Cambridge: Flyers

Course Description

This is the third level of the three Cambridge English: Young Learners (YLE) tests for children. In this level, students will study realistic and everyday topics to

• understand simple written English
• communicate in familiar situations
• understand and use basic phrases and expressions.

This homework series introduce children to all major varieties (e.g. British, American) of written and spoken English and is an excellent way for them to gain confidence and improve their English.

Format

The homework is designed to prepare the students for the Cambridge test format for the listening, reading and writing papers. These papers teach different English skills that are divided into parts. There are three parts in the listening homework, five parts in the reading homework, and two parts in the writing homework. Once the students have completed all the parts, they move on to the next stage.

• Stage One: Introduction
• Stage Two: Repetition
• Stage Three: Reinforcement

What will the student learn?

• Listening: to understand audio and video clips and respond to invitations, suggestions, apologies and requests.
• Reading and Writing: to understand longer texts about everyday topics, even if they do not know all the words, to write a short message on a postcard or in an email, to write about how they feel and give reasons why, to write short dialogues, and to make up a story in English using ideas, pictures or words provided in the homework.