cambridge flexible exam preparation courses

IH Bristol is an accredited Cambridge test centre. We are therefore the ideal place in Bristol to prepare for an Cambridge ESOL test.

Your morning classes will concentrate on general English - Reading, Writing, Speaking, Listening, Grammar, Vocabulary and Pronunciation - while in the afternoon there will be Cambridge exam specific content and tasks. There are practice tests for all papers including speaking and our Conversation Club is the ideal way to prepare for this paired exam.

Our best value Cambridge preparation option is the fixed length study and test Package' (9 or 10 weeks), which has the exam, materials and course fees included.

If you think you might need longer to prepare, or if you think you can prepare in a shorter time we also offer an 'Intensive Cambridge exam 4-week preparation' course option for B2 and C1 during the summer which ends with the B2 or C1exam. Alternatively, you can start any Monday and book as long as you need or do several Cambridge exam courses in a row.

Course dates for our 4 week or 9/10 week Cambridge exam preparation packages:
Course Name Start End Details
Cambridge Exam Study & Test Package 10 weeks C1 Advanced Study & Test Package: 31st March - 6th June 2025
Cambridge Exam Study & Test Package 10 weeks B2 First Study & Test Package: 31st March - 6th June 2025
Cambridge Exam Study & Test Package 10 weeks C2 Proficiency Study & Test Package: 7th April - 13th June 2025
Intensive Cambridge C1 Advanced Study & Test Package 4 weeks Intensive Cambridge C1 Advanced Study & Test Package 4 weeks - 28 July - 22 August 2025
Intensive Cambridge B2 First Study & Test Package 4 weeks Intensive Cambridge B2 First Study & Test Package 4 weeks - 28 July - 22 August 2025
Cambridge Exam Study & Test Package 10 weeks C2 Proficiency Study & Test Package: 29th September- 5th December 2024
Cambridge Exam Study & Test Package 10 weeks C1 Advanced Study & Test Package: 29th September - 5th December 2025
Cambridge Exam Study & Test Package 10 weeks B2 First Study & Test Package: 6th October - 12th December 2025

Conversation Club

Conversation Club is an excellent way to prepare for the demands of Cambridge English exams. Every Friday afternoon, all IH Bristol students are invited to gather with a teacher to discuss a variety of topics and to put the English they have been learning through the week to use. Students interact with other students, listening and responding to what they say, exactly as they will do in their Cambridge exam.

It is also a fun way to finish the week!

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