Integrated Skills Books

The Hamilton Skills Builder 1

Student’s Book

Key features of The Hamilton Skills Builder 1 Student’s Book:

• a variety of reading texts with level-appropriate task types that ensure students learn to read for different purposes • pre-listening and pre-writing tasks that introduce useful theme-based vocabulary • a variety of listening and speaking tasks, including tasks that appear in the Cambridge English: Young Learners

Pre A1 Starters and A1 Movers tests • a step-by-step approach to writing, including model compositions, writing plans and guided writing tasks • a JUST SAY IT! feature in each unit that focuses on one aspect of English pronunciation that students often have difficulty with • DO IT RIGHT! features in reading, writing, listening and speaking sections that clarify the focus of the skill being practised, or give students useful tips on correct

English usage

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Nature

Read the short story and complete each sentence with a word from it.

1 The Amazing Kids went to the last Saturday. 2 The weather was hot and mountains

3 Cat liked the mountain and lake.

4 Cat saw some amazing flowers.

5 Feather’s were tired. 6 Dash didn’t take any photos of the mountain, the or the flowers. Do it right!

The sentences in the story aren’t exactly the same as the sentences in the task, so think carefully about which word you have to write. 1

Last Saturday, the Amazing Kids went walking in the mountains. It was a hot, sunny day.

This mountain is beautiful! 2

Wow! I can see the lake from here. It’s beautiful too!

3

Look at these blue flowers. They’re amazing! My arms are tired! 4

On Sunday, Dash went to Cat’s house. She wanted to see the photos of the mountain, the lake and the flowers.

Can I see your photos, Dash? Er ... OK.

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Dash! Where are the photos of the mountain, the lake and the flowers? Er ... I didn’t take any!

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1 Label the photos with these words. cloudy cold hot rainy snowy sunny warm windy

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rainy 11 2 3 4

5 1 6 7 Complete the sentences with these words.

clouds deserts forest lakes leaves moon mountain rivers sand shells stars sun 8

1 There are lots of trees in a

forest 2 3 You can sometimes see snow on a The sea, and , and there are on trees.

2 Read this story about a walk in the forest and complete it with the verbs in brackets. Use the past simple. 4 In the sky in the day, you can see the night you can see the and 5 There is on beaches and in A walk in the forest on beaches too.

have water in them. and Do it right!, and at .

When we write a story, we usually write it in the past, so we . There are sometimes use the past simple.

It was a snowy day, and the

Last Sunday, Mary’s parents 1 (want) to go for a walk in the forest. Mary 2 (not want) to go with them because it 3 (be) a cold day, but she 4 (put on) her boots, her warm jacket and her hat. Then they all 5 (leave) the house and 6 (start) to walk to the forest. Soon, Mary and her parents 7 (be) in the forest. There weren’t any other people there, but there were lots of animals! Mary 8 (see) some rabbits and some frogs near the river. There were lots of birds too, and they 9 (sing) in the trees. Mary and her parents 10 (walk) in the forest for a long time, but Mary 11 (not be) tired. boys wanted to play outside.wanted 2 Listen and colour and write. Listen carefully to the whole dialogue for each question because you sometimes hear about two of the same things, and there are two places where you can write a word, but only one of them is correct. Do it right!

When they 12

13 (go) home, Mary (say) to her parents, ‘Let’s go to the forest

every Sunday!’

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Sample pages taken from The Hamilton Skills Builder 1 Student’s Book

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3 Read the story again and write the correct numbers.

In which paragraph does the writer: 1 2 say what Mary saw in the forest? say what Mary said to her parents? 3 say what the weather was like? 4 say how long they walked in the forest? 5 say when the story happened? 2 InteractIve Software Multi-platform4 Now complete the plan with the correct words. plaN Story Title: A walk in the forest Paragraph 1: Say 1 the story when happened, what the 2 was like and how the story

3 Paragraph 2: Say 4 Paragraph 3: Say how your story 5 happened next.

5 Read this story about a day on the river and complete it with these words. after that at first soon suddenly yesterday 3 Listen and tick (✔) the box. 1 Where did Jim take the photos?

A ✔ 2 What is Sally looking for? B

3 A day on the river A B Where did Peter go this morning? C Do it right! When we write a story, we use time expressions and sequencing words like yesterday morning, at first, soon, after that and suddenly to show the order that things happened.

C

4 1 morning, my grandpa and I went to the river. It was a warm sunny day. We got up early, put our things in the car and drove to the river. 2 it was very quiet. My grandpa and I chose a good place to sit and fish, but 3 there were lots of other people at the river too. It was too noisy to fish, so we put our things back in the car. 4 , we went for a walk along the river. Grandpa and I talked about different things. 5 , there was a big splash. A little girl was in the river! My grandpa jumped into the river and saved her! The little girl’s mum was very happy, and Grandpa was very wet! Yesterday A B C Where did Daisy find the shells?

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B 5 What do the boy and girl want to do in Africa? C Now write your owN story!

Write a story about a day in the countryside. Use the plan in 4 and the stories in 2 and 5 to help you.

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The Hamilton Skills Builder 1

Teacher’s Book

The Hamilton Skills Builder 1 Teacher’s Book is a complete step-by-step guide for teachers on how to make the best use of the material in the Student’s Book.

The Hamilton Skills Builder 1 Teacher’s Book contains: • a unit plan box at the beginning of each unit summarising the contents of the unit. • a lead-in section in every unit which provides an introduction to each unit. • detailed instructions for all tasks. • the keys to all tasks. • detailed instructions for all DO IT RIGHT! features. • extra comprehension questions for each of the reading texts. • the recording script for all listening tasks. The words in the recording script which provide the correct answers to the listening tasks are underlined for easy reference and for teaching purposes. • detailed instructions and the recording script for all JUST SAY IT! pronunciation features.

The Hamilton Skills Builder 2

Student’s Book

Key features of The Hamilton Skills Builder 2 Student’s Book:

• a variety of reading texts with level-appropriate task types that ensure students learn to read for different purposes • pre-listening and pre-writing tasks that introduce useful theme-based vocabulary • a variety of listening and speaking tasks, including tasks that appear in the Cambridge English: Young Learners

A1 Movers and A2 Flyers tests • a step-by-step approach to writing, including model compositions, writing plans and guided writing tasks • a JUST SAY IT! feature in each unit that focuses on one aspect of English pronunciation that students often have difficulty with • DO IT RIGHT! features in reading, writing, listening and speaking sections that clarify the focus of the skill being practised, or give students useful tips on correct

English usage

InteractIve Software Multi-platform

Sample pages taken from The Hamilton Skills Builder 2 Student’s Book

The Hamilton Skills Builder 2

Teacher’s Book

The Hamilton Skills Builder 2 Teacher’s Book is a complete step-by-step guide for teachers on how to make the best use of the material in the Student’s Book.

The Hamilton Skills Builder 2 Teacher’s Book contains: • a unit plan box at the beginning of each unit summarising the contents of the unit. • a lead-in section in every unit which provides an introduction to each unit. • detailed instructions for all tasks. • the keys to all tasks. • detailed instructions for all DO IT RIGHT! features. • extra comprehension questions for each of the reading texts. • the recording script for all listening tasks. The words in the recording script which provide the correct answers to the listening tasks are underlined for easy reference and for teaching purposes. • detailed instructions and the recording script for all JUST SAY IT! pronunciation features.

The Hamilton Skills Builder 3

Student’s Book

Key features of The Hamilton Skills Builder 3 Student’s Book:

• a variety of reading texts with level-appropriate task types that ensure students learn to read for different purposes • pre-listening and pre-writing tasks that introduce useful theme-based vocabulary • a variety of listening and speaking tasks, including tasks that appear in the Cambridge English: Young Learners

A2 Flyers test and the A2 Key for Schools exam • a step-by-step approach to writing, including model compositions, writing plans and guided writing tasks • a JUST SAY IT! feature in each unit that focuses on one aspect of English pronunciation that students often have difficulty with • DO IT RIGHT! features in reading, writing, listening and speaking sections that clarify the focus of the skill being practised, or give students useful tips on correct

English usage

InteractIve Software Multi-platform

Sample pages taken from The Hamilton Skills Builder 3 Student’s Book

The Hamilton Skills Builder 3

Teacher’s Book

The Hamilton Skills Builder 3 Teacher’s Book is a complete step-by-step guide for teachers on how to make the best use of the material in the Student’s Book.

The Hamilton Skills Builder 3 Teacher’s Book contains: • a unit plan box at the beginning of each unit summarising the contents of the unit. • a lead-in section in every unit which provides an introduction to each unit. • detailed instructions for all tasks. • the keys to all tasks. • detailed instructions for all DO IT RIGHT! features. • extra comprehension questions for each of the reading texts. • the recording script for all listening tasks. The words in the recording script which provide the correct answers to the listening tasks are underlined for easy reference and for teaching purposes. • detailed instructions and the recording script for all JUST SAY IT! pronunciation features.

Just Write

Welcome to Just Write, an exciting new three-level series specially researched and written for young learners which teaches and develops writing skills at beginner, elementary and pre-intermediate levels. Each level of Just Write is divided into 15 two-page lessons, each of which provides a wide variety of stimulating and enjoyable writing activities relevant to the students’ language level and ability. The series has been designed to be compatible with any course of a similar level, but it may also be used independently.

Just Write 1

Student’s Book

Just Write is a new three-level writing series specially researched and written for students studying English at A1, A2 and A2+ levels. Each book in the series consists of 15 carefullydesigned lessons that develop the skills necessary for effective writing at these language levels while building the learners’ confidence.

Just Write 1 can be used alongside any coursebook at A1 level to reinforce the learners´ writing skills.

Key features of Just Write 1: • a wide array of writing genres covering topics common at this level • a step-by-step approach to writing, including a variety of vocabulary and grammar activities leading into a writing task with a plan • JUST A MINUTE! writing tips offering useful advice on the writing task at hand