Fluency English Waikato

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Semester 2, Term 3, August-September 2024 Week by Week :: Fluency English Waikato Week 1 Drama with masks in FEW II

Today was our last day of this semester. Well done everyone. We'll begin again on July 30th 2024

Our last day of this semester is Tuesday, 25 June. Come along. We'll have a special morning tea at 10.50am.

There's room for you if you have an English as an Additional Language at Fluency English Waikato on Tuesday mornings at the K-Centre, 5 Kingsford Mews. FEW I 9.30-10.50am / Morning Tea / FEW II 11.10-12.30pm.

Come along and meet us and see how it goes for you: find out more. Practise English in a safe, welcoming environment, meeting kind people and learning about the landscape and history of our city along the way.

Fluency English Waikato classes will resume this Tuesday, 7 May, at the Korean Centre (K-Centre), 5 Kingsford Mews, Hamilton East.
Term 2 - Weekly from 1 May to 25 June

If you have English as an Additional Language, people of all ethnicities are welcome. You are welcome to come to one or both classes on Tuesdays.

9.30-10.50am FEW I (Advanced Beginner level - mainly grammar)
Morning tea
11.10-12.30pm FEW II (Intermediate and above)

Authentic texts on local Waikato landscape, geography and history.
We (FEW II) will be watching and learning from the Chasing Time English production, 'Day's Crossing'.

Costs = $5 per hour of class time.

Please message me Richard if you'd like more information or clarification.

There are still places available in Term 1, 2024.

Classes are on Tuesday mornings at the Live Better K-Centre, 5 Kingsford Mews, Hamilton, New Zealand
If you wish to come, please turn up on the first morning. Or contact Manager Ko Jung Mi at [email protected]
The classes are FEW I - Advanced beginners 9.30am-10.50am, and FEW II - Intermediate 11.10am to 12.30pm
You're welcome to come to both classes, the whole morning. We have morning tea - 10.50-11.10am
Welcome!

Week 1: Tuesday, March 5th
Week 2: Tuesday, March 12th
Week 3 Tuesday, March 19th
Week 4 Tuesday, March 26th
Week 5 Tuesday, April 2nd

For this 5-week term, starting last week, the cost is $35.00 per class per term. Casual attendance is $5 per hour.

7 November 2023
Fluency English Waikato students and teacher on a trip to the Katherine Mansfield Garden at the Hamilton Gardens. We've studied an abridged version of the short story - 'The Garden Party' by Katherine Mansfield. After having coffee at the Gardens cafe, we walked amongst the scenes in the garden depicting outdoor scenes in the story, 'The Garden Party'.

There are places in the Fluency English Waikato Classes at the Live Better Korean Cultural Centre, 5 Kingsford Mews, Hamilton. FEW I Advanced Beginners 9.30-10.50am; FEW II 11.10am to 12.30pm, on Tuesday mornings only.

If you start tomorrow the classes the cost is $35 for FEW I or FEW II for the remainder of this term (usually $50 per term).

This term's classes end on 12 September. People of all ethnicities welcome.

Fluency English Waikato classes start again this Tuesday, 2 May, 2023. Please email Richard Lawrence if you'd like to know more.
[email protected]

Welcome!

FEW Fluency English Waikato 1 & II class at the Waikato River, 7 March, 2023

The topic of the text for today: The Waikato River - its course, its history and its mana

Welcome to Fluency English Waikato classes, Term 1, Semester 1, 2023

Classes start tomorrow, Tuesday, 25 October, 2022, at 9.30am. Fluency English I (Advanced beginners) and Fluency English Waikato II (Intermediate and above) 11.10am.

Please see the Waikato Korean Centre page for further details.

WELCOME! Fluency English Waikato I & II classes start again for Term 4 on Tuesday, 25 October 2022 at the Waikato Korean Centre in Kirikiriroa Hamilton. Welcome! 9.30am start.

https://www.facebook.com/KCENTRE.Waikato.Korean.Cultural.Centre

케이센터 - 와이카토 문화센터 We provides a number of opportunities to learn each other's values and cultures, to share friendship.

End of term 3, Fluency English. Please join us in Term 4, 2022. The students in the photo are in an online class. Our classes are in person at the Waikato Korean Centre.

The first semester has ended, with a party on the last day. Fluency English Waikato classes will start again at the Waikato K-Centre on 2 August. Please contact the Waikato K-Centre manager if you'd like to join. Welcome! People of all ethnicities are welcome!

Tomorrow, 21 June, is Week 7 in Term 2 of Semester One. Next week is the last Tuesday of this term. We'll post a notice here very soon for the last Tuesday, when we often have a party.

Welcome to our classes in 2022! Welcome tomorrow, 15 February, 9.30am at the Waikato at K-Centre, Waikato Korean Cultural Centre, 5 Kingsford Mews, Hamilton. We will meet in person, following all government Covid-19 protocols.

https://www.fluencyenglishwaikato.com/

Hello Fluency English Waikato students - For Week 6

I hope the weekend is going well for you so far. Good on you for keeping the rules and helping to keep us all safe.
We'll have a Zoom class on Tuesday, and probably on Wednesday as well.
I'll send the links on Monday morning.
In the mean time, would you please explore the website I'm creating:

www.fluencyenglishwaikato.com

You'll notice that under Speaking there's a drop-down menu for pronunciation. You'll see audio files for practising sounds.

For homework would you please preview and practise speaking the poem, Dreams, which is number 15 in the booklet, by Langston Hughs.
Also, preview the vocabulary, which will be 3a - from 'join' to 'nature', the first two columns on p.3 - for FEW 1 on Tuesday, and 8a - from 'hammer to liquid' on p.8 on Wednesday for FEW II.

I'm having difficulty communicating from Xtra to Naver, sorry, to two students who have naver accounts. I'm putting this on our page as well.

'See' you on Tuesday on Zoom.

Kind wishes
Richard

Fluency English Waikato The classes are for anyone who has English as an additional language and wishes to improve their English. There are no formal assessments. The classes do not lead to any New Zealand qualifications in English language but they will support your study for IELTS or other exams.

https://www.facebook.com/DiversityCounsellingNZ

There are still up to three places available on both Tuesday mornings (to pre-intermediate) and Wednesdays mornings (intermediate and above) in the Fluency English Waikato classes at the Waikato Korean Cultural Centre, 5 Kingsford Mews, Hamilton East, 9.30-11.00am.

The context is Korean but the classes are open to people of any cultural and ethnic backgrounds. Students should be people who have English as an Additional Language, who are seeking to improve their English by participating in a friendly, communicative setting.

Email the manager if you'd like to come:
[email protected]

Fluency English Waikato I classes, advanced beginners and pre-intermediate students start again tomorrow, Tuesday, 4 May, at the Waikato Korean Cultural Centre, 9.30-11.00am.

5 Kingsford Mews, Hamilton East, Kirikiriroa Hamilton

Fluency English Waikato II classes, for intermediate students and above, start on Wednesday, 5 May, 9.30-11.00am.

We have capacity for around ten students in each class. While the context is a Korean cultural centre, the class is by no means restricted to Korean people. Welcome to all.

If you wish to know more, please email the Manager, Ko Jung Mi, or Tutor Richard Lawrence on [email protected]

Our reading texts for learning activities are original and will allow you to learn a lot about Aotearoa New Zealand and about everyday life in this country.

WELCOME!

It's been a good first term in 2021. The Wednesday class has finished for this term and the last Tuesday class will be this Tuesday, 13 April, 9.30am-11.00am, with a pot-luck lunch. Classes will then resume in May, Tuesday 4th and Wednesday 5th. See you soon! Richard (tutor)

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Welcome to our classes at the Waikato Korean Cultural Centre
Advanced beginner to pre-intermediate
Tuesdays 9.30-11am
Intermediate and above
Wednesdays 9.30-11am

Please contact the manage, Ko Jung Mi, if you would like to join us.
email: [email protected]

Tutor: Richard Lawrence

Welcome to new and returning students

Fluency English Waikato 1 & II 2021

At the Waikato Korean Cultural Centre - 5 Kingsford Mews, Hamilton East

Classes start next week, Tuesday, 9 February (I) and Wednesday (II) 10 February, 9.30am to 11am.

They run for 10 weeks, with a two-week break, and a further 10 weeks.

Student-centred learning: project-based; not leading to formal qualifications; no formal assessments

Students are normally at levels advanced beginner to intermediate - I or Intermediate and above (II).

The classes suit people who 'want to improve their English', with practice of all four skills - reading, writing, speaking and listening, with an emphasis on speaking.

If you wish to join a class, please send an email for details to [email protected]

Tutor: Richard Lawrence

Happy New Year everyone! We look forward to meeting and welcoming returning and new students in February, 2021.