Global Outlook is a newly updated three-level series that introduces language learners to the basic reading skills and strategies necessary for academic success.
Although the focus is on reading, the other three language skills are included as supporting skills to provide holistic learning.
Challenge the TOEIC Test provides valuable test practice. The series offers students an opportunity to raise their general English ability while learning important test-taking skills such as time management.
Each book in the series has three practice tests featuring questions similar to those in the official TOEIC test. A wide range of topic is covered in the tests, from general office management and travel to real estate and marketing.
In order to motivate children to learn a foreign language, we need to arouse their natural curiosity and give them tasks which quickly enable them to use new skills. Young learners can begin to develop critical thinking skills which enable them to analyse and process content rather than learn by rote. In my presentation, I will look at ways we can motivate children to learn English by giving them accomplishable tasks and realistic aims using a variety of ELT activities from the Gateway series.
Most experts agree that lack of adequate vocabulary is one of the key obstacles to reading comprehension. However, with an estimated 1 million plus words in the English language – not to mention a seemingly endless number of idiomatic expressions – attaining a sufficient mastery of vocabulary needed to read can prove to be a daunting, and, at times, frustrating task to any learner. Despite the enormous challenge, there are tried and true methods for students to overcome the vocabulary blues. This workshop will introduce ways for teachers to provide a full vocabulary ‘workout’ in each reading class. By explicitly focusing on and recycling key words, using effective pre/post-reading activities, and introducing vocabulary strategies such as utilizing context to deduce meaning and mnemonics to remember words, teachers can design a comprehensive program that nurtures both reading ability and vocabulary acquisition simultaneously.
