Academy Stars Second Edition brochure

SECOND EDITION

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SECOND EDITION

More Grammar

The much loved Graphic Grammar animations with new Grammar Booster and new Extra Stars communicative activities all give pupils many more opportunities to put language into practice.

More Skills Work

New Reading texts in the Pupil’s Book, new Listenings in every unit of the Workbook and Be a Star! consolidation activities all help pupils develop skills, critical thinking and learner autonomy.

More Exam Practice

More Cambridge Young Learners exams activities prepare pupils for success in external exams. The Teacher’s Assessment Pack provides ready-to-use materials, now including new Listening and Speaking sections in tests , which makes evaluation easy.

Enhanced Digital Experience

The Navio App with interactive activities makes learning more engaging and the Digital Pupil’s Books and Workbooks with self-marking activities give total flexibility for effective teaching in any scenario .

Focus on Education for Sustainable Development and Citizenship

New content related to global citizenship , sustainability and inclusion helps young learners to develop social & emotional learning skills and to understand the importance of being a responsible citizen.

Unit Walkthrough

Pupil’s Book 3, Unit 8

Question to engage interest.

Presentation of first vocabulary set.

Visually attractive and engaging unit opener introducing the characters and the topic.

Study tip.

The picture also provides the

context for the communicative observation activity.

The interactive and productive ‘Be a star’ activities promote

a strong sense of progression and personal achievement.

The song provides a memorable context for the new vocabulary.

Clear learning outcomes.

Contextualisation of the new vocabulary in the reading text.

A range of engaging fiction and nonfiction texts develop reading skills and enjoyment of reading.

Presentation of second vocabulary set.

A pre-reading task develops prediction skills to help understanding.

Activity linking the learning.

Real-world reading text.

The ‘Learning to learn’ boxes promote learner autonomy through practical study tips.

Unit Walkthrough

ESDC (Education for Sustainable Development and Citizenship) question drawing on learners’ own experiences.

Colour-coded ‘Graphic Grammar’ tables help learners decode and remember complex grammar.

Controlled practice of the grammar point.

The ‘Be a star’ communication activity provides an authentic context for oral production of the new grammar.

Extra grammar practice in the ‘Grammar booster’ section.

The integrated phonics syllabus helps learners reinforce pronunciation, spelling and reading skills.

WATCH THE COMMUNICATION VIDEO

The ‘Language in use’ section and communication video help students learn how to use vocabulary and grammar effectively.

Presentation of third vocabulary set.

A pre-listening activity activates prior knowledge

and prepares pupils for the listening task.

‘Think’ activities develop critical thinking skills.

Unit Walkthrough

The ‘Reading’ section (Lesson 2) provides the context for the ‘Writing’ section, linking the learning.

‘Think about it’ tasks develop skills such as critical thinking, decision making, problem solving and collaboration.

Structured, progressive approach to writing:

First , learners are presented with a model.

Then they are encouraged to use their critical thinking skills to analyse the textual features. Finally they apply this learning to create their own sentences using the given prompts.

The communication activity offers a gamified way to consolidate language.

The Review lessons provide further practice and consolidation of the language and topics from the previous two units.

External exams practice through test-style activities, covering all four skills across the different units.

CEYL speaking video

For pupils

Print materials

Workbook

Pupil’s Book

Digital materials

Digital Pupil’s Book

Digital Workbook

Pupil’s Resource Centre

Navio App

For teachers

Print materials

Teacher’s Book

Digital materials

A whole range of Digital Materials to make your classes more flexible.

Teacher’s Resource Centre

Ì Classroom Presentation Kit with interactive activities, audio, video and animations

Ì Printable flashcards Ì Printable worksheets Ì Methodology handbook Ì Assessment pack

Ì Progress Tracker Ì Test Generator

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