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ΠΕΡΙΓΡΑΦΗ ΚΑΙ ΣΤΟΧΟΙ

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The Think TE­EN series is addressed to learners of the English Language in the first ­grade of junior high school. Think TEEN consists of the student's book, the workbook, the teacher's book and the Audio CD. The student's book comprises nine units. Units 1-8 include three lessons each. Lesson 3 of Unit 5 is a review lesson and Unit 9 is a review unit. 

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The main aims of the series are:­

  • the acquisition of basic knowledge, skills and communication strategies so that students will be able to function satisfactorily in different linguistic and cultural environments. This objective is accomplished through the systematic development of all four skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking through authentic & semi-authentic texts
  • the development of the students' personality as a whole through topics aiming at their social development and in combination with information and knowledge that comes from other school subjects
  • the use of the English language for searching, locating and understanding information that is related to the students' needs and interests and which they will use in order to achieve different communication objectives
  • the development of learning and communication strategies with particular emphasis on the development of students' linguistic awareness and the promotion of 'learning how to learn' techniques through real life experiences so that students can become autonomous learners
  • the enhancement of students' ability to function as mediators between monolingual individuals or groups
  • the students' familiarisation with different cultural environments and different social behaviours
  • the provision of a variety of activities which will activate learners' motivation to learn
  • the systematic recycling, consolidation and extension of what they are taught through regular revisions.

ΠΕΡΙΓΡΑΦΗ ΚΑΙ ΣΤΟΧΟΙ ΑΝΑ ΕΝΟΤΗΤΑ ΜΑΘΗΜΑΤΟΣ

Unit 1: Welcome!

In Unit 1 you will:­­
READ
  • signs­
LISTEN TO
  • a teenager's presentation of INTERNATIONAL TEEN CAMP
  • English words in Greek dialogues
TALK ABOUT
  • photographs
  • leisure activities
WRITE
  • your partner's profile
  • classroom language cards
Keywords: personal information, classroom, to be, have got, present simple

Unit 2: Junior high school life

In Unit 2 yo­u will:­­
READ
  • a magazine quiz
  • teenagers' e-mails­
  • a school timetable
  • a poster about school clubs
  • blurbs of novels for teenagers
LISTEN TO
  • teenagers talking about school clubs
  • a radio programme about teenagers' favourite books and authors
TALK ABOUT
  • your student type
  • your ideal school routine
  • your preferences in school clubs
  • current activities
  • the plot of a book
WRITE
  • an e-mail about your ideal school
  • a school club poster
Keywords: school subjects, school routines, school clubs, leisure activities, time, book, simple present, present continuous

Unit 3: Teen matters

In Unit 3 you will­:­
READ

  • a magazine article about eating habits
  • food labels­
  • an Agony Aunt's answer to a magazine reader
  • computer game reviews
LISTEN TO
  • a song about a teenager's feelings
  • teenagers calling Teen Helpline
  • a dialogue between friends about buying a present
TALK ABOUT
  • differences in drawings
  • teenagers in photos
  • ideas for presents
WRITE
  • tips for healthy eating habits
  • the lyrics for a song
  • a letter of advice to a teenager
Keywords: food, healthy diet, feelings, computer, video games, shopping, nouns, quantifiers, must, don't have to, may, might, should, comparative form, superlative form

Unit 4: Looking back on the past

In Unit 4 you will:­
READ
  • a magazine quiz about im­portant personalities
  • students' short stories
  • a quiz about tsunamis
  • newspaper articles about natural disasters and accidents
LISTEN TO
  • an extract from a radio play
  • short dialogues
TALK ABOUT
  • your activities at a specific time in the past
  • specific information in a short story
  • a day you did something wrong
WRITE
  • a 'Mystery Person' quiz
  • opening paragraphs in stories
  • an article about a disaster
  • information cards about a disaster
Keywords: personalities of the past, burglary, dates, weather, natural disasters, accidents, past simple, prepositions of time, past continuous

Unit 5: Times change

In Unit 5 you will:­
READ­
  • museum guide book texts
  • a student's article about the UK
LISTEN TO
  • a recorded message of a museum
  • an Embassy official talking about British superstitions
  • an interview with an English teacher about teenage life in the past
  • a song about learning English
TALK ABOUT
  • ancient Rome and Egypt
  • important historical figures
  • similarities & differences between the British and the Greeks
  • photos suitable for an exhibition
  • your past habits and states
  • your learning habits
WRITE
  • a history quiz
  • a paragraph about your partner's past habits
Keywords: ancient history, education, numbers, tv programmes, radio programmes, technology, relative clauses, who, which, where, gerund, past simple, used to

Unit 6: Teens in action

In Unit 6 you will:­­
READ
  • a poster about recycling
  • school environmental s­chemes on the Internet
  • an advertisement for volunteers
  • a quiz on a historical area in Athens
  • a student's letter of application and CV
  • an online article about the Kazantzakis museum
LISTEN TO
  • a radio news report on a school trip
TALK ABOUT
  • your experiences
  • voluntary work
  • learning by doing
WRITE
  • a letter of application
  • your CV
  • a Treasure Hunt task sheet
Keywords: environment, work, archaeological sites, present perfect simple, past simple

Unit 7: Tomorrow and beyond

In Unit 7 you will:­

READ­
  • a student's e-mail about a summer­ course in England
  • a diary entry
  • an article about life in the future
 
LISTEN TO
  • a telephone conversation about a trip
  • radio phone-in calls
TALK ABOUT
  • a trip to England
  • differences in students' diaries
  • bad habits & good intentions
  • how you can use various objects
  • teenagers' life in the future
  • what your horoscope says
WRITE
  • a list of your good intentions
  • a diary entry
  • a horoscope of a famous person
Keywords: travelling, future technology, star signs, horoscopes, present continuous, be going to, future simple

Unit 8: In the papers

In Unit 8 you will:­­­
READ­
  • students' articles about famous awards
  • an English message in Braille
  • an article about how to make a school newspaper
  • newspaper headlines
LISTEN TO
  • an interview with a blind boy
  • a conversation between students planning their school newspaper
TALK ABOUT
  • famous awards
  • activities at different workplaces
  • famous people with disabilities
  • the results of an event
  • your experiences
  • what a newspaper headline reveals
WRITE
  • an article about awards around the world
  • an English message in Braille
Keywords : awards, braille code, punctuation marks, disabilities, school newspaper, simple present passive, simple past passive

Unit 9: Happy summer holidays! (review)

In Unit 9 you will:­­­
READ­
  • a web page about a teen camp
  • teenagers' e-mails about their holidays
  • a teenager's e-mail about the European Union
LISTEN TO
  • a conversation about the European Union
TALK ABOUT
  • unusual sports & eco-holidays
  • travelling
  • the European Union
  • your favourite painting
WRITE
  • a letter to an English-speaking friend giving information about travelling in Europe
Keywords: review