{"id":401,"date":"2020-07-28T15:53:18","date_gmt":"2020-07-28T15:53:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/central-language.com\/?page_id=401"},"modified":"2025-05-20T13:04:04","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T13:04:04","slug":"summer-speaking-courses","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/central-language.com\/en\/summer-speaking-courses\/","title":{"rendered":"SUMMER SPEAKING COURSES"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Online Speaking Summer Courses &#8211; <\/b><b>Kids and teens<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Start: June 17<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Every day, Monday to Friday, 9:00-12:00<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Duration: two weeks or a month &#8211; the choice is yours!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Summer is the perfect time to learn and to have fun!<\/h2>\n<p>Central Language Hub is the best place to learn a language and to make friends!<\/p>\n<h3>Due to COVID-19, our courses will be conducted online until the end of June<\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>1st Graders Program \/complete beginners or basic knowledge\/<\/h2>\n<p>Length: 9-12 every day from Monday-Friday, monthly or weekly courses, June-July.<\/p>\n<p>The kids are divided into groups according to their age and level.<\/p>\n<p>These are the first steps for young learners and our main goal is to raise their interest in the language. How can we achieve that? Through games, crafts, art and music, the children master their skills and learn the language in a way which is natural and fun.<\/p>\n<p>What does our daily routine look like?:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Arrival: 9:00 o\u2019clock<\/li>\n<li>First class: 9:15-10:00 o\u2019clock<\/li>\n<li>Snack in the park: 10:00-10:30<\/li>\n<li>Second class: 10:35-11:10<\/li>\n<li>Break time: 11:10-11:20<\/li>\n<li>Third class: 11:20-12:00<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Friday<\/b>\u00a0is always the day for outings \u2013 we play ball games, twister, do scavenger hunts, have picnics on the hills, visit a market and do some shopping in English, visit the Old City of Plovdiv or another place of interest. All activities are conducted in English and the children prepare for the outings based on the skills taught that week.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Reading skills:<\/b>\u00a0At this age we study the letters and their sounds, and start reading simple words and sentences.<\/li>\n<li><b>Vocabulary:\u00a0<\/b>family, home, the clock, the classroom objects, places in the city, animals, fruit and vegetables, clothes, weather, action verbs etc.<\/li>\n<li><b>Communicative skills:\u00a0<\/b>introducing yourself, expressing likes and dislikes, talking about daily routines, asking for and giving directions etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>CLH native speakers help the kids with their pronunciation, listening and communicative skills. In this way our young learners begin to make short dialogues in different everyday situations very quickly.<\/p>\n<h2><b>2-4 graders \/beginners\/<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>Our goal is to motivate the kids, increase their knowledge and boost their confidence. We use a variety of interesting and creative activities such as role plays or wordgames, that allow the children to use their imagination.<\/p>\n<p>What does our daily routine look like?:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Arrival: 9:00 o\u2019clock<\/li>\n<li>First class: 9:15-10:00 o\u2019clock<\/li>\n<li>Snack in the park: 10:00-10:30<\/li>\n<li>Second class: 10:35-11:10<\/li>\n<li>Break time: 11:10-11:20<\/li>\n<li>Third class: 11:20-12:00<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Friday<\/b>\u00a0is always the day for outings \u2013 we play ball games, twister, do scavenger hunts, have picnics on the hills, visit a market and do some shopping in English, visit the Old City of Plovdiv or another place of interest. All activities are conducted in English and the children prepare for the outings based on the skills taught that week.<\/p>\n<p>The lesson plans are designed according to the level of the kids. The focus is communication and practice! Our native speakers, who are from Canada and Great Britain, help our young learners in their summer adventure! Kids do projects, play games, do quizzes, pair work and team work and build up their confidence in a very natural way.<\/p>\n<h3><b>Language Objectives<\/b>:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>There is\/there are,<\/li>\n<li>Present Simple Tense (I eat breakfast everyday)<\/li>\n<li>Present Continuous Tense (I am eating breakfast right now)<\/li>\n<li>Future tense (I will eat breakfast tomorrow),<\/li>\n<li>Comparisons (I am older\/younger than my brother)<\/li>\n<li>Modal verbs (can, could, may, might\u2026)<\/li>\n<li>Quantifiers (some, a few, many)<\/li>\n<li>Plural nouns (bus \u2013 busses, child \u2013 children)<\/li>\n<li>\u2026. and more!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Communicative Objectives<\/b>:<\/h3>\n<p>Every Week a different topic is studied \u2013 hobbies, sport, food, jobs etc. Kids learn how to talk about :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What animals can and cannot do<\/li>\n<li>Seasons, clothes, senses,<\/li>\n<li>Healthy lifestyle, food, sports and safety<\/li>\n<li>Likes and Dislikes + reasons why<\/li>\n<li>Their responsibilities at home and at school<\/li>\n<li>Family relations<\/li>\n<li>Life in the past<\/li>\n<li>\u2026and more!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>5-12 graders<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Every day, Monday to Friday, 10:00-12:00<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Duration: two weeks.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The focus of these courses is SPEAKING! Teens communicate\u00a0<i>only<\/i>\u00a0in English in combination with qualified and experienced native speakers and Bulgarian teachers.<\/p>\n<p>The classes are designed according to the age and level of the students. We use a variety of topics which are interesting and engaging \u2013 fashion, movies, music, films, love and friendship, lifestyle etc.<\/p>\n<p>Students not only learn how to express themselves freely and confidently in English, but they also work on their creativity and communicative skills, which will be useful in the future.<\/p>\n<p>How do we achieve that?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Games \u2013 problem solving, wordgames<\/li>\n<li>Projects \u2013 working on interesting topics, teens are given the opportunity to develop their presentation skills as well as computer-based knowledge and spelling.<\/li>\n<li>Teamwork \u2013 they love races which involve their imagination, competitiveness and the desire to win!<\/li>\n<li>Pair work \u2013 working with others helps both students to master the language and feel comfortable<\/li>\n<li>Discussions \u2013 students practise critical thinking and build up confidence.<\/li>\n<li>Roleplays \u2013 creating different situations, practicing key vocabulary and grammar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>\u00a0All language skills are practiced and improved:<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Listening skills<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 watching videos, listening to podcasts, conversations with native speakers.<\/li>\n<li><b>Reading skills<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 increase vocabulary, correct pronunciation is very important and can be corrected when reading texts, and comprehension is assessed.<\/li>\n<li><b>Writing\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 some of the tasks require writing short texts to assess comprehension and language output.<\/li>\n<li><b>Speaking<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 gaining confidence to speak fluently on a variety of topics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We know that it\u2019s summer and teens expect to have fun, so we incorporate entertaining learning programs. For example, we have outings to different places in the city and students pretend they are foreigners. The idea is to escape from the typical classroom environment and at the same time ensure our students are acquiring new skills.<\/p>\n<p>The summer academy at Central Language Hub is the perfect place to meet new people and to make friends while practicing the language in a different and amusing way!<\/p>\n<div class=\"infobox\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"infobox\">\n<div class=\"infobox_wrapper\">Call us today for more information at\u00a0<a href=\"tel:+359888938242\">+359 88 8938242<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/central-language.com\/en\/contact\/\">write us a message<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Online Speaking Summer Courses &#8211; Kids and teens Start: June 17 Every day, Monday to Friday, 9:00-12:00 Duration: two weeks or a month &#8211; the choice<span class=\"excerpt-hellip\"> [\u2026]<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v16.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>SUMMER SPEAKING COURSES - Central Language Hub Plovdiv<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/central-language.com\/en\/summer-speaking-courses\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"SUMMER SPEAKING COURSES - Central Language Hub Plovdiv\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Online Speaking Summer Courses &#8211; 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