Veronica and Elena needed to pass Cambridge First Certificate. Their shared private tuition was geared towards this. To improve their English fluency and confidence, they stayed in separate families and met up only for their lessons.

When did they come?

Summer - for two weeks - in Winchester

What was their schedule?

am: The girls did 4 hours formal 1:1 English tuition every morning with a tutor who came to the house and focused on First Certificate.

pm: Veronica did 3 hours work experience at a Winchester cafe and Elena did the same in a shop. They stayed with two different host families so that they spoke only English.

Veronica's view: "This is a fast way to learn. We loved our jobs and our families were perfect. We got much more confident and fluent and we both passed First Certificate."