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Mohammed - Kuwait
What do you like about Plymouth? I love the Hoe, the sea, the architecture - it's amazing. People are really open-minded share some favourite places like Royal William Yard. The excursions are great too. What do you think about the people at Mayflower College? They are very helpful, the teachers are really open-minded, also the host family too - they are always looking after you and are helpful. Do you think your English is improving here? How do we help with that? Yes, definitely. We speak a lot, and you're going to learn expressions here which only the native speakers use. What would you say to someone who was thinking of coming here? Get some warm clothes and come on!
Peter - Hungary Why is learning English important to you? It opens the gates to the world. I mean, you're going to be able to communicate with billions of people around the world. Why did you come to Plymouth, and not another city like London? It's a nice city, and it's not as big as London, therefore you won't find yourself surrounded with a lot of students from the same country.
Every year students from 40+ different countries study at Mayflower College. The greatest compliment we can receive is if a student returns to Mayflower College or recommends us to friends, family or colleagues. Here is a sample of what our students think:
Sarah - ItalianDear Neil,I'm very happy to tell you that I got 7 in my IELTS exam!!!!!!!!!!I really want to thank all of you in the Mayflower college. It was a wonderful experience that gave me lots of precious things: new friends, excellent Teachers, Amazing days. I really would like to do it all again. You  cannot imagine how this month in Plymouth helped me to improve my english and succeed in my exam.May I ask you to tell Graham, Adam and Steve this message? Please tell them that they were the best english teachers I've ever had.  I will Always remember them and I am really grateful for their advice: I will practice with my writing, do less mistakes with prepositions and pronounciate the H!!! Please Always be the same in the Mayflower College and see you soon!!! This is not a Goodbye!!Thank you for everything!!I really miss you all and waiting forward to meeting you soon!Write me if someone of you wants to come in Italy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Best wishes!!!!!!!!! Thank you thank you thank you...... Alejandro - Spanish I have learnt new vocabulary and I feel more confident speaking in English.  There is a lot of interaction between students and teachers, good chances to speak. Aleksandra - Russian      All the teachers are very friendly and positive. The programme of study is very interesting and enjoyable. Balázs - Hungarian           The teachers were very helpful and I formed some friendships with students. We were able to speak a lot in class with the teacher and other students. All excursions were great. Boguslawa - Polish           Multinational groups, very friendly teachers. Mayflower has a nice atmosphere. After the course I feel much more confident when using English in Lessons and I use a lot of materials and ideas from the course in my teaching.  Chavdar - Bulgarian         It is a very good course. I improved my general English and in my opinion I learnt a lot about aviation as a whole. The information was very useful and the teachers are very helpful, polite and friendly. I would recommend this College.  Gabriela - Brazilian           Very good and helpful teachers. Mayflower College is a well located school. I had a great time learning here and made some good friends for life.  Galina  - Bulgarian            I really enjoyed staying in Plymouth, and I improved my English. I met some nice people and had the chance to see a different culture. Georgi - Bulgarian            I had a great time at Mayflower College. It is very friendly and the teachers are polite. I learnt new vocabulary and the ability to speak to native teachers. Gheorghe - Romania      The teachers were wonderful, they were professional and I had lots to learn from them. I found lessons interesting and useful, I learnt new aspects of teaching. I enjoyed visits and excursions, I found them very interesting and challenging. Gained cultural experience and dialogues, which I found very helpful. Ildikó - Hungarian             Wonderful place, and very good experience. Nice international students and helpful teachers. Very good atmosphere. Lena  - French    I learnt a lot and my English has got better.  We had fun learning.  Malgorzata - Polish          Mayflower College has interesting and interactive lessons with well prepared tutors and teachers. Malgorzata - Polish          Mayflower College incorporates many skills, additional trips and has a friendly atmosphere. I loved the classes which dealt with authentic material like literature, newspapers and art. Margarita - Spanish         All positive points: review grammar, vocabulary, as well as having the opportunity of speaking to different teachers and other students. The Saturday excursion to Tintagel has incredible views. I recommend and encourage any student to study at Mayflower College  Monika - Polish I enjoyed everything very much, I’d like to do it again! Excellent example of a good teacher job to copy and I can now use modern technology. This course broadened my mind to different aspects of English.  I will recommend this school to other teachers. Nikolay - Bulgarian           Excellent teachers, very clear instructions, with lots of useful exercises.  Sabrina - Italian                 Mayflower College has a friendly atmosphere, with motivated and qualified teachers. Lots of good humour. The Saturday excursion to the Eden project was impressive. I feel like a member of the great Mayflower Family. Sandra - Latvian                Thank you to all teachers in this programme. I listened to the language, observed 2 lessons and worked with grammar exercises. I am quite happy with everything. I really liked studying at Mayflower College. Now I teach my students better and I study English myself every day. Sara - Spanish    I am now more self confident when I am speaking English and I can now say almost everything I want. I love this place and I want to come back next year. Sergey - Russian I just passed the test to confirm my ICAO level 4. I'd like to thank you and your colleagues for the quality teaching you provided, it definitely helped me a lot. I'll be sure to remember that for a long time. Vera - Czech       Very pleasant teachers, if you want something they will always help you. I hope to visit Plymouth next year. Zsuzsanna - Hungarian   Very good teachers, they are enthusiastic and have good classes. The atmosphere of the college staff is good, friendly and helpful.
What do you think about the people at Mayflower College? Very nice, kind, lovely, welcoming! Do you think that your English is improving here? How do we help with that? I hope so - but I think just one month is not enough to improve it - I think I need more lessons. There are students from many different countries, so sometimes it is hard to understand them, and they have problems to understand my accent! But, it is good practice for us. What would you say to someone who was thinking of coming here? Good idea! Excellent! Go and make the best!
Sandrine - France Why is learning English important to you? To improve my English, learn the culture of English people and see if I like England, because I am thinking of moving here one day to find a job. Why did you come to Plymouth, and not another city like London? I came to Plymouth because my English teacher (in France) advised me to come to your college. What do you like about Plymouth? It's very quiet, and people are very kind.
Diana - Ecuador
without any concerns. What do you like about Plymouth? Plymouth is incredible, I really love it. I like the weather, although it's always changeable and people are very kind and polite. What do you think about the people at Mayflower College? They are awesome. They are always helping you because they know you are from another country and you have different customs, so they let you be yourself. Do you think your English is improving here? How do we help with that? Of course, my English improves every day with all the resources that Mayflower gives me, like computers with special programs that let me learn more English, and the teachers that are always updating with new methodology, strategies and techniques to teach English in a good way! What would you say to someone who was thinking of coming here? Hurry up! Mayflower is waiting for you! It's the right place that you can choose!
Dali - Ecuador Why is learning English important to you? Because nowadays it's necessary to learn another language, and around the world English is the second spoken langue, so for me it's really important. Why did you come to Plymouth, and not another city like London? Because Plymouth is a wonderful, peaceful and safe city, you can walk here
Hallo. I send you, Jonathan, many greetings from me and my sister Sonia. We spent at Mayflower College wonderful 10 days. It was for us a great experience. Today I´d like to tell you Thanks for all. We enjoyed the stay at your college very much - the atmosphere in Mayflower College, a social party with cream tea, two trips with Jan, our teachers Katrine and Lee. Tell please our Thanks to Katrine, Lee and Jan for their lessons and skills. I´ll never forget it. It was my "all-inclusive" holiday . Really. I wish you and Mayflower College the best wishes. Maybe we will see in Plymouth again, I hope. Monika - The Czech Republic
Monika - The Czech Republic
Karine - France
Dali - Ecuador
Yoshiko - Japan
(For testimonials from some of our partners - click here)
Marcelo - Brazil
Rodrigo - Brazil
Why did you come to Plymouth, and not another city like London? Places like Plymouth give you freedom such as the ability to have really social way of life. Big cities like London put a lot of hindrances on their dwellers, such as the need to spend hours travelling to and from. What do you like about Plymouth? Plymouth reminds me of my own town where I grew up. The city is very pedestrian accessible with big walking areas, parks and lots of social places. What do you think about the people at Mayflower College? People at Mayflower College have built up confidence over the years, to become experts who can interact with and provoke students to build their skills up. Do you think that your English is improving here? How do we help with that? Yes, my English is improving, as the topics are not nailed to a specific textbook and everyone can contribute in class to the whole topic. What would you say to someone who was thinking of coming here? Attending a course here will bring you benefits. You be able to widen your point of view from other people’s experiences.
Daniel - Bulgaria Why is learning English important to you? I’m an Air Traffic Controller and now we are now part of a functional airspace block, which requires us to be able to communicate freely in English with other ATCs in other countries.
Why did you come to Plymouth and not another city like London? It was a random choice. I was preparing for the IELTS exam and decided that the best to feel the real language is Great Britain. I heard about Plymouth as place wherefrom were started cities like New Plymouth (USA) and Sydney (Australia). I found there Mayflower College, read some feedbacks and watched some photos. After that, I was absolutely sure about my journey. What do you like about Plymouth? I have no anything to dislike about Plymouth. I really took a fancy to Plymouth, an English culture, lifestyle, environment and food. Also all people are very friendly and every time you can find a smile on their faces. I wish that one day I came back to Great Britain (and maybe to Plymouth) but not for a long time. Did you take part in any excursions organised by the College? How were they? It was an excursion to Saltram House. It was one of the most amazing and beautiful places I have ever seen. Quiet and peacefulness were filling everywhere. It is a definitely good idea to organise excursions every Saturday. What do you think about the people at Mayflower College? I think Mayflower College is another world. All my time was like a dream. Moreover, people in Mayflower College create this feeling all time. It was very exciting journey to a fairy tale of English. Furthermore, for me is still remains a mystery how this dream can provide such excellent improving in English. Do you think that your English improved here? How do we help with that? Definitely yes! I really got a sense of freedom in listening, writing and speaking. This experience has given me abilities to understand and keep the conversation with native speakers and also abilities to describe my mind in a paper in a more appropriative and suitable form. What would you say to someone who was thinking of coming here? If you really want: to undertand and start speaking with native language people; to improve your English; to see one of the best city of Great Britain near the sea; to feel native English culture; to spend amazing time, .... your choice must be Mayflower College. I want to say thank you very to Mayflower College again and to all people at Mayflower College.
Victoria - Russia Why is learning English important to you? I am an undergraduate student at the moment and I study Linguistics. I specialise in English and French, which means that not only do I need to operate two foreign languages not at a superficial level but professionally and structurally. Besides, I have always been interested in interacting with people from all over the world, reading picturesque English pieces of writing and being able to understand lyrics of English songs. Now I have English-speaking friends from more than 30 countries in the world, reading English books is my favourite way of spending my leisure hours and I can honestly say that thanks to the Mayflower College have I achieved my desired level of English. Why did you come to Plymouth, and not another city like London? It was my first English teacher who advised me to come to Plymouth in the first place. After my first visit to Plymouth I realised that there is no other place which offers so many advantages to students, which is why I came back so many times. What do you like about Plymouth? As I was born and bred in Moscow, which is a large urban agglomeration, I have always strived to spend as much time out in the nature as I could. When coming to Plymouth, I wanted to get away from hustle and bustle of the big city and enjoy a quiet stay in a small and cozy town where people are friendly and the rhythm of life is not as crazy as where I live. Plymouth is the best choice I could have ever done. It lies near the ocean, which means that the opportunity to enjoy dazzling sunrises and sunsets near the waterfront was too good to be missed. Besides, Plymouth is surrounded by majestic historical monuments, national parks and awe-inspiring landmarks to check out, such as Dartmoor, the Land's End and Mount Edgcombe. Last but not least, Plymouthians are friendly, helpful and very kindhearted people, who are always happy to help foreigners or just to have a small talk. What do you think about the people at Mayflower College? Without exception, all the people I met at Mayflower College are competent professionals, who tried their best to arrange the educational process so that every student could meet their expectations and interests. The staff never leaves any of your requested unnoticed and does everything to keep students happy. What concerns the English classes, I am convinced that all the teachers at Mayflower College are a little bit magicians. They manage to make students memorise new information, such as grammar rules, vocabulary or idioms so easily that sometimes it seems like they just put the necessary information in students’ minds! I took various English courses in Mayflower College four times, and every time I couldn't help being surprised at teachers’ professionalism. It was also the pleasure to work as a part of a team during English classes. Thanks to Mayflower I acquired a wide network of friends from all over the world. We maintain contact on a regular basis, send cards and parcels and even meet up when we have a chance. Do you think your English improved in Plymouth? Absolutely. I don't think I can find any words to describe how much my stays in Plymouth influenced not only my English but life in general. It was after my first stay in Plymouth when I was inspired by sophistication and complexity of English language and that's when I made a decision to study Linguistics for my Bachelor's degree. My next visits to Mayflower College helped me to learn how to communicate in English with competence and confidence. It is also here that I built a new dream. I decided to take the next step up my career ladder and do my Master's degree in English abroad. Having taken the IELTS preparation course at Mayflower College, I managed to get 7.5 score, thus I was provided with ample opportunity to apply for a plenty of postgraduate programmes taught in English. Now I am ready to continue my education abroad, perhaps even in the UK. What would you say to someone who was thinking of coming here? I say there is no point of contemplating. If you have a chance, it is worth just booking your place and flight and coming. As we say it in Russian, it is better to see something once, than to hear about it a thousand times. I am convinced that that is definitely the case when this saying works.
George - Russia Why is learning English important to you? It is generally believed that English opens doors to new world opportunities. In fact, knowledge of English language can provide conversation with people from almost all countries of the world. Now I want to get an international experience in engineering field and good knowledge of English is the most necessary requirement to do it.

Student Testimonials

Mohammed - Kuwait
Why did you come to Plymouth, and not another city like London? It's a nice city, and it's not as big as London, therefore you won't find yourself surrounded with a lot of students from the same country. What do you like about Plymouth? I love the Hoe, the sea, the architecture - it's amazing. People are really open-minded share some favourite places like Royal William Yard. The excursions are great too. What do you think about the people at Mayflower College? They are very helpful, the teachers are really open-minded, also the host family too - they are always looking after you and are helpful. Do you think your English is improving here? How do we help with that? Yes, definitely. We speak a lot, and you're going to learn expressions here which only the native speakers use. What would you say to someone who was thinking of coming here? Get some warm clothes and come on!
Peter - Hungary Why is learning English important to you? It opens the gates to the world. I mean, you're going to be able to communicate with billions of people around the world.
Every year students from 50+ different countries study at Mayflower College. The greatest compliment we can receive is if a student returns to Mayflower College or recommends us to friends, family or colleagues. Here is a sample of what our students think:
Sarah - ItalianDear Neil,I'm very happy to tell you that I got 7 in my IELTS exam!!!!!!!!!!I really want to thank all of you in the Mayflower college. It was a wonderful experience that gave me lots of precious things: new friends, excellent Teachers, Amazing days. I really would like to do it all again. You  cannot imagine how this month in Plymouth helped me to improve my english and succeed in my exam.May I ask you to tell Graham, Adam and Steve this message? Please tell them that they were the best english teachers I've ever had.  I will Always remember them and I am really grateful for their advice: I will practice with my writing, do less mistakes with prepositions and pronounciate the H!!! Please Always be the same in the Mayflower College and see you soon!!! This is not a Goodbye!!Thank you for everything!!I really miss you all and waiting forward to meeting you soon!Write me if someone of you wants to come in Italy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Best wishes!!!!!!!!! Thank you thank you thank you...... Alejandro - Spanish I have learnt new vocabulary and I feel more confident speaking in English.  There is a lot of interaction between students and teachers, good chances to speak. Aleksandra - Russian      All the teachers are very friendly and positive. The programme of study is very interesting and enjoyable. Balázs - Hungarian           The teachers were very helpful and I formed some friendships with students. We were able to speak a lot in class with the teacher and other students. All excursions were great. Boguslawa - Polish           Multinational groups, very friendly teachers. Mayflower has a nice atmosphere. After the course I feel much more confident when using English in Lessons and I use a lot of materials and ideas from the course in my teaching.  Chavdar - Bulgarian         It is a very good course. I improved my general English and in my opinion I learnt a lot about aviation as a whole. The information was very useful and the teachers are very helpful, polite and friendly. I would recommend this College.  Gabriela - Brazilian           Very good and helpful teachers. Mayflower College is a well located school. I had a great time learning here and made some good friends for life.  Galina  - Bulgarian            I really enjoyed staying in Plymouth, and I improved my English. I met some nice people and had the chance to see a different culture. Georgi - Bulgarian            I had a great time at Mayflower College. It is very friendly and the teachers are polite. I learnt new vocabulary and the ability to speak to native teachers. Gheorghe - Romania      The teachers were wonderful, they were professional and I had lots to learn from them. I found lessons interesting and useful, I learnt new aspects of teaching. I enjoyed visits and excursions, I found them very interesting and challenging. Gained cultural experience and dialogues, which I found very helpful. Ildikó - Hungarian             Wonderful place, and very good experience. Nice international students and helpful teachers. Very good atmosphere. Lena  - French    I learnt a lot and my English has got better.  We had fun learning.  Malgorzata - Polish          Mayflower College has interesting and interactive lessons with well prepared tutors and teachers. Malgorzata - Polish          Mayflower College incorporates many skills, additional trips and has a friendly atmosphere. I loved the classes which dealt with authentic material like literature, newspapers and art. Margarita - Spanish         All positive points: review grammar, vocabulary, as well as having the opportunity of speaking to different teachers and other students. The Saturday excursion to Tintagel has incredible views. I recommend and encourage any student to study at Mayflower College  Monika - Polish I enjoyed everything very much, I’d like to do it again! Excellent example of a good teacher job to copy and I can now use modern technology. This course broadened my mind to different aspects of English.  I will recommend this school to other teachers. Nikolay - Bulgarian           Excellent teachers, very clear instructions, with lots of useful exercises.  Sabrina - Italian                 Mayflower College has a friendly atmosphere, with motivated and qualified teachers. Lots of good humour. The Saturday excursion to the Eden project was impressive. I feel like a member of the great Mayflower Family. Sandra - Latvian                Thank you to all teachers in this programme. I listened to the language, observed 2 lessons and worked with grammar exercises. I am quite happy with everything. I really liked studying at Mayflower College. Now I teach my students better and I study English myself every day. Sara - Spanish    I am now more self confident when I am speaking English and I can now say almost everything I want. I love this place and I want to come back next year. Sergey - Russian I just passed the test to confirm my ICAO level 4. I'd like to thank you and your colleagues for the quality teaching you provided, it definitely helped me a lot. I'll be sure to remember that for a long time. Vera - Czech       Very pleasant teachers, if you want something they will always help you. I hope to visit Plymouth next year. Zsuzsanna - Hungarian   Very good teachers, they are enthusiastic and have good classes. The atmosphere of the college staff is good, friendly and helpful.
What do you like about Plymouth? It's very quiet, and people are very kind. What do you think about the people at Mayflower College? Very nice, kind, lovely, welcoming! Do you think that your English is improving here? How do we help with that? I hope so - but I think just one month is not enough to improve it - I think I need more lessons. There are students from many different countries, so sometimes it is hard to understand them, and they have problems to understand my accent! But, it is good practice for us. What would you say to someone who was thinking of coming here? Good idea! Excellent! Go and make the best!
Sandrine - France Why is learning English important to you? To improve my English, learn the culture of English people and see if I like England, because I am thinking of moving here one day to find a job. Why did you come to Plymouth, and not another city like London? I came to Plymouth because my English teacher (in France) advised me to come to your college.
Diana - Ecuador
Because Plymouth is a wonderful, peaceful and safe city, you can walk here without any concerns. What do you like about Plymouth? Plymouth is incredible, I really love it. I like the weather, although it's always changeable and people are very kind and polite. What do you think about the people at Mayflower College? They are awesome. They are always helping you because they know you are from another country and you have different customs, so they let you be yourself. Do you think your English is improving here? How do we help with that? Of course, my English improves every day with all the resources that Mayflower gives me, like computers with special programs that let me learn more English, and the teachers that are always updating with new methodology, strategies and techniques to teach English in a good way! What would you say to someone who was thinking of coming here? Hurry up! Mayflower is waiting for you! It's the right place that you can choose!
Dali - Ecuador Why is learning English important to you? Because nowadays it's necessary to learn another language, and around the world English is the second spoken langue, so for me it's really important. Why did you come to Plymouth, and not another city like London?
Hallo. I send you, Jonathan, many greetings from me and my sister Sonia. We spent at Mayflower College wonderful 10 days. It was for us a great experience. Today I´d like to tell you Thanks for all. We enjoyed the stay at your college very much - the atmosphere in Mayflower College, a social party with cream tea, two trips with Jan, our teachers Katrine and Lee. Tell please our Thanks to Katrine, Lee and Jan for their lessons and skills. I´ll never forget it. It was my "all-inclusive" holiday . Really. I wish you and Mayflower College the best wishes. Maybe we will see in Plymouth again, I hope. Monika - The Czech Republic
Monika - The Czech Republic
Karine - France
Dali - Ecuador
Yoshiko - Japan
(For testimonials from some of our partners - click here)
Marcelo - Brazil
Rodrigo - Brazil
another city like London? Places like Plymouth give you freedom such as the ability to have really social way of life. Big cities like London put a lot of hindrances on their dwellers, such as the need to spend hours travelling to and from. What do you like about Plymouth? Plymouth reminds me of my own town where I grew up. The city is very pedestrian accessible with big walking areas, parks and lots of social places. What do you think about the people at Mayflower College? People at Mayflower College have built up confidence over the years, to become experts who can interact with and provoke students to build their skills up. Do you think that your English is improving here? How do we help with that? Yes, my English is improving, as the topics are not nailed to a specific textbook and everyone can contribute in class to the whole topic. What would you say to someone who was thinking of coming here? Attending a course here will bring you benefits. You be able to widen your point of view from other people’s experiences.
Daniel - Bulgaria Why is learning English important to you? I’m an Air Traffic Controller and now we are now part of a functional airspace block, which requires us to be able to communicate freely in English with other ATCs in other countries. Why did you come to Plymouth, and not
George - Russia Why is learning English important to you? It is generally believed that English opens doors to new world opportunities. In fact, knowledge of English language can provide conversation with people from almost all countries of the world. Now I want to get an international experience in engineering field and good knowledge of English is the most necessary requirement to do it.
Why did you come to Plymouth and not another city like London? It was a random choice. I was preparing for the IELTS exam and decided that the best to feel the real language is Great Britain. I heard about Plymouth as place wherefrom were started cities like New Plymouth (USA) and Sydney (Australia). I found there Mayflower College, read some feedbacks and watched some photos. After that, I was absolutely sure about my journey. What do you like about Plymouth? I have no anything to dislike about Plymouth. I really took a fancy to Plymouth, an English culture, lifestyle, environment and food. Also all people are very friendly and every time you can find a smile on their faces. I wish that one day I came back to Great Britain (and maybe to Plymouth) but not for a long time. Did you take part in any excursions organised by the College? How were they? It was an excursion to Saltram House. It was one of the most amazing and beautiful places I have ever seen. Quiet and peacefulness were filling everywhere. It is a definitely good idea to organise excursions every Saturday. What do you think about the people at Mayflower College? I think Mayflower College is another world. All my time was like a dream. Moreover, people in Mayflower College create this feeling all time. It was very exciting journey to a fairy tale of English. Furthermore, for me is still remains a mystery how this dream can provide such excellent improving in English. Do you think that your English improved here? How do we help with that? Definitely yes! I really got a sense of freedom in listening, writing and speaking. This experience has given me abilities to understand and keep the conversation with native speakers and also abilities to describe my mind in a paper in a more appropriative and suitable form. What would you say to someone who was thinking of coming here? If you really want: to undertand and start speaking with native language people; to improve your English; to see one of the best city of Great Britain near the sea; to feel native English culture; to spend amazing time, .... your choice must be Mayflower College. I want to say thank you very to Mayflower College again and to all people at Mayflower College.