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

Cambridge, 2006. - 138 p. ISBN 9780521680110 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. The full-colour Teacher's Books contain step-by-step lesson plans and useful classroom management techniques. There are also plenty of ideas for extra activities which offer the teacher flexibility and choice. 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.