Guess What! British English

    Guess What! British English

    Guess What! British English is a highly visual six-level course.

    This course takes young learners on a journey to explore the world as they learn English. This highly visual six-level course taps into children's natural curiosity and sparks their interest through content-based topics, beautiful photography and captivating video. The focus on functional language provides learners with the tools they need to use English in and outside of school, while lively stories prepare them for success in life with social values.

    Authors

    Susannah Reed, Lesley Koustaff, Kay Bentley

    A1 - A2
    19
    November 2014
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    Key features

    Build the foundation for exam success with resources on Cambridge One, along with a syllabus mapped to Pre A1 Starters and A1 Movers exams.

    Explore fascinating topics and inspire children's interest in the world with beautiful photography, adventure stories, and video documentaries.

    Build speaking confidence through socially useful language, lively songs and chants, to make learning enjoyable and memorable.

    What makes Guess What! British English special?

      Children are full of questions and naturally curious about the world around them. Through the power of beautiful photography in the Unit openers and Content lessons Guess What! taps into this curiosity and sparks interest in topics from across the curriculum. Captivate learners' attention with video featuring fascinating parts of our world, presented by young, dynamic presenters.

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      Guess What! supports language production by providing tools for interpersonal and academic communication, focusing on BICS (Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills) and CALP (Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency).
       

      • Functional mini-dialogues, 'Talk time', teach natural conversation skills in English.
      • Content (CLIL) lessons teach subject-specific language.
         
      Guess What TALK TIME

      Guess What! presents language in clear, manageable chunks, making the activities challenging but achievable.
       

      • Improve pronunciation and spelling with the ‘Say it’ sections, focusing on sounds of English and the relation between the sounds and letters.
      • Plenty of practice, recycling and revision opportunities reinforce key language and skills. Each lesson in the Pupil’s Book is reinforced by activities in the Activity Book and online practice, and there is a revision spread every two units.
         
      Guess What activity

      Research shows that teaching language and content improves learners’ proficiency, but what do we actually mean by ‘content’, how can we motivate students to learn it and why is it important to teach it to young learners? 
       

      • Content lessons in Guess What!, supported by documentaries showing some of the most interesting parts of our world, improve proficiency across content areas as well as listening skills.
      • Projects at the end of each content lesson consolidate children’s subject knowledge and language skills in a creative way, helping to develop creative thinking.
      • The content syllabus of Guess What! is selected from common subjects in the primary curricula and age-appropriate topics. The syllabus builds on previous levels to systematically develop children’s knowledge and subject skills in English.
         

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      Guess What activity

      Stories are a powerful vehicle to stimulate children's imagination and to illustrate social values. The adventure stories in Guess What! prepare children for success in life by teaching them collaboration, communication, responsibility and respect towards the others and the world.

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        Pupil's Book

        Children are full of questions and naturally curious about the world around them. Through the power of the camera lens, Guess What! taps into this curiosity and sparks interest in topics from across the curriculum.

         

        The Pupil's Book features nine highly visual units, including a welcome unit, full of beautiful photography, enriching stories, cross-curricular content and plenty of varied language and skills practice.

        Building confidence through success
        • Language syllabus, based on Cambridge English Qualifications for young learners, introduced in small chunks to help learners achieve success with each lesson
        • Improved pronunciation and spelling thanks to focus on sounds of English and the relationship between sounds and letters in ‘Say it’ sections
        • Enriching adventure stories prepare children for success in life by teaching them social values
        • Regular progress checks with Revision spreads every two units

        Plus many different language practice opportunities including songs, chants, pair and group work, and personalisation activities.

        Improving proficiency across content areas
        • Beautiful photography opening each unit and CLIL lesson makes learners want to learn more about the topics
        • Content (CLIL) lessons with fascinating video documentaries improve learners’ proficiency across a wider curriculum
        • Projects at the end of every unit consolidate children’s subject knowledge and language skills in a creative and hands-on way

         

        Click on the link below to download a sample unit of the Student's Book:

        Student's Book

        Level 1

        > Download

        Guess What Level 1 Cover Book

         

        Activity Book with Digital Pack

        The Activity Book with Digital Pack reinforces all the lessons presented in the Pupil’s Book, offering even more language and skills practice.

        • The colourful Picture Dictionary at the back reinforces key vocabulary and, in lower levels, practises letter and word tracing
        • A variety of enjoyable activities include stickers and cut-outs in lower levels
        • Evaluation pages enable children to keep record of their learning and develop learning skills

         

        The Digital Pack for learners brings all the digital learning resources together in one place, on Cambridge One. Discover bite-sized consolidation and extension activities for grammar, vocabulary and skills. Interactive activities include videos, animated stories, and in lower levels, speech recognition and colouring activities to support learners at the very start of their learning journey. With games and rewards presented on an easy-to-navigate learning path, learners will feel motivated to keep on practising their English.

         

        For the learner's access code, look inside the front cover of the Activity Book. Remember to add your learners to a class in order to see their work.

        Home-school link

        The Home Booklet is designed to help young learners practise English with their parents and families at home. It brings you interesting and fun activities, including cross-curricular topics (CLIL), designed to encourage children’s curiosity about the world, while they learn to communicate in English. Children are given the opportunity to develop their social skills by exploring values and emotions.

         

        The language of the Home Booklets correlates with the Common European Framework (CEFR) and the Cambridge English Qualifications for young learners, which means you can trust the content to be appropriate for your child.

         

        Enjoy games and short creative activities with the whole family!

        Grammar practice

        The Grammar Practice Book is for pupils and teachers who want to prepare for the Cambridge English Qualifications Flyers exam, or have simply succeeded in reaching A1 level and wish to progress further. It covers:

         

        • structures and vocabulary needed for the Cambridge English Qualifications Flyers exam
        • extra skills practice: reading, speaking, writing

        Teacher's Book with Digital Pack

        The Teacher’s Book with Digital Pack, interleaved with the Pupil’s Book pages, is designed with busy teachers in mind. It enables teachers to fit the course to their individual timetables and guides them through all the stages of the lesson, making preparation easy and quick. Games Bank and additional reinforcement and extension ideas for each lesson ensure you never run out of material in class!

         

        The Digital Pack for teachers brings all the digital teaching resources together in one place, on Cambridge One. Discover 'How to teach with Guess What!', interactive activities, class audio and video, a test generator and class presentation tool.

        Video lesson plans and worksheets for CLIL

        Videos are excellent for introducing a topic, for understanding new concepts, and for strenghtening listening skills. The following lesson plans, complete with teaching notes and student worksheets, are designed to help you explore CLIL videos in more depth with your students.

         

        Each lesson progresses through five stages:

        • Activate learners’ prior knowledge of the subject
        • Get introduced to the video
        • Watch the video for general understanding
        • Watch the video for specific/detailed understanding
        • Extension activity

        The lesson plans can be used with any CLIL video and come in three levels. 

        Download video lesson level 1-2

        > Lesson plan

        > Teaching notes

        > Student worksheet

        Download video lesson level 3-4

        > Lesson plan

        > Teaching notes

        > Student worksheet

        Download video lesson level 5-6

        > Lesson plan

        > Teaching notes

        > Student worksheet

        Digital Pack for learners

        The digital environment in Cambridge One has been developed for primary learners, with appealing design, easy access, intuitive navigation and motivating content.

        The Digital Pack for learners includes Practice Extra, with consolidation activities for homework or the classroom at school.

        The unique access code is included inside the front cover of the Activity Book.

        Practice Extra

         

        Practice activity

        This online practice component of Guess What! is packed with bite-sized consolidation and extension activities for grammar, vocabulary and skills, along with games and rewards presented on an easy-to-navigate learning path. Practice Extra celebrates success with achievement badges, maps progress on the learning path and motivates young learners to continue with their language practice.

         

        The activities and games are unique to Practice Extra and are in addition to those found in the Pupil's and Activity Books. They can be completed on any device as homework or in the classroom at school. The short Brain Break videos offer a rest from academic input and help to promote healthy screen time habits.

         

        Teachers can set assignments and track progress in Practice Extra.

        More learner resources

        All the audio and video content can be accessed by students at the click of a button, also in Cambridge One. These include CLIL videos and animated adventure stories that accompany Values lessons.

        Digital Pack for teachers

        Teachers can now find all the teaching and learning resources they need, all in one place.

        > Access the Guess What! digital materials on cambridgeone.org


        As well as all the class audio and video, the package includes:

        Presentation Plus

        This classroom presentation tool provides interactive versions of the Pupil and Activity Books to encourage heads-up, motivational learning either in the classroom or remotely.

        It also includes the Teacher's Book, all the course audio and video, including new animated adventure stories that accompany the Values lessons.

        Test Generator

        Creating Guess What! tests is very easy thanks to the online Test Generator. Teachers can select from end of unit tests, end of year and skills tests at different levels of challenge.

        Extra teaching resources

        Additional worksheets mean that you will never run out of fun activities for your class.

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        Guess What! Level 1 Pupil's Book British English
        August, 2015
        9781107526914
        British English
        A1-A2
        Paperback
        Guess What! Level 1 Activity Book with Online Resources British English
        August, 2015
        9781107526952
        British English
        A1-A2
        Print/online bundle
        Guess What! Level 1 Teacher's Book with DVD British English
        August, 2015
        9781107528277
        British English
        A1-A2
        Mixed media product
        Guess What! Level 1 Class Audio CDs (3) British English
        August, 2015
        9781107526969
        British English
        A1-A2
        CD-Audio
        Guess What! Level 1 Flashcards (pack of 95) British English
        August, 2015
        9781107526976
        British English
        A1-A2
        Flash cards
        Guess What! Level 1 Presentation Plus British English
        September, 2015
        9781107526983
        British English
        A1-A2
        DVD-ROM
        Guess What! Level 2 Pupil's Book British English
        August, 2015
        9781107527904
        British English
        A1-A2
        Paperback
        Guess What! Level 2 Activity Book with Online Resources British English
        August, 2015
        9781107527911
        British English
        A1-A2
        Print/online bundle
        Guess What! Level 2 Teacher's Book with DVD British English
        August, 2015
        9781107528284
        British English
        A1-A2
        Mixed media product
        Guess What! Level 2 Class Audio CDs (3) British English
        August, 2015
        9781107527959
        British English
        A1-A2
        CD-Audio
        Guess What! Level 2 Flashcards (pack of 91) British English
        August, 2015
        9781107527966
        British English
        A1-A2
        Flash cards
        Guess What! Level 2 Presentation Plus British English
        October, 2015
        9781107527980
        British English
        A1-A2
        DVD-ROM
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        All levels Placement Test
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        All levels Placement Test Teacher's Manual
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        Level 1 Activity Book with Online Resources Guess What Activity Book Audio Level 1 Units 1 and 2
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        Level 1 Activity Book with Online Resources Guess What Activity Book Audio Level 1 Units 3, 4, 5
        Size: 12.04 MB
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        Level 1 Activity Book with Online Resources Guess What Activity Book Audio Level 1 Units 6, 7, 8
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        Level 2 Activity Book with Online Resources Guess What Activity Book Audio Level 2 Units 1, 2, 3
        Size: 11.04 MB
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        Level 2 Activity Book with Online Resources Guess What Activity Book Audio Level 2 Units 4, 5, 6
        Size: 8.79 MB
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        Level 2 Activity Book with Online Resources Guess What Activity Book audio Level 2 Units 7, 8
        Size: 6.39 MB
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        Level 1 Pupil's Book Guess What BE Level 1 CD 1 Home-School Resources
        Size: 79.1 MB
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        Level 1 Pupil's Book Guess What BE Level 1 CD 2 Home-School Resources
        Size: 84.04 MB
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        Level 1 Pupil's Book Guess What BE Level 1 CD 3 Home-School Resources
        Size: 79.58 MB
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        Level 2 Pupil's Book Guess What BE Level 2 CD 1 Home-School Resources
        Size: 94.74 MB
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