Compass Classic Readers
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Compass Classic Readers provide adapted versions of classic works of literature for beginning and intermediate English language learners. The stories are retold using vocabulary and sentences appropriate for different grade levels. Each reader helps students improve their vocabulary and reading skills while enjoying famous stories. Key features include graded texts, discussion questions, a glossary, audio recordings, and a workbook with additional activities to reinforce learning.
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Learning in the 21st Century Practical Tips for Adults
This session presented by James Hall at Compass Teacher's Day in Brazil in July of 2018. The session looks at two amazing courses, Blueprint and Interact, which help adult learners to develop their language competencies within the context of the 21st Century. The session looks at the changing needs of language learners away from just traditional forms of input and output into the 4cs of 21c learning and the growing need for practical and useful contexts for a real and dynamic world. (c) 2018 James Hall- please use citations with references.
Developing a Well Balanced Class- The Four Strand Approach and Top Activities...
This session was given by James Hall at Compass Teacher's Day in Sao Paulo Brazil in 2018. The session looks at effective course design based on the four strand approach to course design. It also looks at the popular course Hang Out! as an example of great course design. In addition, James shares his favorite activities for teacher's to use in the classroom. (c) 2018 James Hall, please use citations when referencing.
CLIL and 21st Century Learning for Practical Use
This seminar keynote was conducted by James Hall at Compass Teacher's Day Brazil in Sao Paulo in 2018. The seminar covers key trends and changes in the education sector and how educators and learners need to use different and varied approaches in order to succeed in the 21st Century. (c) 2018 James Hall - Please use content with citation of references. Thank you!
Hang Out Starter
Hang Out is a coursebook designed specifically for young students of English by a team of experienced authors. Built around a CEFR-based curriculum, this seven-level comprehensive language program takes students gradually from producing simple phrases to complex sentences in a widening range of topic areas and situations. Also, this series allows students to prepare for the CEFR and YLE Tests. Through vivid illustrations, realistic readings, and engaging comics, students follow a family of characters in their daily lives, building their knowledge of high-frequency vocabulary, common grammar structures, and useful expressions.
Each unit of Hang Out includes conversations, stories, songs, chants, and activities to improve reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills. Filled with interesting characters, colorful illustrations, and a wide variety of engaging exercises, Hang Out is sure to grab the attention of young learners and help them improve rapidly.
Features
• Interesting characters and realistic contexts
• Engaging activities covering all four skill areas
• Systematic coverage of content from CEFR and common children’s tests of English proficiency
• Workbook and student’s app for extra practice in class or at home
• Teacher’s Guide with extensive classroom notes
• Interactive whiteboard with extra classroom activities to enhance learning
Blueprint 1-7
Blueprint is a new seven-book series developed for and targeting adult English learners of all ability levels. From introducing basic greetings and social situations to dealing with select academic or vocational topics, the Blueprint series will provide the mature learner with relevant practical skills. Grammar, vocabulary, speaking patterns, and listening activities will allow practice essential for the development and mastering of real world usage.
Reading for Speed and Fluency 2/e
The newest edition of Reading for Speed and Fluency provides reading practice for fluency development with articles on current trends and more attention to vocabulary acquisition. Based on the idea that the most important requirement for reading fluency development is reading the material at the right level, the series creates an informative and enjoyable speed reading course. Passages with familiar vocabulary and grouped themes will enable students gain confidence in reading as they progress through each book.
Features
• Updated articles that discuss current trends
• More attention to vocabulary learning
• Gradual increase in word count as level progresses
• Focus on overall development in fluency for students to “read faster-read more-read well” cycle
• Aims to help students reach 250 WPM
Taking the Toeic 2/e
Taking the TOEIC® is a comprehensive guide to taking the TOEIC® Listening and Reading Test. This book can be used as the perfect companion manual for self-learners or as a classroom text. The book is targeted for those who have experience with the TOEIC® test but are looking to improve their basic TOEIC® skills, fix commonly-made errors, and polish their English grammar to avoid simple mistakes. This book is made up of four chapters: three go over each section of the test in detail and one is a practice test.
• New mobile app(Class Loop) to enhance learning experience
Teachers can create an interactive classroom using Class Loop. Class Loop is a new Classroom Response Application. It shows students answer questions in real-time. Teachers can easily check where students are struggling and excelling.
In addition, Class Loop will provide questions based on that question type to drill students.
• Examples and explanations of every part, including the new question types
• Systemic exercises to drill test-taking strategies for every section
• Tips and tricks to help test-takers solve questions even quicker
Writing Basics
Writing Basics is a two-book writing series designed for elementary students of English. Throughout, carefully leveled activities guide students as they expand their core vocabulary and gain familiarity with fundamental structures. Students gradually build their confidence in writing about a wide range of topics and everyday situations as they progress towards producing their own responses to prompts. With plenty of support and gradually-increasing task difficulty, the Writing Basics series offers young writers the chance for a positive learning experience and a solid foundation for their English writing skills.
Features
Themed units with graded topic-based vocabulary
Realistic topics and everyday themes
Systematic progression of important structures
Separate vocabulary, grammar, comprehension, and writing practice
Lots of colorful illustrations to support understanding
Gradually increasing task complexity and difficulty
Writing Step by Step
Writing Step-by-Step is a two-book writing series designed for young students of
English. Expanding on students’ knowledge of core vocabulary and fundamental
structures, this series introduces higher level, more expressive vocabulary, and
more complex structures to help emerging writers better express their ideas.
Students are also introduced to paragraph form and the basics of the writing
process, including essential brainstorming methods. Throughout each unit,
activities progress gradually step by step-from vocabulary building and structure
practice to writing sentences and their own fully developed paragraphs. The
series introduces students to increasingly complex paragraphs-from descriptive
and narrative to argumentative to parallel students developing fluency.
Features
Unit themes and topics that young learners can relate to
Carefully leveled vocabulary and structures
Wide variety of activity types to maintain interest
Guided practice with important steps in the writing process
Exposure to different paragraph types
2018 Compass Publishing ELT Catalog
2018 Compass Publishing ELT Catalog is updated with new releases for Fall 2017 to Spring 2018.
New relases include: Basic Reading 200 Key Words, Integrate Basic/Building, Blueprint, and Interact.
2018 Compass Publishing Level Chart
Compass Catalog 2018 Level Chart is updated with new releases for Fall 2017- Spring 2018.
New Releases include: Basic Reading 200, Integrate Basic/Building, Blueprint, and Interact.
Blueprint 1 4 walkthrough
Blueprint is a seven-level coursebook series that teaches adult learners of English the useful language they need to succeed in their daily lives. Each module teaches learners how to communicate in everyday situations with a practical syllabus built on CEFR-based competencies. Learners gain familiarity and fluency through balanced language input and output activities, and useful, high-frequency expressions.
Integrate: Reading and Writing Walkthrough
Integrate is a multi-level reading and writing series for beginner to intermediate learners of English. The series features reading passages in a variety of formats on high-interest topics linked to common academic standards. Throughout the series, learners gain familiarity with reading skills, reinforced through writing tasks. Reading comprehension is progressively developed in tandem with fluency. Throughout the series, students gradually expand their vocabulary through exposure to high-frequency focus words related to the unit topics. Engaging videos and augmented reality (AR) content enrich the learning experience and provide opportunities for developing digital literacy and 21st-century skills.
Reading Jump Series
Three book reading series contains 20 units structured into 10 thematic topics with 4 pages per each unit
Suitable for students in their middle school to early high school. CEFR level: Upper intermediate A2-A2+
Think & Write activities provided at end of the book, which enables students to reflect on key information from the passage.
Helps students’ to encounter key vocabularies and improve understanding of concepts and ideas through series of comprehension and writing questions.
Grammar Galaxy - Walkthrough
Grammar Galaxy is a three-book grammar series designed to improve higher-elementary learner's accuracy in using the basic structure of English. Characters provide context to keep the content meaningful, fun, and engaging. Simple tables, clear explanations, and realistic examples give students a clear, intuitive understanding of high-frequency grammar structures. The series spiral curriculum ensures that students review and build on their learning.
Grammar Planet - Walkthrough
Grammar Planet is a three-book grammar series designed to help learners acquire a solid foundation of basic, high-frequency grammar structures. To solidify and expand learner's knowledge of grammar and to encourage steady progress, this series uses a spiral curriculum which reviews previous grammar points while simultaneously incorporating new, more complex structures.
Grammar Starter - Walkthrough
Grammar Starter is a vibrant three-book grammar series in full color. Chapters are organized around basic grammar topics and units are structured to present, practice, and reinforce grammar points. Students will quickly grasp the fundamentals of English grammar necessary to build their communication skills.
TOEIC Upgrade - Walkthrough
TOEIC® Upgrade is a comprehensive and up-to-date preparation book for beginner learners. It offers a step-by-step approach that provides learners with the language skills and strategies needed when taking the TOEIC® test. The testing points, examples, checkup questions, and review tests presented throughout the book are designed to help learners reach their full potential.
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Learning in the 21st Century Practical Tips for Adults
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Developing a Well Balanced Class- The Four Strand Approach and Top Activities...
Compass Classic Readers
- 2. Content • Overview • Key Features • Unit Walkthrough Student Book Workbook
- 3. Overview • Compass Classic Readers provide beginning and intermediate English language learners accessible adaptations of the greatest works of literature. • Carefully designed to retell the stories using vocabulary and sentence structure appropriate for one of six different grade levels. • Each reader will help English language learners enjoy developing their vocabulary and reading fluency as they read about the stories.
- 4. • Carefully graded, retold-stories using appropriate vocabulary and sentence structure • Discussion questions before and after each chapter • A glossary of key vocabulary words • An MP3 Audio CD • A companion workbook Series Key Features
- 5. Student Book Preview Questions Help learners to think about the topic of the chapter before learners read the story.
- 6. Student Book Review Questions Check to see if learners have understood the story thoroughly.
- 7. Workbook Provides additional reading and writing activities that can be completed as homework, including review activities that focus on the unit’s passage content and key vocabulary, and various writing tasks targeting both guided and original sentence writing by students.
- 8. Workbook Provides additional reading and writing activities that can be completed as homework, including review activities that focus on the unit’s passage content and key vocabulary, and various writing tasks targeting both guided and original sentence writing by students.
- 9. Thank You! For information on this product or other ELT materials, connect with us! facebook.com/compasspublishing @CompassELT info@compasspub.com