1. Unit 1: Skills
By Mohammad Farran

2. READING There are 3 types of reading skills:
1. Skimming – When you read quickly to get the general idea (newspaper article, report)
2. Scanning – Reading quickly to get a particular piece of information (cinema schedule, TV Guide)
3. Intensive reading – When you read slowly and carefully (textbook, novel)
~Read page 5 + do exercise 4~

3. WRITING Punctuation – Use capital letters for:
1. First word in a sentence
2. People’s names
3. Titles (Mr, Mrs, Dr)
4. Cities & countries
5. Languages
6. Names of companies
~Don’t forget to use a full stop (.) at the end of a sentence & a question mark (?) at the end of a question.
~ Do exercise 1 on page 6~

4. WRITING How do we join sentences together?
We can use words like ‘and’ & ‘but’ to connect two sentences together.
~ Do exercise 7 on page 7~
When we write and describe people and talk about what they do, we usually use the simple present tense.
~ Do exercise 10 on page 7~

5. ~ Do exercises 1 + 3 on page 8~
VOCABULARY
Parts of speech in English:
1. Nouns (names, things)
2. Verbs (doing, action)
3. Adjectives (describe nouns)
4. Adverbs (describe verbs)
5. Prepositions (small words)
~ Do exercises on page 8~

6. Unit 2: Skills
By Mohammad Farran

7. READING
Predicting what will happen next when you read is a very important skill.
~Do exercise 3 on page 10~

8. WRITING
A paragraph is a group of sentences that talks about one main idea.
To describe a daily routine, we usually use sequence words like: first, next, after that, so, then, finally to show that one thing happens after another
~ Do exercises on page 13~
The word ‘while ’ is used when two things happen at the same time. Example – I drink coffee while I’m watching TV.

9. ~ Do exercises 1, 2 & 3 on page 14~
VOCABULARY
When you learn a new word, learn its collocations - the words that go with it too.
Example:
tooth + brush
tooth + paste
tooth + ache
tooth + fairy
~ Do exercises 1, 2 & 3 on page 14~

10. Unit 3: Skills
By Mohammad Farran

11. READING
Remember when you scan for information, you are quickly reading a text to find specific information. You can also use headings to help you. Headings are short titles for paragraphs.
~Do exercises 1-4 on page 16~

12. READING
Sometimes you can guess the meaning of a difficult word from the words around it (the context). So context clues are hints that help you define difficult words.
Example - After losing the battle, the army was in a deplorable state.
What do you think the word deplorable means?
~Do exercises 6 on page 17 + handout~

13. ~ Do exercises 1 - 3 on page 18~
WRITING
We use apostrophes ( ’ ) for two things:
a) Possessions – Ali’s car / Mariam’s book.
b) Contractions – I’ve / Can’t / They’re
~ Do exercises on page 18~

14. ~ Do exercises 4 + RULES on page 18~
WRITING
We use adverbs of frequency (always, usually, often, sometimes, rarely, never) to show how often we do things.
Examples - I always study on the weekend
Sarah never goes to the cinema
Ali is usually late to class.
~ Do exercises 4 + RULES on page 18~
~ Do exercises 6 on page 19~

15. VOCABULARY
Our brains like pictures! Use drawings and pictures to help you remember words!
Squirrel Robot
Umbrella Watermelon
~ Do exercises 1 on page 20~

16. GOOD STUDY HABITS
We all have our own way of studying, but here are a few tips which should help you study more effectively:
Find a quiet place to study.
Study when you are fresh and not tired.
Get plenty of exercise and sleep well.
Find a study partner, it can sometimes help.
Take notes when you read or when the teacher talks.
Make a study plan for the week.

17. Unit 4: Skills
By Mohammad Farran