New Headway - Elementary - Teacher's Book [antikvár]

New Headway Elementary - the THIRD edition What remains the same? The basic Headway methodology is tlie same. Proven traditional approaclies are used alongside those which have been developed and researched more recently. Starter Each unit begins with a Starter section, which is designed to be a warmer to the lesson. It is a short activity and always has direct relevance to the language to be introduced in the unit. Grammar The grammatical syllabus is largely unchanged because the requirements of lower-level students are usually more predictable than at later levels. Grammar spot Each grammar presentation contains a Grammar spot. This is a mix of explanation, questions, self-check, and pronunciation tasiis to reinforce the grammar being taught. Each Grammar spot has a link to the fiiller Grammar Reference section at the back of the book. Practice There is a wide variety of practice activities covering all the skills. There is great emphasis on personalized spealdng. Vocabulary Vocabulary is not only integrated throughout, but also developed in its own section. Skills work Skills work is both integrated and balanced. All the texts for listening and reading come from authentic sources, and are simplified and adapted to suit the level. Everyday English This section focuses primarily on aspects of spoken English. Tapescrlpts There is a fiill bank of unseen tapescrlpts in a section at the end of the Student's Book. What are the differences? Reading and listening texts The vast majority of the texts are new. Teachers can get fed up with using the same texts year after year, so we took this opportunity to freshen up the topics. Sometimes we have found a parallel text on the same topic, and sometimes we have selected a new topic and a new text. Speaking We acknowledge that speech prosody (the patterns of sounds and rhythms in speech) varies depending on accent, register, the message, sentence length, etc. Nevertheless, we have made the conscious decision in this third edition of New Headway Elementary to offer more guidance to students in this area of their English pronunciation. We have done this in two ways: stress highlighting: When beneficial to spoken tasks, we have indicated through highlighting where main stress falls to help students sound more natural. On many occasions a recorded model can be used for listen and repeat. At times, we have chosen one stress pattern over another/ others in an attempt to offer a sensible model for students to follow. Music of English focuses on word and sentence stress, word-linking, and intonation patterns in high-frequency everyday expressions. It reminds teachers and students to listen for and practise all the elements of spoken English. The accompanying recordings exaggerate intonation, stress, and word-Unking to help students hear and follow the patterns. Students, in turn, should also aim to exaggerate the patterns in practice exercises. Some students will struggle more than others with pronunciation and Music of English. However, with plenty of encouragement, and the higher incidence of practice given to these elements of spoken English in New Headway Elementary - the THIRD edition, students' awareness and subsequent delivery of spoken English should gradually improve. For further practice of all aspects of pronunciation see New Headway Pronunciation Course - Elementary, Student A and Student B pairwork exercises These information gap and speaking activities are now in a section at the end of the Student's Book for ease of access for both students and teacher They are cued from the relevant units. Writing The Writing section now appears separately at the back of the Student's Book. This section provides models for students to complete, adapt, and follow in order to produce a satisfying piece of writing. The syllabus begins at Unit 3 and comprises twelve complete writing lessons cued from the unit, which can be used at the teacher's discretion.