Hippo and Friends 1 Pupil's Book (Hippo and Friends)

Cambridge, 2006. - 80 p. ISBN 9780521680103 Authors: Claire Selby, with Lesley McKnight. Language variety: British English. Level Elementary. 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 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. A delightful three-level pre-school course based on songs and stories. The Pupil's Book has stories in each unit which are designed to encourage positive attitudes in children such as helping others and sharing. 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 photocopiable extras containing lots of additional materials give teachers flexibility with timing and mixed ability classes. The audio CDs contain all the songs and audio from the book.