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Gold
Stay focused Martina Grátová
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Agenda • Do exam preparation books need to be boring?
• CLT
• Sporting methafor
• Variety
• Personalisation
• Digital support
• Activities
• Skills
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Do exam preparation books need to be boring?
In the past: • Concentration on the minutiae of sentence structure, word formation,
grammatical accuracy
• Focus only on teaching the task types required for the examination Now: • Students need to recognise that exams are no the same as real life.
• Exams have rules and special requirements which create a special
challenge.
• The challenge is part of fun.
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How did Manuel learn his
English?
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Exams have changed…
• Examination tasks are closer to real life communication tasks
• Recordings for listening tasks are often authentic
• Reading passages – more appropriate contexts
• Writing tasks relevant to students’ personal lives
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CLT: focus on…
• Communicating real messages • Enough exposure to language • Opportunities for language use • Need for appropriacy (formal, informal…) • Students motivation • Communicative activities • Real language • Communication WITH the language
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Most important grammar mistakes made by learners…
• Production of utterances which do not communicate their intended meaning
• Example: Pierre: How long are you here for? Ali: Two years. Pierre: What…! You are already here since two years? Ali: No, no, I am come yesterday. Pierre: Oh, yester… Ali: No, no, last week, I mean I came last week.
• Our grammar lessons should concentrate on the accurate communication of meaning!
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Communication…
Gold First Coursebook
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Sporting metaphor
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Sporting metaphor
Training students to prepare for an examination is similar to coaching athletes for a sport event. Your aim is for your students to maximise their performance so that they can receive the highest possible grade. You hope that all your students will be awarded with
a Gold Medal!
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Writing Activity
to prepare for an examination _______coaching athletes ____sport event._________
maximise their performance _______________________the highest _____________. ____________________________________Gold Medal!
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Sporting metaphor Training students to
prepare for an examination is similar to coaching athletes for a sport event. Your aim is for your students to maximise their performance so that they can receive the highest possible grade. You hope that all your students will be awarded with a Gold Medal!
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Sporting metaphor
If you can inspire your students for a sporting
challenge, they will understand the need for training in the mini-skills required in examinations. They will accept the need for linguistic gymnastics.
“A lot of us would like to move mountains, but a few of us are willing to
practice on small hills” Anonymous
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Variety is a must!
Variety of…
… of topics
… of exercises
…of skills
…of tips
…of activities
…of support
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MP3s have ruined our listening habits
Living on the edge
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GOLD • New design • 100% new content with the same winning formula • Fast-paced syllabus with comprehensive exam
coverage • Stimulating discussion-rich topics • Strong focus on vocabulary and chunks of language • Extensive writing support • Exam maximiser • Digital support (Active Teach, Active Book, iTest)
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• builds students’ confidence
• carefully graded exam preparation
• thorough language and skills development
• enjoyable, communicative classes
• develop natural speaking skills
• strong emphasis on personalisation
GOLD
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Exam maximiser • Recycles and reviews the
Coursebook grammar and
vocabulary
• Exam practice in exam format
• One complete Practice Test
• Seven extra Use of English
practice sections
• Common mistakes
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Personalisation
• talk about themselves • own original dialogues • role-plays • debates • ‘describe and draw’ • story writing • email exchanges • writing in groups
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Personalisation
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New design
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Digital support
For students: • Active Book • VocabTrainer • iTests.com
For teachers: • Active Teach • Test master CD-ROM
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QUIZ The name ‘mouse’ comes from the Sanskrit for :
a) A quiet animal
b) A little thief
c) A grey creature
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QUIZ
2. How much of the cats’ time is spent doing nothing?
a) 75%
b) 85%
c) 95%
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QUIZ
3. The current news are claiming that dogs can be successful at detecting…
a) cancer
b) liers
c) gold
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QUIZ
Gold First Coursebook
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Grammar and vocabulary focus
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Speaking
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Speaking activity
1) Is it possible to look at a picture of someone and know what kind of person they are? Why/Why not?
2) What restaurant would you
recommend to someone visiting your town/city? Why?
3) What advice would you give
someone who wanted to marry into your family?
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Reading
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Writing
• Writing Focus
• Writing Reference
• Semi-formal letter/email, Story, Article, Report, Letter of application, Essay, Review
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Useful tips
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Exam preparation
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Exam: Use of English
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What teachers say about GOLD… "I consider Gold First good not only for preparing students for First Exam, but also as a general class coursebook".
Eleonora Olaru, Romania
"In this new edition the students have many opportunities to express opinions as well as practice the speaking test. In my opinion this is one of the strongest points of the material."
Adriana Lado, Argentina on Gold First
"One reason why my students and I enjoy using the Gold series
is that it offers a solid preparation for
the exam through interesting topics".
Henrick Oprea, Brazil
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Exam: Writing
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