01 Access Gr6 VIET Ts Contents.qxp_01 Access Gr6 VIET Ts Contents 12/5/16 9:02 PM Page 1 Teacher’s Edition Virginia Evans Jenny Dooley 01 Access Gr6 VIET Ts Contents.qxp_01 Access Gr6 VIET Ts Contents 12/5/16 9:02 PM Page 2 Published by Express Publishing Liberty House, Greenham Business Park, Newbury, Berkshire RG19 6HW, United Kingdom Tel.: (0044) 1635 817 363 Fax: (0044) 1635 817 463 email: [email protected] www.expresspublishing.co.uk © Virginia Evans — Jenny Dooley, 2016 Design © Express Publishing, 2016 First published 2016 Made in EU All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form, or by any means, electronic, photocopying, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publishers. This book is not meant to be changed in any way. ISBN 978-1-4715-5806-1 01 Access Gr6 VIET Ts Contents.qxp_01 Access Gr6 VIET Ts Contents 12/5/16 9:02 PM Page 3 Contents Introduction ....................................................................................................................................... p. i Starter Unit ......................................................................................................................................... p. 10 Module 1 — School days ................................................................................................................ p. 12 Module 2 — My favorites! ............................................................................................................... p. 21 Module 3 — My home, my castle ................................................................................................. p. 32 Module 4 — Strong ties .................................................................................................................. p. 42 Module 5 — The animal kingdom ................................................................................................ p. 52 Module 6 — In all weather ............................................................................................................. p. 62 Module 7 — Glory days ................................................................................................................... p. 72 Module 8 — Special days ................................................................................................................ p. 82 Module 9 — Modern living ............................................................................................................ p. 92 Module 10 — Vacations .................................................................................................................. p. 102 Culture Key ......................................................................................................................................... p. 112 Songsheets Key ................................................................................................................................. p. 113 Evaluations ......................................................................................................................................... p. E1 Student’s Audioscripts ..................................................................................................................... p. SA1 Workbook Key .................................................................................................................................... p. WK1 Workbook Audioscripts ................................................................................................................... p. WA1 Workbook Dictation Audioscripts ................................................................................................. p. WDA1 3 02 Access Gr6 VIET Ts Intro.qxp_02 Access Gr6 VIET Ts Intro 12/5/16 9:03 PM Page 4 Introduction Access Grade 6is a task-based English course designed (cid:129) extra activities for stronger & weaker students. for learners studying English at the SecondaryLevel 6th (cid:129) games. grade. (cid:129) a full key to the exercises in the Student’s Book & Workbook. Access Grade 6develops all four skills (listening, speaking, (cid:129) audioscripts of all listening material. reading, and writing) through a variety of communicative tasks and systematically recycles key language items. Teacher’s Resource Pack Above all, it is designed to promote active (activating all The Teacher’s Resource Pack contains exercises to new vocabulary and structures in meaningful, everyday consolidate what students have been taught in each situations), holistic (encouraging the creative collective module, as well as games, pairwork activities, portfolio use of students’ brains as well as the linguistic analytical activities, tests, and a key to all exercises. use of their brains), and humanistic (acquiring and practicing language through pleasant tasks and topics, Class Audio CDs paying attention to their needs, feelings, and desires) The Class Audio CDs contain all the recorded material learning. which accompanies the course. The coursebook consists of a starter unit as well as ten modules of six lessons each. There is also a Self-Check Student’s Audio CD section at the end of each module. The Student’s Audio CD contains the recorded dialogues from the Student’sBook, as well as all recorded material COURSE COMPONENTS for the Workbook and may be used for the purposes of homework, preparation, and practice. Student’sBook The Student’sBook is the main component of the course. ELEMENTS OF A MODULE Each module in the Student’sBook is based on a single theme and the topics covered are of general interest. All Each module starts with a module presentation page to modules follow the same basic structure (see Elements of familiarize students with the language and patterns in a Module). Many tasks included in the Student’sBook are the module. The module presentation pages also whet multi-sensory, enabling students to practice all four students’ appetites by familiarizing them with some of language skills as they complete the task. the text types, pictures, and activities found in the coming module. Workbook Each module contains the sections described below. The Workbook is in full color. It contains units corresponding to those in the Student’sBook section. It Vocabulary can be used either in class or for homework upon Vocabulary is introduced in a functional and meaningful completion of the relevant unit in the Student Book context and is practiced through a variety of exercises section. It aims to consolidate the language presented such as picture-word association and completing set in the Student’s Book through a variety of exercises, phrases in order to help students use everyday English incorporating all four skills. Translation and dictation correctly. exercises are also included. Reading Teacher’s Edition Throughout each module there is a wide variety of The Teacher’s Edition contains detailed teacher’s notes, reading texts such as emails, text messages, letters, which provide: (cid:129) the objectives of each module presented clearly and articles, poems, etc., which allow skills such as reading for gist and reading for specific information to be concisely. (cid:129) step-by-step lesson plans and suggestions on how systematically practiced. to present the material. 4 02 Access Gr6 VIET Ts Intro.qxp_02 Access Gr6 VIET Ts Intro 12/5/16 9:03 PM Page 5 Grammar Writing The grammar items taught in each module are first Students develop their writing skills through the use of presented in context, and then highlighted and clarified all four language skills. Guided practice of the relevant by means of clear, concise theory boxes. Specific vocabulary is given and followed by a model text which exercises and activities methodically reinforce students’ is thoroughly analyzed. Plans are also provided to understanding and mastery of each item. There is also a guide students. There are writing activities throughout Grammar Reference Section at the back of the Student’s the modules, based on common types and styles of Book which offers a detailed presentation of each writing, such as letters, descriptions, notes, postcards, grammar point. and articles. These progress from short sentences to paragraphs and finally to full texts, allowing students to Listening gradually build up their writing skills. Students develop their listening skills through a variety of tasks which employ the vocabulary and grammar Culture Corner section practiced in the module in realistic contexts. This In these interesting and informative pages, students reinforces students’ understanding of the language are provided with cultural information and read about taught in the module. aspects of English-speaking countries which are thematically linked to the module. The section also Speaking contains related tasks and creative projects, such as Controlled speaking activities have been carefully making a poster, which give students the chance to designed to allow students guided practice before process the information they have learned and leading them to less structured speaking activities. compare it to the culture of their own country. Functional dialogues set in everyday contexts familiarize students with natural language. The dialogues also Cross-Curricular Cut section present useful expressions so that students can practice This section enables students to link the theme of the everyday English. module to a subject on their school curriculum, thus helping them to contextualize the language they have Pronunciation learned by relating it to their own personal frame of Pronunciation activities help students recognize the reference. These sections contain lively and creative various sounds of the English language, distinguish tasks which stimulate students and allow them to them, and reproduce them correctly. consolidate the language they have learned throughout the module. Learning to learn Brief tips, explanations, and reminders, at various Self-Check points throughout each module, help students These sections appear at the end of each module and develop strategies which improve holistic learning reinforce students’ understanding of the topics, skills and enable students to become autonomous vocabulary, and structures that have been presented. learners of the English language. An answer key is provided at the end of the Student’s Book for students to check their answers. The marking Everyday English scheme included allows students to evaluate their own Everyday English is practiced through matching progress and identify their strengths and weaknesses. expressions with their meanings in order to familiarize students with common English expressions. Culture In the Culture section, students are introduced to Think! aspects of their own culture, presented in English. It Critical thinking questions and activities are included in contains a variety of reading and writing tasks that each module and aim to develop students’ critical consolidate students’ learning. thinking skills. 5 02 Access Gr6 VIET Ts Intro.qxp_02 Access Gr6 VIET Ts Intro 12/5/16 9:03 PM Page 6 Songsheets town by referring to a city and a town in the students’ There are three songsheets at the back of the Student’s own country: Hanoi is a city, but Panhou is a town. Book, containing songs connected to the themes of the (cid:129) Visual prompts. Show photographs or drawings to modules as well as related tasks. Listening to lively, make understanding easier. high quality songs is a humanistic activity which lowers (cid:129) Use of (bilingual/monolingual) dictionary. Encourage the students’ affective filters and allows them to absorb students to guess the meaning of a word and then language more easily. use their dictionaries to check if their guess is correct. (cid:129) Sketching. Draw a simple sketch on the board to Optional Listening Practice illustrate the word(s) to be explained. For instance: This section appears at the back of the Student’sBook and offers students extra practice on listening skills. tall There is one listening task per module. short Optional Vocabulary Practice This section also appears at the back of the Student’s Book, right after the Optional Listening Practice section, and offers students extra practice on the vocabulary presented in each module. This section (cid:129) Flashcards. Make flashcards out of magazine or helps students consolidate learning of the new words newspaper pictures, photographs, drawings, and and phrases they have encountered in each module. any other visual material which may serve as vocabulary teaching tools. SUGGESTED TEACHING TECHNIQUES (cid:129) Use of L1. In a monolingual class, vocabulary can be explained in the students’ native language, A – Presenting new vocabulary although this method should be used only in Much of the new vocabulary in Access Grade 6 is moderation. Students also need to compare their presented through pictures. Vocabulary is always native language to the English language to find presented in context, and emphasis is placed on similarities and/or differences. collocations and word association since memorizing new words is easier when they are presented in lexical The choice of technique depends on the type of word sets. or expression. For example, it may be easier to describe Further techniques that you may use to introduce new an action verb through miming, and not through a vocabulary include: synonym or definition. (cid:129) Miming. Mime the word to be introduced. For instance, to present sing, pretend you are singing B – Writing and ask students to guess the meaning of the word. All writing tasks in Access Grade 6have been carefully (cid:129) Synonyms, opposites, paraphrasing, and giving designed to guide students to produce a successful definitions. Examples: piece of writing. – Present storeby giving a synonym: A store is a shop. (cid:129) Always read the model text provided and deal in – Present tallby giving its opposite: He isn’t short; detail with the vocabulary tasks. Students will then he’s tall. have acquired the language necessary to cope with – Present weekendby paraphrasing it: I don’t work the final writing task. on the weekend. I don’t work on Saturday and (cid:129) Make sure that students understand they are Sunday. writing for a purpose. Go through the writing task in – Present garageby giving a definition: A garage is detail so that students are fully aware of why they a place where we put our car; it’s usually a room are writing and who they are writing to. attached to our house. (cid:129) It would be advisable to complete the task orally in (cid:129) Context. Place vocabulary items in context with class before assigning it as written homework. examples which make understanding easier and more Students will then feel more confident about complete. For instance, introduce the words city and producing a complete piece of writing on their own. 6 02 Access Gr6 VIET Ts Intro.qxp_02 Access Gr6 VIET Ts Intro 12/5/16 9:03 PM Page 7 C – Assigning homework Ensure the task is clearly understood before closed It is recommended that homework is regularly assigned pairwork begins. and routinely checked according to the specific needs Stages in pairwork: of the class. – Organize students into pairs. When assigning writing tasks, prepare students as well – Set the task and time limit. as possible in advance. This will help them avoid errors – Rehearse the task in open pairs. and reap maximum benefit from the task. – Ask students to do the task in closed pairs. – Go around the class and help students. Commonly assigned homework tasks include: – Pairs report back to the class. (cid:129) Vocabulary. Students memorize the meaning of (cid:129) Groupwork. Groups of three or more students work words and phrases. together on a task or activity. Class projects or role- (cid:129) Spelling. Students learn the spelling of particular words play are often most easily done in groups. Again, without memorizing the text in which they appear. ensure students have a clear understanding of the (cid:129) Reading aloud. Assisted by the Student’s Audio CD, task in advance. students practice at home in preparation for reading (cid:129) Rolling questions. A student answers a question and aloud in class. then proceeds to ask a question directed at the next (cid:129) Writing. After thorough preparation in class, s tudents student in turn. This continues around the class. are asked to produce a complete piece of writing. F – Using the Student’s Audio CD D – Correcting students’ work All dialogues and pronunciation sections are recorded on All learners make errors; they are part of the learning the Student’s Audio CD. Students have the chance to listen process. The way errors are dealt with depends on the to these recordings at home as many times as they want in activity. order to improve their pronunciation and intonation. The (cid:129) Oral accuracy. In drill work, correct students on the suggested stages of such self-access study are: spot, either by providing the correct answer and asking them to repeat it, or by indicating the error (cid:129) The student listens to the recording and follows the but allowing students to correct it. Alternatively, lines in the text or dialogue. indicate the error and ask other students to correct it. (cid:129) The student listens to the recording with pauses (cid:129) Oral fluency. In pairwork or free-speaking activities, after each sentence or exchange. The student allow students to finish the task without interruption, repeats as many times as needed, trying to imitate but make a note of the errors made and correct them the speaker’s pronunciation and intonation. afterwards. (cid:129) The student listens to the recording again, and then (cid:129) Written work. Do not overcorrect; focus on errors that reads aloud. are directly related to the point of the exercise. When Recordings for the Listening tasks in the Workbook are giving feedback, you may write the most common also included for students to do their homework. errors on the board and help the class correct them. Remember that praising students and rewarding good STUDENTS’ LANGUAGE PORTFOLIOS work is of great importance. Post written work on a At the beginning of the course, students should be bulletin board in the classroom or school, or give asked to obtain a suitable folder, or sectioned “reward” stickers. Praise effort as well as success. expanding file, which they will bring to each lesson and which will hold their personal Language Portfolio. E – Class organization (cid:129) Open pairs. The class focuses its attention on two This will be used to store not only the material given to students doing the assigned task together. Use this them from the printed supplement, Teacher’s Resource technique to provide an example of how the task Pack, but also a wide variety of other documents and should be done. material. (cid:129) Closed pairs. Pairs of students work together on a In practice, Language Portfolios may include projects task or activity, while the teacher moves around the or other written work, CDs with work or drawings classroom offering assistance and suggestions. completed inside or outside the class; DVDs with the 7 02 Access Gr6 VIET Ts Intro.qxp_02 Access Gr6 VIET Ts Intro 12/5/16 9:03 PM Page 8 students’ favorite story, filmed performances of songs, (cid:129) Tactile/Kinesthetic Learners learn best through a school plays, Progress Report Cards, various realia or hands-on approach, actively exploring the physical pictures, and so on. In short, it is a collection of what world around them. They may find it hard to sit still the learners want to keep to document what they are for long periods of time and may become distracted learning through the medium of the English language. by their need for activity and exploration. These learners express themselves through movement. This Language Portfolio is the student’s property. It is a They have a good sense of balance and hand-eye tool to accompany the students’ language learning coordination. By interacting with the space around throughout the course and is suitable for documenting them, they are able to remember and process their learning both inside and outside the classroom. The information. Involve them in role-play, pairwork, and main emphasis is on the process of learning, so that while other classroom activities. compiling their Language Portfolios, learners develop the skill of working independently. EVALUATION The aim of the Language Portfolio is to develop the learners’ autonomy. However, students should be guided Evaluation is an essential part in the learning process. It at first on how to organize their work, keep records, helps the learners recognize their progress in the target access their own information, etc. Learners are usually language, how much they have achieved, and what areas willing to experiment and try new things, but at the same need further practice. The learners’ attitude towards their time can be discouraged if they are not sure what is own learning experience is positively influenced as they required of them. Once a routine has been established participate in the whole process. Evaluation also allows and learners begin to develop their autonomy, they can teachers to reflect on the validity of their teaching be given more responsibility and freedom. Learners will practices and the types of material being used. still appreciate feedback and praise though, so it is The process is divided into three parts: Initial important that their efforts are monitored and facilitated. Evaluation at the beginning of the course, Formative Evaluation which is done on a day-to-day basis, and TYPES OF LEARNING STYLES Cumulative Evaluation upon finishing a module. Experienced teachers will be aware that some of their students learn best by listening to new information, Initial Evaluation some prefer to read about it, whereas other students This evaluation centers mainly on the students’ reports need to do something with the new information. There from the previous school year. The teacher can assess is no ideal method of learning; these are all valid learning the students’ level, work already done, work which styles, as different people learn in different ways. needs to be done, strengths/weaknesses, etc. Consequently, a coursebook should offer a variety of exercises and material which stimulate all types of Formative Evaluation learning styles in order to help the learners learn Any exercise a student does can be used for this type of according to their personal learning styles. evaluation. The results are then recorded on the (cid:129) Visual Learners need to see the teacher’s body student’s Formative Evaluation Chart. language and facial expressions to fully understand Make as many photocopies as you need and complete the content of the lesson. They think in pictures and the charts as indicated. Write the names of the activities learn best from visual displays, including diagrams, you are going to evaluate (e.g., dialogues, songs, illustrations, Powerpoint presentations, videos/DVDs, pairwork, etc.) and write the scores obtained with the flashcards, and handouts. help of the following code, using colors if you wish. (cid:129) Auditory Learners learn best through verbal c (competence – green): the student has a full explanations, discussions, talking things through, understanding of the task and responds and listening to what others have to say. Written appropriately information may have little meaning until it is w (working on – yellow): the student has an heard. They often benefit from reading a text aloud understanding of the task, but the response is not and using a CD player. fully accurate 8 02 Access Gr6 VIET Ts Intro.qxp_02 Access Gr6 VIET Ts Intro 12/5/16 9:03 PM Page 9 n (non-competence – red): the student does not understand the task and is unable to respond appropriately Cumulative Evaluation Cumulative evaluation takes into account the work the students have done throughout the module as well as their participation and attitude. The instruments of evaluation are: (cid:129) Student’s Self-Assessment Forms: After the students have completed the Self-Check section of each module, they fill out the photocopiable Self- Assessment Form, giving their opinion of their own performance. This learning-to-learn technique enables the students to develop awareness of their progress. The Self-Assessment Forms should be kept in their Language Portfolio for future reference. The Self-Assessment Forms are printed at the back of the Teacher’s Edition. (cid:129) Progress Report Cards: After students complete each module and take the corresponding test, photocopy the respective Progress Report Card from the Teacher’s Edition and fill out a card for each student. The students should keep these cards in their Language Portfolio for future reference. ABBREVIATIONS The following abbreviations are used in the Student Book &Workbook and in the Teacher’s Edition: T teacher sb somebody S(s) student(s) sth something HW homework n noun L1 students’ native language v verb Ex. exercise adj adjective p(p). page(s) adv adverb e.g. for example phr phrase i.e. that is phr v phrasal verb etc. etcetera 9 03 Access Gr6 VIET Ts Starter.qxp_03 Access Gr6 VIET Ts Starter 12/5/16 9:04 PM Page 10 Starter Unit Lesson objectives:To present and practice numbers and telling the time, introduce colors, familiarize Ss with classroom and textbook language, talk about Play in teams. One S uses his/her arms to show the how to use the Internet for research time. The other team guesses the time. Each Vocabulary: Cardinal numbers (1-1,000,000), colors correct guess gets one point. The team with the (green, red, yellow, orange, black, white, blue, purple, most points is the winner. gray, brown, pink) 1 To present numbers; to practice pronunciation (cid:129) Play the recording. Ss listen and repeat the numbers. (cid:129) Ask Ss to count from 1 to 20. (cid:129) Ss then count from 20 to 100 and then backwards from 100 to 1 one after the other. 2 a To learn phrases used for telling the time; to check Ss’ understanding through translation (cid:129) Ask Ss to look at the clock face. (cid:129) Say the phrases. Ss repeat after you first chorally and then individually. 3 a To present the colors (cid:129) Ask Ss to say the phrases in their own language. (cid:129) Play the recording. Point to the different colors as you go along. b To practice asking/telling the time (cid:129) Ss repeat the words chorally or individually. (cid:129) Read through the table eliciting/explaining b To practice the colors any unknown words. (cid:129) Choose two Ss to read the example aloud. (cid:129) Point to a thing in the classroom and say (cid:129) Give Ss enough time to do the task in closed what color it is. pairs. (cid:129) Ask Ss to do the same in turns. (cid:129) Ask some pairs to act out their exchanges. (Ss’ own answers) Answer Key 4 To learn common phrases used in the 1 A: What time is it, please? classroom; to check understanding through B: It’s a quarter past six. translation 2 A: What time is it, please? (cid:129) Focus Ss’ attention on the two pictures. Explain B: It’s a quarter to eight. that the sentences in the left-hand column are 3 A: What time is it, please? mainly instructions used by the teacher whereas B: It’s eight thirty/half past eight. the sentences in the right-hand column are used by Ss depending on what they need to say 4 A: What time is it, please? in various situations. B: It’s 3 o’clock. (cid:129) Preteach and drill any words Ss may have 5 A: What time is it, please? problems with (e.g., forgot orborrow). B: It’s nine thirty/half past nine. (cid:129) Play the recording. Ss listen and repeat. (cid:129) Ask Ss to translate the sentences into their language. 10