Facilitator’s Guide G04 ~ English Home Language
Each of these sections has activities. At the beginning of each lesson is a list of what is covered in that lesson. At the end of each lesson, there are remedial and extension activities which learners may complete if time allows.
Each activity has an allocated time. (Refer to the Timetable and Time Management for further details about the lesson and activity times.)
TIMETABLE AND TIME MANAGEMENT
Allocate 12 hours for each two-week lesson. • • • •
Listening and speaking: 2 hours Reading and viewing: 5 hours Writing and presenting: 4 hours Language structures and conventions: 1 hour
Each activity in this book has been developed to meet these times.
In your personal timetabling, account for 12 English lessons (6 hours) per week; 24 English lessons (12 hours) per two-week lesson. You could do this as follows:
Week 1 • 2 x 1-hour listening and speaking activities • 3 x 1-hour reading and viewing activities • 1 x 30-minute reading activity for independent reading • 1 x 30-minute language structures and conventions activity Week 2 • 1 x 1-hour reading and viewing activity • 1 x 30-minute reading activity for independent reading • 4 x 1-hour writing and presenting activities • 1 x 30-minute language structures and conventions activity Alternatively, structure each 12-hour lesson this way:
Week 1 • 1 x 1-hour listening and speaking activity • 3 x 1-hour reading and viewing activity • 1 x 1-hour writing and presenting activity • 1 x 1-hour writing and presenting activity • 1 x 30-minute language structures and conventions activity Week 2 • 1 x 1-hour listening and speaking activity • 2 x 1-hour reading and viewing activity • 1 x 1-hour reading and viewing activity • 2 x 1-hour writing and presenting activity • 1 x 30-minute language structures and conventions activity
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