Preface

RECOMMENDED BOOKS

All texts required this year are either in the facilitator’s guide or in the study guide. However, below is a short list of age-appropriate books: • All children’s books by Michael Morpurgo, such as Dolphin Boy, Running Wild, An Elephant in the Garden • Laura Marlin Series by Lauren St John, such as Dead Man’s Cove, Kidnap in the Caribbean • Pig City by Louis Sachar • Percy Jackson Series by Rick Riordan, such as The Lightning Thief • The Harry Potter Series by J. K. Rowling • The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis • The Charlie Bone Series by Jenny Nimmo • Matilda by Roald Dahl

INTRODUCTION

The facilitator’s guide contains all the activities in the study guide as well as suggested answers for all activities.

The guide is divided into four units and 18 lessons. Each lesson is taught over two weeks.

• Unit 1 has five themed lessons. • Unit 2 has four themed lessons and a mid-year examination. • Unit 3 has five themed lessons. • Unit 4 has four themed lessons and a year-end examination.

At the end of Units 2 and 4, learners will complete examinations. (Please see Assessment Requirement for further details about the examinations and assessments.)

There is a skills table at the beginning of each lesson which reflects the page number of each activity in both the study guide and the facilitator’s guide.

Each lesson consists of four sections: • Listening and speaking • Reading and viewing • Writing and presenting • Language structures and conventions

Each of these sections contains activities. Each activity is labelled with a corresponding activity to the study guide and has a specific time allocation. (See Timetable and Time Management for further details about the lesson and activity times.)

There are remedial and extension activities at the end of each lesson. These may be completed if there is a need and time available. These may also be used as exam preparation.