W E L C O M E A B O A R D

AIM:
TO INFINITY AND BEYOND ?!
 Wings of Freedom
• AIM: To assist the
students in developing
accuracy and fluency in
English while they are
encouraged to express
their thoughts and
Itopinions.
is the teacher’s job to help them
with the development of their thoughts
with the development of their thoughts
and the formation of THEIR opinions.
 Wings of Freedom is…
• …the sixth book of the series
• …to be covered in 40-45 hours
• …intended for students who have
finished Expanding Horizons
• …for those who take the Placement
Test and qualify for this level
Student’s Materials

• 1 Student’s Book
• 2 Student’s CDs
• 1 CD-ROM
 Student’s Book

• Introductory lesson (Wings of Freedom)

Freedom
• 12 Regular lessons
• 4 Quizzes
• 2 Review lessons
• Brush-up + Key
• Self-study + Key
 Let´s take a closer
look at these:

• Introductory lesson (Wings of Freedom)

Freedom
• Brush-up + Key
• 4 Quizzes
• 2 Review lessons
• Self-study + Key
 Introductory Lesson

• Length: about 1 hour

• Aims:
– Review main grammar points
covered in Expanding
Horizons
– Help you teachers locate your
students’ weaknesses AND
heal them
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 Brush-up + Key

• To be assigned as homework
after the Introductory Lesson
• Aim: Review the main language
points from Expanding Horizons
• Contents: Summary + written
exercises + answer key.
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 Quizzes

• After lessons 2, 4, 8 and 10

• 30 Multiple-choice tests
• Aim: Allow students
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to check if they
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remember key points

learned in previous
books
• Length: about 30
minutes
 Review Lessons

• After lessons 6 and 12

• Aim: Prepare students for
the test
• Contents: Summary +
written and
listening exercises
• Length: about 1 hour
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 Self-study + Key

• To be done and corrected at home

• Aim: Extra practice for students
who want or need
reinforcement
• Format: Written exercises for each
lesson
 Self-study + Key

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 Teacher’s Materials

• Teacher’s Edition
• 4 Class CDs
• 1 DVD
• Optional Extra Activities *

* Available
online
Only the Optional Extra Activities
are online !!!!
 Teacher’s Edition

• Teacher’s Notes
– Procedures
– Background Notes
– Scripts
• Student’s Book
– Answers
– Instructions
– New words highlighted in yellow
 Class CDs

• Recordings of Student’s CDs

and Listening Comprehension
Exercises

• Class CD 4 includes the

recordings for the Listening
Tests
 DVD
• One activity per lesson
• If a DVD player is not available, an alternative
procedure is suggested in the Teacher’s Edition.
 New Icons in the book
They indicate how the activity can be carried out

Regular procedure using the

DVD

Alternative procedure using

the audio recording

Alternative procedure using

pictures
 Optional Extra Activities

• To be used when there is

some spare time.
• Available online.
 Evaluation
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• After Review 1 (L. 1-6) a r
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• After Review 2 (L. 7-12)
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• Passing mark: 7.0*
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• Evaluation mark: i v w
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Written + iListening
e + Oral + Participation

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 Evaluation materials

• Teacher’s Copies
• Scripts
• Oral Presentation Suggestions
• Evaluation Report
• Self-Assessment Form

All available online

 Lab Activities

• Extra practice in:

– Listening comprehension
– Vocabulary
– Structure
– Pronunciation and fluency

• Materials:
– Lab Activities Booklet
– Cassette Tapes
 BEFORE
EXPLORING
THE LESSONS…
 •
What are most students’
main goal when they take
an English course?
What do they say they
want?
 Students’ main goal

Communicate in English
(Speak)
 Students’ main goal

Communicate in English

(But speaking is just part of

good communication:
there are the 4 abilities
and something else…)
else
What makes a foreign person a
good Portuguese speaker?
Fluency ?
Pronunciation ?
Personality ?
Practice ?
Vocabulary ?
…
 What makes someone a
good English speaker?
Fluency ?
Pronunciation ?
The student’s personality ?
Practice ?
Vocabulary ?
…
Are they Can they be more
wrong? natural?
• That’s a great mistake.
That’s a huge mistake.
• When I saw George Clooney in front of
me, I almost fainted.
When I saw George Clooney right in
front of me, I almost passed out.
• I need to eliminate all the unnecessary
things in my room.
I’ve got to get rid of the clutter in my
room.
Speaking English naturally
means using and using in an
adequate way all of the
following:
Collocations
Idioms
Phrasal verbs
Collocations
A collocation is a combination
two or more words that
often go together.

miss the bus or lose the bus?

ask a question or make a question?
 Collocations
leg

administrative
neighborhood
residential
positive comment
injured attitude
irrelevant duties
 Collocations

administrative duties
residential neighborhood
positive attitude
injured leg
irrelevant comment
 A break
A leg
A headache
TAKE
A window
A haircut
BREAK
An exam
A seat
HAVE
A shower
A bath
Idioms are phrases with a
figurative meaning.
Example: In the expression
to kick the bucket, for example,
a listener knowing only the meaning
of kick and bucket would be
unable to deduce the expression's
actual meaning, which is... to die
EXPLORING THE
LESSONS
 THE LESSON

• Length: About 3 hours

• Sections:
– Get set!
– Get it right
– Pick this up
– Curiosity
– Show what you know
 Get Set!

• Activities of perception
• Introduces the theme of the
lesson
• Reviews language points
presented previously
It may seem paradoxical,
contradictory or even ironic, but here
it goes...
 Get Set!

• Activities of perception
• Introduces the theme of the
lesson
• Reviews language points
presented previously
So, what was paradoxical,
contradictory or even ironic, in your
opinion?
 Thomas and Lucy aren’t married yet.
Thomas isn’t married to Lucy yet.

Thomas and Lucy are going to get married.

Thomas is going to get married to Lucy.

Thomas is going to marry Lucy.

 Get it Right

• Presentation of new structures

through context
• Students are guided to find the
rules and understand the usage
be + v-ing
 Pick this up

• Presentation of topic vocabulary

through different scenes
• Speaking and/or listening activities
• Games
Follow-up
activity
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 
 Game

Say the Right Word

wedding favors
groomsmen
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4
9
1
3
8
2
10
7
6
 Curiosity

• 1 or 2 intriguing questions to
arouse students’ curiosity
• Research to be done outside of
class

Background Notes provided in the Teacher’s Edition.

 Show what you know
• Homework exercises
 EXTRAS
Throughout the book you will come across
some extras, that is, things in a non-
defined category or section, like:

• Attention! – which is meant to draw

attention to some common errors in
English
• Listening, Reading and Writing –
meant to be dealt with in an
unconspicuous way.
 This is the end of the book
presentation.
The Pedagogical Department wishes
you great success with this last book
in the New Series.
 In case you have any questions,
problems, traumas, anguishes,
resentments or anxiety attacks ,
please fall back on your coordinator,
Until we meet again, I bid you peace.
Bye bye.
THE END