ntended for Elementary Cycle Three ESL students who have started learning English in Cycle One, Spirals is a complete learning material that offers, among other things, a rich variety of Learning and Evaluation Situations (LES). Students develop the three competencies and the essential knowledge to prepare them for a smooth transition to Secondary Cycle One. Designed to follow the ESL Program and the Progression of Learning, Spirals can complement or replace any other learning material. Student Workbook * A Welcome Back section to start the year with the basics * Themes that respect the age and cognitive level of the students * Eight Learning and Evaluation Situation units, including two story units and two project units, that develop speaking, listening, reading and writing skills * Model dialogues that provide a model of the functional language used in the speaking tasks * Final Wrap-up activities to reinvest information and skills from each unit * Integrated Grammar points and exercises that allow students to practise grammar throughout the units * Review and Enrichment activities that provide differentiation options * A Reference Section that gives students easy access to important information
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