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Jenny Dooley - Virginia Evans
ISBN 978-1-4715-0889-9
Key Features:
• Carefully controlled grammatical syllabus integrating allfour skills.
• Characters in everyday situations that appeal to youngstudents.
• Presentation of the key vocabulary through color postersand flashcards.
• Songs, chants and games. • Constant review of the new language. • Around the school: Students are given the opportunity to
explore core areas of the curriculum (Science, Music, Math,History, etc.), gradually developing content-orientedlanguage skills.
• Culture Channel: Students are exposed to the Americanway of life and are given the opportunity to explore theirown culture.
• Full-color Workbook offering stimulating practice in allfour skills.
• Board Games in the Workbook. • Interleaved Teacher’s Book guiding teachers through each
Student Book page with additional reinforcement andextension activities and photocopiable tests.
Bright Stars is a six-level language program that features theadventures of a set of lively, loveable characters. It provides allthe important basic grammar and communicative activitiesneeded for an appealing and efficient start in English.
ComponentsStudent BookWorkbookTeacher’s BookPostersFlashcardsClass CDsStudent CDDVD
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Published by Express Publishing
Liberty House, Greenham Business Park, Newbury, Berkshire RG19 6HW, United KingdomTel: (0044) 1635 817 363Fax: (0044) 1635 817 463email: inquiries@expresspublishing.co.ukwww.expresspublishing.co.uk
© Jenny Dooley - Virginia Evans, 2013
Design and Illustration © Express Publishing, 2013
Color Illustrations: Terry Wilson, Evans, Nathan © Express Publishing, 2013
Original music composed by Antony Boyle © Express Publishing, 2013
First published 2013
Made in EU
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, photocopying or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publishers.
This book is not meant to be changed in any way.
ISBN 978-1-4715-0889-9
We would like to thank all the staff at Express Publishing who have contributed their skills to producing this book.Thanks are due in particular to: Meryl Phillips (Editor in Chief); Julie Rich (senior editor); Bettina Fredericks, IreneDiamond and Nina Peters (editorial assistants); Alex Barton (senior production controller). We would also like tothank those institutions and teachers who piloted the manuscript and whose comments and feedback wereinvaluable in the production of the book. Special thanks to Daniel, Frederick, Nadia, Marietta, Spiros and Jackie whoplay the parts of Eddy, Tom, Cindy, Lin, Oscar and Wendy as well as to Kimon, Theo, Angelo, Angelina, Gus, Julia,Pan, Melissa, Joanna, Tatiana, Nicole, Catherine, Louis, Renata and Gina who took part in the photo shooting.
Every effort has been made to trace all the copyright holders. If any have been inadvertently overlooked,the publishers will be pleased to make the necessary arrangements at the first opportunity.
Acknowledgements
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Contents
• Oscar meeting Eddy• Oscar meeting the rest of thecharacters on his first day ofschool
• Cindy• the USA (Culture Channel)• flags and maps (Around theSchool!)
learn, read and talk about...
• greet otherpeople
• introduceyourself andothers
• ask for otherpeople’s names
• identify people• say your name
learn how to...
• simplepresent ofthe verb‘to be’
• spelling
practice...
• aboutyourself
• about yourcountry
write...
Module 2: Family andFriends!(pp. 20-27)
learn, read and talk about... learn how to...
• possessiveadjectives
• possessivecase
• numbers(1-10)
practice...
• about yourfamily
write...
Module 4: HappyBirthday!(pp. 40-47)
learn, read and talk about... learn how to... practice...
Module 3: House and Home!(pp. 30-37)
• Cindy’s dollhouse• where people and objects are• Tom’s bedroom• Graceland (Culture Channel) • model rooms (Around theSchool!)
• talk aboutlocations
• identify roomsand furniture
• prepositionsof place
• a descriptionof your room
Starter Unit: My alphabet! (pp. 4-9)
In this module you will...
In this module you will...
Module check 1 (pp. 18-19)
Module check 3 (pp. 38-39)
Module check 2 (pp. 28-29)
write...
• identify familymembers
• introduce yourfamily and friends
• talk aboutpossessions
• ask for and givephone numbers
• a birthdaycard
• simple presentof the verb‘to be’
• numbers (11-20)
In this module you will...
Module 1: MeetingsandGreetings!(pp. 10-17)
• Wendy and her family,families
• friends and their possessions,numbers
• Masid’s family• the Flintstones (CultureChannel)
• family graphs (Around theSchool!)
• offer and thankpeople forpresents
• talk aboutbirthdays
• ask and answerquestions aboutage
Module check 4 (pp. 48-49)
learn how to... practice... write...learn, read and talk about...
In this module you will...
• Eddy’s birthday• Eddy’s presents• birthday cards• children’s games in the USA(Culture Channel)
• a balloon trick (Around theSchool!)
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Module 5: Dressed forthe Job!(pp. 50-57)
• preparations for the show• clothes• jobs• people at work (CultureChannel)
• school workers (Around theSchool!)
learn, read and talk about...
• talk about clothesand their sizes
• talk aboutpossessions
• describe jobsand relatedclothes
learn how to...
• adjectives• this/these• possessivepronouns
practice...
• about yourmother/father
write...
Module 6: All theThings ICan Do!(pp. 60-67)
• abilities• the characters’ visit to theEiffel Tower
• what Tom can/can’t do• a dude ranch (CultureChannel)
• capital cities (Around theSchool!)
learn, read and talk about...
• talk about abilities• make suggestions• ask and answerquestions aboutwhat peoplecan/can’t do
learn how to...
• the verb‘can’
• let’s
practice...
• about thethings youcan do
write...
Module 7: The WayWe Look!(pp. 70-77)
• the visit to planet Ziccom• Masid’s magic spell• Tom’s monster• space heroes (CultureChannel)
• the moon (Around theSchool!)
learn, read and talk about...
• talk about partsof the body
• describe physicalappearance
learn how to...
• the verb‘have’
practice...
• a descriptionof yourmonster
write...
In this module you will...
In this module you will...
In this module you will...
Module check 5 (pp. 58-59)
Module check 6 (pp. 68-69)
Module check 7 (pp. 78-79)
Grammar Handbook ........................................................................................ pp. 80-83Word list .............................................................................................................. pp. 84-86Certificate of Achievement .............................................................................. p. 87
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Hi, I’m Wendy.
Hello, myname’s Eddy!
Hello, I’m Lin.
Hello, I’m Oscar.
Hi, my name’sCindy.
And me? Well, I’mMasid, the genie!
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5S T A R T E R U N I T
My alphabet!Listen and repeat.1
apple boy cat
dog egg fly
Circle and match.2 Let’s play!3
B!Boy!
a
A a B b C c
D d E e F f
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6 S T A R T E R U N I T
Listen and repeat.1
girl hand ink
jam kiss lemon
Read and circle thewrong word.
2
1 girl gril
2 lenom lemon
3 kiss kis
4 hand had
Let’s play!3
L is for lemon!
b
G g H h I i
J j K k L l
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7S T A R T E R U N I T
Listen and repeat.1
man nose orange
pen queen robot
Let’s play!2
c
M m N n O o
P p Q q R r
Bingo! Man, ...
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Portfolio
Write your first nameand your last name.Decorate them.
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
__ __ __
__ __ __
8 S T A R T E R U N I T
Listen and repeat.1
sun tree umbrella
woman
__ __ __ __ __
__ __ __ __
__ __ __ __
box yellow
vase
zebra
Look and write.2
3
d
S s T t U u V v
W w X x Y y Z z
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9S T A R T E R U N I T
Color the letters!2
Now, tell your teacher.•
Teacher: Julie, tell me your blue letters. Julie: C, F and Y.
3 Read and fill in. Then, sing along!
1
......... ......... ......... ,
Sing the alphabet along with me today!
........ ...... ......... ,
Sing with me and be a star,
........ ......... and ,
Now you know it, sing the alphabet with me!
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