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Pearson Education Hellas COURSE: Top Secret 2 Year planner

Top Secret 2Senior B

© Pearson Education Hellas, 2009-2010 1


ComponentsTop Secret Senior B Students’ BookTop Secret Senior B WorkbookTop Secret Senior B Companion Top Secret Senior B GrammarTop Secret Senior B Test BookTop Secret Senior B 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 2, the main characters are Agents Nina, Finn, Daisy and Charlie. Students can also follow the adventures of Holly, Max and Ra in the ongoing cartoon adventure story, The Magic Amulet.

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 paid 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 2!Pages 4-5[introduce characters, review have got, there is, in / at / on]

Welcome to Top Secret!Pages 4-5, Excs. 1-7

Welcome to Top Secret 2!Pages 6-7

WelcomePages 4-5

Spy FilesPages 6-7[introduce characters, review action verbs, can, imperatives]Top Secret Codebreaker[page 8]Alphabet / colours, Top Secret Agent test

Welcome to Top Secret!Pages 4-5, Excs. 8-11

Spy FilesPage 8

Top SecretPage 9

Welcome GrammarPage 10

WelcomePages 6-7

WEEK 2



&Students' Book

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Book

&Test Book

and e-Book

Mission 1 – Let’s Have Fun!Pages 9-11[present simple, frequency adverbs]

1a - PeoplePages 6-7

1aPages 11-12

1aPages 8-9

1a Lesson QuizPage 152

Mission 1 - Let’s Have Fun!Pages 12-15[present continuous, stative verbs]

1bPages 8-9

1 cPages 10-11

1bPages 13-14

1cPage 15

1bPages 10-13

1b Lesson QuizPage 152

1c Lesson QuizPage 153

WEEK 3

&Students' Book

&Workbook

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Book

&Test Book and

e-Book



Mission 1 – Let’s Have Fun!Pages 16-18[Discover Skills, Mission Complete]

1dPages 12-13

1dPage 16

Mission CompletePage 16

Unit 1 Skills TestPages 45-46

Mission 1 - Let’s Have Fun!Pages 19-20[Let’s Revise!]

Let’s Revise!Pages 14-15

Let’s RevisePage 17

Mission 1 GrammarPage 18

ReviewPages 14-17

Test 1Pages 113-114

Mission 1 GamePage 142

Mission 1 Test A / BPages 5-8

Notes- Refer students to the Writing File on SB page 119 for a model of an email - Some of the review exercises can be done at home if there isn’t enough time in class.

WEEK 4

&Students' Book

&Workbook

&Companion

&Grammar

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Resource Book

&Test Book and

e-BookMission 2 – Story TimePages 21-23 [past simple]

2aPages 16-17

2aPages 19-20

2aPages 18-19




Mission 2 – Story TimePage 24-25[past continuous]

2bPages 18-19

2bPages 21-22

2bPages 20-21


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

WEEK 5

&Students' Book

&Workbook

&Companion

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Book

&Test Book and

e-Book

Mission 2 – Story TimePages 26-27[past simple and past continuous]

2cPages 20-21

2cPage 23

2cPages 22-24




Mission 2 - Story TimePage 28[Mission Complete]

Mission CompletePages 23-24

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 – Story TimePages 29-30[Let’s revise!]


Let’s revisePage 25

ReviewPages 25-28

Mission 2 Game

Mission 2Test A / B




Test 2Pages 115-116

Page 143 Pages 9-12

Notes- Don’t move on to Mission 3 until you are sure all students know the difference between the past simple

and the past continuous tenses.

WEEK 7

&Students' Book

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Book

&Test Book

and e-Book

Mission 3 – OutdoorsPages 31-33[comparatives and superlatives]

3aPages 24-25

3aPages 27-28

3aPages 29-30


Mission 3 – OutdoorsPages 34-35[(not) as ... as, less,

3bPages 26-27

3bPages 29-30

3bPages 31-32




least]

Notes- Always allow enough time for Speaking activities.

WEEK 8

&Students' Book

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&Companion

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Book

&Test Book and

e-Book

Mission 3 – OutdoorsPages 36-37[too and enough]

3cPages 28-29

3cPage 31

3cPages 33-34


Mission 3 – OutdoorsPages 38-39[Discover Skills]

3dPages 30-31

3dPages 32-33

Unit 3Skills TestPages 47-48



Notes- Refer students to the Writing File on SB page 120 for a personal profile.

WEEK 9

&Students' Book

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&Companion

&Grammar


Book

&Test Book and

e-Book

Mission 3 – OutdoorsPage 40[Mission Complete]


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


Let’s RevisePage 34


ReviewPages 35-37

Test 3Pages 117-118





WEEK 10

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&Grammar

&Teacher’s

Resource Book

&Test Book and

e-Book

Mission 4 – MusicPages 43-45[present perfect, present perfect: just, already, yet]

4aPages 34-35

4aPages 36-37

4aPages 38-39


Mission 4 – MusicPages 46-47[present perfect: How long? for, since]

4bPages 36-37

4bPages 38-39

4bPage 40




WEEK 11

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Book

&Test Book and

e-Book

Mission 4 – MusicPages 48-49[present perfect and past simple]

4cPages 38-39

4cPage 40

4cPages 41-43

4c Lesson Quiz7

Mission 4 – MusicPage 50[Mission Complete]




Notes- Try to build in plenty of practice on the two tenses (present perfect and past simple)



WEEK 12

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Book

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Book

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e-Book

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


Let’s Revise!Page 41


ReviewPages 44-47

Test 4Pages 119-120


Mission 4Test A / BPages 17-20

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

WEEK 13



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Resource Book

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e-BookMission 5 – Everyday LifePages 53-55[should and shouldn’t]

5aPages 42-43

5aPages 43-45

5aPages 48-49


Mission 5 – Everyday LifePages 56-57[must and have to]

5bPages 44-45

5bPages 46-47

5bPages 50-51




WEEK 14

&Students' Book

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Book

&Test Book and

e-Book

Mission 5 – Everyday LifePages 58-59[can, could, may]

5cPages 46-47

5cPage 48

5cPages 52-53


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

5dPages 48-49

5dPage 49

Unit 5Skills testPages 49-50

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



WEEK 15

&Students' Book

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&Companion

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Book

&Test Book and

e-Book

Mission 5 – Everyday LifePage 62 [Mission Complete]Mission 5 – Everyday LifePages 63-64[Let’s Revise!]


Let’s RevisePages 50-51


ReviewPages 54-57

Test 5Pages 121-122



Mid-Year TestA / BPages 55-62

WEEK 16



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Resource Book

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e-Book

Mission 6 - PlacesPages 65-67[present continuous for future]

6aPages 52-53

6aPages 53-54

6aPage 58-59


Mission 6 – PlacesPages 68-69[will and going to]

6bPages 54-55

6bPages 55-56

6bPages 60-62


Notes- Clarify any difficulties in distinguishing between the use of will and going to at this stage.

WEEK 17

&Students' Book

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&Companion

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&Teacher’s

&Test Book and



Resource Book

e-Book

Mission 6 - PlacesPages 70-71[question words and forms]

6cPages 56-57

6cPages 57-58

6cPage 63


Mission 6 - PlacesPage 72[Mission Complete]

Notes- Build in plenty of practice in questions and answers this week, to consolidate the use of question

words.

WEEK 18

&Students' Book

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Book

&Test Book and

e-Book



Mission 6 - PlacesPages 73-74[Let’s Revise!]




ReviewPages 64-67

Test 6Pages 123-124



WEEK 19

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Resource Book

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e-Book

Mission 7 – In TouchPages 75-77

7aPages 60-61

7aPages 61-63

7aPages 68-69




[some-, any-, every- no-]

Mission 7 – In TouchPages 78-79[may, might]

7bPages 62-63

7bPages 64-65

7bPages 70-71


WEEK 20

&Students' Book

&Workbook

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Book

&Test Book and

e-Book

Mission 7 – In TouchPages 80-81[relative pronouns]

7cPages 64-65

7cPages 66-67

7cPages 72-73




Mission 7 – In TouchPages 82-83[Discover Skills]

7dPages 66-67

7dPage 68-69


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

WEEK 21

&Students' Book

&Workbook

&Companion

&Grammar


Book

&Test Book and

e-Book

Mission 7 – In TouchPage 84[Mission Complete]

Mission 7 – In Let’s Revise! Let’s Revise! Review Mission 7 Mission 7



TouchPages 85-86[Let’s Revise!]

Pages 68-69 Pages 70-71


Pages 74-77

Test 7Pages 125-126

GamePage 148

Test A / BPages 29-32

WEEK 22

&Students'

Book

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Resource Book

&Test Book and

e-Book

Mission 8 – Our WorldPages 87-89[first conditional]

8aPages 70-71

8aPages 73-74

8aPages 78-80


Mission 8 – Our WorldPages 90-91[second conditional]

8bPages 72-73

8bPages 75-76

8bPages 81-83




Notes- Include some extra activities to consolidate the first and second conditionals.

WEEK 23

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Book

&Test Book and

e-Book

Mission 8 – Our WorldPages 92-93[quantifiers]

8cPages 74-75

8cPages 77-78

8cPages 84-85


Mission 8 – Our WorldPage 94[Mission Complete]




WEEK 24

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Book

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e-Book

Mission 8 – Our WorldPages 95-96[Let’s Revise!]




ReviewPages 86-89

Test 8Pages 127-128



Notes© Pearson Education Hellas, 2009-2010 28


- For the Unit 8 project, refer students to the Writing File on SB page 121 for a model of an environmental poster.

WEEK 25

&Students'

Book

&Workbook

&Companion

&Grammar

&Teacher’s

Resource Book

&Test Book and

e-Book

Mission 9 - CelebrationsPages 97-99[tag questions]

9aPages 78-79

9aPages 81-82

9aPages 90-91


Mission 9 – CelebrationsPages 100-101[gerunds]

9bPages 80-81

9bPages 83-84

9bPages 942-93




WEEK 26

&Students' Book

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&Companion

&Grammar


Book

&Test Book and

e-Book

Mission 9 - CelebrationsPages 102-103[adverbs of manner]

9cPages 82-83

8cPages 85-86

9cPages 94-95


Mission 9 - CelebrationsPages 104-105[Discover Skills]

9dPages 84-85

9dPage 87




WEEK 27

&Students' Book

&Workbook

&Companion

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Book

&Test Book and

e-Book

Mission 9 - CelebrationsPage 106[Mission Complete]


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




ReviewPages 96-99

Test 9Pages 129-130



WEEK 28

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&Workbook

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&Test Book and



Book Resource Book e-Book

Mission 10 - SuperspyPages 109-111[present simple passive]

10aPages 88-89

10aPages 90-91

10aPages 100-101


Mission 10 – SuperspyPages 112-113[past simple passive]

10bPages 90-91

10bPages 92-93

10bPages 102-103


WEEK 29

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Book

&Test Book

and e-Book



Mission 10 – SuperspyPages 114-115[tense revision]

10cPages 92-93

10 cPage 94

10cPages 104-107


Mission 10 – SuperspyPages 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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Book

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e-Book

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



Mission 10 Grammar

ReviewPages 108-111

Test 10


End-of-Year



Pages 97-98 Pages 131-132

Test A / BPages 63-70

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

Try to allow time for the play Noodle to the Rescue!Pages 140-141

Final Test A / BPages 71-78

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