Active English is a series of activity books for classes 1 to 6 that is firmly based on text types. What makes Active English unique is the special emphasis on critical and visual literacy. The chosen text excerpts are from a variety of mixed text types, both literary and non-literary. The structure and features of each text type are reinforced in each unit of work leading towards independent reading and writing. In each unit, emphasis is given to all language skills with exercises in contextual grammar and spelling. There are also activities to encourage teachers to initiate whole-class discussion. At the end of each unit, there are discretionary, sometimes challenging extension tasks based on applying the text type that is featured in each unit.

 

This book is part of a book series called Active English .

There are 80 pages in this book. This book was published 2006 by Cambridge University Press .

John and Jenny Barwick are experienced teachers and widely published authors in textbooks and children's fiction and non-fiction, including the successful English Skills for Primary Students series. John and Jenny Barwick are experienced teachers and widely published authors in textbooks and children's fiction and non-fiction, including the successful English Skills for Primary Students series.

This book has the following chapters: 1. Little penguins; 2. My dog the dinosaur; 3. Horse riding in national parks; 4. Saving water - it's vital; 5. How to make your own juggling balls; 6. Places to play; 7. Writing 'Waltzing Matilda'; 8. Get moving to this site!; 9. Keeping your ears safe from noise; 10. The world's largest living thing; 11. Were the convicts really bad?; 12. The musical donkey; Answers.