High School Preparation Program (31 Lessons/Week)

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GEOS Victoria offers a High School Preparation Program (HSPP) for those students wishing to study English before entering a high school in Victoria. This "Bridge Program" helps prepare students for the academic as well as the cultural challenges of Canadian high school life. During the morning and afternoon the students will take CEP Full-time ESL classes; following these, they will study standard high school subjects such as geography, history, social studies, sciences and mathematics in English. These late afternoon "Elective" classes will help familiarize students with the basic English vocabulary necessary for the comprehension of the most standard high school subjects.

INTEGRATED SKILLS CLASS (a.m.)

During the morning session, students study four English skills - reading, writing, speaking and listening - through a  “Communicative Language Teaching” methodology. New grammar patterns are learned in the context of a conversation or a real-life situation. Students also use various activities to practice English conversation including listening tasks, role plays, and discussions. Practical reading and writing tasks and vocabulary studies are presented as well in our 6 available levels. Students can begin on any Monday.

ACTIVE LISTENING CLASS (p.m.)

During the afternoon session, students will cover a variety of topics while practicing English conversation management, North American conversation styles, and pronunciation. Students learn commonly used idioms and slang in communicative ways. Teachers also use various activities to practice these new idioms including listening tasks, role plays, and discussion.

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Business English