Macmillan English Language Teacher TrainingGet Ready 4

Shagra 9 – 10th February, 2013Taif 11th February, 2013

www.macmillanenglish.com/GRSAWendy Arnold

wendy@elt-consultants.comJonathan Hadleyhadleyeducation@gmail.com

Grade 5

DISCUSSION POST DEMO LESSON

Starting the lesson• Does the teacher get the students’ attention

at the start of the lesson?• Does the teacher introduce the lesson clearly?

Classroom management• Does the teacher interact with the whole

class?• Are the instructions clear and logically

ordered?

Teaching for success• Does the teacher prepare the students so they

can achieve the activities?• How do they do this?

Delivery of lesson• Is the lesson well-paced?• Is new language presented clearly?• Are examples relevant to students’ knowledge

and interests?• Is there a range of activities?• Do students participate actively in the lesson?

Finishing the lesson• Does the teacher summarise the lesson

clearly?• Are the lesson objectives achieved?

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Getting to know the content and

components of Get Ready 4

Course components of Get Ready 1-6

Pupil’s Book and Workbook

Teacher’s Book

FlashcardsPosters

Website: www.macmillanenglish.com/grsa

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Understanding the teaching approachDifferentiation in materials:Get Ready includes the following icons to helpteachers deal with less and more able learners withintheir classes (this could also be useful for teachers who lose time in the term for whatever reason and need to identify core materials to cover in limited time).- C = core materials, these need to be taught in order to

cover all the syllabus- D = desirable materials, these could be taught in order

to consolidate learning- E = extension materials, these may be used for fast

finishers or if the teachers finds they have a free lesson

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Understanding the teaching approachDifferentiation in materials:Get Ready icons will appear in the following materials

(therewill be two cycles following this pattern in each book)- Unit 1 CORE- Unit 2 CORE- Revision 1 DESIRABLE- Saudi Stars 1 EXTENSION- Unit 3 CORE- Unit 4 CORE- Revision 2 DESIRABLE- Saudi Stars 2 EXTENSION- Progress Check 1 EXTENSION

Grade 5 – Term 2

Identifying useful phrases

C = CORE

Identifying the grammar focus

C = CORE

Cognitive skills of matching and labeling

C = CORE

Practising writing sentences

Completing sentences

Linking text to visuals

C = CORE

Phonemic awareness

NEWD = DESIRABLE

NEW STORIES

PROJECTSCHANTS

E = EXTENSION

NEWE = EXTENSION

Picture dictionary helping the learners to make meaning by linking text to visual – learners could also make their own bilingual dictionary by adding Arabic.

ELDP grade requirements check list

Using the Teacher’s Book as your LESSON PLAN

PREPARING FOR SUCCESS

PHONEMIC AWARENESS

BLENDING SOUNDS TO DECODE TEXT

MEMORIZING THE TRICKY WORDS

GAMES

LESSON PLANS IN THE TEACHER’S BOOK (note GET Ready 4 is being prepared now)

A STEP BY STEP GUIDE TO SUCCESS!

ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW TO PREPARE FOR SUCCESS

TEACHING FOR SUCCESS!

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Discussion points

The speed of teaching

1 How many weeks are there in the first semester?

2 How many lessons are there each week?

3 What lessons are you doing this week?

4 What should you do if you are going too fast?

5 What should you do if you are going too slowly?

Useful websites

http://www.macmillanenglish.com/grsa/

PASSWORD: ELDP [Please don’t give to students!]

http://app.macmillanksa.com/

http://app.macmillanksa.com/

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Reviewing

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Getting to Know the Materials

In pairs, please use your Student’s Book and Activities Books to answer the questions on Handouts One and Two

The contents and componentsGet Ready 4 Summary

• There are 18 teaching lessons• There are 8 units with 2 lessons in them• There is a revision lesson every two units• There is a SAUDI STARS every two units• There is a progress check every four

units• The Pupil’s Book and Workbook are

combined• There is a Teacher’s Book• There are flashcards and wordcards• There is a CD and a picture dictionary• There are posters

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Understanding the teaching approach

AimTo get an idea of teaching methods and lesson structureMaterialsTeacher’s Book, Pupil’s Book

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Understanding the teaching approachRecycling lessons [every two units]:• revise the vocabulary of the previous two

units• revise listening, speaking and pronunciation

of the previous two units• revise reading and writing from the previous

two units

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Understanding the teaching approachSaudi Stars [every two units]:• revise the vocabulary of the previous two

units in an interesting fun way• revise listening, speaking and pronunciation

of the previous two units using different activities

• revise reading and writing from the previous two units so it is memorable

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Understanding the teaching approachProgress Check [every four units]:• revise the vocabulary of the previous four

units • revise listening, speaking and pronunciation

of the previous four units using • revise reading and writing from the previous

four units

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Understanding the teaching approachImportant points:• Get Ready stresses use of language more than

teaching grammar BUT it does highlight the Grammar Focus.

• Get Ready highlights useful phrases in a Phrase Bank.• Get Ready stresses literacy.• The Pupil’s Book present new language, letters and

numbers.• The workbook practises new language, letters and

numbers.• The teaching notes have a clear structure and are easy

to use.

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The Teacher’s Book is YOUR lesson plan It contains:

aims language materials exercise notes homework

core materials desirable materials extension materials