English for Palestine is a modern communicative English

English for Palestine is a modern , communicative English course which has been Specially written for schools in Palestine.

The teacher book for grade (6) present : 1 - Course rationale : English for Palestine is the sixth level of a complete English course. Level 6 complements and extends the work in level five. 2 - Themes and features : The themes in level 6 challenge the students to : _ explore a theme in more detail than at previous levels. _ learn more abstract vocabulary. _ express their ideas and opinions in free discussion. produce more language than at previous levels.

3 - Course components a- student’s book b- work book c- Cassettes d- posters e- flashcards f- tests 4 - Methodology _ classroom language : using simple phrases to manage the classroom and help organize activities , e. g. ) come in , stand up, close your books, …etc _ pair and group work : these techniques can provide different opportunities for speaking and listening.

_ Teaching new language : the teachers are going to teach the new words by : * Using pictures , drawings or photographs. * Using the object itself. * Using a gesture. * Using the context to explain the meaning of word. * Translating the word into the learners’ first language. 5 _ The format of units 1 -24 lesson 1 - Reading lesson 2 - language ( structures, functions, notions) lesson 3 - listening and speaking lesson 4 - Writing Dictionary pages : at the back of the workbook will be used to teach the students how to use dictionaries.

Independent learners: teachers should encourage the students to keep a vocabulary notebook gather families of words in their vocabulary notebook test each other’s spelling when they’ve finished their work . 6 - A typical lesson : there are some guidelines regarding the timing of parts of each lesson 7 - Openers icebreaker or warm-up activities can be directly related to theme of the lesson but don’t have to be. These simple activities are really a way of getting all students interested and involved in a lesson from the beginning

The first few pages in the teacher book: Grade 9 1 - Course rationale / philosophy level 9 maintains the continuity of the course and offers many new features to stimulate and 2 - Themes and features level 9 features and characters as in level 8, but the focus now changes to Palestine _ Language boxes : language about language Here , teachers will find clear explanation of new grammatical points. Also this helps to consolidate the students’ understanding of English _ Vocabulary : the highlighted words encourage the students to expand their vocabulary. challenge teachers and students.

3 - Course a- student book b- workbook c- cassettes d- tests components 4 - Methodology • a- classroom language : students can acquire many useful expressions. through listening to their teachers b- pair and group work : these techniques are the only way to ensure that the students have adequate speaking practice , specially in large. classes c- teaching new language : to explain and teach new words, the teacher can : -Use pictures , drawings or photographs. -Use the object itself. -Use a gesture. - Use the context to explain the meaning of word. - Translate the word into the learners’ first language.

5 -The format of units 1_16 a- lesson 1: vocabulary and listening b- lesson 2 a: Language and speaking ( occasionally vocabulary and speaking) c- lesson 2 b: Role play d- lesson 3 a: Reading skills and vocabulary expansion e- lesson 3 b: Intensive reading f- lesson 4 a: further intensive reading g- lesson 4 b: language and speaking h- lesson 5: listening and speaking i- lesson 6 a: writing part 1 j- lesson 6 b: writing part 2 k- Extra activities : these can be used as revision material at any time during the course.

6 - Students’ book end pages the final pages of the student’s book contain the following sections: - understanding words - collecting vocabulary - punctuation - language of communication - word list 7 - Workbook end pages the final pages of the workbook contain the following sections: - word groups and abbreviations - Irregular verbs

8 - Independent learners In these sections they should record new language items as they in the class 9 - openers these openers are usually activities such as: - reviewing a text which the students saw in the previous lesson - discussing a text which the students read for homework - checking the answers to a homework activity - reading a written homework to each in pairs 10 - Homework It is an important part of learner training to ensure that the students do the homework on time and adequately , whenever it is set

Main Components of English for Palestine : *Students (GRADE 3) book with work book activities –presents the new language and provides Classroom activities. *Flash Cards and posters-present key vocabulary to the class , and enable extra practice And activities as a group. *Teacher book –offers detailed , step by step lesson notes. *Teacher Audio CD –presents all the listening activities , including prompts for speaking practice.

Main Components for Grade 12: *Student’s Book-presents the new language and provides class room activities For practice and recycling. *Workbook-provides additional practice material for class and home use and practice tests. *Teacher’s book-offers detailed , step by step lesson notes. *Teacher’s audio cassette-presents all the listening activities.

Main Objectives For Grade 3 • to develop a core vocabulary of high-frequency English words which can be built on at later levels • to introduce simple key grammatical structures • to provide opportunities for children to engage in meaningful activities in English • to practise using numbers • to practise and extend children’s abilities in the key skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing “Examples are visual aids”

e many objectives for English for Palestine at grade (6) : - To contribute to the intellectual and personal development of the individual. For example : at unit 7 lesson 1 ( Inside my body ) , page 30, the students are able to improve their abilities at thinking deeply. - To enhance students’ ability to use learning strategies to extend their communicative competence. For example : at unit 6 lesson 2 , page 27, the students are able to use different skills that help them in their social life. To develop students’ ability to present information in an organized manner For example : at unit 11 lesson 4 , exercise 2 , page 49, the students ask and answer questions accurately and learn to do the same in similar situations.

any objectives for h for Palestine at grade (9) - To develop students’ respect for others , especially those with social , cultural and family background different from their own , by encouraging them to reject sexual , racial stereotypes. - For example : unit 11, lesson 3&4 , page 66, shows some activities that some people (from many parts of the world) do as voluntary work that serve this goal. - To maintain students’ sense of self-confidence and reinforce pride in their Palestinian/Islamic culture heritage and family backgrounds. For example : at unit 8 lesson 1&2 , page 48, Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq’s character is introduced that absolutely would the students fell very pride to be Muslims. - To develop the students’ ability to think critically about different social , environmental , and political problems. For example : unit 13 , lesson 3&4 , page 78 , introduced social problems and many possible utions , this would give the students the chance to think about other solutions.

Contents Page For grade 3: *unit and contexts *language *page Example: UNIT AND CONTEXTS LANGUAGE 1 All about me Good morning/Good afternoon, – Greeting people children. – Giving I’m your teacher, Mr Ali. information about How are you? Fine, thanks. yourself and others Review: name, age, where someone is from, spelling, PAGE 4

Contents page for grade 12: The name of the unit The number of the page Reading paragraph Vocabulary development Listening and speaking Language integrated skills Reading Writing and vocabulary

For example: Unit Page Reading Vocabulary development Listening and speaking Listening Pronunciation Speaking 1 Black gold 6 Oil and oil workers Word families ; word pairs 1 Note details 2 Letters p and b 3 Make and deal with inquiries Language Integrated skills Reading Writing and vocabulary Request/give information , present and past Choose vehicles and write report. Using oil better 1 Match points 2 opposites 3 report on and recommend vehicles.

We notice from the previous examples that the contents page in each grade has some similarities and differences It has similar information like the unit , page , context but in high schools it is more specific and has more information

Some pedagogical values of the tabulated contents for teachers : - It summarizes the main points in each unit according to fourth skills. - It provides the highlighted lessons that teachers should focus on. - It helps the teachers to know the curriculum in general with clear explanation about each unit. -

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Presented by: SABREEN EL BARAWY ALAA AJOR HEBA ABO DAWABA 220093963 220081171 220095090