English For Kids 4
Sally ,Tom, Jeff dan Diana merupakan tokoh utama dalam cerita diprogram kursus ini. Kursus ini sangat menyenangkan bagi anak anak usia 8 sampai dengan 11 tahun. Dalam program kursus ini siswa akan belajar :
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Percakapan (Conversation)
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Kemampuan mendengar (Listening)
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Kosakata (Vocabulary)
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Menulis (Writing)
Devices
Siswa bisa mengakses semua pelajaran melalui handphone, laptop, tablet dan komputer setiap hari.
Assignment
Para siswa bukan hanya dilatih berbicara tetapi siswa akan diajarkan latihan menulis yang akan dikirim melalui aplikasi kami.
Goals
Setelah menyelesaikan kursus ini siswa akan mampu :
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Berbicara dengan penuh percaya diri layaknya native speaker.
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Memiliki listening skill yang bagus.
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Mampu membaca dengan intonation dan pronunciation yang benar.
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Memiliki kemampuan menulis atau dikte.
Courseware
Courseware ini terdiri dari 16 unit.
Unit 7
Dialogs
Dialog 1
Jeff and Diana are hurrying to catch the bus. They don’t want to be late to school. The bus usually comes at 7:29. They have to be careful of cars.
Dialog 2
Sally, Eddy, Jeff and Diana talk about what they are going to do during the New Year’s holiday. Eddy is going to stay home. He doesn’t want to go anywhere. Jeff and Diana are going to visit their grandparents. Sally and her family are going to go to Paris,France.
Listening: Parts 1 ~ 3
Part 1: Presents Jeff’s morning schedule in detail. Focuses on time phrases used to sequence daily actions and events.
Part 2: Describes how Jeff and Diana travel to visit their grandparents. Compares means of travel.
Part 3: Presents and compares how Sally, Tom and Eddy get to school. Compares duration and means of transportation. Also presents how Sally and her family will go to Paris, and what she is looking forward to.
Vocabulary: Parts 1~ 3 and Quiz
Part 1: Means of transportation and comparing their differences: trains, buses, trucks, etc.
Part 2: Describing different types of places, such as mountains, cities and farms.
Part 3: Common objects such as train tickets, I D cards and mobile phones, what they are used for, or where they are located.
Games
This unit features a Spelling Game, a Fill-in Game and a Matching Game. Basic vocabulary and grammar structures from the unit are reviewed and tested in a game format. The time limit for the matching game is 2 minutes.
Main Learning Points
Transportation – Means: Tom and Eddy usually walk or ride their bikes. They’re going to go by train. A bus can carry more passengers than a car, truck or bike.
Holiday Plans: What are you going to do during the New Year’s Holiday? We’re going to visit my grandparents. They live in the mountains.
Morning Schedule & Sequence
This is Jeff’s morning schedule. He usually gets up at 6:30. Then he gets dressed. After dressing, he goes to the bathroom. Etc.
Warning: Watch out! Be careful of cars!
Travel: She’s going to travel by airplane for the first time. She’s looking forward to going to Paris. On the airplane, she’s looking forward to watching a movie. If the movie isn’t good, she’ll play games on her computer. In what country is Paris? This is a train ticket. An ID card shows who you are.
Means: They usually travel by train. Sometimes they travel by car. They take a bus to school. Etc.
Future – looking forward to: She’s looking forward to going to Paris. We’re going to stay home. We’re going to go to Paris! I’m looking forward to it.
Past tense: They heard a truck. A car almost hit her. I saw it!
Time phrases: After they get home; between 15 and 30 minutes; from 4:30 until 6:15; when school finishes; on rainy days; 10 minutes later; before he eats, after eating, etc.
Duration: When they walk, it takes about 40 minutes. It usually takes about 15 minutes. They usually play games for between 15 and 30 minutes.
Comparisons: Going by bike is 25 minutes faster than walking. It takes about 30 minutes longer. How much longer does it take to travel by car than travel by train?
Wh-questions: Why are they hurrying? How are they going to go to school? What did they hear? How are you going to get there? Why do they need umbrellas? How long does it take them to get to school?
Yes/No questions: Are you going to go anywhere? Is your whole family going?
Unit 8
Dialog
Eddy asks Sally what she’s going to do after school. She says she has to go home and practice the violin. She practices for an hour each day. Eddy thinks that is a lot. When he comes home from school he does homework sometimes and sometimes he plays with his dog. His dog’s name is Barney. Sally thinks that is a cute name.
Listening: Parts 1 ~ 3
This lesson is fairly long and will require more time than other lessons.
Part 1: Presents Sally’s and Eddy’s afternoon schedules in detail. Uses important time phrases to sequence the events and actions.
Part 2: Presents Sally’s weekly schedule, including the weekends.
Part 3: Presents Jeff’s weekday schedule, including school and soccer practice after school except on Fridays.
Vocabulary: Parts 1~ 3 and Quiz
Part 1: Daily activities such as watching TV and practicing the violin.
Part 2: Daily activities such as getting up and brushing your teeth.
Part 3: Reviews common actions, both as commands and using the progressive form of the verb.
Games
This unit features a Spelling Game, a Fill-in Game and a Matching Game. Basic vocabulary and grammar structures from the unit are reviewed and tested in a game format. The time limit for the matching game is 2 minutes.
Main Learning Points
Pets
Some children play with their pets after school. You have a dog? What’s its name? His dog, Barney, sleeps with him.
Afternoon Schedule & Sequence
She leaves school at 3:45and walks home. After she gets home, she gets her violin. Then she practices. He goes home right after school.
Weekly Schedule
She goes to school from Monday to Friday. On Thursday afternoons she has a violin lesson. On Saturday mornings she helps her parents. There isn’t any soccer practice on Friday.
Days of the Week
have to: I have to practice the violin. She has togo home. Why does she have to practice everyday?
Frequency: She practices every day. Sometimes she does homework. She usually practices for an hour. They often walk around the lake. Eddy likes to play video games on the weekend. His schedule is the same every day except on Friday. He never plays pingpong.
Time phrases: After she gets home; after practicing; until 6:00; after she finishes practicing; before eating dinner; when the weather is nice; after that; on Thursday afternoons; right after school; in a week; as the tomatoes get bigger; when she gets tired, etc.
Duration: for an hour; practice is an hour and fifteen minutes long; while she does her homework; She practices until 3:00. Her lesson lasts for an hour.
Wh-questions: How often does she practice? How long does she practice? Which day of the week has a different schedule? What happens on Monday? What does she do after school? How do they get home?
Yes/No questions w/past: Does he ever run around the track? Do they ever go home by bus?