Click on Starter - Teacher's Book [antikvár]

Introduction to the Teacher Click on Starter is a modular course in English for absolute beginners. The coursebook consists of three modules of two units each. Each unit is designed to be taught in five 50-minute lessons. There is a Consolidation section at the end of each unit, and three Self-Assessment sections, one at the end of each module. Click on Starter may be covered in a total of about 30 teaching hours. Course Components Student's Book The Students Book is the main component of the course. Each unit is based on a single theme and the topics covered are of general interest. All units follow the same basic structure (see Elements of the Coursebook, below). Teacher's Book This Teacher's Book contains detailed Teacher's Notes, fully interleaved with the corresponding pages of the Student's Book. These provide step-by-step lesson plans and suggestions about how to present the material, as well as a full Key to the exercises in the Student's Book and tapescripts of the listening material. Test Booklet The Test Booklet contains six tests, each in two equivalent versions to ensure result reliability, especially with larger classes. Students sitting next to each other work on different tests, but are tested in the same language areas. The tests facilitate the assessment of students' progress and enable the teacher to pinpoint students' specific weaknesses. There is also an Exit Test which covers all the material learned at this level and can be used as an effective assessment test for those planning to move on to the next level. Class Audio CDs or Cassettes The Class Audio CDs or Cassettes contain all the recorded material which accompanies the course. This includes the dialogues and texts in the Listening and Reading sections, as well as model dialogues and the material for all listening and pronunciation tasks. Student's Audio CD or Cassette The Student's Audio CD or Cassette contains the recorded dialogues and the main texts in the Listening and Reading sections of the Student's Book, for the purposes of homework and preparation. Elements of the Coursebook Each unit contains the following sections: Lead-in • Tasks accompanied by photographs introduce students to the vocabulary and grammar of the unit. • A listen-and-repeat drill presents everyday phrases and sentences which will be encountered in the dialogues that follow. Listening and Reading Each unit includes two Listening and Reading sections. • The first Listening and Reading text presents situational dialogues in a variety of everyday contexts. Students are made familiar with natural, everyday language. • The second Listening and Reading text presents meaningful articles on cross-cultural topics. In this way, students practise simple everyday communication. Skills such as reading for gist, reading for specific information and so on are also practised, and vocabulary is introduced in a functional and meaningful context. Vocabulary Vocabulary is practised through a variety of exercises. The teaching of collocations, in particular, helps students to remember vocabulary items as part of set expressions. Grammar • The grammar items of each unit are presented by means of clear, concise theory boxes. • Grammar exercises and activities reinforce students' understanding of these items. Listening tasks and Speaking practice • Students can develop their listening skills through a variety of tasks which employ the vocabulary and grammar practised in the unit, thus reinforcing understanding of the language taught in the unit. • Controlled speaking activities have been carefully designed to allow students guided practice before leading them to less structured speaking activities. Pronunciation Pronunciation activities help students to recognise the various sounds of the English language, distinguish between them and reproduce them correctly.