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Complete Beginner
Hippo and Friends is a
three-level pre-school course for 3-5 year-olds. It uses a song and
story-based approach to introduce language to children in a way that
comes naturally at this age. Actions and activities further
reinforce learning. The course is packed full of attractive
illustrations which immediately engage and delight young learners.
The four lovable characters, Hippo, Monkey, Dog and Cat, provide a
safe and friendly setting for each English lesson.
The stories in each unit are designed to encourage positive
attitudes in children such as helping others and sharing. There are
also optional extra units on festivals such as Christmas, Easter and
Halloween in the Teacher's Book. At the end of each unit children
have the opportunity to make a simple 'storybook' which they can
take home with them. This takes English outside the classroom,
making the language more meaningful, and enables parents to be
involved in the learning process.
The course is very easy to teach and is suitable for schools
offering from 1 to 5 lessons a week, as each unit is divided into
five carefully structured lessons which revise and expand on the key
language. The full-colour Teacher's Books contain step-by-step
lesson plans and useful classroom management techniques. There are
also plenty of ideas for extra activities which offer the teacher
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- Hippo and her
friends, Monkey, Dog and Cat, provide a delightful context for
young children to learn in as they play in the garden, go to
school and interact with one another in a variety of settings.
- The stories are
short and simple, and meaningful language chunks are repeated
throughout to enhance language acquisition.
- All of the
original songs are easy to learn with catchy melodies. Simple
language is accompanied by actions to reinforce meaning.
- A wide variety
of activities including songs, stories, games and crafts are
used to recycle and revise language within and across the levels
in a fun way.
- Extra components
such as Flashcards, a Hippo puppet, Story Posters and a book of
Photocopiable Extras make teaching easy and learning enjoyable.
- Children will
love the colourful Pupil's Books with activity stickers.
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