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Pearson Education Hellas COURSE: Top Secret 1 Year planner

Top Secret 1Senior A

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ComponentsTop Secret Senior A Students’ BookTop Secret Senior A WorkbookTop Secret Senior A Companion Top Secret Senior A GrammarTop Secret Senior A Test BookTop Secret Senior A Students’ e-Book

Also:

Teacher’s Resource BookTeacher’s Editions of Workbook, Companion, Grammar and Test Book, with overprinted answersClass Audio CDsTeacher’s e-Book for Interactive Whiteboard



Teaching Notes

Top Secret is a three-level course for young learners in Senior classes A-C. By incorporating exciting mystery elements and codebreaking activities, Top Secret makes English learning fun and stimulating.

Each unit consists of a mission, during which students find clues and use their special codebreaker to crack a code and find a password that allows them access to more fun activities in the Top Secret digital e-Book.

In Top Secret 1, the main characters are Agents Ben, Lily, Emma and Matt. Students can also follow the adventures of cartoon characters Danny, AJ, Bonzo and Nipper in the ongoing adventure story, Mystery Island.

In Top Secret, your students will also discover interesting true facts about English-speaking countries.

Each Student’s Book has ten separate units or ‘Missions’, which as well as covering grammar, vocabulary and skills, also present the students with a codebreaking challenge every time. Clues are given throughout the unit, so students can crack the code by the time they reach the end of each Mission.

Other special features include Discover Words, Discover Grammar and Discover Functions sections, all with clear presentations/explanations. Grammar and vocabulary is recycled regularly throughout the book. The Talking Tips sections include everyday expressions which will prove useful for students. The Writing Zones sections cover different writing tasks, and the Writing File at the back of the Students’ Book gives clear models as well as tips.

Pronunciation is addressed in a comprehensive and relevant way – with particular attention to the difficulties Greek learners have with the English language.

Songs, raps, projects and tips are all included regularly throughout the book.



Organisation of the syllabus

Students’ book: The book is divided into ten topic-based units or ‘Missions’. The Mission and the codebreaking task are introduced by one of the Agents each time, and they give students the first clue for the codebreaking task. Then Lesson a, b and c incorporate vocabulary, grammar and skills. Every second Mission has a Lesson d, which provides extra skills practice. Every Mission ends with a Mission Complete page, with a puzzle, a tip or a rap, and the Top Secret Agent Test, where students find the final clue and the solution to the codebreaking task. There is also a Let’s Revise section at the end of every Mission.

Workbook: The Workbook provides extra practice of the grammar and vocabulary items presented in each Students’ Book unit. Special quizzes, games and puzzles ensure the young students are kept interested and motivated. There are also Detective Nick mystery stories in the skills lessons, and Be Careful! exercises which are also hosted by Detective Nick.

Grammar Book: The Grammar Book follows the Students’ Book lesson by lesson and provides further details of the structure as well as extra practice activities. There are clear grammar tables with explanations in Greek, and there is a Review section at the end of every Mission. Each grammar point is presented through an amusing cartoon featuring Detective Nick.

Companion: The Companion is a lesson by lesson guide to the vocabulary in the Students’ Book. The Greek translation and an example sentence are given for every word. Extra features make the Companion an invaluable component of the series.

Test Book : There are Mission tests for every unit, testing grammar and vocabulary, as well as skills tests for every second unit. There are also mid-year, end-of-year and final tests, which cover grammar and vocabulary as well as reading and writing. There are A and B versions of all the Mission tests and the Progress tests.

Teacher’s Resource Book: The Teacher’s Resource Book has clear and practical suggestions for every lesson, as well as ideas for extra activities. Answers are overprinted. At the back of the Teacher’s Resource Book, there are photocopiable activities, games, quizzes and two plays.

Class CDs: All the Discover Words vocabulary is included on the class CDs, as well as presentation dialogues and reading texts, songs and raps.



Students’ e-Book : The Students’ e-Book includes all the Students’ Book spreads, audio files (except the listening exercises) and there are also extra self-correcting interactive exercises and Top Secret games for each Mission. In addition there are some video clips, a pronunciation guide and the lesson by lesson word list.

Suggestions

Before beginning the course, it is recommended that you read the introductory section of the Teacher’s Resource Book. It gives you a clear overview of the course, as well as providing more detail about some of the standard classroom procedures which will prove useful in teaching Top Secret to your students.

It is advisable before each lesson to read the corresponding pages in the Teacher’s Resource Book and collect all the appropriate material needed for the lesson.



WEEK 1

&Students' Book

&Workbook

&Companion

&Grammar

&Teacher’s Resource

Book

&Test Book and

e-Book

Welcome to Top Secret!Pages 4-5[introduce characters, numbers 1-100, days, months, the verb to be]

Welcome to Top Secret!Page 4

Welcome to Top Secret! Pages 6-7

WelcomePages 4-5

The Top Secret BoxPages 6-7[introduce characters, introductions, a/an, plurals, objects, this, that, these, those, countries]Top Secret Code[page 8]Alphabet / colours, Top Secret Agent test

Welcome to Top Secret!Page 5

The Top Secret BoxPages 7-8

Top Secret Code Pages 9-10

Welcome GrammarPage 11

WelcomePages 6-7

WEEK 2



&Students' Book

&Workbook

&Companion

&Grammar


Book

&Test Book

and e-Book

Mission 1 - PeoplePages 9-11[Have got – affirmative, negative]

1a - PeoplePages 6-7

1a Pages 12-13

1aPages 8-9

1a Lesson QuizPage 152

Mission 1 - PeoplePages 12-15[Have got – questions and short answers, possessive adjectives, possessive ‘s]

1bPages 8-9

1 cPages 10-11

1bPages 14-15

1cPages 16-17

1bPages 10-13

1b Lesson QuizPage 152

1c Lesson QuizPage 153

Do the e-Book activities for this week’s lessons

WEEK 3

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Students' Book Workbook Companion Grammar Teacher’s Resource

Book

Test Book and e-Book

Mission 1 - PeoplePages 16-18[Discover Skills, Mission Complete]

1dPages 12-13

1dPage 18

Mission 1 CompletePage 19

Unit 1 Skills TestPages 45-46


Mission 1 - PeoplePages 19-20[Let’s Revise!]

Let’s Revise!Pages 14-15

Let’s revise!Pages 20-21

Mission 1 GrammarPage 22

ReviewPages 14-17

Test 1Pages 113-114

Mission 1 GamePage 142

Mission 1 Test A / BPages 5-7

Finish all e-Book activities for Mission 1

Notes- Refer students to the Writing File on SB page 119 for a model of a personal profile.

WEEK 4

&Students' Book

&Workbook

&Companion

&Grammar

&Teacher’s

Resource Book

&Test Book and

e-BookMission 2 - 2a 2a 2a 2a Lesson Quiz



HomesPages 21-23 [there is / there are]

Pages 16-17 Pages 23-24 Pages 18-19 Page 153

Mission 2 – HomesPage 24-25[countable and uncountable nouns, some and any]

2bPages 18-19

2bPages 25-26

2bPages 20-21


Do the e-Book activities for this week’s lessons.

Notes- Refer students to the Writing File on SB page 119 for a model of a poster.

WEEK 5

&Students' Book

&Workbook

&Companion

&Grammar


Book

&Test Book and

e-Book

Mission 2 - HomesPages 26-27

2cPages 20-21

2cPages 27-28

2cPages 22-23




[How much ...? / How many ...?]

Mission 2 - HomesPage 28[Mission Complete]



Notes- At the end of the even lessons (2, 4, etc.), you might have extra time available as there is no skills

spread in these lessons. Use the time to deal with any queries, look again at any areas students are unsure of, etc.

WEEK 6

&Students' Book

&Workbook

&Companion

&Grammar


Book

&Test Book and

e-Book

Mission 2 - HomesPages 29-30[Let’s Revise!]




Let’s Revise!Pages 29


ReviewPages 24-27

Test 2Pages 115-116


Mission 2Test A / BPages 9-12

Finish all the e-Book activities for Mission 2.

Notes- Students could do the Mission Tests from the Test Book as homework.

WEEK 7

&Students' Book

&Workbook

&Companion

&Grammar


Book

&Test Book

and e-Book

Mission 3 – Action!Pages 31-33[imperatives]

3aPages 24-25

3aPages 31-33

3aPages 28-29




Mission 3 – Action!Pages 34-35[can / can’t]

3bPages 26-27

3bPages 34-35

3bPages 30-31



Notes- Use the Extra activities on the Teacher’s Resource Book pages as fillers.

WEEK 8

&Students' Book

&Workbook

&Companion

&Grammar


Book

&Test Book and

e-Book

Mission 3 – Action!Pages 36-37[must / mustn’t]

3cPages 28-29

3cPage 36

3cPages 32-33


Mission 3 – 3d 3d Unit 3



Action!Pages 38-39[Discover Skills]

Pages 30-31 Pages 37-38 Skills TestPages 47-48


WEEK 9

&Students' Book

&Workbook

&Companion

&Grammar


Book

&Test Book and

e-Book

Mission 3 – Action!Page 40[Mission Complete]


Mission 3 – Action!Pages 41-42[Let’s Revise!]



Mission 3 Grammar

ReviewPages 34-37

Test 3Pages 117-



Finish all the e-



Page 41 118 Book activities for Mission 3.

WEEK 10

&Students'

Book

&Workbook

&Companion

&Grammar

&Teacher’s

Resource Book

&Test Book and

e-Book

Mission 4 – Daily LifePages 43-45[present simple – affirmative]

4aPages 34-35

4aPages 42-43

4aPages 38-39


Mission 4 – Daily LifePages 46-47[present simple – negative, frequency adverbs]

4bPages 36-37

4bPages 44-45

4bPages 40-41





Notes- Refer students to the Writing File on SB page 120 for a model email.

WEEK 11

&Students' Book

&Workbook

&Companion

&Grammar


Book

&Test Book and

e-Book

Mission 4 – Daily LifePages 48-49[present simple – questions and short answers]

4cPages 38-39

4cPage 46

4cPages 42-43

4c Lesson Quiz7

Mission 4 – Daily LifePage 50[Mission Complete]





WEEK 12

&Students'

Book

&Workbook

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Book

&Test Book and

e-Book

Mission 4 – Daily LifePages 51-52[Let’s Revise!]


Let’s Revise!Page 47


ReviewPages 44-47

Test 4Pages 119-120




Notes- Try to make time for the play A Christmas Surprise – Teacher’s Resource Book, pages 138-139.

WEEK 13



&Students'

Book

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&Teacher’s

Resource Book

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e-BookMission 5 – Having FunPages 53-55[present continuous – affirmative and negative]

5aPages 42-43

5aPages 49-50

5aPages 48-50


Mission 5 – Having FunPages 56-57[present continuous – questions and short answers]

5bPages 44-45

5bPages 51-53

5bPages 51-53





WEEK 14

&Students' Book

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Book

&Test Book and

e-Book

Mission 5 – Daily LifePages 58-59[object pronouns]

5cPages 46-47

5cPages 54-55

5cPages 54-55


Mission 5 – Daily LifePages 60-61[Discover Skills]

5dPages 48-49

5dPages 56-57

Unit 5Skills testPages 49-50


Notes- Refer students to the Writing File on SB page 120 for a model of a diary entry.



WEEK 15

&Students' Book

&Workbook

&Companion

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Book

&Test Book and

e-Book

Mission 5 – Daily LifePage 62 [Mission Complete]


Mission 5 – Daily LifePages 63-64[Let’s Revise!]




ReviewPages 56-59

Test 5Pages 121-122



Mid-Year TestA / BPages 55-61


Notes- Allow enough time for extra practice on subject and object pronouns, to make sure students

understand the difference and are completely comfortable about which form to use.



WEEK 16

&Students'

Book

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Resource Book

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e-Book

Mission 6 - SportPages 65-67[like + -ing]

6aPages 52-53

6aPages 61-62

6aPage 60-61


Mission 6 – SportPages 68-69[present simple and present continuous, question words]

6bPages 54-55

6bPages 63-64

6bPages 62-64



Notes- Refer students to the Writing File on SB page 121 for a model review.

WEEK 17



&Students' Book

&Workbook

&Companion

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Book

&Test Book and

e-Book

Mission 6 - SportPages 70-71[Whose ...? / possessive pronouns]

6cPages 56-57

6cPages 65-66

6cPage 65


Mission 6 - SportPage 72[Mission Complete]



Notes- Review subject and object pronouns when you teach possessive pronouns; make sure students are

clear about each of the forms.

WEEK 18

&Students' Book

&Workbook

&Companion

&Grammar


&Test Book and

e-Book



BookMission 6 - SportPages 73-74[Let’s Revise!]




ReviewPages 66-69

Test 6Pages 123-124




WEEK 19

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Book

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&Teacher’s

Resource Book

&Test Book and

e-Book



Mission 7 - LessonsPages 75-77[to be - past simple – all forms]

7aPages 60-61

7aPages 69-70

7aPages 70-72


Mission 7 – LessonsPages 78-79[past simple – affirmative – regular verbs]

7bPages 62-63

7bPage 71

7bPages 73-74



Notes- Now that students know the past simple of regular and irregular words, their ability to express

themselves has widened considerably. Encourage them to use the past tense as often as possible.

WEEK 20

&Students' Book

&Workbook

&Companion

&Grammar


Book

&Test Book and

e-Book



Mission 7 - LessonsPages 80-81[past simple – affirmative – irregular verbs]

7cPages 64-65

7cPages 72-73

7cPages 75-77


Mission 7 - LessonsPages 82-83[Discover Skills]

7dPages 66-67

7dPages 74-75



Notes- Refer students to the Writing File on SB page 121 for a model of a review.

WEEK 21

&Students' Book

&Workbook

&Companion

&Grammar


Book

&Test Book and

e-Book

Mission 7 - LessonsPage 84




[Mission Complete]

Mission 7 - LessonsPages 85-86[Let’s Revise!]


Let’s Revise!Pages 76


ReviewPages 78-81

Test 7Pages 125-126



Finish all e-Book activities for Mission 7.

WEEK 22

&Students'

Book

&Workbook

&Companion

&Grammar

&Teacher’s

Resource Book

&Test Book and

e-Book

Mission 8 - PlacesPages 87-89[past simple – negative and questions]

8aPages 70-71

8aPages 78-79

8aPages 82-83




Mission 8 – PlacesPages 90-91[comparatives]

8bPages 72-73

8bPages 80-81

8bPages 84-85



Notes- Refer students to the Writing File on SB page 121 for a model of a postcard.

WEEK 23

&Students' Book

&Workbook

&Companion

&Grammar


Book

&Test Book and

e-Book

Mission 8 - PlacesPages 92-93[superlatives]

8cPages 74-75

8cPages 81-82

8cPages 86-87


Mission 8 - PlacesPage 94[Mission Complete]

Mission 8 Complete.Page 82




WEEK 24

&Students'

Book

&Workbook

&Companion

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Book

&Test Book and

e-Book

Mission 8 - PlacesPages 95-96[Let’s Revise!]



Mission 8 GrammarPages 84-85

ReviewPages 88-91

Test 8Pages 127-128






WEEK 25

&Students'

Book

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&Teacher’s

Resource Book

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e-Book

Mission 9 - TomorrowPages 97-99[will – predictions]

9aPages 78-79

9aPages 86-87

9aPages 92-93


Mission 9 – TomorrowPages 100-101[going to – future plans]

9bPages 80-81

9bPage 88

9bPages 94-95





WEEK 26

&Students' Book

&Workbook

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Book

&Test Book and

e-Book

Mission 9 - TomorrowPages 102-103[present continuous for future]

9cPages 82-83

9cPage 89

9cPages 96-97


Mission 9 - TomorrowPages 104-105[Discover Skills]

9dPages 84-85

9dPage 90





WEEK 27

&Students' Book

&Workbook

&Companion

&Grammar


Book

&Test Book and

e-Book

Mission 9 - TomorrowPage 106[Mission Complete]


Mission 9 - TomorrowPages 107-108[Let’s Revise!]


Let’s revise!Page 91 -92


ReviewPages 98-101

Test 9Pages 129-130




WEEK 28



&Students'

Book

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Resource Book

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e-Book

Mission 10 - AdventurePages 109-111[have to]

10aPages 88-89

10aPages 94-95

10aPages 102-103


Mission 10 – AdventurePages 112-113[revision of tenses]

10bPages 90-91

10bPage 96

10bPages 104-105



WEEK 29

&Students' Book

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Book

&Test Book

and e-Book



Mission 10 – AdventurePages 114-115[adverbs]

10cPages 92-93

10cPage 97-98

10cPages 106-107


Mission 10 – AdventurePages 116[Mission Complete]




NotesThere is scope this week (Week 29) to look again at areas where students have difficulties.

WEEK 30

&Students' Book

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&Companion

&Grammar


Book

&Test Book and

e-Book

Mission 10 - AdventurePages 117-118[Let’s Revise!]



Mission 10 Grammar

ReviewPages 108-111

Test 10


End-of-Year



Pages 100-101 Pages 131-132

Test A / BPages 63-69

Use this lesson for any unfinished items, or for extra activities

Try to allow time for the play Stop Thief!Pages 140-141

Final Test A / BPages 71-77


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