Full Description
Refine, progress and perfect English acquisition. Preparing MYP learners to step into IB Diploma English B with confidence, this text connects relevant learning material and objectives to the MYP curriculum framework structure. An inquiry-based approach enables reflection, questioning and critical thought, fully in line with the MYP approach.
Build the high levels of English fluency central to student success in IB Diploma English B
Connect learning material and objectives with the MYP curriculum structure
Facilitate inquiry-based learning that drives reflection on big picture questions as students develop language skills
Frame English language learning within the context of key and related concepts, statements of inquiry, global contexts and approaches to learning
Prepare learners for assessment with practice and guidance directly mapped to the MYP assessment objectives
Develop confident language learners who are ready to progress, with practice that leads students confidently towards IB Diploma
Mapped to the most current MYP curriculum framework
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Contents
1. Friendship
What happens to you when you start at a new school?
How do you make friends in a new school?
Key and related concepts: Culture and meaning
Why can international students sometimes find it hard to make friends?
What and how does audio-visual Text D communicate about the theme of "Making Friends"?
Summative activities
Going beyond the chapter
2. Recycling
How much do you recycle at home?
What can individuals do to recycle waste?
Key and related concepts: Communication and structure
How do you set up a school's recycling programme?
What does audio-visual Text D communicate about recycling?
Summative activities
Going beyond the chapter
3. Resolving conflict
What are facts, and what are opinions?
Formative oral and interactive skills - speeches
What skills do we need to resolve our differences?
Key and related concepts
What happens when we use force to solve our problems?
What and how does audio-visual Text D communicate about the themes of conflict and resolution?
Summative activities
Going beyond the chapter
4. Abilities and opportunities
What made Michael Oher's dreams come true?
How difficult is it to achieve our ambitions?
Key and related concepts: Connections and messages
How can we make a difference and help others?
How does audio-visual Text D communicate the theme of personal development? Summative activities
Going beyond the chapter
5. Emoticons, emoji and email etiquette
What are emoticons?
What are emoji? How can we use emoji and emoticons both appropriately and creatively?
Key and related concepts: Creativity and convention
Why do we need rules and etiquette when sending emails?
How does audio-visual Text D communicate the theme of emoticons, emoji and email?
How does audio-visual Text E add to the debate on life on Mars?
Summative activities
Going beyond the chapter
6. Quests
What is a quest?
Can a story have more than one meaning?
Key and related concepts: Communication and function
What are the important elements of a quest story?
What and how does audio-visual Text D communicate about the theme of the quest?
Summative activities
Going beyond the chapter
