The English Connection Coursebook - 1

The English Connection, an integrated skills course, highlights the holistic approach to language teaching and learning. The underlying principles of language learning advocated by the CBSE, i.e., learner autonomy, reflective thinking, creativity, and interactive learning, have been incorporated in the pedagogy that is embedded in the course content of the series.

The main features of the book are as follows:

1. A wide range of poetry and prose from different literary genres to develop comprehension skills.

2. A carefully graded grammar syllabus with structures, comprehensive rules, and tasks that lead to its usage.

3. A study skills section on spelling, pronunciation, dictionary research, and punctuation.

4. Writing tasks to promote creative, imaginative, and critical thinking skills.

5. Projects to develop interpersonal and reference skills as well as the ability to process information.

Table of Contents:

Now We Are Six

1. Story My Home and My Family

2. Story A Ride to School

Poem A Happy Child

3. Force and Pressure

Poem A Happy Child

4. Energy

Sample Test Paper 1

5. Drama The Ugly Duckling

Project 1 Making Your Own Family Tree

6. Story Appu Finds New Friends

Poem If I Were an Apple

7. At the Zoo

8. Graphic Story Tina Learns to Share

Poem How Beautiful the World Is!

9. Drama The Three Wishes

10. Story Healthy Food

11. Project 2 Making Animals from Matchboxes

Listening Text