The Teacher ' s Book includes full CEFR mapping, complete lesson plans, audio scripts , answer keys , video activities , optional activities , tips for mixed ability classes and a Games Bank.
Welcome to Eyes Open
Eyes Open is a four - level course for lower - secondary students , which will give you and your students all th è tools you need for successful and enjoyable language teaching and learning . Teaching secondary students can be challenging , even for th è most experienced of teachers . It is a period of great change in young teenagers ' lives, and it sometimes seems that their interests lie anywhere but in the classroom . It is the teacher's demanding task to engage students in the learning process , and Eyes Open ' s mission is to help them
as much as possible to achieve this . After extensive research and investigation involving teachers and students at secondary school level , we ' ve come to a clear conclusion: sparking students ' curiosity and desire to learn is one of th è main driving forces which can enhance and facilitate the learning process . The aim of Eyes Open is to stimulate curiosity through interesting content via impactful video, visual images and ' real world ' content on global the mes .
How Eyes Open will benefit you and your students:
Engaging real world content
Eyes Open contains a wealth of fascinating reading texts and informative Discovery Education video clips . The two - page Discover Culture sections bring global cultures to the classroom , greatly enhancing the students ' learning exp é rience whilst simultaneously reinforcing target language . The texts and three Discovery Education video clips per unit often revolve around teenage protagonists . The wide variety of th è mes , such as natural history , inspiring personal stories , unusual lifestyles , international festivals and customs, teach students about the world around them through the medium of English , whilst also promoting values such as cultural awareness and social responsibility . Each unit also has an
accompanying CUL lesson ( with accompanying Discovery Education video ) which contains a reading text and activities . Each unit ' s texts, together with the videos, encourage the students to reflect on , discuss and explore the the mes further .
Extra support for speaking and writing
Most learners find speaking and writing particularly challenging , and so the Speaking and Writing pages in the Student ' s Book and the Workbook are structured in such a way as to lead the students step by step through the tasks necessary to reach the final goal of that page . This approach has been designed to help build students confidence and fluency . In addition , the guided Your turn sections at the end of lessons give students the opportunity to activate new language .
Visual impact
Youth culture today is visually oriented and teenagers are easily bored by material that is not visually attractive . In addition to the video content , images in Eyes Open ha ve been chosen to appeal to young students . Each unit begins with a large impactful image designed to attract the students ' attention and encourage them to engage with the content of the unit . Reading texts are accompanied by artwork which draws the students into the page and stimula tes them to want to know what the text is about .
A personalised approach
Secondary students also need to see how the world they are reading about, watching or listening to relates to them and their own world .
They also need ample opportunity to practise new language in a safe environment . Eyes Open offers multiple opportunités for students to personalise the topics via the carefully structured Your turn activities which appear at the end of lessons . These sections add a relevance to the subjects and th è mes which is central to their successful learning .
In Eyes Open students are encouraged to talk about themselves and their opinions and interests , but care is taken to avoid them having to reveal personal information which they may be uncomfortable discussing .
Cărți,multe cărți.
