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Course Name: Pre-S1 English Summer Bridging Programme
Level: Pre-S1
No. of Lessons: 5 sessions x 5 days (Suggested)
Lesson Duration: 6 hours / day (Suggested)
Instructors: Native English teachers with a university degree ; related teaching experience, and/or teacher training such as TEFL, TESOL, CELTA, PGDE/PCEd, etc.
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Objectives
This 5-day summer bridging programme helps students transition to secondary school and an English learning environment.
Features
- Familiarize with classroom language
- Improve English language proficiency
- Build confidence
- Foster teamwork and communication
- Inspire interest for subjects, such as English, Science, Geography, History and Mathematics
Outline
Day 1
English in Use: About Me and My School
(1 hour)
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- Icebreaker: 2 truths and 1 lie
- Speaking: Interview
- About my school: Facts
- School facilities: Vocabulary, listening and charades
English in Use: Classroom Rules and Language 1
(1 hour)
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- Warm-up: A-Z names
- Classroom objects: Vocabulary and game
- Brain break: Yes or no?
- Listening and speaking: Class rules
English in Use: About Our World (Geography)
(1 hour)
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- Warm-up: Where are you from?
- Introduction to geography
- Continents and oceans
- Game show: Facts about our world
- Reading: Where am I?
English Speaking: The Best Present Ever!
(1 hour)
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- Grammar and speaking: Best and worst presents
- Role-play: Expressing disagreement
- Video: Giving thanks
- Speaking: Someone special (giving recommendations)
Fun English: Battle of the Air Band
(1 hour 45 minutes)
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- Warm-up: Fruit salad
- Shape string
- Musical sounds
- Preparation: Battle of the air band
- Competition: Battle of the air band
Day 2
English in Use: School Life
(1 hour)
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- Warm-up: Find someone
- School timetable and subjects: Listening, review, matching and discussion
- School clubs: Vocabulary and charades
English in Use: Classroom Language 2
(1 hour)
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- Classroom Language 2
- Warm-up: Mingle, mingle, group
- Asking questions in the classroom: Overview and matching
- Brain break: Teacher says…
- Role-play: Classroom scenarios
English in Use: Calculation Nation (Maths)
(1 hour)
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- Warm-up: Clap on 7
- Maths symbols
- Symbols vs. words: Translation
- Listening: What do you hear?
- Competition: Calculation race
English Speaking: How to Survive on a Desert Island
(1 hour)
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- Vocabulary: Island items
- Grammar: The second conditional
- Video: How to survive on a desert island
- Speaking and writing: Dear diary
Fun English: Building Extravaganza
(1 hour 45 minutes)
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- Warm-up: Penguin race
- Body shapes
- Human alphabet
- Guess that bridge
- Bridge designs
- Bridge riddle
- Output: Paper bridge
Day 3
English in Use: Timeline and Dates (History)
(1 hour)
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- Timeline and Dates (History)
- Warm-up: Birthday line
- Overview: Ordinal numbers and dates
- Timeline: Introduction, listening, writing, talking about the past and speaking
English in Use: Science Around Us
(1 hour)
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- Warm-up: What is that?
- The branches of science: Vocabulary and matching
- Word formations: -logy and -ist words
- Famous scientists: Overview, matching and debate
English in Use: Fun with Maths
(1 hour)
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- Warm-up: 54321
- BINGO with calculations
- Group work: Shopping list
- Maths riddles
English Speaking: A Camping Trip
(1 hour)
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- Vocabulary: At the campsite
- Video: Going camping
- Speaking: Problems at the campsite
- Role-play: The camping trip in Canada
Fun English: Into the Dragons’ Den
(1 hour 45 minutes)
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- Warm-up: Monkey see, monkey do
- What’s on my back?
- Useful or useless?
- Alternative uses
- Video: Dragons’ den
- Preparation: Dragons’ den
- Presentation: Dragons’ den
Day 4
English in Use: Resource Guardians 1
(1 hour)
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- Warm-up: What would you do?
- Introduction: Water and electricity
- Water and electricity conservation
- Writing: Slogans
English in Use: Wanderlust (Geography)
(1 hour)
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- Warm-up: Where would you like to go?
- Landmarks: Vocabulary and location
- Reading: Where should I go?
- Group work: New tourist spot/landmark
English in Use: Walk Like An Egyptian (History)
(1 hour)
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- Warm-up: Where are we?
- Ancient Egypt: Vocabulary and timeline
- Ancient Egyptian inventions and monuments
- Hieroglyphics writing
English Speaking: Detective for a Day
(1 hour)
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- Vocabulary and detective phrases
- Speaking: Spot the difference
- Song: The 5 Ws
- Discussion: Murder riddles
Fun English: It’s a Mystery
(1 hour 45 minutes)
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- Warm-up: What’s that sound?
- Scavenger hunt
- Riddled with riddles
- Mystery (1): The five neighbours
- Mystery (2): Murder in the classroom
Day 5
English in Use: The Hairaiser (Science)
(1 hour)
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- Warm-up: What happens next?
- Scientific methods
- Introduction to static electricity
- Experiments: Balloon fun
English in Use: Journey to Self-Discovery
(1 hour)
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- Warm-up: Emotion charades
- Case studies: How do they feel?
- Giving advice
- Mindfulness: Deep breathing and being positive
English in Use: Resource Guardians 2
(1 hour)
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- Warm-up: Green thumbs up/down
- Introduction: Advertisements
- Writing and speaking:
- Resource warrior advertisement
English Speaking: Space: Aliens
(1 hour)
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- Video: Solar system
- Vocabulary: Space
- The 5 senses
- Drawing and speaking: Your planet
Fun English: Project Runway
(1 hour 45 minutes)
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- Warm-up: Traffic lights
- Guess who
- Fashion must have or fashion faux pas
- Fashion survey
- Model walk
- Preparation: Fashion show
- Output: Fashion show
Notes
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- Breaks can be added in between each session optionally.
- Extra 15 minutes will be provided for writing “Learning Journal” after speaking session of each day.
- A 1-hour lunch break can be included between Session 3 and 4 (Morning = 3 hours; Lunch = 1 hour; Afternoon = 3 hours).
- Shorter programme (3 hours per day) can be provided, please select the sessions that fit your schedule and requirements.
- This is a sample only and may be subject to change.
- Certain activities may be replaced depending on resources and facilities available at the school.