Hang Out is a six-level coursebook designed specifically for elementary learners of English. This comprehensive language program is developed around a CEFR-based curriculum, and gradually takes students from producing simple phrases to complex sentences in a widening-range of topic areas and situations.

3. Contents
 Overview
 Key Features
 Pedagogy
- The Four Strand Theory
- Scaffolding
- CEFR Alignment
 Student Book
 Workbook
 Student’s App (Class Booster)
 Teacher’s Edition
 Classroom Digital Materials

4. Overview
 Hang Out! Is a six-level course book series designed specifically for elementary
learners of English.
 The series follows a comprehensive language program developed around a
CEFR-based curriculum, showcasing levels PreA1 – B1.
 Student’s are guided by the
Scaffolding ELT methodology,
allowing them to progress from
producing simple phrases to
complex sentences in a wide-range
of topics, situations, and
environments.
 Through vivid illustrations, realist readings, and engaging comics, students follow
a family of characters in their daily lives, eventually building their knowledge of
high-frequency vocabulary, common grammar structures, and useful expressions.

5. Key Features
 Engaging activities covering all four equal strands of learning (Meaning-
focused input, Meaning-focused output, Language-focused learning, and
Fluency development).
 Teacher’s Edition with extensive classroom notes and Classroom Digital
Materials.
 Free downloadable content to
expand the lesson and provide
additional practice.
 Workbook and interactive teaching
CD.
 Student Digital Materials and
Student’s App (Class Booster) for
extra practice in class or at home.

6. The Four Strand Theory
The Four Strand theory suggests to provide a roughly equal balance of meaning-
focused input, meaning focused output, language-focused learning, and fluency
development. Teachers should keep a record of the activities done in the course, the
strand they fit into, and the amount of time spent on them.

7. 1 - Meaning-focused input
Main Goal
 Focus should be on trying to understand, gain knowledge and enjoy what
you are listening and reading about.
 Learning through listening/ reading – using language receptively.
Conditions
 Most of what learners are listening to or reading is familiar .
 The learners are interested in the input and want to understand it.
 Learners learn from context clues and background knowledge.
 Large quantities of input are present .
Activities
 Extensive reading, shared reading, listening to stories, watching TV or
films, being a listener to a conversation.

8. 2 – Meaning-focus output
Main Goal
 Get your message across to someone else with language knowledge that is
largely familiar to you. This idea is very popular in language teaching and is
called communicative language teaching.
 Learning through speaking and writing – productive skills.
Conditions
 Learners write/talk about things that are largely familiar to them .
 Main goal is to convey their message to someone else.
 Learn from communication strategies, dictionaries/ previous input.
 Plenty of opportunities to speak and write are available.
Activities
 Talking in conversations, speech or lecture, writing a letter or note, diary,
telling a story and telling someone how to do something.

9. 3 – Language-focused learning
Main Goal
 To learn language features: grammar, vocabulary, spelling, pronunciation and
discourse.
 Use language-learning strategies.
Conditions
 Learners give deliberate attention to language features.
 Features should be simple and not dependent on developmental knowledge
that learners do not have.
 Features that are studied in this strand should occur often in the other three
strands of the course.
Activities
 Intensive reading/listening, pronunciation practice, using substitution tables
and drills, learning vocabulary form word cards, translation, memorizing.

10. 4 – Fluency Development
Main Goal
 Improve fluency of language items and features in your target language in all
four skills: listening, writing, reading and speaking.
 Developing speed and reinforcing learning.
Conditions
 All of what the learners are listening to, reading, speaking, or writing is
largely familiar to them.
 Pressure or encouragement to perform at a faster than usual speed.
 There is a large amount of input and output.
 Learners’ focus is on receiving or conveying meaning.
Activities
 Speed reading, repeated retelling, ten-minute writing and listening to stories.

11. Scaffolding
Main Goal
 The support or assistance given during the learning process, provides
comprehensible input and moves the learner into the proximal development
zone.
Conditions
 When a learner sees an image or word
which is being explained, the learning
aid assists in making the input more
comprehensible, which is necessary for
sufficient language acquisition.
 Young learners need scaffolding, both
orally and visually, to reduce the fear of
learning and boredom in their language
classroom.

12. CEFR Alignment
Competency Development
 CEFR alignment
 Vocabulary (English Profile
project by the British Council
categorizes a large pool of
vocabulary according to topic
and CEFR level)
 Can describe him/herself, what
he/she does and where he/she
lives.
 Can-do statements I can
communicate very basic
information about myself and
my family in a simple way.

13. Student Book

14. Student Book
9 units in each book including:
 2 grammatical structures
 16 new words (two sets of 8)
 Reading, writing, listening,
speaking activities
 Phonics in books 1 & 2
 CLIL and intercultural content
 Content to mirror YLE tests

15. Student Book
Colorful images
introduce first eight
vocabulary items.
Simple monolog by one
of the characters
introduces the
vocabulary and
structure of the unit in
a situational context.
Follow-up activity has
students listen to the
eight vocabulary items
again and find them in
the main picture.

16. Student Book
A fun song provides an
exciting opportunity
for students to learn
the target structure
and vocabulary of the
unit.
Speaking activity
reinforces the learning
objectives.

17. Student Book
Review song allows
students to produce the
learned vocabulary and
structure and is followed up
with a comprehension
activity.
Short reading presents the
structure in a new context.
Comprehension activity
strengthens and confirms
the students understanding
of the new vocabulary and
structure.

18. Student Book
Preparation activity
helps students get
ready for the speaking
tasks with puzzles,
stickers, drawing,
coloring, and more.
Speaking task requires
students to share
information about
part A, and allows
teachers to monitor
students
comprehension and
use of target structure
and vocabulary.

19. Student Book
Comic-book style story
lets students follow the
main characters in
amusing situations.
Comprehension activity
checks student’s
understanding of the
story and focuses on
the key vocabulary and
structure.
Natural language and
situations introduce the
unit’s secondary
vocabulary set and
structure.

20. Student Book
More colorful images
introduce the second set of
eight vocabulary items to
students.
Picture-based substitution
drill provides practice using
the vocabulary and
structure.
Follow-up vocabulary
activity helps students
recognize the key words.
Exciting chant reinforces the
vocabulary and structure.

21. Student Book
Reading passages connects the unit
theme, vocabulary, and structures with
an interesting topic. Content Language
Integrated Learning (CLIL) and
intercultural learning content are
featured with a magazine-style
presentation.
Big, colorful images aid comprehension
and provide opportunities for expansion
activities.

22. Student Book
Comprehension activity
checks student’s
understanding and
reinforces new
vocabulary.

23. Student Book
Combined-skills activity
incorporates listening and
reading; students listen and
determine whether
statements are correct or
incorrect.
Summary activity checks
the students
comprehension of the
reading passage and
provides the basis for an
overall summary of the
content.

24. Student Book
Phonics activity, in levels 1 &
2, builds the student’s
spelling skills and ability to
sound out words.
The writing graphic
organizer provides a
framework for a short
writing project. Students can
plan their project with
teacher assistance and
complete it on the portfolio
worksheet in the Workbook.

25. Workbook

26. Workbook
 The workbook provides additional
practice with the first set of
vocabulary and core structure,
followed by the second set of
vocabulary and expansion structure.
 Additional practice is also provided
through listening and writing activities
both independently and while using a
parallel passage.
 The workbook also features
reinforcing phonics activities, a
writing portfolio page, and check up
section.

27. Workbook
Picture-based vocabulary
activity reviews the unit
vocabulary while
consolidating writing skills.
Awareness-building activity
reinforces the key structure.

28. Workbook
Listening activities are
included to ensure students
build familiarity with the
vocabulary and structure in
a range of contexts.
Coloring activities are
included to stimulate
students creativity.
Activities modeled on major
English assessment tests
build student’s test-taking
skills and abilities.

29. Workbook
A short listening passage
presents the unit
vocabulary and structure in
a different context.
Additional listening
exercise builds recognition
and awareness of
grammatical structures.
Listening activities progress
from focusing on overall
understanding to specific
details.

30. Workbook
Writing activity builds
student’s familiarity with
the structure of the unit
and provides guidance
through a wide range of
activity types.
Copying and tracing
supports lower-level
learners and aids in
building student’s
confidence.

31. Workbook
Fun games, such as word
puzzles, word searches,
and crosswords, help
students to reinforce their
new vocabulary.

32. Workbook
Key dialog pairs of the unit
are reviewed and
consolidated through
listening and writing
activities.
Listen and repeat section
builds automaticity.

33. Workbook
Listening passage mirrors and
expands on the content in the
Connect reading section of the
Student Book.
Easy-to-understand activities
assess student’s understanding
of the overall meaning and
details in the listening passage.

34. Workbook
Additional phonics
activities build upon the
sounds learned in the
Student Book.
Short reading activity
builds student’s
confidence with the target
sounds.

35. Workbook
Portfolio page at the back of the
Workbook allows students to
demonstrate what they have
learned with a final output for
the unit.
Coloring and drawing activity lets
students personalize their
learning.
Writing framework assists
students in creating complete
sentences and provides lower-
level learners with added
confidence.

36. Workbook
Check up section provides a
check-list of the learning
objectives for the unit and helps
students, teachers, and parents
track what students have
learned.

37. Student’s Digital Materials

38. Class Booster
 A digital companion which provides fun, reinforcement activities for learners and
is simple to use.
 Easy-to-use
 Voice activation
 Fun activities
 Interactive
 Gamification
 Rich media

39. Class Booster
 Class Booster is Compass Publishing’s
digital companion for the Hang Out! series,
among other titles.
 It provides fun and easy-to-use
reinforcement activities for learners
through MP3 recordings of the passages for
additional listening practice.
 A voice recognition feature allows students
to practice punctuation.
 Student’s also have the ability to send
their activity report via email allowing
teachers to check their progress.
 To access Class Booster, simply install
the Hybrid CD that comes with the Hang
Out! series on your computer.

40. Class Booster is a free downloadable app available on Google Play (Android) or the
Apple App Store (iOS).

41. Teacher’s Edition

42. Teacher’s Edition
 Answer Key
 Word List
 MP3 Audio
 Transcripts
 Assessments
 Classroom Digital Materials
 Free downloadable worksheets
to expand the lesson and provide
practice

43. Classroom Digital Materials
• The Classroom Digital
Materials software can be
installed with the Interactive
CD included in Hang Out!
• Teachers can prepare extensive
classroom notes, create and
manage classes, track progress,
collect homework, and receive
class reports.
• Furthermore, teachers can
preview vocabulary, reading,
listening, and writing activities.
• Answer keys can also be downloaded along with MP3 audio files, and other
useful resources.

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