english language partners hutt
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End of Year Party Celebration We were so happy to enjoy another fun end of year party with all our learners, tutors,
volunteers and staff. It is great for us to come together to celebrate all the successes
and achievements of the year and to be entertained by cultural performances from our
learner communities. The support of Mayor Ray Wallace, Deputy Mayor David
Bassett and councillor Margaret Willard in attending and participating in this event is
much appreciated by us. The Mayor spoke to us about the importance of appreciating
difference and diversity in our community but also the importance of staying true to
our cultural identity. We also acknowledged an historic moment in farewelling
present and past committee members as we leave our incorporated society status
behind and move into a new era of being part of English Language Partners NZ Trust.
February 2015 Tutor Newsletter
English Language Partners Hutt
English Language
Partners Hutt
PO Box 44 195
1st floor, Russel Keown
House
1 Knights Road
Lower Hutt
Ph (04) 570 1335
Fax (04) 570 1337
Email:
Website:
www.englishlanguage.org.nz
Manager:
Christine Cook
Coordinators:
Marina Vrecic
Christine Walkerdine
We provide:
One to one volunteer
tutors
English for Employees
classes
English for Migrants
tutors
English Language groups
Literacy classes
Volunteer tutor training
Drivers License courses
Volunteer
Tutor
Refresher
Sessions
We plan to resume these sessions from
Friday 27th February.
They take place in our meeting room (next
to the office), 9.30am to 10.30am usually
on the last Friday of each month. The
sessions are informal and interactive and
offer practical advice and ideas for home
tutors.
Tutor Workshop—journeys to New
Zealand and beyond...... At the tutor workshop we held in November we invited some
of our learners to speak about their countries of origin and how
they came to NZ. We heard very interesting stories of why and
how people had come here and
what they had been doing since
arriving. The session was so
interactive, that some audience
members joined in and shared
their stories as well!
Gerson from Colombia
Marina from Serbia Nanubhai from India
Susy from England Doudou (Sophie) from China
Tial Bik from Myanmar Vladimir from Russia Ikram from Somalia
Congratulations to Julius Gazo for
completing his ESOL Certificate in
Home Tutoring and winning the
Christmas hamper!
Multi Fest 2015
Saturday March 28
11am to 3pm
Sacred Heart College Performing Arts Centre
65 Laings Rd, Lower Hutt
Farewell to Noel Chadwick
We recently farewelled our accounts clerk Noel who worked in
the office every Wednesday. Noel has been with ELP Hutt
since 2002 and has ably overseen our finances throughout this
time however as part of the Centre’s amalgamation to English
Language Partners NZ Trust, our accounting and payroll
functions were centralised.
We wish Noel all the best for the future and thank him for all
the great work he has done for ELP Hutt.
...and to Vera Xu
Vera was an English Language
Group tutor for our Chinese
Beginners class for several years
and more recently the coordinator of
our Certificate in English Language
course. We had also worked with
Vera for many years in her role as a
Settlement Support Coordinator.
Vera has moved to a position with
NZQA and we thank her for her
hard work and contribution to ELP
Hutt.
Group learners receive their certificates for 2014.
Tuesday Moera English Language
Group Beginners English Language Group
Monday English Language Group
Chinese Beginners Group
Thursday Moera English Language
Group Upper Hutt English Language
Group
Avalon ESOL Literacy Class Upper Hutt ESOL Literacy Class
Central Hutt ESOL Literacy Class ESOL Beginners Literacy Class
Central Literacy Group's Walk to Avalon Park As part of an exercise on giving directions we went on a guided walk of the area surrounding our new classroom at the River of Life Centre. We turned right into Lincoln Avenue and then right again into Dyer Street. We walked straight down the street until we got to Dyer Street school where we saw playing fields, a playground, the netball and tennis courts, the classrooms and a kindergarten. We went back down Dyer Street, turned left at Lincoln and right into High Street. We saw some big houses and a small house selling for $480,000! We saw 5 fast food shops, 4 superettes (dairies), a computer
shop, a barber, a flower shop, a butcher, a baker, a paint shop, an ATM and a post shop. There were three churches—Catholic, Assemblies of God, Seventh Day Adventist and a meditation centre for our spiritual welfare. To keep us healthy we spotted the podiatry Clinic for our feet, the medical centre and pharmacy and a physiotherapy clinic for our stiff muscles and joints. For our cars we found the Z service station and a car repair shop.
We crossed High Street at the pedestrian crossing, turned left into Fairway Drive and walked to Avalon Park which was on our right. We rested at the picnic tables beside the barbecues and counted 85 ducks on the pond—some were asleep. We went over the bridge to the swings and slides and climbing bars. NgaiNgai and Thang had a go on the flying fox. Mary was not quite brave enough to go down the big slide.
What a lot of things there are to do in Avalon!
OUR TREASURES – by the Moera Tuesday English Language Group
We read a story called “Treasures” and wrote about our own special things.
My treasure is a pair of earrings. My friend who lives in Japan gave them to me before I came to NZ. They were made
by her. Making jewellery was our hobby and we often met to make these accessories together. She chose the blue beads
when she made them because it is my favourite colour. I sometimes wear them when I go out. By Mayu Sugita
My treasure is a monk locket and gold necklace. The monk is a favourite in my city Nong Khai. My mother gave it to
me for my 15th birthday. She went to work in Japan and after that she bought my locket. She wanted to give me good
luck. By Kanittha Promsakhan
My treasure is a pair of earrings. They are made from real diamond. My husband gave them to me when I married him. I
always wear them and remember him. It reminds me about when I married and I want to pass them to my daughters.
By Rangrak (Aoo)
My scarf and gloves are my treasure. They are woven by my mother for me ten years ago. They are made from thick
wool thread to keep me warm in winter. She spent her time to make something special for me. I really like them because
when I wear them I remember my mother and feel how she used to love and care for me. By Suha Abu Saad
My treasure is a monk locket and gold necklace. It has two Buddha lockets and two Hindu lockets on a gold necklace.
My father gave me two Buddha lockets and two Hindu lockets for luck and to protect me and my family. When I am
old, I will give it to my son. By Thanadol Poungsang
My treasure is a Thai costume. It is a beautiful pink Thai costume made from silk. My friend gave it to me six years ago. When I wear
it, I remember her. By Phanon
My treasure is a 1 carat diamond ring. It is a high quality ring. My husband gave it to me for my 7th wedding anniversary. It reminds
me of very special good times. By Sarah Kang
My treasure is a special Enrico Caruso music CD. It is a rare compact disc and hard to find. When I travelled Europe I searched the
music stores for classical CDs. I found it in a music store in Belgium. Caruso was a famous tenor who lived over 100 years ago. He was the first tenor in Italy. By John Kang
Classes Time Suburb Address Teacher Cost
Elementary
Plus
Monday
10 am -12pm
Central
Lower
Hutt
Russell Keown Building
1-9 Knights Rd
Christine Walkerdine $30 per term (7-9
weeks)
$60 for non– PR
All Levels
Tuesday
8.45am – 10.45
am
Moera Moera Community House Merran Bakker $30 per term (7-9
weeks)
$60 for non– PR
Beginner/
Elementary
Monday 5.30 pm
-7pm
Central
Lower
Hutt
Russell Keown Building
1-9 Knights Rd
Sue Barlow $30 per term (7-9
weeks)
$60 for non– PR
Elementary
Wednesday 9.30
-11.30
Avalon Holy Trinity Church
Gordon St
Melissa Rogers $30 per term (7-9
weeks)
$60 for non– PR
All Levels
Upper Hutt
Wednesday
10am - 12
Upper Hutt Upper Hutt Baptist Church
Hall. Corner of Fergusson
Dr and Milton St
Janet Jones $30 per term (7-9
weeks)
$60 for non– PR
Pre-
Beginners
Thursday 9.30 –
11.30am
Central
Lower
Hutt
Russell Keown Building
1-9 Knights Rd
Doudou Yuan $30 per term (7-9
weeks)
$60 for non– PR
Beginner
Thursday 9.30 –
11.30am
Moera Moera Community House Christine Walkerdine $30 per term (7-9
weeks)
$60 for non– PR
English Language Groups 2015 (starting from February 2nd)
ESOL Literacy Classes (start February 2nd)
English for Employees (EFE) Classes
Classes are for Refugees only
Time Suburb Teacher Level
Beginners Class Mon – Wed
9.30 – 12.50
Central Lower Hutt Tajinder Kaur Beginner
ESOL Literacy Group – Lower Hutt
Mon – Thursday
9.30 – 12 pm
Avalon Marie Cheetham Pre-literate
ESOL Literacy Group - Central
Mon, Tue, Thu and Fri
9.30 -12 pm
Lower Hutt Sue Rhoades Pre-literate
ESOL Literacy Group- Upper Hutt
Mon – Thursday
9.30 – 12 pm
Upper Hutt Amanda Blake Pre-literate
ESOL Literacy Group Mon – Wed
9.30 – 12.50
Central Lower Hutt Alison White Pre-literate/beginner
ELG Literacy Thursday – Friday
10am – 12 pm
Central Lower Hutt Melissa Rogers Beginner
Classes Time Suburb Teacher
Monday Mon 6.pm - 8.30pm Central Lower Hutt
1-9 Knights Rd
Tajinder Kaur
Tuesday Tue 7.15pm - 9.40pm Central Lower Hutt
1-9 Knights Rd
Alison White
Wednesday Wed 6.00pm - 8.40pm Central Lower Hutt
1-9 Knights Rd
Merran Bakker
Friday Fri 11am - 2pm Central Lower Hutt
1-9 Knights Rd
Alison White and Merran
Bakker
Resource Update
The start of the new year can be a good time to think about how your tutoring is going and whether
you need to freshen things up a bit. Often it just takes a small addition –(introducing a new game/an
old favourite/ an activity) or using a different teaching strategy, (letting your learner select or lead
the activity/ introducing a sense of competition/ a checklist) to give your sessions a new energy.
New activities can be a little threatening so don’t be put off if there is not a great reaction the first
time you introduce it.
Check out the new resources listed and the many more we have in the resource room.
Readers Talk About series for absolute beginning readers. They have simple text with labelled pictures. These
books cover everyday activities; Where I live, Getting Around, My clothes, Food I Like...
NSW AMES Beginner Reader Series (Books & CDs).” When things go wrong”,” Shop till you drop”
&” Taxi Driver...” Each book contains 3-4 stories with pre-reading activities and follow up activi-
ties. These are also good for more capable readers to use as a listening activity.
Learning Media (NZ) “Making a New life.”“Someone I Could Look Up to,” “A Big Impression.”
“Shaken”, “Working at it.”... + 5 more. Each book has multiple copies, some also have CDs.
Suitable for more capable readers.
Games A variety of board games covering a diverse range of grammar points; present simple, present
continuous, simple past, asking questions etc. (Found in Games box.)
Constructing Questions- the learner has to arrange the words into correct questions and then an-
swer the questions. (Pink dot)
Matching activity –Verb & Noun collocations; draw a picture, watch television, brush your teeth...
(Pink dot)
Matching activity-Common questions/ comments & responses; Did you have a good trip? Help your-
self to a drink.. (Pink dot)
Sequence pictures with matching captions; Daytime worker, Night-time worker, The garage sale
(Pink Dot)
For small groups; Asking a favour (matching request with response), Synonyms Bingo, Prepositions
Bingo, Body Idioms bingo (Pink dot)
Dictionaries Spanish/English Somali/English AUT Picture Dictionaries
Some old favourites Listen Up- Listening Activities for Adult ESOL Beginners (White dot)
Picture Stories & More Picture Stories (Reference & White dot sections)
Spark Work Books series 1-4. Words and pictures for activating English. (Purple dot)
Test Your Vocabulary series. (Red dot)
Internet Sticky ball.net –This is great for practising grammar points either on-line or printing off worksheets.
BBC Learning English- this is aimed at intermediate to advanced learners.
ESL News.org.nz - NZ current events to read or listen to.
Breaking News English- (Elementary level) This has complete lesson plans
Onestop English – “absolute beginners” has session by session lessons with worksheets. ESOL Extra.
Has pronunciation, vocabulary, writing , listening... etc.
Australia Network Study English IELTS Preparation
Phone: 570-1335 Fax: 570-1337
E-mail: [email protected]
Sender:
English Language Partners PO Box 44 195
Lower Hutt 5010