Primary 5 & 6 students: Explorer
Apart from the usual class activities, students are encouraged to use English through storytelling, journaling, oral presentations and outing experience.
Time and Location
Starts: 30th August, 2011
Saturdays 9:00a.m. – 12:30p.m. & 2:00p.m. – 5:30p.m.
Address: 10/F, Chung Kiu Commercial Building, 47-51 Shan Tung Street, Mongkok, Kowloon
(EXIT E2 – Mongkok MTR station
Objective
To help students succeed in learning English through intensive study and outdoor learning experiences.
Features
- Outdoor activities to develop observation and insights to enrich life experience
- Tele-conferencing via the web (for senior groups) to enhance speaking skills
- Journal writing for reflective learning
- Learning through activities to strengthen macro language skills of reading, listening and speaking
- Grammar study to enhance writing skills
- Generation of world knowledge through extensive reading
- Emphasis on higher order thinking and organization skills through reading
- Encouraging peer communication through group discussions and presentations
Cost
Course cost: $1400.00 per every four lessons
Course materials and worksheets are included.
Other: On extra curriculum activities (outdoor activities or events) parents will have to pay for meals, transportation and admission tickets. The amount depends on the activity and venue but we will always attempt to find the best value in these situations.
Curriculum Organization At-a-Glance1 (2011-2012)
There are a total of 40 weekly sessions that run for 3½ hours in one academic year.
Reading and Listening
Grammar
Speaking and Writing
Unit 1
- Reading for information
- (non-fiction readers)
- Nouns
- Articles
- Information report
- Explanation
Unit 2
- Prediction
- Inferences
- Themes and plots
- Adjectives
- Description
- Narrative
Unit 3
- Tone
- Figurative language
- Sensory language
- Story writing
- Pronouns
- Narrative
Unit 4
- Reading Authors
- Verbs
- Verb tense
- Narratives
- Exposition
Unit 5
- Main ideas and details
- Summary
- Cause and effect relationships
- Fact and fiction
- Adverbs
- Exposition
- Explanation
Unit 6
- Descriptive writing
- Strong words
- Conflict and tension
- Point of view
- Prepositions
- Phrases
- Description
- Exposition
Unit 7
- Skimming
- Note-taking
- Context clues
- Facts and opinions
- Tone
- Sentences
- Discussion
Unit 8
- Exploring poetry
- Figurative language
- Humor
- Conjunctions
- Clauses
- Narratives
- Exposition
Unit 9
- Reading for issues (non-fiction) readers
Grammar and Writing
- Punctuation
1 The curriculum is subject to change without prior notice.
2 There are four 3 1/5-hour lessons in each unit, except for Unit 1, which consists of five lessons, of which the first is free of charge.
