Course Components
• On-line references to encourage students to go beyond their books, using technology; • Critical thinking and practice problem solving abilities; • Cross-curricular activities; • Cooperation activities which promote different ways of interaction; • Language structures that will be familiar to students in real-life situations; • Reflection on students’ learning process; • Pair or work-group activities; • A step-by-step process to elaborate the product, result of the skills developed in each of the lessons; • Reader icon that links the activity to the text; • A self-evaluation box easy to use; • Time to Shine! activities; • Appendix divided in: Learning to Learn, Learning to Know, and Learning to Do sections; • A Glossary that can be used to practice the new vocabulary and play word-games. • A list of irregular verbs • To enrich their vocabulary, encourage students to create a class glossary in which they will include all the terms they think may be useful for them.
Activity Book The activities in each lesson follow a sequence that goes from controlled activities to semi-controlled ones and free practice. This is to promote a gradual development of students’ skills. The book has 10 units, with 4 lessons each, to be divided into two sessions, plus the product development and a review. Every unit includes: • A Unit Opener which includes the environment, the social practice of the language, the expected achievements, and the product; • Activities that foster the practice of the four skills;
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