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E KINGD IT OM M O E F H J S O A R H D E A N H T M I N N O IS I TR AT Y OF EDUC 2 n Pack 1 Actio Teacher’s Book Twelfth Grade Judith Greet, Cheryl Pelteret Center and Liz Kilbey Acknowledgements The publishers and the writers would like to acknowledge the contribution made by the Review and Adaptation Committee appointed by nts the Ministry of Education of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, through their guidance and valued assessment of the materials, to the nte development of the New Action Pack 12 course. Co Evaluation and Adaptation Committee • Prof Mohammad Ameen Awad • Prof Jihad Mohammad Hamdan • Prof Hussein Mohammad Yagi ﻗﺮﺭﺕ ﻭﺯﺍﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﺘﺮﺑﻴﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﺘﻌﻠﻴﻢ ﺗﺪﺭﻳﺲ ﻫﺬﺍ ﺍﻟﻜﺘﺎﺏ ﻓﻲ ﻣﺪﺍﺭﺱ ﺍﻟﻤﻤﻠﻜﺔ ﺍﻷﺭﺩﻧﻴﺔ ﺍﻟﻬﺎﺷﻤﻴﺔ ﺑﻤﻮﺟﺐ ﻗﺮﺍﺭ ﻣﺠﻠﺲ ﺍﻟﺘﺮﺑﻴﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﺘﻌﻠﻴﻢ ﻓﻲ ﺟﻠﺴﺘﻪ ﺭﻗﻢ ٢/٢٠١٥ﻡ ﺑﺘﺎﺭﻳﺦ ٢٠/٠٥/٢٠١٥ﻡ ًﺑﺪﺀﺍ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻡ ﺍﻟﺪﺭﺍﺳﻲ ٢٠١٥/٢٠١٦ﻡ. The Ministry of Education has decided to adopt this book for Jordanian schools in accordance with the approval of the Board of Education decision in its meeting No. 2/2015 on 20/05/2015 for the 2015/2016 academic year. ﺗﺪﻗﻴﻖ: ﺩ. ﺻﺎﻟﺢ ﺣﺴﻦ ﺍﻟﻌﻤﺮﻱ ﻣﺮﺍﺟﻌﺔ: ﻫﻴﻔﺎﺀ ﺣﺎﻓﻆ ﺍﻟﺘﻜﺮﻭﺭﻱ The authors and publishers are grateful to all those who have given York Press permission to reproduce copyright material. 322 Old Brompton Road, London SW5 9JH, England © Dar Al Tarbawiyoun House of Education Ltd and Pearson Education Ltd 2015 Pearson Education Ltd Edinburgh Gate, Harlow, All rights reserved; no part of this publication may be reproduced, Essex CM20 2JE, England stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by and associated companies throughout the world. any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the copyright House of Education Ltd holders. Woodbourne Hall, P.O. Box 916, Road Town, ISBN: 978-614-406-757-4 Tortola, Printed 2015 British Virgin Islands ts Conten Student’s Book scope and sequence 4 Introduction 6 FIRST SEMESTER Module 1 Technology 15 Unit 1 Information technology 16 Module 2 Health 27 Unit 2 A healthy life 28 Unit 3 Medical advances 38 ModuleMModuleodule 2 3 AchievementsAdventureAdven ture 223483 Unit 4 Success stories 49 Unit 5 The arts 58 Revision A 68 SECOND SEMESTER Module 4 Learning 71 Unit 6 Education today 72 Unit 7 Lifelong learning 82 Module 5 Discourse 93 Unit 8 Language 94 Unit 9 The world of business 103 Module 6 Choices 113 Unit 10 Career choices 114 Revision B 125 Literature spots A and B 128 Teaching and learning strategies 138 Assessment strategies 142 Project assessment 147 Tests A and B and answer key 148 Activity Book answer key 153 Vocabulary games 161 Grammar games 164 Dictionary and thesaurus activities 167 Wordlists for Grades 1 to 12 171 uence cope and seq Book s dent’s ce Stu and sequen Scope FIRST SEMESTER UNIT LANGUAGE SKILLS/TOPICS Module 1 Technology page 5 1 Grammar: revision of the tenses from Listening: a radio programme about Internet safety; a previous levels (the Present Simple, discussion about creating web pages Information Continuous, Perfect, Perfect Continuous and Speaking: a brief talk about how you use computers at technology Simple Passives; the Past Simple, Perfect and home and at school page 6 Past Passives; the Future with will and going Reading: an article about the history of computers; a text to); revision of reported speech about how information technology is used in education Vocabulary: computer technology; Writing: a discursive essay information technology Project: Research, create and present a plan for a school website. Module 2 Health page 13 2 Grammar: be used to, used to; the Past Listening: a conversation about anger management Perfect Continuous Speaking: a comparison between life now and fi ve years ago A healthy life Vocabulary: health and medical conditions; Pronunciation: Using the International Phonetic page 14 colour idioms Alphabet – IPA (1) Reading: an article about complementary health treatments; an article about the harmful effects of anger and negative attitudes on health; a report about healthcare in Jordan Writing: a report 3 Grammar: the Future Continuous; the Future Listening: a talk about medical robots Perfect Speaking: a short presentation about life in the future Medical Vocabulary: medical advances; medical Pronunciation: Using the International Phonetic advances technology Alphabet – IPA (2) page 20 Reading: a personal story of a young inventor; a website article about medical technology in the future; an article about the King Hussein Cancer Center Writing: a descriptive essay Project: Interview an older person and write about their life. Module 3 Achievements page 27 4 Grammar: cleft sentences; revision of relative Listening: an overview of Arab/Islamic history clauses Speaking: a presentation about the possible extent of the Success stories Vocabulary: subjects and specialisms; the success of Masdar City project in Jordan page 28 environment Pronunciation: Minimal pairs (1) Reading: an article about the importance of specifi c Islamic achievements in history; an academic essay about Masdar City Writing: a summary 5 Grammar: articles; American English Listening: a tour guide at the Azraq Wetland Reserve; an Vocabulary: arts and crafts; handicrafts; overview of the Madaba Mosaic School The arts American English spelling Speaking: a discussion about craftspeople page 34 Pronunciation: Minimal pairs (2) Reading: a report about the arts in Jordan; a magazine article about a professional craftsman Writing: an argumentative essay Project: Give a presentation about an artist or a craftsperson. Revision A page 41 Literature spot A page 81 4 SECOND SEMESTER Module 4 Learning page 43 6 Grammar: quantifi ers to make comparisons Listening: a talk by a career advisor about university Vocabulary: school and studying; university courses; a lecture about an international student exchange Education subjects programme today Speaking: a class survey on future study at university page 44 Pronunciation: Word stress Reading: a comparative study of the school day in different countries; a newspaper article about studio schools; a blog about the German-Jordanian University Writing: a blog post 7 Grammar: indirect questions; the impersonal Listening: a dialogue about how to revise; a talk about passive online distance learning Lifelong Vocabulary: revising for exams; Speaking: a discussion about different ways of learning learning word-building; education Reading: an interview with an expert about how to revise page 50 for exams; an essay about language learning; an article about the education system in Jordan Writing: a persuasive letter Project: Write a test for exam revision. Module 5 Discourse page 57 8 Grammar: phrasal verbs; question tags; Listening: a discussion about gender-neutral language revision of passive forms Speaking: a discussion about extensive reading Language Vocabulary: language and culture; phrasal Pronunciation: Sentence stress (1) page 58 verbs; gender-neutral words; languages Reading: a website article about the relationship between language and culture; a magazine article on the development of sign language Writing: a competition entry 9 Grammar: unreal past forms for past regrets; Listening: an interview with a former pilot about Royal unreal past forms for present wishes Jordanian Airlines; a radio programme about Jordan’s The world of Vocabulary: business; economics; fi nance tourism industry business Speaking: a discussion about imports and exports page 64 Pronunciation: Sentence stress (2) Reading: an interview about doing business in China; a business report about Jordanian imports and exports Writing: a review Project: Research and write about a successful person. Module 6 Choices page 71 10 Grammar: zero and fi rst conditionals with Listening: a radio programme about careers; an interview future time phrases; the third conditional with a woman talking about career change Career choices Vocabulary: careers; curriculum vitaes Speaking: a discussion about career choices; an evaluation page 72 of applicants for a job Pronunciation: Intonation Reading: a text about a career as an interpreter; curriculum vitaes and covering letters Writing: a curriculum vitae and a covering letter Project: Research your future career choices and carry out a job interview. Revision B page 79 Literature spot B page 86 Glossary page 90 5 uction Introd THE ACTIVITY BOOK The Activity Book closely refl ects the work covered in the Student’s Book. The exercises must be mainly completed in class. They are designed to provide extra Action Pack is an English course for EFL students. practice for grammar and vocabulary, as well as the four Each level of Action Pack includes a Student’s Book, two skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. cassettes/CDs with the listening material, an Activity THE TEACHER’S BOOK Book and a Teacher’s Book. The Teacher’s Book provides a comprehensive Action Pack has been developed in a way that all four step-by-step guide to using Action Pack. There are also language skills are integrated, allowing students to full answer keys for both the Student’s Book and the practise the language in a meaningful way. Students are Activity Book, as well as complete audioscripts for the encouraged to use their knowledge to help themselves listening material. to establish grammar rules and work out the meanings of Of course you know your own class best, so you should unknown vocabulary. Students are asked to do this using not feel bound to the Teacher’s Book if you have more material which has been especially written to appeal to appropriate ways of treating the material. their age group and interests. Action Pack is based on the General Guidelines and THE CLASS CASSETTES/CDS General and Specifi c Outcomes for the English Language: The cassettes/CDs include all the opening reading and Basic and Secondary Stages in Jordan, where this language listening activities in the Student’s Book. They also is regarded as a foreign language.