1. Macmillan English Language Textbook Training Lift Off www
Macmillan English Language Textbook Training Lift Off

3. Getting to know the content and components of Lift Off

4. Lift Off Level 1-2
Macmillan Website screenshot for Levels 1-2

5. Lift Off Level 3-6 Screenshot for website Level 3-6
Flashcards and posters not available online for these levels

6. Lift Off Training Resources on website
Available on Macmillan English website

7. Useful websites
PASSWORD: ELDP [Please don’t give to students!]

8.
App site

9. Course components of Lift Off 1-6
Student’s Book and Workbook
Teacher’s Book
Flashcards
Posters
Website: 9

10. Understanding the teaching approach
Differentiation in materials:
Lift Off includes the following icons to help
teachers deal with less and more able learners within
their classes (this could also be useful for teachers who lose time in the term for whatever reason and need to identify core materials to cover in limited time).
C = core materials, these need to be taught in order to cover all the syllabus
D = desirable materials, these could be taught in order to consolidate learning
E = extension materials, these may be used for fast finishers or if the teachers find they have a free lesson
Importance of this for mixed ability classes

11. Understanding the teaching approach
Differentiation in materials:
Lift Off icons will appear in the following materials
All Units Lessons 1 – 3 of Student’s Book CORE
All Units Lessons 1 – 3 of Workbook CORE
Saudi Review DESIRABLE
Saudi Review EXTENSION

12. Contents pages

13. C = CORE
These pages must be taught
Pronunciation corner

14. Useful tips on difficult language
C = CORE
These pages must be taught
Useful tips on difficult language

15. C = CORE
These pages must be taught
Useful tips

16. Cognitive skills of matching and identifying
C = CORE
Accompanying WkBk
Cognitive skills of matching and identifying

17. Choosing correct words
C = CORE
Gap fills
Choosing correct words
WkBk
True or False activities

18. Choosing correct words
C = CORE
Re-ordering words
Personalizing
WkBk
Choosing correct words

19. C = CORE
Writing answers
Personalizing
WkBk
Correcting errors

20. D = DESIRABLE
NEW
Desirable section = Saudi Review
Grammar study

21. A bilingual dictionary helping the learners to make meaning by linking English and Arabic text – learners could also make their own visual dictionary by adding small pictures.
Dictionary at back of Student book
No pictures at this level

22. SPECIAL FEATURES LOOK box to highlight tricky language points PAIRWORK
Special features of SB
CHECK – learners check each other’s work
REVIEW – with GRAMMAR STUDY box. Learners study in class and copy for homework.

23. Covering the syllabus of Lift Off 2
How fast should you teach?
Lift Off 2  is designed be covered completely in the second semester of Grade 7, the first year of the Intermediate Stage. In order to ensure that you cover all the teaching material, please use a calendar to check how many teaching weeks there are in that particular semester. Then carry out this calculation:
Number of weeks x 4 (the number of class lessons per week)
10 (the number of units in Lift Off 2)
The result of the calculation will tell you how many class lessons you can devote to each unit of Lift Off in order to cover all ten units of the Student’s Book in the first semester [your students should do most or all of the workbook activities as homework].
Timings

24. GAMES
Games with instruction given in TB

25. Rubrics in materials
Arabic and English for useful classroom language at start of SB

26. Using the Teacher’s Book as your LESSON PLAN
C=CORE
Importance of TB

27. C=CORE TB

28. C=CORE TB

29. D = DESIRABLE TB

30. Discussion points The speed of teaching
1 How many weeks are there in the first semester?
2 How many lessons are there each week?
3 What lessons are you doing this week?
4 What should you do if you are going too fast?
5 What should you do if you are going too slowly?
Discuss these with participants

31. Reviewing

32. Getting to Know the Materials
The contents and components
Lift Off Summary
There are 40 teaching lessons
There are 10 units with 3 lessons in them
There is a revision lesson every unit
The Pupil’s Book and Workbook are combined
There is a Teacher’s Book
There are flashcards
There is a CD
Getting to Know the Materials
In pairs, please use your Student’s Book and Activities Books to answer the questions on Handouts One and Two
Summary

33. Understanding the teaching approach
Review lessons [every unit]:
revise the vocabulary of the previous unit
revise listening, speaking and pronunciation of the previous unit
revise reading and writing from the unit
Summary

34. Understanding the teaching approach
Important points:
Lift Off stresses use of language more than teaching grammar BUT it does highlight Grammar in the lessons.
Lift Off highlights useful phrases in LOOK.
Lift Off stresses literacy.
The Student’s Book presents new language.
The Workbook practises new language.
The teaching notes have a clear structure and are easy to use.
Summary

35. The Teacher’s Book is YOUR lesson plan It contains: aims language materials exercise notes homework core materials desirable/extension materials
Summary

36. The PPT has exploded! Help!
What can you remember? What are the key features of Lift Off?