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If you are planning to enter an Australian high school, our High School Preparation (HSP) course will teach you the English and academic skills you need to be successful. Our focus on Australian study methods and culture will increase your confidence and help you adapt to life in your new high school. We prepare you to enter Year 11 in an Australian high school.
Individual student needs are catered for at all levels and students are assisted with transition to their choice of high school during the final weeks of the High School Preparation Course.
Who are the teachers?
Our teachers are well-qualified secondary school teachers with additional qualifications in ESL. They have experience in intensive English language courses and up-to-date knowledge of current high school curriculum and teaching methods. Our English for High School Preparation course has 12 week terms.
The main content areas:
- English (ESL)
- English literature and language studies
- English for Mathematics
- English for Community and Family Studies
- English for Economics
- English for Information Processes and Technology
- English for Business Studies
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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| 8:45-9:45am |
Assessment review and results Feedback on strengths and weaknesses Introduction of theme-related Vocabulary including syllable, accent, word class and collocation Listening skills Practice & Consolidation 4 dialogues and listening for where people are
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Homework vocabulary review
Reading comprehension practice True/false responses
Reading skills Practice and consolidation
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Homework reading skills review
Grammatical expression - There is/there are
Writing skills Practice and consolidation. Completing the table
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Homework grammar review
Writing skills for Writing about places you would like to visit
Speaking skills Practice and consolidation
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Homework vocabulary review
Vocabulary review of word formation and collocation - Written practice and consolidation of language use in given context Assessments - Vocabulary 2 (40min)
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| 9:45-10:45am
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Percentages Converting percentages to fractions and decimals
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Percentages Converting fractions and decimals to percentages
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Percentages Finding the percentage of a quantity
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Percentages Increasing or decreasing by a given percentage
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Percentages Percentage composition
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| Break 10:45-11:00am
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15 min Break
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15 min Break
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15 min Break
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15 min Break
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15 min Break
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| 11:00-12:00am
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Grammatical accuracy - Use of prepositions to, with, on next to, opposite.
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To respond to instructions (AUDIO) - simple commands –imperative clauses, must
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Error Recognition for grammatical expression and vocabulary use. Self-evaluation and group analysis work
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Reading aloud and oral questioning skills - Ask and answer questions in pairs
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Summary/Paragraph Writing 1 (½ hour) Topics taken from week's theme - Oral Presentation 2 Individual Presentation week 2 or week 3 topics and issues (4 min per student)
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| 12:00-1:00 pm
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To request information, goods/services - Simple formulaic polite requests Formulaic requests for repetition and clarification Necessary vocabulary
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Writing Questions - To practise using there is and there are
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Purposeful reading skills - Weekly theme-based text provided. Searching for key words - Students pinpoint and highlight main points and key issues in pairs
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Note-taking Listening to the recording and taking down information. Weekly theme-based documentary - Practice Note-taking skills with focus on main points and key issues
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| Lunch 1:00-1:30 pm
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Lunch
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Lunch
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Lunch
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Lunch
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Lunch
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| 1:30-2:30pm
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Theme-based text reading
-Searching for key words
-Specific detail questions
Homework:Vocabulary development
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Writing Questions and answers
Homework:Reading Comprehension
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Presentation skills
-To retell events (recount) in order to entertain or inform
Homework:Grammar development
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Independent Research
-Student autonomy
-Skills / language revision
Computer research competency for content & supporting evidence
Homework:Vocabulary development
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SPORT
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Wentworth Institute reserves the right not to run this course if insufficiet enrollments have been confirmed.
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 16 January 2013 03:03 )
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