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LESSONS

 General English:
This class is every day.
There will be a topic each week.
You will practice and develop grammar.
Classes also include listening and reading activities.
There are progress checks approximately every 2 weeks.

 Words & Meanings:
This class is every Monday.
Lower levels: practice and develop pronunciation, word stress/sentence stress, topic
vocabulary in topic areas.
Mid-levels: develop sounds, sentence stress and intonation, phrasal verbs, word formation
and collocations.
Upper levels: all of the above plus metaphor and idioms.

 Grammar Workshop:
This class is every Monday.
You will review the grammar from the General English classes.
You will use grammar games, websites and individual and pair tasks.

 Listening & Speaking Skills / Reading & Speaking Skills:
These classes are every Tuesday and Wednesday.
You will develop your reading and listening comprehension skills.
You will talk about the topic in the lesson and develop your communication skills and
vocabulary.
Teachers want to hear your ideas, not just the ‘correct’ answers.

 Presentations (Term 1):
This class is every Monday and is led by the students.
Every two weeks students give a PowerPoint presentation (individually or with a partner) on a
different subject.
The lessons develop speaking skills and extend vocabulary.

 Reading Circles (Term 2):
This class is every Monday and is led by the students.
You will read a short story at home and prepare a ‘role’.
You will discuss the story with classmates in the lesson.

 News and Culture:
This class is every Thursday.
You will study UK culture, British values and places of interest.
Sometimes you will do projects and research in small groups.
There will also be ‘Situational English’ work to help you with daily life in Birmingham.

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