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Age: 10-13
Level: A1
Suitability
This course is for students who have been learning English for six months or more. They will be able to use a limited range of functional phrases and will be starting to build a small vocabulary in key areas.
Sample ‘can do’ statements
- I can use numbers in different ways
- I can describe people's hair and clothes
- I can name different types of food and drink
- I can name and describe places in a town
- I can ask for and give directions
Why choose this course?
The course gives learners an early experience of communicating successfully in English with a native speaker. They will also have the opportunity to use English with other students in a range of games and activities. Participants will quickly come to realise that language learning is about being able to apply knowledge and skills to exchange ideas and information – and that this is possible even with limited linguistic resources.
Learning activities include:
- Surveys
- Mingling activities
- Information exchanges
- Matching, labelling and re-ordering activities
- Number games and quizzes
- ‘Run and touch’ games
- Races and running dictations
- Circle games
- Flashcard games
- Role-plays and simulations
CORE WORKBOOK LESSONS
- Six True Things
- Find Someone Who...
- The New You
- Numbers
- The Human Body
- Clothes and Fashion
- The United Kingdom
- Describe the Picture
- Food and Drink
- In Town
- How Do I Get There?
- Happy Shoppers
GENERAL ENGLISH COURSES – WEEKLY PROGRAMMES OF STUDY
Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
Lesson 1 | Icebreaking Activities | Numbers | The United Kingdom | In Town | Revision activities
End of course games
Learning review |
Lesson 2 | Six True Things | The Human Body | Describe the Picture | How Do I Get There? | |
Lesson 3 | Find Someone Who… | Clothes and Fashion | Food and Drink | Happy Shoppers | |
Lesson 4 | The New You | Tailored lessons | Project completion | ||
Lesson 5 | Project groups and topic choices | Initial project preparation | Ongoing work on projects | Ongoing work on projects | Afternoon show performance or preparation for evening performance |
Lesson 6 | Preparation and rehearsals for end of course show or presentation |