First Steps English Tuition Centre: About First Steps

first adv. 1. before anyone or anything else. 2. for the ~ time. 3. before some other time. 4. in preference: She sais she would starve ~ (rather than steal, for example). adj. coming before all others in time, order, importance, merit, etc. '~'class adj. of the best quality. '~-'hand adj. & adv. obtain through practice, obesrvation of facts, etc., not from books, etc. '~-'rate adj. excellent. ~*ly adv. in the ~ place.
step v.i. & t. (-pp-) 1. move the foot, or one foot after the other, forward, or in the direction indicated: ~ on to (off) the platform; ~ into a boat; ~ across a stream. ~ aside, (fig.) let sb. else take one's place; ~ out, walk quickly. 2. walk by ~ping: S~ (=come) this way, please. 3. ~ up (production), raise, increase. n. 1. act of ~ping once; distance covered by doing this: walking with slow ~s; ~ by ~, gradually. 2. (also foot~) sound made by sb. walking. 3. person's way of walking (seen or heard): I recognize his ~. 4. in (out of) ~, putting (not putting) the same foot to the ground at the same time as others (in walking, marching, dancing).

About First Steps

First Steps was established in 1987 by Mrs. Christine Phillips. She is a Hong Kong qualified kindergarten teacher. She originally taught at St. Catherine's Kindergarten for five years.

All of the teachers at First Steps are mature native English speakers who live in Hong Kong with their husbands.

The children are taught by following a set syllabus. This mainly involves oral work, with some written work for primary and above.

Kindergarten children, 3-6 yrs, are taught on a theme basis using a wide range of visual aids. They spend time on phonics, sequences, picture description etc.

Primary and secondary school children following a structured course which is topic based. During the lesson all the fundamentals will be covered and problem areas identified - vocabulary, adjectives, adverbs, listening skills etc. The pupils will be involved in about 30 minutes concentrated oral English practice. In addition they will complete various written exercises using a series of text books. These will cover composition, comprehension, and grammar.