Face2Face Starter By the end of the course… …learner should be able to manage well at a pre-KET (A2) level. They can understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type. Can introduce him/herself and others and can ask and answer questions about personal details such as where he/she lives, people he/she knows and things he/she has. Can interact in a simple way provided the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help. Materials: At BEGINNER level we use the FACE-TO-FACE STARTER. This comes with: • Student’s book with Self-study DVD-ROM o 300 exercises o Review Video o My Test section o My Progress section o Interactive Phonemic Symbols Chart o E-Portfolio with grammar reference, Word list, Word cards & My Work section. • Workbook and Online Workbook – Ideal for homework, it includes 20-page Portfolio based on CEFR. The online workbook has the same exercises as the hard copy but with additional audio (VERY IMPORTANT!) and allows the teacher to monitor students’ work online. • Teacher’s book which includes: o Teaching tips for beginner groups o Classroom activities and games o Photocopiable activities o DVD-ROM which has Real World DVD material and PDFs of teaching notes and photocopiable material. • Testmaker CD-ROM and Audio – create, edit, save and print your own tests. Ideal for end of first and second term tests! • Website: www.cambridge.org/elt/face2face2 which has bilingual Word Lists! You can read more about all the resources on pages 4-23 in the Teacher’s book
PLEASE ENSURE STUDENTS ARE AWARE OF ALL THE COMPONENTS OF THEIR COURSEBOOK AND KNOW HOW TO MAKE THE MOST OF THEM TOO!
Student profile Adults at this level are either retired mature students who studied French when at school and would now like to take English as a hobby for travel purposes or younger adults who have never really made the grade in English at school and are giving it another go to help them with their studies or work. Pronunciation is usually poor and should be practiced a lot when introducing any new language. Testing o You should give students a progress test at the end of the 1st and 2nd terms and individual feedback afterwards. Please make sure you do not use the following test material during the course: END OF LEVEL EXAM IN JUNE: Grammar & Vocab Writing Listening Reading Speaking
Taken from EXTRA QUESTIONS on Testmaker CD-ROM Write a description of a wonderful holiday (30-70 words) Unit 5 listening (shop and work) + Unit 10 (tourist information centre) taken from Testmaker CD-ROM. Short E-mail text (personal info) + 5 True/False questions • Examiner asks each student about themselves • Examiner sets up restaurant role play (waiter & customer)
Advice TOPIC ADVICE ONLY IN ENGLISH From day one encourage students to communicate in class ONLY in English reminding them that this will help them reach their goal in June. You can do this by spending time in the first term drilling and encouraging the use of the classroom language. A good first lesson would be a get to know you activity, the book quiz and classroom language. PRONUNCIATION Ensure pronunciation is a constant thread throughout your lessons.
STUDY SKILLS
LISTENING SKILLS
You should also show students study skills especially if they have been out of education for some time. The introduction unit to ENGLISH VOCABULARY IN USE offers some useful advice. Many students have been given bad habits by teachers in the past and so you may need to show them other ways of learning that may suit their learning style. Encourage students to listen to English outside class as often as possible. You could suggest material from the study centre and websites.
MATERIALS Refer to classroom language speech bubbles frequently in class.
Tree or three English pronunciation in use elementary o Phonemic chart in your classroom o You! English Vocab in use o o
www.ello.org www.podcastsinenglish.com
Why not take a look at p.90-112 of LEARNER ENGLISH Ed. By Michael Swan & Bernard Smith on the methodology shelf for a very good summary of the typical profile of a Spanish learner! Have fun!