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Primus English Courses have been designed by highly qualified teachers. The course content has been designed to reflect the types of tasks found in the in real world scenarios or the specific tests they are designed for, by our academic staff with years of experience in English language teaching.
Primus English is located in modern premises in the Melbourne CBD with easy access to public transport, accommodation and other necessary conveniences.We offer on-site teacher support outside of regular class time. Library and extensive learning resources are available.
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General English
| General English Course | |
|---|---|
| Entry Requirement | Year 10 or equivalent |
| Delivery Mode | On Campus |
| Duration | 10 to 50 weeks |
| Timetable | Day and Evening |
| Intakes | Every Monday |
| Scheduled Hours | 20 hours per week |
| CRICOS Course Code | 073626F |
The General English course is for students who wish to improve their overall English language proficiency, in both verbal and written domains. The course is perfectly suited to prepare students for other courses like IELTS Preparation or English for Academic Purposes, or to give them more confidence in their English ability while settling into Australia.
The course follows an integrated skills approach, with students performing a variety of reading, writing, speaking, and listening exercises to develop and improve their verbal and written communication ability. Throughout the course, students will also engage in exercises to improve their use of grammar, pronunciation and vocabulary. The course readies students to express themselves on a wide range of topics with proficiency and confidence.
The Primus General English course offers five levels of proficiency: Elementary, Pre-Intermediate, Intermediate, Upper Intermediate, and Advanced. In other words, the General English course progresses from the CEFR of A2 to C1.
Sample course outline for Intermediate level
| Week | Topic | Vocabulary | Function | Grammar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Identity | Family, Relationships | Talking About Yourself | Question forms, Verbs tense review |
| Week 2 | Tales | Stories, The News, Crime | Telling a story | Present Perfect, Past Simple |
| Week 3 | Contact | Communication | Dealing with Misunderstandings | Future plans and predictions |
| Week 4 | Jobs | Personal Qualities, Business Opinions | Reaching Agreement | Modals of obligation, used to and would |
| Week 5 | Solutions | Technology, Problems and Solutions | Polite Requests | Question tags, comparatives and superlatives |
| Week 6 | Emotion | Adjectives, Life Events | Giving Good and Bad News | Zero, first and second conditional |
| Week 7 | Success | Success, Achievements | Clarifying Opinions | Present perfect simple versus continuous |
| Week 8 | Communities | Internet, Welcoming, Communities | Being a Good Guest | Articles, relative clauses |
| Week 9 | History | History, Time | Expressing Uncertainty | Third conditional active/passive |
| Week 10 | World | Environments, Airports | Giving Advice and Warnings | Reported speech |
IELTS Preparation
| IELTS Preparation | |
|---|---|
| Entry Requirement | GE Intermediate Level or Equivalent |
| Delivery Mode | On Campus |
| Duration | 36 weeks |
| Timetable | Day and Evening |
| Intakes | Every Monday |
| Scheduled Hours | 20 hours per week |
| CRICOS Course Code | 069592A |
The IELTS Preparation course is for students who plan to take the IELTS exam within the next 10-20 weeks. The course familiarises students with with the requirements of the exam and its four sections: Reading, Listening, Writing and Speaking. Students will practice of each of these skills extensively, as well as focusing on improving their grammar, vocabulary, spelling, punctuation and pronunciation.
Students will learn strategies to help them fully demonstrate their language ability on the exam and regularly take full mock exams (Reading, Listening, Writing and Speaking) to practice these strategies. Every type of IELTS writing task, including both Academic and General Training modules, is covered systematically during each level of the course.
Sample course outline for IELTS Preparation
| Week | Topic | Language Focus | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Life and Death | Listening and skimming for gist / Giving personal information | Reading Test (Mock) |
| Week 2 | Nature and Nurture | Understanding the question / Planning a response | Full IELTS Test (All Skills, Mock) |
| Week 3 | Boys and Girls | lnterpretating information / Understanding data | Listening Test (Mock) |
| Week 4 | Past and Present | Verifying information / Using past tense | Full IELTS Test (All Skills, Mock) |
| Week 5 | Work and Play | Paragaph structure / Describing hobbies | Writing Test (Mock) |
| Week 6 | Home and Away | Topic sentences / Preparing to read | Full IELTS Test (All Skills, Mock) |
| Week 7 | Health and Safety | Tables and flowcharts / Vocabulary and context | Speaking Test (Mock) |
| Week 8 | Bricks and Mortar | Summarizing / Expressing opinions | Full IELTS Test (All Skills, Mock) |
| Week 9 | Words and Pictures | Facts vs. opinions / Expressing preferences | Reading Test (Mock) |
| Week 10 | Weather and Climate | Extending ideas / Referencing language | Full IELTS Test (All Skills, Mock) |
Occupational English Test (OET) Preparation
| Occupational English Test (OET) Preparation | |
|---|---|
| Entry Requirement | GE Upper Intermediate or equivalent plus medical background |
| Delivery Mode | On Campus |
| Duration | 12 weeks |
| Timetable | Morning Timetable |
| Intakes | Every Monday |
| Scheduled Hours | 20 hours per week |
| CRICOS Course Code | 094332B |
The OET Preparation course is for medical professionals, such as nurses and doctors, who plan to take the Occupational English Test or to pursue a career or studies in nursing, medicine or a related discipline. The course will prepare students for all four components of the OET test: Reading, Listening, Writing, and Speaking. Students will practise each of these skills extensively, through a wide range of practice materials created specifically for the OET. The course material focuses on helping students achieve higher proficiency all aspects of the OET, while also improving their general grammar, vocabulary, spelling, punctuation, and pronunciation.
Students will learn strategies to help them fully demonstrate their language ability during the exam. Practice materials and mock exams are modelled on real OET tests to ensure that you are as well prepared for the test as possible.
English for Academic Purposes (EAP)
| English for Academic Purposes (EAP) | |
|---|---|
| Entry Requirement | GE Intermediate Level or Equivalent |
| Delivery Mode | On Campus |
| Duration | 36 weeks |
| Timetable | Day |
| Intakes | Every Monday |
| Scheduled Hours | 20 hours per week |
| CRICOS Course Code | 069591B |
The English for Academic Purposes (EAP) course is designed to help students develop their verbal and written communication skills for further study in an English-speaking environment.
Students will engage in texts preparing them for the language requirements of vocational and tertiary level academic environments, while also developing critical thinking skills and strategies. Course materials include complex texts on from a range of academic domains – engineering, science, technology, business, education, sociology, art, language, and the environment. Students will engage with these through lectures, articles, classroom discussions, presentations, written essays, and more.
Sample course outline for EAP course
| Week | Topic | Writing Skill | Critical Thinking Focus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Urban Challenges | Essay Writing | Identifying the Lecture Topic / Analysing Arguments |
| Week 2 | Protecting our Planet | Writing a Thesis Statement | Evaluating Arguments in a Debate / Analysing Test Organisation |
| Week 3 | Beauty and Appearance | Supporting a Thesis | Understanding Quotations / Applying Ideas to New Contexts |
| Week 4 | Energy Issues | Writing a Summary | Outlines and Note- Taking / Interpreting Figurative Language |
| Week 5 | Migration | Organising a Comparative Essay | Understanding Scientific Theories / Evaluating Sources |
| Week 6 | Tradition and Progress | Introductions and Conclusions | Evaluating Numbers and Statistics / Inferring an Author's Attitude |
| Week 7 | Money in our Lives | Researching and Note-Taking | Summarising / Identifying a Writer's Point of View |
| Week 8 | Health and Fitness | Planning a Research Paper | Asking Questions for Further Research / Predicting a Conclusion |
| Week 9 | Mind and Memory | Using Sensory Details | Questioning Results 7 Making Inferences about a Text |
| Week 10 | Food Concerns | Writing Critically about Literature | Remaining Objective / Reading Literature Critically |
Business English
| Business English | |
|---|---|
| Entry Requirement | GE Upper Intermediate Level or Equivalent |
| Delivery Mode | On Campus |
| Duration | 20 weeks |
| Timetable | Day |
| Intakes | Every Monday |
| Scheduled Hours | 20 hours per week |
| CRICOS Course Code | 080600B |
The Business English course is for students who wish to improve their ability to communicate in English in a business setting. The course materials are based on real world business scenarios, such as participating in meetings, giving presentations, refining telephone skills, reading and writing emails, as well as building business and finance vocabulary.
Timetables
Primus English offers both morning and evening timetables. Please see a sample morning and evening timetable below:
Morning Classes Sample Timetable
| Time/Day | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:30am - 10:30am |
Weekly Revision Grammar Skills |
Vocabulary Skills Pronounciation |
Homework Check Grammar Skills |
Listening Skills Writing Skills |
Informal Interaction |
| 10:30am - 10:45am | Class Break (15 minutes) | ||||
| 10:30am - 12:15pm | Oral Communication Skills | Listening Skills | Reading | Weekly Review | |
| 12:15pm - 1pm | Lunch Break (45 minutes) | ||||
| 1pm - 2:30pm |
Vocabulary Skills Multimedia |
Reading Skills Functional Language |
Writing Skills Oral Presentation | Leisure Activity | |
| 2:30pm - 3:45pm | Extra Optional Classes | ||||
Evening Classes Sample Timetable
| Time/Day | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5:00pm - 7:00pm |
Weekly Revision Grammar Skills |
Vocabulary Skills Pronounciation |
Homework Check Grammar Skills |
Homework Check Listening Skills |
Multimedia Functional Language |
| 7:00pm - 7:15pm | Class Break (15 minutes) | ||||
| 7:15pm - 9:15pm |
Oral Communication Communication Skills |
Reading Listening Skills | Reading |
Writing Oral Communication Skills |
Presentation Leisure Activity |
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