Open Door English

For Classes 1 to 5

Eleanor Watts and Chris Jacques

Open Door English is a lively, carefully-graded course for children in English-medium schools. It opens a door to the skills and attitudes necessary for life in the 21st century.

• Each teaching unit begins with a stimulating reading text in a variety of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry genres
• Examples of target vocabulary, and grammar are contextualized in the reading texts
Language skills
• Related spelling, vocabulary, grammar, and punctuation exercises are progressively graded
• ‘Wise owl’ boxes teach the rules in simple, child-friendly language
Communication skills
• Related speaking, and listening tasks ensure that children can communicate effectively through English
• The audio-recording on My E-Mate provides a correct model of pronunciation for all texts, spellings, and listening tasks
Writing skills
• All the learning of a unit comes together in the composition task, which supports individual expression with clear writing frames
Life skills
• Every unit fosters curiosity, critical thinking, responsibility, co-operation, and creativity
Revision
• Every fifth unit revises all the skills taught in the previous four units
Components for each level
• Textbook with reading texts, language, and composition work
• Workbook with handwriting and consolidation of the Textbook
• Teaching Guide including photo-copiable revision tests
• My E-Mate audio-recordings to be used in class and at home
• My E-Mate interactive exercises for online practice