How to Use this Book Language Tree Level 2 follows an integrated approach and language skills in each unit develop naturally out of the reading text. Use the Student’s Book alongside Workbook 2 and the online Teacher’s Guide www.macmillan-caribbean.com to develop reading, listening, speaking and comprehension skills. Teaching units There are 18 teaching units, each comprising
the following sections: Let’s talk/Listen up! The unit is introduced by way of speaking ( Let’s talk ) or listening ( Listen up! ). Let’s talk draws on pupils’ experience, focuses attention on the type of text and introduces key ideas and vocabulary. Listen up! practises important listening skills. The symbol , indicates a text for you to read aloud from the book or from the Listening Texts at the back of
Unit 13 Dear Auntie Sonia
Listen up! Listen carefully to the message your teacher reads to you. Answer the questions. 1 Who was the message for? 2 Who was speaking? 3 Why did she leave the message? Give two reasons. Reading
24, Long Road Plum Bay Grenada 12th November 2022
the address of the person writing and the date
this book. Reading
Dear Auntie Sonia,
The passages cover a variety of text types which can be read aloud by the teacher, demonstrating how to read with expression and pausing from time to time to check pupils’ understanding. If pupils are reading, encourage them to work out the meaning of unfamiliar vocabulary from the context. Comprehension questions ask pupils to recall detail, make inferences, draw conclusions, identify cause and effect and express personal opinions. For most classes it will be appropriate to talk through the questions as a class. You may then ask pupils to write answers to some of them.
greeting
Thank you for the bag you gave me for my birthday. It’s great because it is just the right size for school. Mommy, Daddy, Lila and I went to the beach on my birthday. My friend, Tarik, came too and we had a picnic. We had bananas, chicken, melon and cake. We played with my new football but we didn’t swim. I remember your goats, Jo, Dot, Lucy and Flo. How are they? I can’t wait to see them again when we visit you next month. I look forward to seeing you then.
body
closing
Love, Nathan
signature
• Listen up!: Read the text of a message aloud from the Listening Texts, page 139. • Discuss with pupils the five parts of a letter : (1) address and date, (2) greeting, (3) body (the content of the letter), (4) closing (varies according to whom you are writing to), (5) signature. • Point out that Nathan has said thank you, given some of his news and asked his auntie a question. • Tell pupils if you want them to use different punctuation from that shown here.
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Unit 11
Speaking and listening This section either delivers a listening activity in which pupils identify key details and other features of the text; or requires pupils to work in pairs or in groups, engaging in discussion, retelling or role play.
Speaking and listening How do you think Kim felt after the pot broke? How did Mom feel?
1 Pupil A: Pretend you are Kim. Tell your partner what happened the day you played cricket in the yard with Danny. Say how you felt.
The symbol
advises pupils to talk
2 Pupil B: Pretend you are Kim’s mom. Tell your partner what you think happened. Say how you felt.
together.
advises the teacher to
read aloud.
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