Shining Bright Future Language Consultants is here to help you or your company to get the best English language skills needed for your future. This includes individuals preparing for English language tests (specifically IELTS), teaching staff to prepare students for IELTS, determining the REAL level of students preparing for overseas university study, or for assessing the language skills of your staff – current or future.
SBF has a flexible array of products and services to suit your needs – the mainstay is the ShuoShuoYaSi IELTS preparation videos, designed to complement IELTS teaching by qualified and experienced teachers. In addition, SBF can provide teacher training to your organisation (both in regards to using the ShuoShuoYaSi videos, and for IELTS teaching in general), tutor individuals and classes (either face to face or online), or evaluate employment candidate’s REAL English ability before you offer them an interview or job! And, of course, if you need a highly qualified editor, SBF can proof-read your documents (essays, advertisements, etc) to make them sound like a native speaker!
ALL SBF teachers are highly qualified individuals, who have studied at well-known universities and other institutions across a range of majors and subjects. They have all been personally hand-picked by a former IELTS examiner with post-graduate degrees in both Applied Linguistics and Education (TESOL). So, you can be SURE you’re getting only the very best in the field!
说说雅思 (Let’s Talk IELTS) Video Lecture series
</p> <p>The ShuoShuoYaSi IELTS lecture series is 15 videos focussing on improving students’ scores for the Academic module of the IELTS test. They were written, produced, and directed by a former IELTS examiner in the East China Region.</p> <p>While covering ALL aspects of the IELTS test, the main goal is to get students who are currently at bands 5.5-6.0 at least a half-band increase in the writing test in ONLY 2 WEEKS!</p> <p>
VIP 1-1 IELTS Tutoring
Individually tailored private tutoring for the student who needs to attain <strong> 6.0 or higher </strong> in the IELTS Writing and Speaking tests.
10-hour Online Class-based lessons
This course focuses on the Academic Writing Task 1 & Task 2. Students are taught a new writing formula to allow them to achieve Task Response/Task Achievement and Coherence & Cohesion scores of Band 7 or higher -a nd thus, improving overall Writing scores by 0.5 bands - IN JUST 1 WEEK! In addition, students will be guided on improving Lexical Resource (vocabulary) and Grammar.
``Just tell me what to say`` IELTS course
</p> <p>An intensive course for lower-level students who NEED to achieve a basic score to allow them to do a Foundation English course overseas. The teacher will provide answers to popular questions currently on the internet, and will drill the student on fluency and pronunciation designed to achieve a Speaking score of 5.0-5.5.</p> <p>
FEATURED TEACHERS Meet Our Staff
Taliesin ap Ceridwen
Former IELTS examiner for the East China region. I examined students for both Speaking and
Read MoreWhat our students say
(What was GOOD about the course?)
What I have studied is totally different from the knowledge I gaining from Chinese teachers.
Let me know what examiners actually want
Let me know the requires of writing completely
(What did you LEARN?)
The drawbacks of my old writing style
How to write Task 1 which suit examiners’ needs.
How to organise your essays in correct ways.
Caroline – Intensive IELTS Academic Writing course – Xiamen, 15-16th October 2016
(What was GOOD about the course?)
It let me know more about the Academic writing and how to get a higher score. Of course, teacher is so friendly and funny, which makes the course interesting and fascinating.
(What did you LEARN?)
A new method, including the thinking and formula.
An attitude, maybe, what I mean is that just to be myself instead of “do as the model or others”.
Thank you very much!
Tenny – Intensive IELTS Academic Writing course – Xiamen, 15-16th October 2016
(What was GOOD about the course?)
Learn a lot!!!
Make me know what exactly the writing text wants in my essay.
(What did you LEARN?)
The correct thought when I’m writing the tasks.
I know that in both Task 1 & Task 2, which parts should I focus more and what I should work on more.
Lysine – Intensive IELTS Academic Writing course – Xiamen, 15-16th October 2016
(What was GOOD about the course?)
Real IELTS examiner teaches the standard which is 100% real. Different from what we used to be taught by Chinese teachers.
(What did you LEARN?)
Totally different writing structures and the way IELTS examiner judging our writing tasks. Knowing what score my tasks is and where I need to improve.
(Roger scored 7.0 overall, and 6.0 in Writing… his response:
“Too moved to say anything. Especially my writing. Thank you! The moment I see this score, I really thought it was a dream. (because he increased his writing score by .05 bands) …Otherwise I can not reach 7. I thought this time will be 6.5 (again). Big surprise. (I) never imagine that.”)
Roger- Intensive IELTS Academic Writing course – Xiamen, 15-16th October 2016
(What was GOOD about the course?)
Help us know the criteria of IELTS well.
Improve test skill in a direct way.
(What did you LEARN?)
Some reasons of low grade
How to figure out the importance of main feature in Task 1.
Archer – Intensive IELTS Academic Writing course – Xiamen, 15-16th October 2016
(What was GOOD about the course?)
Presentation is authentic and reliable.
Illustrate each standard of IELTS marking details.
Contain a range of example to let us understand.
Interact is quite well.
Patient and exactly.
(What did you LEARN?)
Wayne – Intensive IELTS Academic Writing training course, Xiamen 15/16 October
How to organise the structure of an academic writing.
How to show examiner I have a high level rather than other students.
Tips for every paragraph what we should take.
Do’s and can’t do’s.
(What was GOOD about the course?)
First, the teacher with the sense of humour and can always set vivid example for us.
Second, it is quite different from the Chinese teaching and it breaks the traditional way of writing. Well, it’s more native.
Third, the logical teaching method can make us easier to learn the course.
(What did you LEARN?)
First, I learn the different thinking between western teachers and Chinese teacher., and I know what the examiner want to see.
Second, how to improve my separate score in writing and each step require us to do.
Third, how to structure the whole essay and what to write in each paragraph. That’s really important.
Skye – Intensive IELTS Academic Writing course – Xiamen, 15-16th October 2016
(What was good about the course?)
We know about the standard of the IELTS writing test and we also know what does the examiner thinking of our writing paper. We get more details about writing a higher score paper and let me realize what is my weakness in IELTS test. I think those above are important for my next test.
(What did you learn?)
I learnt a lot from this course. It was a new formula I have ever known before. It’s really helpful to write logically and influencely. And I know that we should give more evidence to support our opinions. What’s more, I also taught to find the key points which are too hard to be notice.
Inga – Intensive IELTS Academic Writing training course, Xiamen 15/16 October
Taliesin is an experienced IELTS examiner as well as teacher. I spent about two weeks with him before taking my first IELTS exam and the result was satisfying. He can spot your weakness in a few hours and then make you work on it efficiently. He is a thoughtful person and gives great care about his students. I really enjoyed the time spent with him.
Alice – 1-1 VIP student, Hangzhou
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