Young ELI Readers 1/A1: The Ant and The Grasshopper + Downloadable Multimedia

The Ant and the Grasshopper + Video MultiROM About the series: The series Young ELI Readers - Fairy Tales is divided into four levels according to the language level of the readers. It's in line with the indications of the Common European Framework of Reference for Language and comprise useful language certification exercises. This ensures that learners will meet language and structures they have already studied or which are commensurate with their level, making reading an achievable, enjoyable and stimulating experience. Stages: Stage 1 (100 headwords) Below A1 Starters Stage 2 (200 headwords) A1 Starters/Movers Stage 3 (300 headwords) A1.1 Movers Stage 4 (400 headwords) A2 Flyers About The Ant and the Grasshopper + Video MultiROM: Stage 1: Below A1 It’s very hot in summer but the ant works hard. Grasshopper doesn’t like working. She prefers singing. But then winter arrives and it’s very cold. Ant has got lots of food. Her house is warm and nice. Grasshopper knocks at the door. She’s hungry. She doesn’t want to sing and dance now! Features: • 2 introductory pages of pre-reading activities enable the young learners to familiarize with the characters and the vocabulary of the story. • Entertaining while-reading activities accompany the story, in addition to the activity pages at the end of the book. • A song is featured in every book: fun and learning are guaranteed! • Two "Make it" project pages allow the young learners to make small objects with the aid of authentic photos and simple instructions: they can thus create… while reading in a foreign language! • Two or more pages are devoted to the dramatization of the story. With the Let’s act! section every pupil will get involved and take an active part in an exciting drama project! • Every reader is accompanied by a Video Multi-ROM, adding a new, digital dimension to reading in class with an IWB or at home on the PC. With the Video Multi-ROM children follow fun animations of the story, listen to the recordings, do engaging, interactive and auto-correcting exercises, and much more! Syllabus: Grammar and structures: Present simple – positive, negative and interrogative forms - Present continuous (not with future reference) - Like + v + -ing - Determiners – a, an, the, some, these - Can for ability - Conjunctions (and, or) - Possessive adjectives (his, her) Vocabulary areas: fruit and vegetables, food, the weather and the seasons In this Reader you will find: Games and language activities | A Make it section | A Let’s Act! section | An audio recording of the story and the song