Table of Contents

Introduction; 1 GETTING TO KNOW YOU 1.1 Class diaries; 1.2 I'd like you to meet; 1.3 Birthday line up; 1.4 Promises, promises; 1.5 Find someone who...; 1.6 Alphabet line; 1.7 Question boxes; 2 LETTERS AND NUMBERS 2.1 Alphaboxes; 2.2 Alphabet quiz; 2.3 Miss a letter; 2.4 Fraction dominoes; 2.5 Big number battleships; 2.6 Grey elephants from Denmark; 2.7 Where shall we go?; 2.8 Right and left; 2.9 Running treasure hunt; 3 SPELLING AND PRONUNCIATION 3.1 Masterspell; 3.2 Chainspell; 3.3 Cluster OXO; 3.4 Phonic bingo; 3.5 Picture letters; 3.6 Speller's bluff; 3.7 Forced to finish; 3.8 The words we hate; 4 VOCABULARY AND MEANING 4.1 Patchworking; 4.2 Theme alphabets; 4.3 Meaning bluff; 4.4 Categories; 4.5 Wordboxes; 4.6 Cover the word; 4.7 Wordgraphs; 4.8 Homophone stories; 5 WRITING ACTIVITIES 5.1 Writing to music; 5.2 Describe and arrannge; 5.3 Story maze; 5.4 Tracker books; 5.5 Sentence building; 5.6 Writing reality; 5.7 Silent dictation; 6 GRAMMAR ACTIVITIES 6.1 What did she say?; 6.2 Gridwork; 6.3 It might have been murder; 6.4 Starship Con 3; 6.5 I'd rather be a hammer than a saw; 6.6 What would you do if?; 6.7 All change; 6.8 Pass the passive; 7 CONTROLLED COMMUNICATION ACTIVITIES 7.1 Aliens; 7.2 Dictadraw; 7.3 That's mine; 7.4 When the alarm went off; 7.5 Fast food; 7.6 Which school do you go to?; 7.7 Meet my class; 8 LONGER PROJECTS 8.1 Photostories; 8.2 Picture gallery; 8.3 Balloon debate; 8.4 Wall newspapers; 8.5 Listen and tell; 8.6 'She's leaving home'; 8.7 Read all about it!; 8.8 The good food guide

Reviews

'This book provides some very useful material which will give many teachers an opportunity to extend and improve their lessons in a stimulating and challenging way.' Young Learners SIG Newsletter, 1998