初級課程的第二級在建立了基礎之後,重點轉向流利度的提升。我們會繼續文法課程,但更著重於句子結構、過去與未來時態,以及使用連接詞與介系詞的複合句。
課程強調閱讀理解,透過研讀兒童小說,例如《魔法樹屋》系列,並提出關於劇情及角色行為原因的複雜問題。我們也引入媒體課程,透過影片或音訊材料,訓練孩子的聽力與理解能力,並要求他們根據所看到或聽到的內容回答問題。
本課程鼓勵學生表達自己的想法,而不僅僅是背誦和重複課程內容。B2 級通常比 B1 級更有趣,因為學生的語言流利度提升,我們能進行更多活動,而 B1 級主要專注於語言基礎的學習。
參加本課程的學生需要具備扎實的英語基礎,或已完成前一級 B1 課程。在其他地方學習過的學生,例如語言沉浸學校的學生,有時也可以從此級別開始,但他們通常仍需要大量複習 B1 所教授的基礎內容,並且通常需要透過額外作業和學習來追趕進度。不過,只要他們勤奮用功,之後通常能順利適應課程。
The second level of the beginner courses focuses on fluency building now that the foundation has been built. We continue our grammar lessons but with a focus on sentence structure, past and future tenses and complex sentences with conjunctions and prepositions.
There is a strong focus on reading comprehension studying children's novels such as the "magic tree house" series and asking complicated questions about the plot and reasons behind why characters are doing what they are doing.
We introduce media classes pushing children's listening and understanding skills by asking them to answer questions based on what they just saw and heard in the media. This class pushes students to speak their own thoughts not just memorize and repeat lessons. B2 is generally considered more fun than B1 as students have better fluency we can do more activities whereas B1 was focused mostly on learning the foundation of the language.
Students coming to this class need a strong English language background or have completed the previous B1 course. Students that study elsewhere such as language immersion schools can sometimes start at this level however they often still need much review of the foundation taught in B1 and usually require some catching up with extra homework and study, after that though they can adjust well if they are studious and study well.