(1EL) English Language Learners
1EL Course DescriptionTeacher in Charge: Miss L. Cumberland.
1EL is a multi-level ESOL class for students from Year 9 to Year 13 who are beginner learners of English. It focuses on helping learners build everyday survival English and develop their skills in listening, reading, writing, speaking, grammar, and vocabulary.
The course is divided into three parts:
1ELA — Topic-based learning
1ELB — Grammar and writing skills
1ELC — Pronunciation and vocabulary development
Students enrolled in 1EL will take all three classes and receive ESOL instruction 12 times per week. Students have the opportunity to move up a level at the end of Terms 1, 2, and 3, based on their progress and achievement. To progress to the next level, 2EL, students must consistently achieve at least 80% in listening, reading, writing, speaking, grammar, and vocabulary assessments in 1ELA.
Course Overview
Term 1
1ELA
Self-Introduction
Education and School
Self-Introduction topic test
Education and School topic test
1ELB
Alphabet
Punctuation
Parts of Speech (part 1)
Writing: Introduce myself
1ELC
Phonetics: Monophthongs and Diphthongs (part 1)
Subject Vocabulary: Science, Maths, Social Studies and PE
Term 2
1ELA
Family and Hobbies
Daily Routines
Family and Hobbies topic test
Daily routines topic test
1ELB
Parts of Speech (part 2)
Tenses: simple present, simple past & simple future
Writing: Use three simple tenses to write about my friend
1ELC
Phonetics: Diphthongs (part 2) and Consonants (part 1)
Subject vocabulary: Science and Maths
Term 3
1ELA
Animals
My House
Animals topic test
My House topic test
1ELB
Parts of Speech revision
Conjunctions and sentence combining
Tenses: present continuous & present perfect
Writing: Recount writing
1ELC
Phonetics: Consonants (part 2)
Subject Vocabulary: Art, Music, PE, Health, Science, Maths & Social Studies
Term 4
1ELA
New Zealand Money
Food and Health
New Zealand Money topic test
Food and Health topic test
Christmas Topic activity week
1ELB
Tenses Revision
Conjunction and sentence combining
Descriptive Writing: Animals
1ELC
Phonetics revision
Subject Vocabulary revision
Pathway