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Grade-11-Students-Book.Pdf State of Kuwait Ministry of Education Grade 11 Student’s Book Simon Haines Egyptian International Publishing Company – Longman, 10a Hussein Wassef Street, Messaha Square, Dokki, Cairo, Arab Republic of Egypt All rights reserved; no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the Publishers. The Longman imprint is the property of Pearson Education being used under license from Pearson Education. First printed in 2009 ISBN: Deposit no. Acknowledgement: The publisher wishes to thank the Evaluation Committee of Kuwait Ministry of Education: Evaluation and Adaptation Committee ● Mrs Sakina Ali Hussain, ELT Supervisor General, MoE ● Mrs Nouria Al Sedra, ELT Senior Supervisor, MoE ● Ms Helena Mohammad, ELT Senior Supervisor, MoE ● Mrs Huda Al Ammar, ELT Senior Supervisor, MoE ● Mr Mohamed Nagib Ali, ELT Supervisor, MoE ● Mr Jaouad Amrani, ELT Supervisor, MoE ● Mrs Lubna Abu Abdo, ELT Supervisor, MoE ● Mr Abdelaziz Adnani, ELT Supervisor, MoE ● Mr Mohammed Azatour, ELT Head of Department, MoE ● Mr Ridha Shedly Ghazouani, ELT Head of Department, MoE ● Mrs Sadiqa Barwiz, ELT Head of Department, MoE ● Mr Abdelaziz El Mahboubi, Teacher of English, MoE ● Mrs Khaleda Al-Failakawi, Teacher of English, MoE ● Mrs Hanan Al Fuzai, Teacher of English, MoE ● Mrs Joza Al Otaibi, Head of Foreign Languages, MoE Contents Introduction 5 Scope and sequence 7 Module 1 Getting together 11 Unit 1 Festivals and occasions 12 Unit 2 Family celebrations 18 Unit 3 Meeting places 24 Focus on Meeting friends in 30 Kuwait Project 1 Creating a festival 31 leaflet Module 2 Communication 33 Unit 4 Communicating 34 Unit 5 Writing 40 Unit 6 On the phone 46 Focus on Sheikha Suad 52 Mohammed Al-Sabah Project 2 Conducting an English 53 language survey 3 Module 3 The media 55 Unit 7 Broadcasting 56 Unit 8 Television watching 62 habits Unit 9 Uses of cameras 68 Focus on Kuwait Times and 74 Yousuf Saleh Alyan Project 3 Designing a new TV 75 channel Module 4 Being prepared 77 Unit 10 Accidents 78 Unit 11 The planet in danger 84 Unit 12 The power of nature 90 Focus on Sheikh Sabah 96 Al-Ahmed Nature Reserve Project 4 Creating guidelines 97 for making the world safer Literature Time The Adventures of 99 Huckleberry Finn David Copperfield 112 Grammar File 123 Function File 138 Irregular Verbs 147 List Glossary 150 4 Introduction What the book provides Grammar File: You can refer to it if you This book is for Grade 11 students. It encounter difficulty or need extra examples, provides a wide range of topics and or it can be reviewed later - when preparing activities, broadens your general knowledge for a test, for example. and develops your vocabulary. You’ll enjoy Function File: It lists the functions you reading the Factfiles and Quote boxes. encounter in every unit. Irregular Verbs List: It lists irregular verbs Your book is divided into 4 modules, each in alphabetical order in their base, past containing 3 units which develop the topic simple and past participle forms. in different ways. It presents grammar in Glossary: You can use it to increase context and provides regular practice in the awareness of vocabulary, develop vocabulary language skills. and practise dictionary work. There are also plenty of opportunities for you How each unit works to develop critical thinking skills and express You need to remember that each lesson or your own opinion.The Quote boxes provide activity can be carried out in different ways, interesting viewpoints for you to discuss, whether in class or at home. You need to collect and add to. follow the teacher’s instructions. At the beginning of each module, there Quote“Life is a festival only to the wise.” is a list of outcomes you are expected to Irish proverb demonstrate. In the project at the end of each module, you’ll enjoy applying the various skills you Outcomes may read as follows: acquired in a challenging real-life task as well Outcomes as working with your peers. At the end of the You will be able to: book, there is a Literature Time segment. ◗ read an article about festivals ◗ listen to a talk and a description You’ll enjoy reading different forms of ◗ talk about abilities and achievements ◗ discuss festivals English literature and then check your ◗ give a factual talk comprehension in the Workbook. ◗ present ideas and suggestions ◗ write a report and an informal invitation Literature Time! The outcomes are related to the language The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn skills covered in the course: Reading, by Mark Twain Listening, Grammar, Vocabulary, Speaking, David Copperfield Pronunciation and Writing. by Charles Dickens Reading / Listening You’ll start each unit with an ‘opener’ or Reference material discussion, which encourages you to talk At the back of your Student’s Book, you’ll about the topic of that unit and helps in the find reference materials, including a listening or reading text which follows. Grammar File, Function File, Irregular Verbs List, Glossary and websites. 5 First, you’ll have a short task to complete Pronunciation while you are listening or reading. Your book includes regular pronunciation Then you’ll encounter a ‘Check your sections which provide practice and guidance understanding’ section which has more in areas of difficulty. detailed comprehension questions. You are encouraged to listen or read several times Writing to complete different tasks. After working You’ll develop particular real-life writing on the text, you’ll have the opportunity to skills such as writing e-mails, completing develop critical thinking; you’ll voice your application forms, writing reports, letters own opinion and think about related issues. and notes, and designing projects. You will In the Think and Speak sections, you can: also practise planning and checking, which ● recount personal experiences; are very important stages in writing. ● speculate; ● discuss moral or cultural issues. Focus on At the end of each module, there is a Speaking Focus on page. You’ll enjoy reading a text Speaking practice enables you to gain the about a Kuwaiti feature and discussing confidence to produce fluent and accurate related matters with the whole class. After speech. What is particularly helpful is the this, you’ll have the opportunity to learn a Useful Language box at the bottom of the linguistic point found in the text and apply it. Speaking and Writing pages. What the Workbook provides The Workbook is closely linked with the USEFUL LANGUAGE Inviting Student’s Book. You’ll use it to practise I’m writing to invite you to ... the language skills covered in the Student’s We / I hope you can be here with us. Book. The celebration is at our house We / I look forward to seeing you. The Workbook includes regular Progress Tests. There are also some exercises in every You’ll enjoy learning frequently-used English module of the Workbook for self-assessment. expressions. At the end of each module, you should fill in the Learning log in the Workbook Vocabulary and talk about what you find useful, easy New words are highlighted in a grey box and / or difficult. You can revise what you entitled Words to remember. You’ll enjoy a find difficult by using the Grammar File, wide range of vocabulary exercises, such as the Function File, Irregular Verbs List and matching, gap-filling, categorising, listing Glossary at the back of the Student’s Book. and identifying pictures. Grammar Usually you’ll be given example sentences or phrases from the reading or listening texts. Then you’ll have a variety of practice exercises and a reference to the Grammar File for extra help. 6 Scope and sequence Module 1 Getting together Unit Language Skills 1 Festivals and Grammar modal verbs [can / could / be Reading an article about two festivals; a occasions able to / manage to]; intensifiers; phrasal short story; a timetable (page 12) verbs with go Listening descriptions of interesting Functions describing festivals; expressing festival experiences; a description of the preferences; expressing ability; agreeing Hajj / disagreeing; expressing opinions; Speaking festivals; the Hajj sharing personal experience Writing a report about a festival Vocabulary academic (WB), bagpipes, blossom (WB), bubbly, canopy, carnival, celebratory, chain, claim (WB), commemorate, cultivate (WB), dazzling, discipline, display, embark, extravaganza, exuberant, facilitate (WB), fanciful, festivity, gather, gaze (WB), hire, intricate, launch, meteorologist (WB), multitude, nurture, outstanding (WB), patriotic, preoccupied, stream, take part in, unison, unrivalled, vendor (WB), weaving 2 Family Grammar simple past and past perfect Reading a personal account; an e-mail celebrations [once / when / before / after / by the time]; Listening descriptions of family (page 18) compound nouns celebrations; a short talk Functions describing customs; Speaking family celebrations; a factual describing family celebrations; talk expressing opinions; giving reasons; Writing a list; an informal invitation describing past experience; inviting; making polite requests; sequencing information; giving / asking for information Vocabulary aborigine, baby shower (WB), boomerang, breathing space, clan, close-knit, crib (WB), desert, eldest, expectant (WB), for good, formal, get-together, hold, interior, milestone, nomad, originally, parenthood (WB), pram (WB), reminisce, replica (WB), roundabout, separate (WB), silverware (WB), subsequent (WB), swap, touching, traditionally,
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