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Study Tours (Group tours) English Plus Activities / English Plus Horse Riding |
- Study Tours - English Plus Activities -
English Program
English programs can be delivered throughout the tour regardless of which package or activities you choose. Most of the activities and excursions include mixing students with native English speakers to help you master your new language. English for special purposes (ESP) is also available.
Activities
Some of the many activates that are available within the Caboolture Shire include
| Water Games | Ball Games | Driving Games | Ski Games | City Games |
| surfing | Golf | horse riding | flying | shopping |
| swimming | tennis | 4-wheel driving | gliding | sight-seeing |
| snorkelling | basketball | go-karts | skydiving | movies |
| scuba diving | football | bike riding | hot air ballooning | |
| fishing | netball | steam-trains | ||
| boating | soccer | Farm Games | Mountain Games | |
| sailing | lawn bowls | strawberry picking | bushwalking | |
| jet ski | 10-pin bowling | damper & billy tea | hiking | |
| beach games | picnics | abseiling | ||
| orienteering | ||||
| rock climbing | ||||
| yowie hunting |
Attractions
AUSINTEC can also arrange a host of activities offered outside the shire, the state or even outside Australia! Although the list is endless, we have provided a brief list of sample attractions to wet the taste buds.
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Sea World - sea animal theme park |
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Warner Brothers Movie World - Theme park with movie characters |
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Dream world - Theme park with animals and Imax theatre |
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Under world - seal show and sea animals |
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Australian Zoo - Australian animals |
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The Wool Shed - shearing and other Australian activities |
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White water rafting |
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Visit the Sunshine Coast or Gold Coast and experience golden beach |
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Walk over Sydney Harbour Bridge and get a great view of Sydney |
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Visit Ayers Rock in central Australia |
Tentative Schedule -
English Plus Activities
| Time | Mon | Tues | Wed | Thurs | Fri | Sat | Sun |
| 9:00 | Greetings Orientation and Tour of the campus | Using terminology in context "Survival English" | English-discuss Australian Animals in preparation for Aust Zoo |
Shopping
and Souvenir Hunting Practical conversation English |
Visit
Australian school to interact with Australian Children including Exchanging Cultural Activities |
Day Off Students enjoy activities with home-stay families
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Barbecue and
other activities at the beach with Homestay families |
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| 10:00 | Morning Tea | Morning Tea | Morning Tea | ||||
| 10:30 | English Conversation, Survival Skills | Improving oral language skills |
Visit Australia Zoo
(Lunch at Zoo) |
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| 11:30 | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | ||||
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| 12:30 |
Ten Pin Bowling with Australian
Children / Practical Conversation English |
Beach Activities with Australian
Children / Practical Conversation English |
English conversation exchanges with Australian students | ||||
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| 2:30 | Preparation for visit to school revising activities | ||||||
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*This schedule is flexible and may change from week to week.
Other English Plus Options
If you have a study group with a minimum of 8 students, you might like to enrol in one of out other "English plus options" courses where you learn English plus one elective. AUSINTEC can arrange a variety of such courses including, "English plus one elective", "English plus swimming", "English plus scuba diving" or any of the other options in the activity list on the previous page.
- Study Tours - English Plus Horse Riding -
It’s an English language support program with an equine twist. International students can learn English while having fun on horseback. Riding alongside Australian students under the instruction of English speaking riding instructors, you can brush up on your grammar while learning to rise to the trot, jump a small fence or clear a shallow ditch.
Riding
Starting with one-on-one individual instruction, you will work on the lunge line (a long rein attached to the horse) to develop a safe, balanced, independent seat. Gaining confidence, balance and co-ordination, you will soon progress to rising trot and be able to turn, start and stop your horse all by yourself. Taken off the lunge rein, you will move on to a faster paced canter work, where you will learn the art of lateral work and jumping.
Horse Management
Working on a ‘buddy’ system with English-speaking tutors, you will also be given 'hands on' experience caring for, feeding and handling your own horse – which AUSINTEC provides during the length of your stay. You will also be taught how to groom your trusted steed and pick out its feet as well as saddle and unsaddle for each ride. Towards the end of your study tour, you could prepare your horse for a competition, shampooing and plaiting its mane and tail, blackening the hooves and cleaning your tack for a friendly ride-off.
Riding Competitions
Group study tours can include riding competitions where the students enter AUSINTEC’s purpose-run competitions. With all the rules given in English, the winners and place-getters are awarded ribbons – what more motivation do you need to learn English?
Riding Instruction
The student's safety is our first priority, and our workplace health and safety policy indicates that the students are taught riding by qualified/experienced equestrian coaches. These lessons are taught in English, with the majority of instructors being native speakers. Instructors with second language skills are also available.
English Alternative
If you are happy with your level of English, you can replace your English lessons with extra riding
Tentative Schedule -
English Plus Horse Riding
| Time | Mon | Tues | Wed | Thurs | Fri | Sat | Sun |
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Day Off
Optional Activities Organised with Local Sporting Organisations |
Greetings Orientation and Tour of the campus | Practical Horse Management - Supervised Buddy system with English Speaking Students | Optional Field Trip observing open competition or horse related activity | |||
| 9:30 | Saddling Up Practical Oral Skills | Preparation for competition | Lesson Video of competition Practical | ||||
| 10:00 | Morning Tea | Riding - Jumping seat Advanced riders - Jumping |
Practical application of Conversation English | ||||
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English 'Introduction' to riding Familiarisation Genre of the riding lesson |
Morning Tea | Morning Tea | ||||
| 11:00 | Unsaddling Practical Oral Skills | Lunch | Completion of AHRC proficiency Certificates Conversation English | ||||
| 11:30 | Lunch | ||||||
| 12:00 | Lunch | Lunch | Saddling Up Practical oral skills | Lunch | |||
| 12:30 | Comprehension skills - Introduction of rules for tomorrow's competition |
Riding Competition Rules given by judge in English |
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Saddling New grammar/ terminology |
saddling Up Revision of Terminology | Saddling Up Practical Oral Skills | ||||
| 1:30 | Riding/Lunging initial Riding Assessment genre of the riding lesson |
Riding - Rising trot Advanced riders - Lateral work |
Afternoon Tea | Riding Revision of skills | |||
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Conversation Class Pair and group work |
Unsaddling | Advanced Riders - Ride out | ||||
| 2:30 | Unsaddling Learning new words & Terminology | Unsaddling Revision of new words & terminology | Afternoon Tea | Unsaddling Revision of Practical oral skills | |||
| 3:00 | Practical Horse Management - Supervised Buddy system with English Speaking Students | ||||||
*This schedule is flexible and may change from week to week.