Henry & Lucy Teacher's Guide - Book - Page 5
Introduction
I. RATIONALE
The Adventures of Henry and Lucy is a comprehensive program for teaching English at
Foundation Level Stage 1. It is designed for pupils who have experienced two or three years
of English language study (grades 4 or 5). The program assumes basic decoding skills and
phonemic awareness, basic aural comprehension ability and basic knowledge of vocabulary and
communication skills based on frequently used language chunks.
The book follows the National Curriculum for Foundation Level, Stage 1 and relates to the domains
of Access to Information, Social Interaction, Appreciation of Literature and Culture, Presentation
and Appreciation of Language, .
The Pupil’s Book is integrated with the Activity Book (Let’s Practice section follows every lesson).
Space has been provided in the book for completion of the exercises. A special notebook is
provided for additional exercises that the teacher assigns for class or homework.
What makes the book unique?
The Pupil’s Book integrates the Activity Book (a Let’s Practice section follows every lesson). Space
has been provided in the book for completion of the exercises. A special notebook is provided for
additional exercises that the teacher assigns for class or homework.
The book is unique in its multi-faceted approach to foreign language study. An appreciation
of literature is fostered, while teaching language skills and simultaneously developing world
knowledge and problem solving skills of learners.
A. Adventure Based
The book follows a storyline of adventures and thus provides an authentic and enjoyable
context for learning language. The book introduces two fictional characters, Henry and Lucy,
who participate in exciting and magical adventures that feature in each unit of study. Through
the adventures, pupils engage in meaningful oral and written communication activities which
include a variety of text types.
B. Authentic
All language skills are taught naturally within the authentic context of an engaging and exciting
storyline. The vocabulary and structures taught emerge from the language used in the adventures,
thus modeling authentic use of the language and making learning meaningful.
C. Develops World Knowledge
Language skills are developed along with general world knowledge, enriching pupil's knowledge
in both of these realms. As the adventures take pupils to different areas in the world, they learn
about different cultures, lifestyles, animals and their habitats as well as current issues such as
endangered animals.
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