About This Course

The aims of this course are to help your child:

• to activate and extend their knowledge of English
• to develop their communicative skills of speaking and writing
• to develop their receptive skills of listening and reading

Course Objectives

Each semester, your child will work towards achieving a number of learning outcomes. These relate to the way the language is used in real life situations and are designed to help them develop their language skills in practical ways.

By the end of the course, your child will be able to:

Reading Skills

• skim, scan and read for detail
• read about unknown topics in order to guess the meaning of words
• scan a text for detail and infer meaning from context

Speaking Skills

• talk more fluently over an extended time period
• talk and write about past events and experiences
• present an extended description of a futuristic house

Writing Skills

• write a profile about a typical Hong Kong family for other groups
• write about and justify rules and regulations for an ideal house
• write a letter of advice to a friend

Listening Skills

• listen for gist and specific information
• listen to a presentation and answer questions on it
• listen to people from different countries and write keywords

Course Content

The course book is Smart Pre-intermediate. Focussing on the most relevant material from the book, the teacher will also supplement the course with other resources to ensure that lessons stimulate your child to learn.

Demonstrating Progress

Your child's progress is measured by continuous assessment. During the course the class teacher will set speaking, writing, reading and listening tasks in class.

Provided that your child has attended at least 75% of their classes per semester, they will receive a report on their progress and the areas they need to improve. A certificate will be issued at the end of the course.

Working in Partnership

We understand that you want to be involved in and support your child's learning. To this end we have created an outline of the roles and responsibilities of all those involved in the learning process.