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TEACHING WITH OUR WORLD GENERIC PACING GUIDE

little from analyzing forms and memorizing rules • Tests should be contextualized and reflect
the way many adults do. They benefi t more by relevant tasks and language for young learners. 1–2 hours per week 3–4 hours per week 5–6 hours per week
seeing many repetitions of a target grammar Assessment items are more authentic when they
point in different meaningful contexts, and by reflect a previously taught theme or body of UNIT OPENER Introduce Introduce Introduce

using grammar as unanalyzed “chunks” that help content, and when the language tested is that used
them communicate. by Young Learners in class and in their real lives.
Warm up Warm up
Language activities in the Student’s Books • Tests should allow all learners to experience Warm up Present Present
and Workbooks, then, show target language in success. Assessment should provide both VOCABULARY Present Practice Practice
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meaningful sentences that students can use as lower-than-average and advanced learners Practice or Apply Extend (optional) Extend
models for language production. Even students at opportunities to demonstrate their knowledge. Wrap up Wrap up Wrap up
the Starter level are given the opportunity to engage Just as teachers support mixed-ability learners in * Vocabulary worksheet (optional) * Vocabulary worksheet
in dialogues using high-frequency grammatical class with differentiated instruction, so too should Warm up
structures along with recycled vocabulary. they provide opportunities for mixed-ability learners Present Warm up
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on assessments. Warm up Practice Practice
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LANGUAGE IN USE Practice or Apply Apply Apply
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ASSESSMENT • Tests should motivate learners and build learner Wrap up Wrap up Extend
confidence. Teachers work hard to include a variety * Language Use worksheet Wrap up

* Language Use worksheet
Because of Young Learners’ age, level of maturity, of motivating and fun activities in their lessons, (optional)
limited range of experience, and cognitive, linguistic, and they are conscientious about providing praise
and literacy development, they need appropriately and constructive feedback to their students in class. Warm up Warm up
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designed assessment tasks, whether traditional or Students should have the same opportunities for Warm up Practice Present
Practice
performance based. CONTENT CONCEPTS Present Apply
fun engagement and motivating feedback in their Practice or Apply Extend (optional) Apply
assessments. Wrap up Wrap up Extend
• Tests should mirror learning. The material * Content Concepts worksheet Wrap up
actually taught in class is what is assessed. Tests • Tests should take place over time in order to (optional) * Content Concepts worksheet
should reflect the objectives of the curriculum collect evidence of growth. The more frequently

and provide students with the opportunity to students are assessed through a variety of ways, Warm up Warm up Warm up
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demonstrate what they know and what they can the less test anxiety they may have and the more THE SOUNDS Present Practice Practice
do with the language in tasks and formats that are practiced and confident they may feel during OF ENGLISH Practice or Apply Apply Apply

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Extend (optional)
similar to the ones they have experienced in class. assessments. Wrap up Wrap up
• Tests should contribute to learning on the The Our World ExamView© Assessment Suite Warm up Warm up
teacher’s part as well as on the student’s includes test banks that allow teachers to generate Warm up Present Present
part. Test results should provide teachers with and customize various kinds of written tests, including Present Practice Practice
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information on which to base subsequent a Placement Test, Unit Quizzes, three Mastery Tests, READING / WRITING Practice or Apply Extend (optional) Extend
instruction, especially modifications that are needed and a Final Test. Wrap up Wrap up Wrap up

Writing (optional)
for some or all students. Results should provide Accurate assessment reflects not only what * Reading worksheet (optional) * Reading worksheet
Writing

Writing
information to learners on their current strengths students can recognize and produce on a written
and weaknesses and progress in learning English.
test, but also what they can realistically do as they
• Tests should include a variety of techniques that actually use the language in daily contexts. Our ASSESSMENT Use only Mastery Tests Assessment: Use Unit Quizzes Assessment: Use Unit Quizzes,
correspond to learners’ different intelligences World therefore provides a wealth of opportunities after Unit 4 and Unit 8 and Final Test Mastery Tests, and Final Test
and learning styles. That is to say, tests should for informal assessment. These include Extension and
provide opportunities for learners who are not Expansion activities listed in each unit of the Lesson
primarily linguistically, logical-mathematically, or Planner, multiple opportunities for pair and group
spatially inclined but rather demonstrate other work, Review pages in the Student’s Book, Workbook An additional generic Pacing Guide, covering one unit every four weeks, and unit-by-unit pacing guides are
types of intelligences or learning styles. activities, Worksheets, Online Practice, and the available on the Teacher’s Website.
Classroom Presentation Tool.

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