The document summarizes a training for Saudi supervisors on new English language courses from Oxford University Press (OUP) for grades 4-12. The training aims to familiarize supervisors with the Step Up, Look Up, and Aim High courses so they can explain them to teachers, address any concerns, and support teachers' use of the materials. It provides an overview of the courses' components and expectations for each level. It also includes sample quiz questions from the Step Up introductory level book to illustrate its features.

1. Saudi Supervisor Training
Istanbul, July 2011

2. An integrated
approach to
teaching and
learning English
Bill Bowler
Verissimo Toste

3. Introductions
Please write your name and
a sentence that is unique to
you.

4. Aims of the training …
To familiarize you with our courses
designed for English classes in Saudi
Arabia:
Step Up – Primary (grades 4-6)
Look Up – Intermediate (grades 7-9)
Aim High – Secondary (grades 10-12)
OUP TRAINING, JULY 2011

5. Outcome of the training
• Explain how the courses work to
your teachers.
• Deal with any initial concerns or
problems.
• Enable you to support teachers
while using the courses.

6. Mini-presentations
Poster display:
a) A key point that you have learnt from
this training
b) A challenge that teachers will have with
this material
c) An aspect of teaching English that your
teachers will be concerned about.

7. Overview of the courses
What are the main components of each
course?
What do you expect each of the
components to provide for the
teacher?
How are the courses different? Find
two features from each course that
address the different age groups they
are designed for.

8. Step Up
Students will:
•have a good knowledge of
basic vocabulary
•be used to listening and
responding to what they hear
•be able to communicate in
simple sentences
•be able to write simple
sentences
•be able to recognise and write
the Roman alphabet

9. Look Up
Students will:
•have a solid vocabulary base
ranging from elementary to
intermediate level
•have a good working knowledge of
all the key grammar structures
•be able to read English fluently
•be able to write short paragraphs
•be able to communicate in a variety
of everyday situations

10. Aim High
Students will be able to:
•distinguish between active and passive
vocabulary
•extend their knowledge of vocabulary
through a range of lexical strategies for word-
building and dictionary skills
•manipulate and exploit a wide-range of
grammar structures
•read and respond to reading and listening
texts using critical thinking skills
•write paragraphs and compose a variety of
text-types, using appropriate language
•communicate fluently and confidently with
native speakers

11. Step Up – introductory quiz
1)How many units are in level 1?
2) What are the names of the six children who feature in the
illustrated story episodes?
3) How many new vocabulary items are introduced at the beginning
of each unit?
4) On which type of page does Fahad appear?
5) Where are the Activity Book pages?
6) On which page of the book are students taught to recognise and
make the sound of the letter ‘d’?
7) On which page of the book are students shown how to write the
letter ‘d’?
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23. Thank you for your attention!