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International House Porto
Phone(+351) 22 6177641
International House Leça
Phone(+351) 22 9959087

If you are looking to improve your powers of communication in English, then we can definitely help you.
Our approach takes the view that you want to be speaking in English as often as possible, feeling confident about what you doing and seeing the relevance to your practical needs.
We guide and support you very carefully and, wherever possible, try to have a lot of fun with you doing it.
So, if your interest is in meeting people and wanting to socialise with them in English, then you can certainly learn how to do that at IH Porto.
Ask about:

  • a) 90 hour courses spread over the year, October to June at Council of Europe levels A1, A2 and B1. Lessons are usually twice a week, mornings, afternoons and evenings.
  • b) Mini courses – 20 hour specials, depending on the demand
  • c) 1:1 classes. These are very productive and good value for money. You choose the timetable to suit you and decide how frequently the sessions are to take place. Many of our clients enjoy this type of programme so much that they immediately sign up for a new batch of lessons upon completion of the first package. Lessons can be bought in 10 or 20 hour programmes.

Higher Level Training


Many clients who come to IH Porto have specific needs in the areas of:


  • general business English
  • commercial skills training (eg telephoning, writing emails, business writing skills, first contact skills with foreign business people and managing a business meeting)
  • function and knowledge specific training, for example Legal English

 In all of these areas we can provide training programmes run by highly experienced teachers with specialised skills, not only at the school but also at the client´s place of work.  You define your availability and we build up a course around that after we have assessed your current level of linguistic competencies.

These tailored courses show the quality of our services at their best. For more information go to the menu and select: Commercial Services and Range of Services Offered

Higher Vocational and Academic Training for Examination Purposes

  • A) IELTS International English Language Testing System. Widely recognised as a reliable means of assessing the language ability of candidates who need to study or work in English where English is the language of communication.
  • B) GMAT Graduate Management Admission Test. Internationally recognised by Graduate Schools of Business.
  • C) TOEFL Test of English as a Foreign Language. This is the predominant language testing system applied in North America for measuring a candidate´s proficiency in English. Tests are conducted on-line.

Each year we prepare young adults for these very demanding examinations, and enjoy a very high degree of success. Passing the IELTS at a nominated grade is frequently the required English language qualification for entry into UK universities or places of research, whereas points specific scores in GMAT or TOEFL determine a candidate´s admission on Business Management and Administration courses around the world.

Please also see more information about examinations for Adults by referring to:

  • Cambridge ESOL tests easily located on the Menu to the left.
  • Our top specialists at IH Porto will guide you, train you and deliver.