| This timetable is a sample only and may be changed. Some classes may be at different times, but all classes are between 8:30 am and 3:50 pm. All students receive an individual timetable on their first day at school. |
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8.30 to 9.30 |
Topic & Language Focus (Sample) “Social Matters” |
Speaking: Social occasions and customs |
Listening: Cultural tips for travelers |
Speaking Survey: socializing in different countries |
Grammar: “Will” for spontaneous decisions |
Writing: Description of different cultures: making generalisations |
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| 5 minute break | |||||||
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9.35 to 10.35 |
Grammar & Pronunciation: Polite requests |
Communication task: Cultural tips for travellers |
Vocabulary: Expressions with “go” |
Grammar Practice & Pronunciation: Restaurant role play |
Listening & Speaking: Real life: making social arrangements |
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10.35 to 11.05 |
30 minute break | ||||||
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11.05 to 12.05 |
Skills Focus |
Reading: Informational text on a New Zealand environmental problem. |
Writing: Formal letter writing, linked to yesterday’s topic. Vocabulary revision. Layout of formal letters. |
Option* Eg. NZ, Media, English for Employment, Grammar, IELTS, TOEFL® . |
Option | Option | |
| 5 minute break | |||||||
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12.10 to 1.10 |
Language work: Understanding vocabulary in context. Focus on adjectives.. |
Group writing practice. Individual writing. |
Option | Option | Option | ||
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1.10 to 2.00 |
Lunch | ||||||
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2 to 3.30 |
Free | Supervised independent learning in self-access centre |
Free | Supervised independent learning in self-access centre |
Free | ||
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3.30 to 5 |
School Social Activity or more Independent Learning |
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Options are for students from lower intermediate to post-advanced levels only. Beginners to pre-intermediate continue with an intensive skills focus. Here are some of the options we offer. Students can choose a new option every six weeks:
- Conversation
- English for Business
- Vocabulary
- IELTS preparation
- Grammar
- Grammar for Writing