This document provides an overview of an English language learning program called "Making Things Better for You!" The program includes 7 levels and uses a variety of methods to teach grammar including introductions, drills, conversations, videos, readings, songs, and games. It also incorporates the use of contexts, movieoke, scriptwriting, scene descriptions, and reporting to reinforce grammar lessons. The program aims to map out the structure of language, establish the rules that hold it together, and drive the use of the language. It utilizes various materials and components like student books, workbooks, teacher guides, posters, flashcards, audio/video files, and websites.

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2. Who was the first publisher to
establish a children’s literature
department?
1919
160+ years
Rudyard Kipling,
Lewis Carrol,
H.G. Wells
Ian Fleming
British Prime
Minister
No.1
70+
Countries

3. Examiner
of 4 Exams
Author
of 4 books
Trained
10,000+
teachers in
10 countries
Helped
50,000+
students get
an o/s
Masters
Who’s this?
Making Things Better for You!

4. Making Things Better for You!
1. Grammar Intro
2. Grammar Drills
3. Grammar in
Conversations
4. Grammar Videos
5. Grammar in
Readings
6. Grammar in Songs
7. Grammar Games

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A map of
the
language
The glue
that holds
language
together
The engine
that drives
language

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8. Making Things Better for You!
1. Choral Drilling (with
voices)
2. Correct my
mistakes
3. Repeat if True

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Contexts are simple,
easy to convey
situations, scenes or
stories that will help
to clarify the
meaning or use of a
language item

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1. Movieoke
2. Scriptwriting
3. Scene description
4. Reporter

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1. Grammar Box
2. Grammar Drills
3. Grammar Games

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1. Order
lines
2. Extra
Verse
A.You must growl and roar
B. And you mustn’t be polite
C. These are the dinosaur rules
D.These are the dinosaur rules!
E. At dinosaur school, dinosaur
school
F. And always slam the door
G.You must learn to fight
H.And go running in and out
I. You must stamp and shout
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Unit Walk-through

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17. Grammar
Making Things Better for You!

18. Grammar in conversationMaking Things Better for You!

19. Songs Making Things Better for You!

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Tracing, bodies,
phonics chairs,
Spelling gamble

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24. 1. 10 level British English course for primary to
junior high students. (levels 7-10 ready in 2011)
2. 70-100 hours of instruction per level, 12 units
per level, 4 review units per level, I welcome
unit per level, 5 lessons per unit.
3. Well-known, respected, successful and
experienced authors of Way Ahead and
Macmillan English.
4. Methodology: Story based (levels 1 & 2) to
thematic (levels 3 & 4) to cross curricular
(levels 5 & 6) to literary approach (levels 7 &
10)
5. Components include; SB, WB, TG, GPB,
Dictionary, Posters, Flashcards, Audio, DVD,
Website.
English World Overview
Making Things Better for You!

25. Email:
patrickhafenstein@macmillan.com.tw
Receive PowerPoint:
www.macmillan.com.tw
Catalogue:
www.macmillanenglish.com
Training Videos:
www.youtube.com/user/macmillanELT
Resources:
www.onestopenglish.com
E-learning:
www.macmillanenglishcampus.com
Social Networking:
www.facebook.com – Macmillan Education Taiwan
Free Dictionary:
www.macmillandictionary.com
Making Things Better for You!