Another good example is in unit 6 – ‘There’s no such thing as a free lunch’. If you burn with the desire to impart worldly wisdom upon your students or (in more a learner-centered fashion) wish them to become enlightened through their own discovery of such wisdom, you may want to return to the quote as you proceed through the unit- but I guess that depends on your group, and your steadfast determination. The unit theme is careers, the level is pre-intermediate, and it’s probably a new group or course. Let’s take the quote in Unit 1 – ‘Nothing will work unless you do’ (Maya Angelou, US Author). I have found that one of the worst things a teacher can do is open up the book, read the quote and check students comprehension of it, followed by discussion if this is possible. I suspect many of you reading this will have seen these quotations and have used them with mixed results. The quotes: Found at the beginning of each unit is a quote or proverb usually accompanying the initial picture(s). Components reviewed: Course Book / Class CDsĪuthors: David Cotton, David Falvey and Simon KentĪs I have also reviewed the Intermediate level of this course, in this review I want to focus on different points and initially look at two particular features of this new edition: the quotes and the vocabulary reference list.
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