Detail Program
Build Strong Foundations in Grammar and Writing
Designed for primary learners to build solid grammar foundations, expand vocabulary, and gain confidence in every piece of writing.
Who is this course for?
This course is suitable for both English first language and English second language learners. Each level provides step-by-step guidance, helping native speakers strengthen grammar and writing structure, while supporting second language learners with clear examples, vocabulary building, and guided practice. Whether your child is learning English at school or using it as their main language, the course helps them write with confidence, accuracy, and creativity.
Why it works?
Each unit follows a clear, step-by-step structure that helps children understand and apply new writing skills with confidence
Children start by reading a short, engaging text to see how good writing looks in action. They learn by example and gather ideas for their own writing.
Guided discussions help children think about what they’ve read and share their ideas. They build comprehension, vocabulary, and confidence in speaking.
Key grammar and writing features are explained in simple, clear steps. They understand how language works and when to use it.
Fun exercises allow children to use new grammar and vocabulary in context. They strengthen accuracy through practice.
Finally, children plan and write their own piece using what they’ve learned. They apply their skills independently and creatively.
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Program Overview
Course Overview
This course develops students’ writing and grammar skills through the Cambridge Grammar and Writing Skills series. It helps learners build a strong foundation in English grammar, sentence structure, and writing across different text types.
Program Highlights
We students Learn
Level 1 (A1-A2/Year 1) introduces young learners to the foundations of writing through fun, structured activities that build confidence and understanding. Students explore different text types — including stories, personal writing, poems, instructions, and fact files — while learning to read simple texts and discuss meaning through guided comprehension.
They begin to write words, lists, captions, and short sentences, using essential grammar features such as naming words, describing words, doing words, and correct punctuation. Learners also discover how to organize ideas, follow instructions, and recognize alphabetical order through engaging tasks and picture-based writing prompts.
By the end of Level 1, students can write simple, complete sentences, understand basic text structures, and express ideas clearly — forming a strong foundation for confident writing in later levels.
Level 2 (A2/Year 2)helps students strengthen their early writing skills by exploring different types of texts and learning how to organize ideas clearly. They read and discuss stories, recounts, explanations, instructions, poems, and interviews, learning how each is structured and what makes it effective.
Students practise using essential grammar features such as verbs, adjectives, joining words, nouns, and commas, while developing their ability to order sentences, use punctuation correctly, and write with purpose. Through guided and independent writing, they learn to create stories with dialogue, short recounts, simple explanations, instructions, and rhyming poems.
By the end of Level 2, learners can write short, structured pieces that show understanding of text type, grammar, and audience, setting a strong foundation for more detailed writing in higher levels.
Level 3 (A2-B1/Year 3)
develops students’ confidence and range in writing by introducing more structured and purposeful text types. Learners explore explanations, letters, dialogues, humorous poems, instructions, persuasive leaflets, play scripts, glossaries, and stories with full settings and endings.
Through guided reading and discussion, students learn how each type of writing is organized and what language features make it effective. Key grammar focuses include pronouns, contractions, imperative verbs, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, and sentence structure.
Students practise expressing ideas clearly through guided writing and gain independence in planning and producing their own texts. By the end of Level 3, they can write a variety of short, organized pieces with accurate grammar, growing vocabulary, and an awareness of audience and purpose.
Level 4 (B1/Year4) strengthens students’ writing fluency and precision by expanding the range of text types and focusing on both creative and factual forms. Learners explore book blurbs, character descriptions, acrostic and haiku poems, factual reports, dialogues in stories, recipes, advertisements, personal recounts, and play scripts.
Through guided reading and class discussion, students analyse how each form is structured and the purpose it serves. They learn to identify and apply effective language features such as adjectives, adverbs, rhyme, reported speech, and layout conventions for different genres.
Key grammar focuses include verb tenses, pronouns, sentence structure, punctuation of dialogue, and the use of descriptive language to enhance clarity and engagement.
Students practise drafting and revising under teacher guidance and gain increasing independence in crafting well-organized, purposeful texts. By the end of Level 4, they can confidently produce a variety of imaginative, persuasive, and factual writing pieces, demonstrating control of grammar, vocabulary, and audience awareness.
Level 5 (B1-B1+/Year 5)builds on learners’ growing confidence by focusing on clarity, organization, and precision in writing across a wide variety of text types. Students explore poetry, play scripts, directions, persuasive leaflets, biographies, stories that teach lessons, explanations, newspaper reports, and reading journals.
Through guided reading and discussion, learners examine how each text is structured, how language features serve different purposes, and how to engage a specific audience. Key grammar focuses include past and present tenses, imperative verbs, comparative and superlative adjectives, adjectival phrases, linking words, reported speech, and sentence variety.
Students practise developing ideas and organizing writing through teacher-guided tasks, then apply skills in independent writing projects. By the end of Level 5, they can produce extended, well-structured pieces with accurate grammar, a rich vocabulary, and a clear sense of purpose, voice, and audience.
Level 6(B1+-B2/Year 6) strengthens students’ ability to write with clarity, structure, and purpose across a wide variety of genres. Learners explore autobiographies, advice and guidance texts, narrative endings, opinion pieces, explanations, information charts, play scripts, formal letters, and travel magazine articles.
Through guided reading and class discussion, students discover how each text type is organized and how language features support meaning and audience engagement. Key grammar focuses include pronouns, modal verbs, tenses, contractions, imperative verbs, active and passive voice, and complex sentence structures.
Students practise planning, drafting, and editing their writing, building towards independent composition. By the end of Level 6, learners can produce well-structured, coherent, and purposeful texts with accurate grammar, varied vocabulary, and awareness of tone and audience.
STUDENT HIGHLIGHTS
Student Work Showcase
Real examples from little writers demonstrating growing confidence and structure in writing.
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