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Teacher’s guide 2020/2021

THIS GUIDE CONTAINS:

~ information about the structure of the magazine;~ a table of contents;~ photocopiable activities.

Ready for English corresponds to the A1 breakthrough level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (Strasbourg 1997). The magazine helps to develop the communication, grammar and vocabulary skills expected at this level.

MAGAZINE STRUCTURE:

~ Each issue of Ready for English starts with an introductory double-page spread where readers can discover short snippets of information about a specific festivity or important day of the year. A song, poem or rhyme accompany the topic and are included on the audio materials available from the resources website www. elimagazines.com (in MP3 format). e www. elimagazines.com (in MP3 format). The audio materials help students to improve pronunciation skills and develop intonation. A karaoke version of the songs/poems is also included where children can sing along to the music.

~ The Mini dictionary on pages 4-5 introduces a selection of vocabulary based on a chosen topic. The children are encouraged to find the new objects in the colourful illustration. The audio materials include recordings of all the vocabulary and help students to memorise new words quickly and efficiently.

~ Fun and games! on pages 6-7 provides a selection of fun linguistic games (crosswords, anagrams, complete the sentences, etc.) to help the children learn and practise the new vocabulary presented in the mini dictionary.

~ Discovery is a pull-out poster on pages 8-9 which focuses on different aspects of the Anglophone world (posters can include an important monument, food, places of interest...). In each issue a large

photographic image captures the attention of the young reader and provides short and interesting facts.

~ Story Corner on pages 10-11 contains a short comic-strip story written specifically for young learners. Each story features our friendly characters, Robby the rabbit, Charlotte the cow, Charlie the cat, Hattie the hen, Dylan the duck and Gracie the goat. They all live at Forest Farm where they have great adventures together. Children love stories and are motivated at the thought of listening to new ones. For this reason, the stories in each issue are recorded in the audio materials and provide further listening practice. The stories are based on the vocabulary topic introduced on pages 4-5 and allow students to see how the words are used in context. The stories can be used for a variety of activities: short drama activities to reinforce the target language; reorder the story pictures; guess what happens next; art activities in which students draw a picture of their favourite part/character of the story; speaking activities where students talk about a similar experience they might have had etc.

~ On pages 12-13, we take a look at a particular aspect of Anglophone culture (customs, traditions, places of interests...). The culture site encourages young readers to compare their own customs with those of the English-speaking world.

~ Let’s play at Forest Farm! is a page dedicated to our story corner, with vocabulary games and comprehension activities.

~ On page 16 Let’s have fun! is a page which is dedicated some of the most fun theme parks in the .English-speaking world.

~ Stickers and pull-out features: in every issue there are pull-out pages including stickers with basic language structures and phrases, craft activities and games.

For more information and online material visit our website:

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ANSWER KEY

Issue 1 September / OctoberActivity 1: hat, scarf, anorak, boots, umbrella.Activity 3: butterfly, basket, autumn, goat, friend, rain, picture, pumpkin, Halloween, umbrella, mushroom: hedgehog.

Issue 2 November / DecemberActivity 1: 1 scooter, 2 chest, 3 drum, 4 attic, 5 sledge, 6 puppet, 7 ball, 8 blocks: Merry Christmas, friends!Activity 2: A 1 rocking horse, 2 blocks, 3 ball, 4 scooter, 5 chest: robot; B 1 teddy bear, 2 book, 3 puppet: top.Activity 3: 1 night, 2 something, 3 cake, 4 tree, 5 me.

Issue 3 January / FebruaryActivity 1: 1 toad, 2 cauldron, 3 dragon, 4 witch, 5 sword: tower.Activity 2: 1 abracadabra, 2 Charlotte, 3 carnival, 4 cat, 5 magic, 6 gold, 7 confetti, 8 witch, 9 princess.

Issue 4 March / AprilActivity 1: 1 cat, 2 rabbit, 3 bubbles, 4 bone, 5 hamster, 6 goldfish, 7 ball of wool, 8 wheel, 9 seeds, 10 dog, 11 carrot, 12 canary.Activity 2: concert, best, cakes, piano, guitar, trumpet, flute, accordion.Activity 3: There is an animal party at Forest Farm: the friends prepare the invitations, food and games: Hattie plays the bagpipes.

Issue 5 May / JuneActivity 2: summer, park, trees, flowers, ladybirds, sky, sun.

Issue 1September/October

Issue 2November/December

Issue 3January/February

Issue 4March/April

Issue 5May/June

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Hurray for Autumn!

Santa Claus

Forest Farm Carnival

The Forest Farm concert

Summer is here!

Mini dictionarypages 4-5

Autumn is here

In the attic

A tale

Our animal friends

Let’s play hide and seek in the garden

Story corner pages 10-11

Autumn is great!

An attic full of surprises

Once upon a time, on carnival day…

The animalparty

The hide-and-seek challenge

Let’s have fun! page 16

Bewilderwood

Funderland

Magic Mountain

Storyland

Disneyland

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Stickers

Santa’s chimney

A magic mobile

Stickers

Dominoes

Contents 2020-2021

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This activity folder belongs to:

Name: ....................................................................... Surname: .................................................................. Date and place of birth: ...........................................Born on .................................................................... in .............................................................................. Telephone number: ................................................... Address: ..................................................................................................................................................... Email: .........................................................................................................................................................

Mother’s job: ............................................................ Father’s job: ..............................................................

Class: ........................................................................ Languages studied: .................................................. Favourite subjects: ................................................... Hobbies: ................................................................... Sports: ...................................................................... My favourite actor/actress:.................................................................................. My favourite singer: ...................................................................................................................................

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Activity 3Find 11 words from the story and the name of the animal which Charlotte made with dead leaves.

Activity 2Read and draw

Activity 1Complete the words from the mini dictionary and colour the pictures.

Three dead leaves Two mushrooms One tree Four chestnuts

Hattie the hen has got…a red h_t with a white pompoma yellow and green s_a_fa yellow a_or_k some blue _oo_s,

and a multicoloured um_re_ _a

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PHOTOCOPIABLE ACTIVITIES - Nº 1 September / October 2020

Name: .................................. Surname: .................................. Class: ..................................

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M U S H R O O M GCharlotte has made a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ !

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Activity 1Look at the pictures, complete the crossword and read Robby’s message.

Activity 3Read the rhyme on page 2 again and answer the questions.

Activity 2What is in the chest? Complete the words and use the letters to find out. Then colour.

1 When does Santa Claus travel? He travels all through the

____________________ .2 What does Santa Clause take

around the world? ____________________________

special for every boy and girl.

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3 What will I give Santa Claus? Some milk and Christmas __________ .4 Where are the gifts? The gifts are under the ___________ .5 Who are the gifts for? The gifts are for Mum, Dad and

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PHOTOCOPIABLE ACTIVITIES - Nº 2 November / December 2020


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Merry Christmas, friends!

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Activity 1Put the letters in the correct order, like an anagram, write the words under each cauldron and put the extra letters together to find out what the princess says.

Activity 2 Read the definitions and complete the crossword.1 Charlie’s magic word.2 She’s dressed as a fairy godmother. 3 They’re celebrating this at Forest Farm. 4 The animal who looks like Merlin the Wizard. 5 The type of potion made with toads and dragons’ eyes.6 The colour of Charlotte’s magic wand.7 Charlie makes this fall from the sky!8 The terrible opposite of a fairy.9 Gracie is dressed as a…

1 OTADT__________

4 ITHEWC__________

2 ONOCADRUL__________

3 AGWDRON__________

5 ORWSRD__________

Help! I’m a prisoner in the _ _ _ _ _

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PHOTOCOPIABLE ACTIVITIES - Nº 3 January / February 2021


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Activity 2Read and draw.Listen to the rhyme The animal party and complete the words with the missing letters.

Activity 1

It’s the Forest Farm co_cert, let’s all cheerFor the very _est concert of the year!

Activity 3 Read the sentence and put the extra letters together to find out which instrument Hattie plays.ThereisbanaanimalpartygatpForest-Farm:theifriendsppreparetheinvitationsfoodeandsgames

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Hattie plays the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

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PHOTOCOPIABLE ACTIVITIES - Nº 4 March / April 2021


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Let’s make some _akes before the show,while Robby plays the _iano.Dylan holds tight to his _uitar,Gracie plays tru_pet like a star.

Charlotte plays flu_e like a dream,A broken accor_ion? Charlie wants to scream!

What’s Hattie doing in a tutu?She’s singing bibbidibobbidiboo!

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Activity 1Read and draw

Activity 2Complete the rhyme

Come and play with me at the ___________,at the park there are lots of trees.

There are lots of ___________ and pretty flowers,there are pretty ____________ and ______________________.

The ladybirds fly up to the _________,in the sky the __________ shines bright.

Summer is here, my dear friendsMy dear friends, come and play!

trees • sky • ladybirds • summerflowers • park • sun

A ladybird on a flower

A snail under the wheelbarrow

Some flowers in a pot

A pot of flowers on the bench

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PHOTOCOPIABLE ACTIVITIES - Nº 5 May / June 2021


_______________ is here, my dear friendsMy dear friends, come and play!

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Do-It-YourselfA box of sweets

Colour, then cut out the box. Fold and glue the flaps. Put some sweets in the box. Now you can give them to your friend!

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PHOTOCOPIABLE ACTIVITIES - SCHOOL YEAR 2020 / 2021


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