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• EAL Teacher for more than 18 years (13 years

in Indonesia): children, teens & adults
• Author of Rainbow English 1st & 2nd Editions
(ASTA)
• Author of Owl Series English (ASTA)
• Author of Rainbow Nursery (ASTA) (ASTA)
• Co-Author of Rise Up! Book 5 & Author of
Rise Up! Book 6
• Series Editor for Rise Up! (ASTA)
• Cambridge Assessment Team Leader

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Whatare
What aresome
somedifficulties
difficultiesthat
that
studentshave
students havewhile
whilelearning
learning
English?
English?

not confident when

confused by grammar
speaking

not interested in reading don’t make progress

aren’t engaged with

learning

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Rise Up! was created to help with

these difficulties

1. Functional Language

2. Systematic Presentation with Varied Practice

3. Spirit of a Storybook in a Textbook

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1. What is Functional Language?

Functional language is taught as a tool for communication,

not as an abstract concept.

Functional language helps students to communicate easily &

quickly by showing them how to use it.

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Rise Up! Book 2,

Unit 9 - Vocabulary
• Big Scene Picture
• Smaller Vocab Pictures

Vocabulary is often introduced

in phrases = helps students
remember & use language
more easily

Vocabulary is introduced in complete

sentences in the audio to provide context, so
students can hear how the vocab is used

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3 7 5 6 1

8 4 10 9 2

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Work with a friend.

Point and ask:
A: What’s this?
B: Playing the guitar.
A: Do you like playing the
guitar?
B: Yes, I do. /
No, I don’t.
This activity reviews a previously learned grammatical structure

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Rise Up! Book 2,

Unit 9 - Language
• Q&A Speech Bubbles
• Language Practice Task
• Language Box

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Speech bubbles show

students how to use the key
language of the unit (vocab
& grammar)

This helps students be able to

communicate quicky & easily

What am I doing?

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The Language Box shows the

language pattern of the unit,
which is shown in ‘ready to use’
questions & answers

Work with a friend.

Point and ask:
A: What is he/she doing?
B: He/She is ______.

Give more speaking practice

by using the new grammar
point to talk about the
vocabulary scene picture

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1. What is
functional
language?
2. What does it help
students do?

2. What is Systematic Language

Presentation with Varied Practice?
• Language is presented in the same way in the Vocabulary,
Language, Listening, and Reading & Writing Sections
• Then, there is a wide range of practice activities
• This builds strong language skills and subskills to reach A2
level across all 4 skills, following the Cambridge YLE syllabus

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Rise Up! Book 2, Unit 9

- Vocabulary

How does Rise Up!

systematically
present vocabulary
and give varied
practice?

Vocabulary always introduced in

a scene picture, and then with
smaller pictures. Then:

1. Listen and number.

2. Listen and repeat.
3. Extension Activity Idea in the
Teacher’s Guide
4. Further practice in Workbook

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Vocabulary activities teach

the 4 key subskill areas:
Meaning, Form (spelling),
Pronunciation & Use

1. reading stories
2. listening to music
3. watching television
4.
Put In Order 5.
• Write the activities in 6.
order from your favorite 7.
8.
to least favorite 9.
• Tell your partner
Extension Activity Ideas are
included in the Teacher’s Guide

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The
Workbook
provides a
wide variety
of practice
activities

catching reading

taking playing

watching listening to

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During the break,

look at the samples
of Rise Up! Student
Book and Workbook
to see the full range
of Vocabulary
activities included

Rise Up! Book 2, Unit

9 - Language

How does Rise Up!

systematically
present language
and give varied
practice?

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Language is always introduced in

speech bubbles and a language
box. Then:

1. Read with a friend

2. Practice activity
3. Extension Activity Idea in the
Teacher’s Guide
4. Further practice in Workbook

Language is presented
systematically, following the
Cambridge YLE curriculum

a wide range of practice

activities to learn 3 key
areas: Meaning, Form & Use

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playing the violin

taking photos

reading stories

playing the guitar

What are the people

doing?
High-quality illustrations
can be reused from
previous units for further
practice (Book 2 Unit 3)
Extra Practice Activities are
included in the Teacher’s Guide

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The
Workbook
provides a
wide variety
of practice
activities is playing

are watching

am playing

are drawing

is taking

is playing

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During the break,

look at the samples
of Rise Up! Student
Book and Workbook
to see the full range
of Language
activities included

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Rise Up! Book 2,

Unit 9 - Listening

How does Rise Up!

systematically
present listening and
give varied practice?

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Listening Extra Vocabulary:

1. A. Listen and circle (micro-
listening skills)
Listening Comprehension:
1. B. Practice activity (listening
comprehension skills)
2. Extension Activity Idea in the
Teacher’s Guide
3. Further practice in Workbook

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What are other sports or hobbies you can do?

What are some actions you can do with a ball?

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1. Jill is throwing a ball to her mom.

2. We are playing volleyball at the park.
3. I am kicking a ball to my friend.
4. Jason is catching a ball.
5. They are playing tennis with their parents.
6. Emma is playing volleyball.

Listening subskills are practiced in a

range of listening comprehension
tasks

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What is he/she doing?

What are they doing?

Which of these activities do you like doing?

Extra Practice Activities are

included in the Teacher’s Guide

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The
Workbook
provides a
wide variety
of practice
activities

During the break,

look at the samples
of Rise Up! Student
Book and
Workbook to see
the full range of
Listening activities
included

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1. Why is it helpful for

language to be
presented
systematically?
2. What do students
need a wide variety of
different language
practice activities?

3. What is the spirit of a storybook? Why

is it important?
• Very young children are interested in looking at storybooks
before they can actually read the words in any language, not
only English.
• Rise Up! uses children’s inherent interest of visual stories to
bring the feel of a storybook into the text book.

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3. What is the spirit of a storybook? Why

is it important?

• Students are engaged with the book and the learning

activities, which develops a good relationship with
reading and learning.

3. What is the spirit of a storybook? Why

is it important?
• Reading is highly important for a student’s academic
progress & success.
• It’s important to help build a good relationship with reading
so students find it not too challenging & enjoyable.

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Rise Up! Book 2,

Unit 9 – Reading

How does Rise Up!

bring an element of
storytelling into the
book?

All reading
texts have
audio & are
accompanied
by interesting
visuals

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All reading texts

have
comprehension
tasks, and each
book has a range
of comprehension
task types

During the break, look at the samples of Rise

Up! Student Book and Workbook to see the
full range of Reading activities included

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1. Why is it important to
build a good
relationship between
students and reading?
2. What are some ways
that Rise Up! engages
students in reading?

What did we learn today?

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1. Functional Language Helps Students Communicate Easily &

Quickly

2. Systematic Language Presentation with Varied Practice

Builds Strong Language Skills and Subskills to Reach A2 Level
across all 4 skills

3. Spirit of a Storybook in a Textbook Engages Students in the

Learning Process

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