Dickens Institute TESOL II Evening group Maite Iglesias

Authors: Stella Maidment and Lorena Roberts Publishers: OUP (Happy Series New Edition) Copyright date: 2009 Level: Beginner British English course

Target students
6-year-old children (or so) starting primary school

Little or no previous experience of English learning

A variety of resources
for the learner: Class Book Activity Book with MultiROM Pack Webpage for the teacher: Teachers Book Teachers Resource Pack Class Audio CDs DVD iTools

Meet the characters

Class and Activity Books

Organisation
Nine units:

1- Welcome to Happy Street! 2- At school 3- At Happy House 4- At the shop 5- At the park 6- Gregs flat 7- In the street 8- In the playground 9- At the sports centre
Nine lessons in total.

Class and Activity Books (e.g. from Unit 5) The Class Book presents the target language. Lesson 1

Organisation

Context (song or chant) Presentation of key lexis

Lesson 2

Story Presentation of structure or function

Lesson 3 - language development

Another song or chant Presentation of another lexical set

Lesson 4 - language oral practice

Simple question and answer game with information gap

The Activity Book provides a wide variety of activities to practise the four language skills on the basis of the target language.

Class and Activity Books

Organisation

Lesson 5 - cross-curricular links Interdisciplinary approach to language learning Opportunity to teach some important values of todays society English around the world Toys from recycled material Using money Road safety Homes through history Looking at art Estimating and measuring Keeping healthy

The information presentation and processing in Class Book involves work on language skills. The Activity Book presents the students with a task or project to do.

Class and Activity Books

Organisation

Lesson 6 - reading into writing

A letter from Greg and a short reading comprehension activity (Class Book)

Controlled fill-in-the-gaps activity (Activity Book)

Rather free, personal writing task (Activity Book)

Class and Activity Books

Organisation

Only in the Class Book

Lesson 7 - Colin in Computerland: real comic strip adventure stories

The Ice Monster in Units 2 to 5 The Gold Robber in Units 6 to 9

Lesson 8 - Sophies World: an opportunity to raise the students

awareness about British culture by diving into the world of Sophie, her friends and family

Hello, At school My favourite places in London Mealtimes Collections The model village My town Brownies and Cubs School sports day

Class and Activity Books

Organisation

Only in the Activity Book

Lesson 9 close-up

A short pronunciation rhyme Can you find my? for revision Self-assessment picture quiz, Quizzys Questions

Teachers Book
Language summary language the students are expected to produce other language that appears on each lesson teacher language the students are expected to recognise Aims, materials and preparation for each lesson. Clear instructions for each activity of the Class and Activity

Books and suggests other activities. Tips for the teacher (including when and how to use L1) Photocopiable material. Resource bank of non book-based games and project-type activities. organised according to the units and lessons and userfriendly.

Teachers Resource Pack

Two posters
Flashcards Evaluation Booklet

Teachers Resource Book (photocopiable material)

Software resources
MultiROM Pack Songs Games Stories Activities Webpage Quizzys Games Ziggys Activity Bank Jacks E-cards Pollys Calendars

http://elt.oup.com/student/happystreetnoflash/?cc=uy&selL anguage=en

Software resources

Class Audio CDs

DVD: clips showing children in real life British culture

http://elt.oup.com/catalogue/items/global/young_learn ers/happy_series_new_ediiton/happy_house_1/978019 4003742?cc=uy&selLanguage=en&mode=hub iTools to be used with:

Interactive whiteboard

Computer and data projector

Laptop

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOilrDuL514

Syllabus and Methodology

SITUATIONAL SYLLABUS

It takes the real-life contexts of language uses as its basis

STORY-BASED METHODOLOGY

Main advantages:
Arouse interest Increase motivation

Some other considerations

Appropriate balance and integration of skills work Appropriate to cognitive and social development Learning styles Visual Auditory Kinesthetic Multiple Intelligences Visual Linguistic Bodily-kinesthetic Musical Intrapersonal Thinking skills Knowledge Comprehension Application