Make the Transition

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Make the Transition French

Packed full of exciting and interesting magazine-type material Suitable for all levels with more challenging questions flagged throughout Transition year activities are integrated with each theme, e.g. work experience, community work and mini-company, plus new activities such as learning Chinese and yoga.

Focuses on oral, listening, reading and written skills Fun tasks and activities are combined with exam-type questions ‘C’est fou!’ zany, strange-but-true, news stories and ‘Le buzz’ provides a fun sneaky peak at the latest celeb gossip Literary extracts are from Les Choristes and Jean de Florette as well as popular teen fiction: Le journal d’Aurélie La Flamme feature The main grammar tenses are revised The final unit provides advice on the French aural and oral and contains hints, tips and sample answers for the written questions Free Student CDs accompany the text, as well as Teachers CDs and Script

The Educational Company of Ireland

The Educational Company of Ireland

If you would like a sample copy or to view our e-books please contact your local representative, or Ph: 01-4500611, Fax: 01-4500993, Email: info@edco.ie, Website: www.edco.ie

If you would like a sample copy or to view our e-books please contact your local representative, or Ph: 01-4500611, Fax: 01-4500993, Email: info@edco.ie, Website: www.edco.ie

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Make the Transition Gaeilge

Acts as an important link between the Junior and Senior cycles Contains Prose, Stories and Poetry Focuses on the written language as well as on the reading and listening comprehension Strong emphasis is placed on the elements of grammar nting Nuala Bu nd Edition 2 Behan Edmond nd Edition 2

Make the Transition

Learning Through

Work Experience

English

A reflective approach to work experience placements

An appealing, engaging and fully revised book with a huge choice of texts and activities

Over 40 chapters, many with worksheets

Designed to help students make the transition from Junior to Leaving Certificate

Each chapter is clearly colour-coded: planning, monitoring, de-briefing or reflection

Concise aims for each unit will help students to understand the context of the material and reinforce their learning Develops key skills in comprehending and composing (worth up to 50% of the marks at Leaving Certificate English)

A keen awareness of equality, social inclusion and ethnic diversity

Includes a revised selection of texts that students will find stimulating and enjoyable

Each chapter includes a discussion/debate topic to encourage critical thinking

New Short Fiction unit introduces the comparative writing task and develops essential Leaving Certificate comparative analysis skills

Caters for mixed-ability classrooms

New media and multimodal texts to encourage discussion and analysis at group level

A strong emphasis on Multiple Intelligence Theory

Excellent unit on film studies prepares students for personal and critical engagement

Links to relevant websites

Literacy gym feature: a language workout to develop students’ vocabulary

While primarily geared towards Transition Year students, the book can also be used with students in Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme (LCVP), the Leaving Certificate Applied (LCA) and various Post-Leaving Certificate (PLC) courses

End-of-unit reflection and evaluation sheets Reference section with notes and advice to guide students through tasks such as writing diaries and blogs, magazine articles, letters, reports and reviews Personal and critical reading and writing skills lay a solid foundation for Leaving Certificate exam preparation

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The spoken language is given precedence The basic skills of the language are built on through the use of enjoyable activities and projects There are prompts throughout the book to practise pair work and role play Suitable for students of all levels and each unit can be used as a standalone unit A free Student CD accompanies the text and a Teacher’s Resource Book, CD script, Irish dancing DVD and a short film DVD are available for teachers

Gerry Jeffers

The Educational Company of Ireland 04/03/2014 13:20

Make the Transition Gaeilge

Acts as an important link between the Junior and Senior cycles Contains Prose, Stories and Poetry Focuses on the written language as well as on the reading and listening comprehension Strong emphasis is placed on the elements of grammar nting Nuala Bu nd Edition 2 Behan Edmond nd Edition 2

Make the Transition

Learning Through

Work Experience

English

A reflective approach to work experience placements

An appealing, engaging and fully revised book with a huge choice of texts and activities

Over 40 chapters, many with worksheets

Designed to help students make the transition from Junior to Leaving Certificate

Each chapter is clearly colour-coded: planning, monitoring, de-briefing or reflection

Concise aims for each unit will help students to understand the context of the material and reinforce their learning Develops key skills in comprehending and composing (worth up to 50% of the marks at Leaving Certificate English)

A keen awareness of equality, social inclusion and ethnic diversity

Includes a revised selection of texts that students will find stimulating and enjoyable

Each chapter includes a discussion/debate topic to encourage critical thinking

New Short Fiction unit introduces the comparative writing task and develops essential Leaving Certificate comparative analysis skills

Caters for mixed-ability classrooms

New media and multimodal texts to encourage discussion and analysis at group level

A strong emphasis on Multiple Intelligence Theory

Excellent unit on film studies prepares students for personal and critical engagement

Links to relevant websites

Literacy gym feature: a language workout to develop students’ vocabulary

While primarily geared towards Transition Year students, the book can also be used with students in Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme (LCVP), the Leaving Certificate Applied (LCA) and various Post-Leaving Certificate (PLC) courses

End-of-unit reflection and evaluation sheets Reference section with notes and advice to guide students through tasks such as writing diaries and blogs, magazine articles, letters, reports and reviews Personal and critical reading and writing skills lay a solid foundation for Leaving Certificate exam preparation

The Educational Company of Ireland MTT FLYER(14)A3.indd 2

The spoken language is given precedence The basic skills of the language are built on through the use of enjoyable activities and projects There are prompts throughout the book to practise pair work and role play Suitable for students of all levels and each unit can be used as a standalone unit A free Student CD accompanies the text and a Teacher’s Resource Book, CD script, Irish dancing DVD and a short film DVD are available for teachers

Gerry Jeffers

The Educational Company of Ireland 04/03/2014 13:20

ill Lucy Ham n 2nd Editio

Make the Transition French

Packed full of exciting and interesting magazine-type material Suitable for all levels with more challenging questions flagged throughout Transition year activities are integrated with each theme, e.g. work experience, community work and mini-company, plus new activities such as learning Chinese and yoga.

Focuses on oral, listening, reading and written skills Fun tasks and activities are combined with exam-type questions ‘C’est fou!’ zany, strange-but-true, news stories and ‘Le buzz’ provides a fun sneaky peak at the latest celeb gossip Literary extracts are from Les Choristes and Jean de Florette as well as popular teen fiction: Le journal d’Aurélie La Flamme feature The main grammar tenses are revised The final unit provides advice on the French aural and oral and contains hints, tips and sample answers for the written questions Free Student CDs accompany the text, as well as Teachers CDs and Script

The Educational Company of Ireland

The Educational Company of Ireland

If you would like a sample copy or to view our e-books please contact your local representative, or Ph: 01-4500611, Fax: 01-4500993, Email: info@edco.ie, Website: www.edco.ie

If you would like a sample copy or to view our e-books please contact your local representative, or Ph: 01-4500611, Fax: 01-4500993, Email: info@edco.ie, Website: www.edco.ie

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