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NEWS ARCHIVE SEPTEMBER 2005

Order the NEW LAL brochure for 2006 Again featuring all the LAL Group schools our new brochure for 2006 is now available for viewing. We are also now taking your bulk orders ready for distribution from early September. To place your orders or simply view the brochure go to the agents section of the site. Forgotten your username and password? Just email us on info@lalgroup.com. Place your brochure orders by completing and submitting the ‘material request form’ in the agent's area. Have a look at the new brochure in the ‘downloads’ section of the site - also in the agents area! Please click on the image to go to the downloads section in the agent's area.

Summary of 2006 new season changes LAL Group - New school in Durban, South Africa - Seasonal pricing in Torbay, Malta & Fort Lauderdale giving attractive off-peak rates - New website with regular news updates. Agents area with special offers, downloads etc.. - Popular English [Out There!] in all schools - New Marketing Manager at head office in Munich – Jenny Schwarz - New Sales & Marketing Manager for Asia based in Hong Kong – Barbara Koenig - Pricelist separates tuition and accommodation for adult programmes (all schools) - Marketing support for Brazilian agents from Portuguese speaking staff in Cape Town - University Placement Service in all schools Malta - Dedicated pricelist for extensive offer of competitively priced hotels for teenagers & adults, individuals and adults - Improvements to main school building in Sliema - English Plus – Historic Malta and Fun in Malta - 3 seasons for 2006 adult programmes Torbay - Major development of main Paignton school building in Torbay - Planned refurbishment of Matilda House Ground floor to include kitchen upgrade - lounge diner + increase in bed spaces from 18 to 25. - Increase in class size from 12 to 15 (adults & teenagers) - New Over 50s English programme - 3 seasons for 2006 adult programmes Fort Lauderdale - New Managing Director – Tracy Brylewski - New Marketing/Reservations Manager – Yvonne Hanis - First full year in superb new facility on the Fairfield Inn by Marriott site - Increase in class sizes from 12 to 15 (adults & teenagers) - Maximum class size for Mini Group Intensive – 6 (same as Malta & Torbay) - 3 seasons for 2006 adult programmes Cape Town - New teenager and junior programme in July and August - Executive residence at Ritz hotel - Length of lesson is now 50 minutes - English Plus courses – English & Wine, English & History and English & Golf Durban - Adult programmes as per Cape Town - Teenager and junior programme in July and August

Second school in South Africa! Durban opening soon! LAL's latest school will be in Durban, South Africa. Managing Director of LAL in South Africa, Karl Rutti explains - 'South Africa is a fast growing market which until now has been based around Cape Town. As market leaders we are keen to offer a second exciting new destination to meet the requests of many of our partners for another alternative in South Africa. Durban fits the bill perfectly' South Africa's seaside playground in the sun, Durban, is famed for its balmy weather all year round, making it a perfect holiday paradise. It has a certain mystique that adds 'something extra' to the meeting of the warm Indian Ocean, radiant golden sands and lush sub-tropical greenery. Sophisticated and cosmopolitan, Durban after dark is abuzz with elegant lounges, funky taverns and cozy inns...distinctive local theatre and live music...trendy clubs, pubs and discos. Rave 'till dawn and catch sunrise over the vast Indian Ocean horizon - this is nightlife in a modern, authentic African metropolis! LAL in Durban offers a complimentary programme to our school in Cape Town • Year round courses for adults • Summer junior/teenager programme (also new in Cape Town for 2006) • Durban pricelist available in downloads section of agents area Introductory special offers available – see agents area! AGENTS MANUAL NOW AVAILABLE - go to Downloads in Agents Area For more information about the Kingdom of the Zulu check out www.durbanexperience.co.za Keep visiting the site for news of this exciting development!! For further information please contact Karl directly on karl.rutti@lalgroup.com

Major redevelopment of the main Paignton school building in Torbay Managing Director in Torbay, Alex Perkins explains LAL Torbay is about to have a major face-lift! We are delighted to announce that we have just received approval to commence with building works at our Paignton school from October 3rd, 2005. This consists of a major refurbishment of the student lounge and common room areas, cafeteria, bookshop, leisure and activity department, reception areas and gardens. Our intention is to make TLC a modern school of the highest quality, operating at the cutting edge of English language course provision, whilst maintaining and building on our reputation for student care and responsive customer service. In time for the summer of 2006 the completed renovation will enable us to consolidate all activities onto the one Paignton site. Through the use of designated areas and timetabling both adult and teenager programmes will be run separately leading to an improved quality of service for our students and partners. The building works are scheduled to last until the spring, and during this time our Paignton site will be closed. However there will be no interruption to courses! It will be ‘business as usual’ .All students will follow their courses at our long established Torquay site. All transportation between Paignton and Torquay will be arranged and provided courtesy of the school. For those that don’t know, Castle Chambers (the name of our Torquay School) is a grand, imposing listed building, ideally located in central Torquay, enjoying views across the parks and ideally located within 2 minutes of the main shopping centre including a wide selection of restaurants, coffee shops and bars. Students studying at Castle Chambers will continue to enjoy a normal service with a fully staffed reception, bookshop, tuckshop, learning resources, internet facilities, large classrooms, and a leisure programme. Clients who have already booked to attend TLC from mid-September to mid-March, will be assured an identical level of service, with the added bonus of experiencing the two neighbouring towns of Paignton and Torquay. For more information please do not hesitate to contact our reservations and marketing team headed by Kerstin Doerfler and Jules Bowles respectively (kerstin.doerfler@lalgroup.com and jules.bowles@lalgroup.com.

NEW Autumn 2005 special offers in Torbay For the remaining part of the calendar year 2005 a new series of great special offers is available. Whether you are looking for a short term, long term or Cambridge exam course there is something for you. Additionally there are fantastic reductions available at the Matilda House and Hunters Lodge residences – high quality residential accommodation for just £20 and £30 respectively!! Latin American students planning a language travel holiday in January 2006 also have some unbeatable offers available to them! For more information contact your agent representative. Agents – please visit the agents area of the website where you will find pdfs of the offers under ‘Downloads’

ATTRACTIVE SEASONAL PRICES FOR 2006 In order to make off-peak bookings more attractive in Malta, Fort Lauderdale and Torbay we have devised a seasonal pricing schedule that provides fantastic discounts for programmes starting in January and February 2006. Prices in ‘Season A’ offer fantastic value for money with significant discounts on tuition and in the case of TLC – at our residence Hunters Lodge. Download our NEW pricelist from the agents area!

SPECIAL AUTUMN 2005 OFFERS at all LAL schools. Read on for news of great discounts

IELS SPECIAL OFFERS Attractive discounts are available for long term students in Malta. SPECIAL OFFER Book 8-11 weeks, get 1 weeks free tuition Book 12-19 weeks, get 2 weeks free tuition Book 20-23 weeks, get 3 weeks free tuition Book 24-35 weeks, get 4 weeks free tuition Book 36 weeks plus, get 5 weeks free tuition To take advantage of this offer please write to maryrose.fenech@lalgroup.com Go to the Agents Area and special offers for prices.

FLC SPECIAL OFFERS On March 1st FLC completed the move into the exciting new facilities of Fairfield Inn at the Marriott Hotel. The new location is just two minutes walk from our last home so no change in location near to the beach at Lauderdale.by-the-sea and twenty minutes from downtown Fort Lauderdale. Now there is the ideal opportunity to study and live on the same site while enjoying to the full the leisure facilities available! To celebrate the move special offers are available for bookings at FLC: The discounts are on TUITION and are valid for students arriving from September 1st to December 12th 2005. Contact your agent representative for details of the full price (for example including a room at the Fairfield Inn!) (Booking Code SP5) Applies to tuition part of the booking only: Book 4 weeks for the price of 3 weeks Book 10 weeks for the price of 8 weeks Book 16 weeks for the price of 12 weeks Book 20 weeks for the price of 16 weeks To take advantage of this offer please contact yvonne.hanis@lalgroup.com Go to the Agents Area and click on Special Offers for prices.

SPECIAL OFFERS IN SOUTH AFRICA Cape Town and NEW school in Durban! A great offer for long term students following a programme of 20 weeks or more. 4 FREE afternoon classes per week starting from 20 weeks @ Euro 2145 plus 80 free afternoon lessons of choice (excluding private lessons). Students can book that for up to 52 weeks. For more information write to gavin.eyre@lalgroup.com Go to the Agents Area and click on Special Offers for prices.

English [Out There!] After just one three-hour lesson you will be able to say “I can do that now” and have the confidence to use your new language skill again and again. We teach you the grammar and vocabulary and then we take you outside to read, write and, most importantly, speak and listen to it. [Out There!] in the real world! Every three-hour class has a clear and achievable linguistic aim. You're taught a small chunk of the language and then use it straight away. By communicating with real people in the real world you get the right accent and pronunciation every time. And by making yourself understood you get a real buzz of success. [Out There!] is a quality cultural linguistic experience, you learn the language, you speak the language, you see the city and you meet the locals! It's great fun and it works! LAL launched this programme in its schools in early 2005 and over the past months more than 200 students from countries including Germany, Sweden, Brazil and Switzerland have experienced [Out There!] in one of the LAL schools. Recent research showed that 94% of students would recommend [Out There!] to a friend. To introduce English [Out There!] into your 2006 brochure in an LAL school contact info@lalgroup.com For more information please see: www.languagesoutthere.com LAL is very proud to have become the exclusive licensee for the programme for each of our four destinations in Malta, Torbay, Fort Lauderdale and Cape Town. Go to the agents area and download special pricelists at all LAL schools.