20 hours per week

Every Monday

Elementary, Intermediate, and Advanced

ELEMENTARY CONTENT

• Introductions
• Classroom
• Everyday Life
• People and Places
• The World Around Us
• Food
• Learning for the Future

INTERMEDIATE CONTENT

• Leisure, Sports and Health
• Important Firsts
• Ambitions & Dreams
• Hobbies & Daily Routines
• Different Cultures
• Social Activities &Issues
• Business

ADVANCED CONTENT

• Environmental Issues
• Diplomacy
• Behind the Scenes
• Social Issues
• Technology
• Money and Advertising
• Travel & Tourism

Time

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Period 1

8:30 – 10:10

Conversation  Starters:

Warm up and loosen your tongue by getting to know your classmates, and practice language learnt in previous weeks.

Grammar Revision:

What are they doing? – describe the actions of silhouettes using auxiliary verbs, adjectives, present simple/present continuous.

 Speaking:

Make comparisons with your classmates between life in your country and life in Melbourne, what do you like, what don’t you like?  What is better here? What is better at home?

Grammar: Comparatives (adjectives and adverbs)

Short conversation topics, themed Pictionary to practice new vocabulary

California Roll Jazz Chant

Grammar : Superlatives – practice using the Superlative Board Game.

Short conversation topics

Make final preparations for your speaking assessment: Practice with you partner and teacher.

Recess 10:10 – 10:20

Period 2

10:20 – 12:00

New topic

Start a fresh new topic, learn new words through fun communicative activities

E.g. Introduce your country and culture to your classmates. 

Complete a Quiz : ‘Around the World’ in pairs.  Listen carefully for the answers.

Listening:

‘Design a Tour’.

Students use this as an example to base their own presentations on.

Grammar:

Comparatives and Superlatives

 - slightly/much

- spelling rules

Speaking:

Comparison cards – describing personalities

Comparing Cities

Food (delicious), Clothes (expensive), City (crowded), Air (polluted), Animals (interesting), Women (beautiful)

Listening

Practice your listening skills, listen for main ideas, specific information.  Discuss what you have heard and complete activities.

E.g. “Australia is My Shelter Now”

Dictation activity – learns interesting facts about Australia – listen to your teacher and repeat what you hear.  Try to write down complete sentences as you hear them.

Speaking Assessment

Together with your classmates, you will present your PowerPoint on the theme of the week.

Lunch 12:00 – 12:40

Period 3

12:40 -2:20

Computer Room Research

Learn to locate information and read online resources critically.  Use research to create PowerPoint Presentations to deliver to your peers.

E.g. Plan a tour of your country  or a country you would really like to visit to present to your classmates, putting together pictures and captions of famous landmarks.

Read about current events and issues.  Develop skills to identify the main ideas and specific information.  Practice the new language learned through discussions and activities.

E.g. Read ‘100 Places to Visit Before You Die’- discuss your ideas about this topic with your friend, make your own list of ‘must see’ places – then read to find whether the author has similar ideas to yours.

Listening :

‘ Tips for travellers in Thailand’

Discussion:

‘Social Customs and Culture’

Compare customs in your own country to customs in Australia.

Writing

Essay writing – learn how to organise information in sentences, paragraphs and whole texts.  E.g. Discuss the pros and cons of multiculturalism in Australia

Excursion

Visit a range of places in Melbourne related to the weekly themes, learn in more detail about history, the environment, and processes of how things are made.

E.g. Take a short walk to Lygon Street and experience ‘Little Italy’ – Lygon Street is famous for its Italian restaurants and Cafes.  Order a  coffee, and practice your everyday conversation skills in this relaxed environment.

Break 2:20 - 2:30

Extracurricular activities

2:30 – 3:15

Conversation Class

3:30 – 4:15

Activities

2:30 – 4:00

Extracurricular Activities

2:30 – 4:00

Extracurricular Activities

2:30 – 3:15

English for Life

3:30 – 4:15

Activities

Week 1:  Describing self and other people

Week 2 : Different Cultures

Week 3 : Social Activities and Issues

Week 4 : News and Media

Week 5 : Technology

Immigration Museum

Discover  the history of Melbourne’s vibrant cross cultural community !

Lygon Street/Brunswick Street

Spaghetti anyone? Cruise the cool cafes and eateries of the Italian quarter of Melbourne. Then bask in the bohemian bonhomie that is Brunswick Street.

Sport in the park

Time out for some fun and games in the picturesque Carlton Gardens. Basketball, badminton or just a relaxing break. Take your pick.

Grab your free local newspaper  and keep up to date with breaking news, weather and what’s on around town: a real conversation starter!

Science Works

Did you know a cockroach can live for nine days without its head? Discover  the amazing science behind it all with hands on experiences guaranteed to bring out your  inner child!

Week 6 : Storytelling

Week 7 : Jobs and Future Plans

Week 8 : Business

Week 9 : Past Experiences

Week 10 : The Environment

From ghouls and ghosts to enchanted romance, ancient myths to spy thrillers:  hear, read and watch the tales unfold.  Then create your  own!

Federation Square – Art Gallery

Free entry to one of Melbourne’s most fantastic art collections, including famous works by the first Australians. Then relax with a coffee and enjoy the view !

Bridge Road in Richmond

There are bargains galore on Bridge Road, one of Melbourne’s most vibrant shopping strips.  

The Princess Theatre/ St Kilda Pier/ Polly Woodside

Sailing anyone? Enjoy a sea change by sparkling Port Phillip Bay and discover the history of the Polly Woodside: a tall ship that first set sail in 1885!

Collingwood Animal Farm/ Fitzroy Gardens

A real working farm right in the centre of town! Get  your gumboots on and make hay while the sun shines. Or just munch on the fresh produce from the communal cafe.