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Summer School English programmes at LAL Taunton

Residential course: For students aged 11 – 17 years

(24 hour supervision)

Students at Taunton School have a choice of either 20 or 30 lessons General English with a comprehensive activity programme, with special excursions bookable on-site. Located in this picturesque town in Somerset, students stay in a typical student house and enjoy the experience of living and studying in a traditional English boarding school setting.

LAL Taunton key facts:

Ages:

11 - 17

Lessons per week:

20 lessons = 15 hours or 30 lessons = 22.5 hours

Activities per 2-week period:

Activities on-site throughout the week

2 full-day and 2 half-day excursions

Lesson length:

45 minutes

Lesson schedule:

Mornings

Class size max:

15 students

Course length:

2 - 4 weeks

Starting dates 2010:

One week: 04 Aug, 11 Aug.
Two Weeks:
07 Jul, 21 Jul, 04 Aug.
Three weeks: 07 Jul, 28 Jul.
Four weeks: 07 Jul, 21 Jul.

 

Levels:

Elementary to advanced

Syllabus

LAL Summer Schools has adopted a task-based syllabus, which has been designed in order to present new language in addition to consolidating learners’ existing knowledge.  The topics chosen for each project have been meticulously selected to ensure that learners are actively stimulated throughout the course, whilst having ample opportunities to utilise the language in both controlled and freer practice sessions.  Each lesson will focus on a communicative approach developing learners’ productive and receptive skills. All course materials are provided, including an LAL coursebook.

Programme Example

(Subject to change)


Day Morning Afternoon Evening
Wednesday Departures and arrivals  Pool, quiz
Thursday Induction, level check Tour and football or internet café Disco
Friday Lessons Volleyball, glass painting or Intensive English Barbecue, video night
Saturday Full-day excursion to World Heritage Site of Stonehenge and cathedral city of Salisbury  
Sunday Tennis, Drama, football course or optional excursion to Brean Leisure Park  Table tennis, board games
Monday Lessons Lessons Indoor hockey, radio-controlled car racing
Tuesday Lessons Half-day excursion to Exeter Dodgeball, cinema night or Intensive English
Wednesday Lessons Treasure hunt or Intensive English Blind Date Disco
Thursday Lessons Half-day excursion to Bath Boules, quiz or Intensive English
Friday Lessons Swimming, T-shirt painting or Intensive English Barbecue, casino and auction night
Saturday Full-day excursion to Britain’s capital city of London  
Sunday Cricket, drama, football course or optional excursion to Brean Leisure Park  Karaoke
Monday Lessons Activities or Intensive English Talent Show
Tuesday Lessons Preparation to leave and activities Certificate presentation and disco
Wednesday Departures and arrivals or excursion to Glastonbury  Activities

There are optional excursions (extra) on Sundays.