Islands 1 Wordlist. Islands Alphabet booklet. Islands 1 Grammar Booklet. Islands 1 Pupils Book. Islands 1 Activity Book.

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1 Islands 1 Junior A

2 Components Islands Alphabet let Islands 1 Islands 1 Pupils Book Islands 1 Islands 1 Online World Book Also: Teacher s Book Test Audio material (in the ActiveTeach) Online World ActiveTeach for Interactive Whiteboards Teacher s Resource Pack

3 Teaching Notes Introduction Islands is a new, fun and exciting course for young learners and teachers. Islands motivates children by introducing them to a group of characters in an Online World that mirrors the Island in their English. Pupils follow the characters on a quest throughout their whilst listening to stories, singing songs, communicating and playing games along the way. Most importantly, pupils will enjoy themselves and make their own discoveries in English. In Islands learning is an adventure! On Family Island, two of the Voom family children, Rita and Zak, and their friends Millie and Oscar, discover a dragon s egg with a note. It hatches and they take it home to the Voom s hose. Pupils follow the children on a quest to help find all the items the baby dragon, Waldo, needs until they find his mother. Teaching Methodology Islands methodology builds on the traditional 3 Ps (Presentation, Practice, Production) approach. This is a tried and tested approach favoured by teachers. The Islands 5 Ps approach adds also Personalisation and Pronunciation. An innovative feature of this course is its enriched digital offer. An Online World, the Active Teach Interactive Whiteboard Software and Book provide opportunities to enrich pupil s learning both at school and at home. The material is divided into cycles and comprises a total of 0 Lessons. There are regular review opportunities in the form of Have Fun, and Progress Check. Each cycle places strong emphasis on developing learners skills, and includes reading activities, writing activities, listening activities, speaking tasks and games, as well as stories. Context-related grammar is presented on every story. As well as the stories, there are fun songs and chants throughout the s. Other special features include CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning) and cultural references. Islands offers an integrated phonics programme designed to aid literacy. The Story, provided as a cartoon strip, recycles vocabulary and structures and is usually linked to the values topic summarized in the Values box on the Pupil s page. There is a section for Special Days (Halloween, Christmas, Easter, Summer fun etc). Also, Islands 1 Pupil s includes a Cut and play section and the Activity includes vocabulary stickers. Pearson Education Hellas,

4 Organization of syllabus Alphabet let: The learners are introduced to the alphabet and numbers 1-10 before moving on to the Pupil s. It shows children the correct way to form the letters of the alphabet and provides handwriting practice through a variety of fun activities. This can be downloaded digitally from (or hard copies can be sent by the local Pearson office). Pupils : The Pupil s Book provides materials to effectively present and practice the target language. It introduces new language in lively and engaging contexts. A wide variety of practice tasks lead from controlled language activities through to production and personalization activities. Each unit includes listening, speaking, reading and writing activities, ensuring that pupils develop their skills and are able to practice new language in a broad range of contexts. There is also a high level of cross-curricular and cultural content. Additionally, the Pupil s contains songs, chants, stories, games, listening and reading texts and communicative activities to ensure lessons are varied, motivating and effective. Activity : The provides reinforcement and consolidation of the language presented in the Pupil s. It contains controlled and freer practice plus personalization and further listening and reading texts. A Picture Dictionary at the back of the helps pupils in remembering the target language. let: The let offers three pages per unit to further practice the grammatical points covered in the corresponding Pupil s unit. : The wordlist provides page-by-page translation of all the new words presented in the Pupil s Book. This can be downloaded from (or sent by the local Pearson office). Book: The Book is a online version of the that contains all the activities from the printed in interactive format as well as the picture cards, stories and songs. It is optional and has been designed to be used by pupils at home or in the computer lab and adds an extra element of repetition through fun activities to the learning experience. This is accessible by students via an access code found in their print. For more details please refer to the Teacher s Book page 2. Online World: Islands includes a unique Online Island component. This provides a safe, engaging, highly motivating environment where the pupils meet the characters from the Pupil s plus a host of other engaging characters and follow them on an adventure. Pupils encounter and practice target language from the course in a stimulating environment. They will engage in safe close-chat dialogues with the characters they meet and follow instructions and guidance to help them solve clues and puzzles and engage in supplementary language games along the way. Pupils will enjoy the experience of learning through play and Pearson Education Hellas,

5 will absorb English without realising it, while collecting points in the game. Teachers have special access to the Online World using the Access code provided in the Teacher s Book. Students have access to the Online World using the Access code in their Pupils Book. Teachers are able to see the progress of their students in the online game through the Progress Review system. For more details please refer to the Teacher s Book pages 29-32, visit to see the video tutorials, or contact the local Pearson Hellas office. Islands ActiveTeach provides software for use on any Interactive Whiteboards with integrated tools. It contains links to all of the Pupil s and Activity pages, digitally transformed to create more opportunities for interaction. It includes hide and reveal answers, links to further practice activities and games that recycle the language of the unit and previous units, and links to audio and video content without the need of a separate CD or DVD player. On each level of Islands ActiveTeach there are four animated story episodes with Islands characters to reinforce and extend the language of the course, focusing on the topics and language of two units. There are also four animated Language Moments episodes with different humorous characters which help teach a common language point. What is more, 62 pages of photocopiable material are offered via the ActiveTeach to give maximum flexibility and variety throughout the teaching year. For more details please refer to the Teacher s Book page 2. Teacher s Book: The Teacher s Guide has been specifically written so as to provide step-by-step, useful lesson plans for all the course material. It includes: detailed teaching notes, clear lesson objectives, extra ideas for warm up and cool down activities, and all texts. In addition, the Teacher s Book has a games bank providing procedure for all the games suggested in the teaching notes. It is also packaged together with the photocopiable Test. Suggestions Before beginning the course, it is recommended that you read the introductory section of the Teacher s Guide. It gives you a clear overview of the course, as well as providing more detail about some of the standard classroom procedures, which will prove useful in teaching Islands 1 to your class of young learners. It is advisable before each lesson to read the corresponding pages in the Teacher s Book and collect all the appropriate material needed for the lesson. Pearson Education Hellas,

6 WEEK 1 Pupil s Alphabet let Pages 2-3 Introduce Aa, Bb, Cc Alphabet let Pages -5 Introduce Dd, Ee, Ff Notes F Remember to allow plenty of time for learning the alphabet it is time well spent! F Before pupils get to write the Alphabet letters in the actual let they should be encouraged to write them in the air and on the board. Pearson Education Hellas,

7 WEEK 2 Pupil s Alphabet let Pages 6-7 Introduce Gg, Hh, Ii Alphabet let Pages -9 Introduce Numbers 1-5 Notes F You can use the vocabulary used to present the alphabet and the illustrations accompanying it to create a class poster. Also you can create alphabet flashcards (with or without illustrations) in order to play games. Pearson Education Hellas,

8 WEEK 3 Pupil s Alphabet let Pages Revision of Alphabet letters and Numbers taught so far. Alphabet let Pages Introduce Jj, Kk, Ll Pearson Education Hellas,

9 WEEK Pupil s Alphabet let Pages 1-15 Introduce Mm, Nn, Oo Alphabet let Pages Introduce Pp, Qq, Rr Pearson Education Hellas,

10 WEEK 5 Pupil s Alphabet let Pages 1-19 Introduce numbers 6-10 Alphabet let Pages Revision of Alphabet letters and Numbers taught so far. Notes F Ask pupils to bring with them their Pupil s and Activity so that you can do Halloween (31 st October) page 9 and 92 respectively. The vocabulary appears on page 20 of the Pearson Education Hellas,

11 WEEK 6 Pupil s Alphabet let Pages Introduce Ss, Tt, Uu Alphabet let Pages 2-25 Introduce Vv, Ww, Xx Pearson Education Hellas,

12 WEEK 7 Pupil s Alphabet let Pages Introduce Yy, Zz Alphabet let Pages Review whole Alphabet and all Numbers Notes F Game: Play Which letter is missing? a) Write the whole Alphabet on the board. Pupils close their eyes so that they don t see which letter you remove. The pupil who finds it first will then come to the board and delete the next letter. b) Choose from the words presented in the Alphabet let, write them on the board omitting one or more letters depending on the size of the word. Pupils must shout out the missing letter. F Remember this planner is a guide. If you feel you need to spend more time on some lessons than others, that s fine; follow the needs of your pupils. Pearson Education Hellas,

13 WEEK Pupil s Welcome pages -5 Introduce main characters Hello, I m.., Colours Welcome pages 2-3 Welcome page 3 W.1 Pupils Book Welcome pages 6-7 numbers 1-10, his/her, Welcome pages -5 Welcome page 3 Pupils Book Pearson Education Hellas,

14 WEEK 9 Pupil s Welcome pages -9 classroom verbs Welcome pages 6-7 Welcome pages 3- Pupils Book 1 My birthday pages colours, What s your? My 1 My birthday pages -9 1 My birthday page 1.1 Poster 1 Pupils Book Notes F In the first session of the week allow some time for Pass the actions and Actions and numbers TB pages 265 and 266. Pearson Education Hellas,

15 WEEK 10 Pupil s 1 My birthday pages action verbs, Is it? 1 My birthday pages My birthday pages My birthday page 5 s 1.2, 1.3 Pupils Book 1 My birthday pages My birthday pages My birthday page 3 1 My birthday page 5-6 s 1., 1.5 Pupils Book Notes F Make sure that you use classroom language consistently, so that it becomes a natural part of pupils vocabulary. It is important to teach both the classroom language the pupils have to understand as well as the language they need to produce. See pages of TB. Pearson Education Hellas,

16 WEEK 11 Pupil s 1 My birthday pages My birthday pages My birthday page 6 s 1.6, 1.7 CLIL poster Pupils Book 1 My birthday pages My birthday pages 16-17, 96 1 My birthday page 6 Test let pages 6-9 Pupils Book Online World Pearson Education Hellas,

17 WEEK 12 Pupil s 2 At school pages classroom objects, What s this? It s a 2 At school pages At school pages -5 2 At school page Pupils Book 2 At school pages At school pages At school page 6 2 At school page 7 s 2.2, 2.3 Pupils Book Notes F Allow some time for Christmas pages 95 in the pupil s, 93 in the and 20 in the. Pearson Education Hellas,

18 WEEK 13 Pupil s 2 At school pages At school pages At school pages 7- s 2., 2.5 Pupils Book 2 At school pages At school pages At school page s 2.6, 2.7 Pupils Book Pearson Education Hellas,

19 WEEK 1 Pupil s 2 At school pages At school pages 26-27, 97 2 At school page Test pages Pupils Book Animated Story Episode 1 Online World 3 My family pages This is my Who s this? How old is? 3 My family pages My family pages 7-3 My family page Pupils Book Pearson Education Hellas,

20 WEEK 15 Pupil s 3 My family pages Is she? No, he/she isn t. He s/she s 3 My family pages My family pages My family pages My family page 9 3 My family page 9 3 My family page 9 s 3.2, 3.3 s 3., 3.5 Pupils Book Pupils Book Pearson Education Hellas,

21 WEEK 16 Pupil s 3 My family pages My family pages My family pages 9-10 CLIL poster s 3.6, 3.7 Pupils Book 3 My family pages My family pages 36-37, 9 3 My family page 10 Test let pages 1-17, 3-39 Pupils Book Online World Pearson Education Hellas,

22 WEEK 17 Pupil s My body pages 0-1 parts of the body I ve got My body pages 3-39 My body pages My body page 11.1 Pupils Book My body pages 2-3 clothes He/She s got. My body pages 0-1 My body page 12 My body page 11 s.2,.3 Pupils Book Pearson Education Hellas,

23 WEEK 1 Pupil s My body pages -5 My body pages 2-3 My body pages s.,.5 Pupils Book My body pages 6-7 My body pages -5 CLIL poster s.6,.7 Pupils Book Pearson Education Hellas,

24 WEEK 19 Pupil s My body pages -9 My body pages -9, 99 My body page 12 Test let pages 1-21 Pupils Book Animated story Episode 2 Online World 5 Pets pages Animals What s that? It s a What are those? They re 5 Pets pages -1 5 Pets pages Pets page Pupils Book Pearson Education Hellas,

25 WEEK 20 Pupil s 5 Pets pages adjectives Have you got? Has he/she got? 5 Pets pages Pets pages Pets pages Pets page 15 5 Pets page 13 5 Pets page 13 s 5.2, 5.3 s 5., 5.6 Pupils Book Pupils Book Pearson Education Hellas,

26 WEEK 21 Pupil s 5 Pets pages Pets pages Pets page 13 CLIL poster s 5.6, 5.7 Pupils Book 5 Pets pages Pets pages 56-57, Pets page 13 Test let pages Pupils Book Online World Pearson Education Hellas,

27 WEEK 22 Pupil s 6 My house pages house vocabulary Is he in 6 My house pages My house pages My house page Pupils Book 6 My house pages furniture, house objects There s a lamp 6 My house pages My house page 1 6 My house page 1 s 6.2, 6.3 Pupils Book Notes F Allow some time to do Easter page 97 in the Pupil s, 9 in the Activity and 20 in the. Pearson Education Hellas,

28 WEEK 23 Pupil s 6 My house pages 6-65 on 6 My house pages My house pages , 6.5 Pupils Book 6 My house pages My house pages My house page 15 CLIL poster s 6.6, 6.7 Pupils Book Pearson Education Hellas,

29 WEEK 2 Pupil s 6 My house pages My house pages 66-67, My house page 15 Test let pages 26-29, 0-1 Pupils Book Animated Story Episode 3 Online World 7 Food pages food vocabulary I like? / I don t like 7 Food pages Food pages Food page Pupils Book Pearson Education Hellas,

30 WEEK 25 Pupil s 7 Food pages food vocabulary Do you like? Yes I do./ No, I don t. 7 Food pages Food pages Food pages Food page 21 7 Food page 16 7 Food page 16 s 7.2, 7.3 s 7., 7.5 Pupils Book Pupils Book Pearson Education Hellas,

31 WEEK 26 Pupil s 7 Food pages Food pages Food pages CLIL poster s 7.6, 7.7 Pupils Book 7 Food pages Food pages 76-77, Food page 17 Test let pages Pupils Book Online World Pearson Education Hellas,

32 WEEK 27 Pupil s I m excited! pages 0-1 feelings Is he tired? Are you hungry? I m excited! pages 2-3 Is he/she cold? Yes, he is. No, she isn t. Are they? Yes they are. /No, they aren t. I m excited! pages 7-79 I m excited! pages 0-1 I m excited! pages I m excited! pages 2 I m excited! page 1 I m excited! page 1.1 s.2,.3 Pupils Book Pupils Book Pearson Education Hellas,

33 WEEK 2 Pupil s I m excited! pages -5 I m excited! pages 2-3 I m excited! pages 1-19 s.,.5 Pupils Book I m excited! pages 6-7 I m excited! pages -5 I m excited! page 19 CLIL poster s.6,.7 Pupils Book Pearson Education Hellas,

34 WEEK 29 Pupil s I m excited! pages -9 I m excited! pages 6-7, 103 I m excited! page 19 Test let pages 3-37 Pupils Book Animated Story Episode Online World Pearson Education Hellas,

35 WEEK 30 Pupil s Goodbye pages Goodbye pages -91 Goodbye page 20 ActiveTeach Test let pages 2-3, - 51 Notes F Allow some time to do Summer fun pages 97 in the pupil s, 95 in the Activity and 20 in the. Pearson Education Hellas,