Summer Course Sample Timetable
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9 – 10.30 |
10.45 – 12.15 |
2.00 – 6.00 |
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Mon |
Placement test
Interviews
Timetables
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Introductions
College procedures
Class rules
Getting to know you activities
Role-play: shopping
H/WK: Graded reader(see over #1) |
Dealing with accommodation issues
Settling in
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Tues |
Grammar – past tenses
Telling a story (using past tenses), oral & written
Vocab: food
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Role-play: in a restaurant
Design personal profile of yourself for the wall
H/WK: Start to collect or make material for project (see over#2) on Thurs |
Sports afternoon – 1. Learn the rules of cricket! |
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Wed |
Grammar – present tenses
Describing a video (using present tenses)
Vocab: holidays
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Role-play: buying a ticket at the station
Quiz: Famous contemporary and historical Britons
H/WK: Choose 3 articles from Metro newspaper to discuss tomorrow |
Trip to British Museum or Tate Modern, with worksheet to fill in.
Cafe – discuss what ss have seen + check worksheet
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Thurs |
Grammar – future tenses
Group discussion about the future + Metro articles
Vocab: jobs
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Project work – start to work on wall poster |
Afternoon off – shopping or sightseeing! |
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Fri |
Grammar: Modal verbs
Vocab: describing people
Writing: e-mails / letters (in computer lab)
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Test on the week’s grammar & vocab
Preparing a song (to perform in the following week) – writing own song or learning a famous song
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Watch Sherlock Holmes film (1 ½ hrs) + short presentation
Visit his home (221b Baker St, with worksheet)
H/WK: Write film review or describe the characters
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Sat / Sun |
All day trips outside London (e.g. Oxford, Cambridge, Stratford, Warwick Castle)
Time for students to complete homework, have fun & rest
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15 hours class contact in the mornings, Mon – Fri
12 hours of activities outside the class in the afternoons, Tues, Wed & Fri
♦ 1. A “Graded reader” is a book in English (usually well-known) at the student’s level of English which he / she can read for pleasure during the course.
♦ 2. The project referred to will be a large poster which students will have to design in groups to advertise their country. Items could include: Pictures, photos and maps (with labels), flags, recipes, facts & figures. It should give somebody a good impression of the students’ country, e.g. the people, food, climate, culture, famous people, history, sport, fashion. i.e. anything which teaches us something about that country and its people.
At the end of the first week, students will have
♦ studied all the main tenses in English
♦ greatly improved their vocabulary in topics such as food, holidays and jobs
♦ produced a wall poster of themselves and their country
♦ written a letter and email in English
♦ started reading a book in English and newspapers
♦ told a story in English
♦ learnt a lot about famous British people
♦ done role-plays in various common situations and places, such as restaurants and stations
♦ listened to Podcasts and made notes
♦ started to prepare a song (to be performed later)
♦ used English to describe videos
♦ completed worksheets on their trips to famous places, such as the British Museum and Sherlock Holmes’ house
♦ learnt the rules of cricket and played some sport
♦ completed a test to check their progress
They will go on to learn more grammar and vocabulary, improve their skills in reading, writing, speaking and listening, go on more trips, and do more projects (e.g. song and drama performances).
This is a wonderful opportunity for any parent who wants their child to experience England and the English Language in a safe, warm and friendly environment.
