The English Workbook Book D – Ages 9–10

The English Workbook is a series of seven student workbooks, each supported by a separate teacher resource book. The workbooks, designed to improve and develop students’ literacy skills, consist of ten units of work, each focused on one of the following writing formats: procedures, recounts, expositions, narratives and reports.

Each unit includes:

• Student analysis of writing form, speaking and listening, group and individual activities, literal, inferential and applied comprehension questions, vocabulary development and extension, spelling strategies and rules practice;
• Specific language features of the particular text, such as proper nouns, imperative verbs and punctuation, clearly and concisely explained with practice exercises; and
• Writing activities focussed on specific writing skills related to the particular genre.Writing topics are set with planning proformas and editing and proofreading checklists. Student evaluation is included.

Features:

• ten units of work based on five writing formats
• writing format analysis, activities and practice
• planning proformas specific to each writing genre
• speaking and listening, spelling and vocabulary
• literal, inferential and applied comprehension
• comprehensive literacy teaching and student practice activities
• group and individual activities
• editing and proofreading checklists
• student assessment
• supported by a teacher resource book