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providing unit-by-unit expansion and review activities that build cognitive, social,
affective and literacy skills for learners of My First English Adventure. This childrenfriendly website features more than 100 learning hours of interactive storybooks,
games and exercises plus an online vocabulary-builder and self-assessment quizzes for
pupils to use either in class or at home. Adventure City also provides a comprehensive
online Teacher’s Guide for each online activity.
Please note: at or before the start of the school year be sure to ask your school IT
coordinator to create a desktop icon for the Adventure City website for the terminals
in your computer lab.
8. Topics and Stories
Topics
Stories and Storybooks
Unit 7
Foods and Drinks
• The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Unit 8
Clothing and
Weather
• Mr. McGee
• More Spaghetti, I Say
• Little Cloud
• The Wind and the Sun
9. Recommendations for Implementing the Program
a. Introducing Vocabulary
Vocabulary should be introduced through the use of actual objects, pictures, flashcards
and gestures and through the pictures in the story books. Pupils should repeat chorally
after a new lexical item or expression is introduced while pointing at the “visual”
object, flashcard or picture. Remember to say the word or expression clearly and allow
pupils to repeat it a number of times (loudly, softly, with gestures) before calling on
individual pupils..
b. Games for Practice and Reinforcement of Vocabulary
There are many games in this program because they are a wonderful opportunity to
engage students in using the language for real communication purposes. They are fun,
motivating and maintain the pupils’ interest while practicing vocabulary and natural
language chunks and discourse. They can also be played in pair or group competitions.
Every lesson incorporates games. Although games reinforce the lexical items and
language being focused on in a lesson/unit, the teacher is advised to also use the same
games for reviewing previously taught words learned in earlier units. The teacher
should play “review” games with the class periodically throughout the unit to re-enter
language and reactivate and use expressions and lexical items that have already been
taught.
A full list of all the games in the program appears in Appendix 3.
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