2nd edition. Julie Penn. Oxford, 2019. — 144 p. OCR.
This six-level course offers a fast-paced syllabus and a wide range of optional resources to support a high number of teaching hours per week. The series starts with an optional preschool course, First Friends before children move on to Family and Friends.
Key featuresOne-third of each unit is dedicated to skills training. The step-by-step approach focuses on writing and early literacy skills to build children's confidence in reading, writing, speaking, and understanding English.
One in six lessons is a phonics lesson to train children to recognize and produce English sounds.
The civic education syllabus educates children on good values and behavior. The Photocopy Masters Books at levels 1-2 include 15 values worksheets.
One lesson per page with clear lesson objectives makes the course easy to teach.