Diana Hicks – författare

American English Primary Colors is a new 4-level course for young learners. It is packed with fun activities which ensure that children use English in a purposeful way. Right from the start, they are fully involved in thinking for themselves, doing things for themselves and making things themselves, all of which is underpinned by a strong structural syllabus. The Student's Books have engaging stories, puzzles, games, songs and chants, and craft activities. The course includes Activity Books, Teacher's Books, Class Audio CDs, Songs/Songs and Stories CDs, and Vocabulary Cards. The course encourages children to think about the world around them and, at the higher levels, to make connections with other areas of the curriculum. This approach makes language learning meaningful and memorable.

This course for young students is a success story all over the world, winning praise from both teachers and students alike for its innovative approach that really does work. The Teacher's Book is clear and comprehensive and includes an 'A-Z of Methodology' reference section. Videos and tests are also available for all levels of the course. Levels 1-4 contain around 80 hours of class work depending on the various options used. The Starter Level provides around 40-60 hours of class work. Key Features: * Enjoyable activities that encourage all students to take part, whatever their level. * Interesting topics linked to the school curriculum. * A clearly structured, active approach to grammar. * The popular 'Parcel of English' scheme.

Cambridge English for Polish Schools is an exciting new approach to English, designed especially for classes 5-8 in regular primary school. The course offers: - an approach centred around the whole educational context of learning English at school - links across the school curriculum to other subject areas throughout the course - content and concepts related to learners' ages and levels of ability - an organisation which takes into account the realities of teaching English at school: mixed abilities, mixed motivation, time available, and class size - material which has been developed and successfully piloted in collaboration with teachers and classes in Poland - opportunities to link up with classes in other countries through the Parcel of English scheme The course consists of four levels. Level 4 is suitable for students who have studied at lower intermediate level and takes students through to intermediate. All levels include bilingual Language summaries and word lists.

Cambridge English for Polish Schools is an exciting new approach to English, designed especially for classes 5-8 in regular primary school. The course offers: - an approach centred around the whole educational context of learning English at school - links across the school curriculum to other subject areas throughout the course - content and concepts related to learners' ages and levels of ability - an organisation which takes into account the realities of teaching English at school: mixed abilities, mixed motivation, time available, and class size - material which has been developed and successfully piloted in collaboration with teachers and classes in Poland - opportunities to link up with classes in other countries through the Parcel of English scheme The course consists of four levels. Level 3 is suitable for students who have studied at elementary level and takes students through to low- intermediate. All levels include bilingual Language summaries and word lists.

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