Pearson Education Hellascourse: Top Secret 2 Year Planner

Pearson Education HellasCOURSE: Top Secret 2 Year planner

Top Secret 2

Senior B

Components

• Top Secret Senior B Students’ Book
• Top Secret Senior B Workbook
• Top Secret Senior B Companion
• Top Secret Senior B Grammar
• Top Secret Senior B Test Book
• Top Secret Senior B Students’ e-Book

Also:

• Teacher’s Resource Book

• Teacher’s Editions of Workbook, Companion, Grammar and Test Book, with overprinted answers
• Class Audio CDs
• Teacher’s e-Book for Interactive Whiteboard

Teaching Notes

• Top Secret is a three-level course for young learners in Senior classes A-C. By incorporating exciting mystery elements and codebreaking activities, Top Secret makes English learning fun and stimulating.

• Each unit consists of a mission, during which students find clues and use their special codebreaker to crack a code and find a password that allows them access to more fun activities in the Top Secret digital e-Book.

• In Top Secret 2, the main characters are Agents Nina, Finn, Daisy and Charlie. Students can also follow the adventures of Holly, Max and Ra in the ongoing cartoon adventure story, The Magic Amulet.

• In Top Secret, your students will also discover interesting true facts about English-speaking countries.

• Each Student’s Book has ten separate units or ‘Missions’, which as well as covering grammar, vocabulary and skills, also present the students with a codebreaking challenge every time. Clues are given throughout the unit, so students can crack the code by the time they reach the end of each Mission.

• Other special features include Discover Words, Discover Grammar and Discover Functionssections, all with clear presentations/explanations. Grammar and vocabulary is recycled regularly throughout the book. The Talking Tips sections include everyday expressions which will prove useful for students. The Writing Zones sections cover different writing tasks, and the Writing File at the back of the Students’ Book gives clear models as well as tips.

• Pronunciation is addressed in a comprehensive and relevant way – with particular attention paid to the difficulties Greek learners have with the English language.

• Songs, raps, projects and tips are all included regularly throughout the book.

Organisation of the syllabus

• Students’ book: The book is divided into ten topic-based units or ‘Missions’. The Mission and the codebreaking task are introduced by one of the Agents each time, and they give students the first clue for the codebreaking task. Then Lesson a, b and c incorporate vocabulary, grammar and skills. Every second Mission has a Lesson d, which provides extra skills practice. Every Mission ends with a Mission Complete page, with a puzzle, a tip or a rap, and the Top Secret Agent Test, where students find the final clue and the solution to the codebreaking task. There is also a Let’s Revise section at the end of every Mission.

• Workbook: The Workbook provides extra practice of the grammar and vocabulary items presented in each Students’ Book unit. Special quizzes, games and puzzles ensure the young students are kept interested and motivated. There are also Detective Nick mystery stories in the skills lessons, and Be Careful! exercises which are also hosted by Detective Nick.

• Grammar Book: The Grammar Book follows the Students’ Book lesson by lesson and provides further details of the structure as well as extra practice activities. There are clear grammar tables with explanations in Greek, and there is a Review section at the end of every Mission. Each grammar point is presented through an amusing cartoon featuring Detective Nick.

• Companion: The Companion is a lesson by lesson guide to the vocabulary in the Students’ Book. The Greek translation and an example sentence are given for every word. Extra features make the Companion an invaluable component of the series.

• Test Book: There are Mission tests for every unit, testing grammar and vocabulary, as well as skills tests for every second unit. There are also mid-year, end-of-year and final tests, which cover grammar and vocabulary as well as reading and writing. There are A and B versions of all the Mission tests and the Progress tests.
• Teacher’s Resource Book: The Teacher’s Resource Book has clear and practical suggestions for every lesson, as well as ideas for extra activities. Answers are overprinted. At the back of the Teacher’s Resource Book, there are photocopiable activities, games, quizzes and two plays.

• Class CDs: All the Discover Words vocabulary is included on the class CDs, as well as presentation dialogues and reading texts, songs and raps.

• Students’ e-Book: The Students’ e-Book includes all the Students’ Book spreads, audio files (except the listening exercises) and there are also extra self-correcting interactive exercises and Top Secret games for each Mission. In addition there are some video clips, a pronunciation guide and the lesson by lesson word list.

Suggestions

• Before beginning the course, it is recommended that you read the introductory section of the Teacher’s Resource Book. It gives you a clear overview of the course, as well as providing more detail about some of the standard classroom procedures which will prove useful in teaching Top Secret to your students.

• It is advisable before each lesson to read the corresponding pages in the Teacher’s Resource Book and collect all the appropriate material needed for the lesson.

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Pearson Education HellasCOURSE: Top Secret 2 Year planner

WEEK 1


Students' Book / 
Workbook / 
Companion / 
Grammar / 
Teacher’s Resource Book / 
Test Book and
e-Book
Welcome to Top Secret 2!
Pages 4-5
[introduce characters, review have got, there is, in / at / on] / Welcome to Top Secret!
Pages 4-5, Excs. 1-7 / Welcome to Top Secret 2!
Pages 6-7 / Welcome
Pages 4-5
Spy Files
Pages 6-7
[introduce characters, review action verbs, can, imperatives]
Top Secret Codebreaker
[page 8]
Alphabet / colours, Top Secret Agent test / Welcome to Top Secret!
Pages 4-5, Excs. 8-11 / Spy Files
Page 8
Top Secret
Page 9
Welcome Grammar
Page 10 / Welcome
Pages 6-7

WEEK 2


Students' Book / 
Workbook / 
Companion / 
Grammar / 
Teacher’s Resource Book / 
Test Book and
e-Book
Mission 1 –Let’s Have Fun!
Pages 9-11
[present simple, frequency adverbs] / 1a - People
Pages 6-7 / 1a
Pages 11-12 / 1a
Pages 8-9 / 1a Lesson Quiz
Page 152
Mission 1 - Let’s Have Fun!
Pages 12-15
[present continuous, stative verbs] / 1b
Pages 8-9
1 c
Pages 10-11 / 1b
Pages 13-14
1c
Page 15 / 1b
Pages 10-13 / 1b Lesson Quiz
Page 152
1c Lesson Quiz
Page 153

WEEK 3


Students' Book / 
Workbook / 
Companion / 
Grammar / 
Teacher’s Resource Book / 
Test Book and
e-Book
Mission 1 – Let’s Have Fun!
Pages 16-18
[Discover Skills, Mission Complete] / 1d
Pages 12-13 / 1d
Page 16
Mission Complete
Page 16 / Unit 1
Skills Test
Pages 45-46
Mission 1 - Let’s Have Fun!
Pages 19-20
[Let’s Revise!] / Let’s Revise!
Pages 14-15 / Let’s Revise
Page 17
Mission 1 Grammar
Page 18 / Review
Pages 14-17
Test 1
Pages 113-114 / Mission 1 Game
Page 142 / Mission 1
Test A / B
Pages 5-8
Notes
-Refer students to the Writing File on SB page 119 for a model of an email
-Some of the review exercises can be done at home if there isn’t enough time in class.

WEEK 4


Students' Book / 
Workbook / 
Companion / 
Grammar / 
Teacher’s Resource Book / 
Test Book and
e-Book
Mission 2 – Story Time
Pages 21-23
[past simple] / 2a
Pages 16-17 / 2a
Pages 19-20 / 2a
Pages 18-19 / 2a Lesson Quiz
Page 153
Mission 2 – Story Time
Page 24-25
[past continuous] / 2b
Pages 18-19 / 2b
Pages 21-22 / 2b
Pages 20-21 / 2b Lesson Quiz
Page 154
Notes
-Refer students to the Writing File on SB page 119 for a model of a story.

WEEK 5


Students' Book / 
Workbook / 
Companion / 
Grammar / 
Teacher’s Resource Book / 
Test Book and
e-Book
Mission 2 – Story Time
Pages 26-27
[past simple and past continuous] / 2c
Pages 20-21 / 2c
Page 23 / 2c
Pages 22-24 / 2c Lesson Quiz
Page 154
Mission 2 - Story Time
Page 28
[Mission Complete] / Mission Complete
Pages 23-24
Notes
-At the end of the even lessons (2, 4, etc.), you might have extra time available as there is no skills spread in these lessons. Use the time to deal with any queries, look again at any areas students are unsure of, etc.

WEEK 6

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Students' Book / 
Workbook / 
Companion / 
Grammar / 
Teacher’s Resource Book / 
Test Book and
e-Book
Mission 2 – Story Time
Pages 29-30
[Let’s revise!]
Let’s Revise!
Pages 22-23 / Let’s revise
Page 25
Mission 2 Grammar
Page 26 / Review
Pages 25-28
Test 2
Pages 115-116 / Mission 2 Game
Page 143 / Mission 2
Test A / B
Pages 9-12
Notes
-Don’t move on to Mission 3 until you are sure all students know the difference between the past simple and the past continuous tenses.

WEEK 7

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Students' Book / 
Workbook / 
Companion / 
Grammar / 
Teacher’s Resource Book / 
Test Book and
e-Book
Mission 3 – Outdoors
Pages 31-33
[comparatives and superlatives] / 3a
Pages 24-25 / 3a
Pages 27-28 / 3a
Pages 29-30 / 3a Lesson Quiz
Page 155
Mission 3 – Outdoors
Pages 34-35
[(not) as ... as, less, least] / 3b
Pages 26-27 / 3b
Pages 29-30 / 3b
Pages 31-32 / 3b Lesson Quiz
Page 155
Notes
-Always allow enough time for Speaking activities.

WEEK 8

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Students' Book / 
Workbook / 
Companion / 
Grammar / 
Teacher’s Resource Book / 
Test Book and
e-Book
Mission 3 – Outdoors
Pages 36-37
[too and enough] / 3c
Pages 28-29 / 3c
Page 31 / 3c
Pages 33-34 / 3c Lesson Quiz
Page 156
Mission 3 – Outdoors
Pages 38-39
[Discover Skills] / 3d
Pages 30-31 / 3d
Pages 32-33 / Unit 3
Skills Test
Pages 47-48
Notes
-Refer students to the Writing File on SB page 120 for a personal profile.

WEEK 9


Students' Book / 
Workbook / 
Companion / 
Grammar / 
Teacher’s Resource Book / 
Test Book and
e-Book
Mission 3 – Outdoors
Page 40
[Mission Complete] / Mission Complete
Page 33
Mission 3 – Outdoors
Pages 41-42
[Let’s Revise!] / Let’s Revise!
Pages 32-33 / Let’s Revise
Page 34
Mission 3 Grammar
Page 35 / Review
Pages 35-37
Test 3
Pages 117-118 / Mission 3 Game
Page 144 / Mission 3
Test A / B
Pages 13-16

WEEK 10

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Students' Book / 
Workbook / 
Companion / 
Grammar / 
Teacher’s Resource Book / 
Test Book and
e-Book
Mission 4 – Music
Pages 43-45
[present perfect, present perfect: just, already, yet] / 4a
Pages 34-35 / 4a
Pages 36-37 / 4a
Pages 38-39 / 4a Lesson Quiz
Page 156
Mission 4 – Music
Pages 46-47
[present perfect: How long? for, since] / 4b
Pages 36-37 / 4b
Pages 38-39 / 4b
Page 40 / 4b Lesson Quiz
Page 157

WEEK 11

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Students' Book / 
Workbook / 
Companion / 
Grammar / 
Teacher’s Resource Book / 
Test Book and
e-Book
Mission 4 – Music
Pages 48-49
[present perfect and past simple] / 4c
Pages 38-39 / 4c
Page 40 / 4c
Pages 41-43 / 4c Lesson Quiz
Page 157
Mission 4 – Music
Page 50
[Mission Complete] / Mission Complete
Page 40
Notes
-Try to build in plenty of practice on the two tenses (present perfect and past simple)

WEEK 12

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Students' Book / 
Workbook / 
Companion / 
Grammar / 
Teacher’s Resource Book / 
Test Book and
e-Book
Mission 4 – Music
Pages 51-52
[Let’s Revise!]
Let’s Revise!
Pages 40-41 / Let’s Revise!
Page 41
Mission 4 Grammar
Page 42 / Review
Pages 44-47
Test 4
Pages 119-120 / Mission 4 Game
Page 145 / Mission 4
Test A / B
Pages 17-20
Notes
-Try to make time for the play Christmas Crackers – Teacher’s Resource Book, pages 138-139

WEEK 13

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Students' Book / 
Workbook / 
Companion / 
Grammar / 
Teacher’s Resource Book / 
Test Book and
e-Book
Mission 5 – Everyday Life
Pages 53-55
[should and shouldn’t] / 5a
Pages 42-43 / 5a
Pages 43-45 / 5a
Pages 48-49 / 5a Lesson Quiz
Page 158
Mission 5 – Everyday Life
Pages 56-57
[must and have to] / 5b
Pages 44-45 / 5b
Pages 46-47 / 5b
Pages 50-51 / 5b Lesson Quiz
Page 158

WEEK 14


Students' Book / 
Workbook / 
Companion / 
Grammar / 
Teacher’s Resource Book / 
Test Book and
e-Book
Mission 5 – Everyday Life
Pages 58-59
[can, could, may] / 5c
Pages 46-47 / 5c
Page 48 / 5c
Pages 52-53 / 5c Lesson Quiz
Page 159
Mission 5 – Everyday Life
Pages 60-61
[Discover Skills] / 5d
Pages 48-49 / 5d
Page 49 / Unit 5
Skills test
Pages 49-50
Notes
-Refer students to the Writing File on SB page 120 for a model of a job description.

WEEK 15


Students' Book / 
Workbook / 
Companion / 
Grammar / 
Teacher’s Resource Book / 
Test Book and
e-Book
Mission 5 – Everyday Life
Page 62
[Mission Complete]
Mission 5 – Everyday Life
Pages 63-64
[Let’s Revise!] / Let’s Revise!
Pages 50-51 / Let’s Revise
Pages 50-51
Mission 5 Grammar
Page 52 / Review
Pages 54-57
Test 5
Pages 121-122 / Mission 5 Game
Page 146 / Mission 5
Test A / B
Pages 21-24
Mid-Year
Test
A / B
Pages 55-62

WEEK 16


Students' Book / 
Workbook / 
Companion / 
Grammar / 
Teacher’s Resource Book / 
Test Book and
e-Book
Mission 6 - Places
Pages 65-67
[present continuous for future] / 6a
Pages 52-53 / 6a
Pages 53-54 / 6a
Page 58-59 / 6a Lesson Quiz
Page 159
Mission 6 – Places
Pages 68-69
[will and going to] / 6b
Pages 54-55 / 6b
Pages 55-56 / 6b
Pages 60-62 / 6b Lesson Quiz
Page 160
Notes
-Clarify any difficulties in distinguishing between the use of will and going to at this stage.

WEEK 17


Students' Book / 
Workbook / 
Companion / 
Grammar / 
Teacher’s Resource Book / 
Test Book and
e-Book
Mission 6 - Places
Pages 70-71
[question words and forms] / 6c
Pages 56-57 / 6c
Pages 57-58 / 6c
Page 63 / 6c Lesson Quiz
Page 160
Mission 6 - Places
Page 72
[Mission Complete]
Notes
-Build in plenty of practice in questions and answers this week, to consolidate the use of question words.

WEEK 18

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Students' Book / 
Workbook / 
Companion / 
Grammar / 
Teacher’s Resource Book / 
Test Book and
e-Book
Mission 6 - Places
Pages 73-74
[Let’s Revise!]
Let’s Revise!
Pages 58-59 / Let’s Revise!
Page 59
Mission 6 Grammar
Page 60 / Review
Pages 64-67
Test 6
Pages 123-124 / Mission 6 Game
Page 147 / Mission 6
Test A / B
Pages 25-28

WEEK 19


Students' Book / 
Workbook / 
Companion / 
Grammar / 
Teacher’s Resource Book / 
Test Book and
e-Book
Mission 7 – In Touch
Pages 75-77
[some-, any-, every- no-] / 7a
Pages 60-61 / 7a
Pages 61-63 / 7a
Pages 68-69 / 7a Lesson Quiz
Page 161
Mission 7 – In Touch
Pages 78-79
[may, might] / 7b
Pages 62-63 / 7b
Pages 64-65 / 7b
Pages 70-71 / 7b Lesson Quiz
Page 161

WEEK 20


Students' Book / 
Workbook / 
Companion / 
Grammar / 
Teacher’s Resource Book / 
Test Book and
e-Book
Mission 7 – In Touch
Pages 80-81
[relative pronouns] / 7c
Pages 64-65 / 7c
Pages 66-67 / 7c
Pages 72-73 / 7c Lesson Quiz
Page 162
Mission 7 – In Touch
Pages 82-83
[Discover Skills] / 7d
Pages 66-67 / 7d
Page 68-69 / Unit 7
Skills test
Pages 51-52
Notes
-Refer students to the Writing File on SB page 121 for a model of a diary entry.

WEEK 21


Students' Book / 
Workbook / 
Companion / 
Grammar / 
Teacher’s Resource Book / 
Test Book and
e-Book
Mission 7 – In Touch
Page 84
[Mission Complete]
Mission 7 – In Touch
Pages 85-86
[Let’s Revise!] / Let’s Revise!
Pages 68-69 / Let’s Revise!
Pages 70-71
Mission 7 Grammar
Page 72 / Review
Pages 74-77
Test 7
Pages 125-126 / Mission 7 Game
Page 148 / Mission 7
Test A / B
Pages 29-32

WEEK 22


Students' Book / 
Workbook / 
Companion / 
Grammar / 
Teacher’s Resource Book / 
Test Book and
e-Book
Mission 8 – Our World
Pages 87-89
[first conditional] / 8a
Pages 70-71 / 8a
Pages 73-74 / 8a
Pages 78-80 / 8a Lesson Quiz
Page 162
Mission 8 – Our World
Pages 90-91
[second conditional] / 8b
Pages 72-73 / 8b
Pages 75-76 / 8b
Pages 81-83 / 8b Lesson Quiz
Page 163
Notes
-Include some extra activities to consolidate the first and second conditionals.

WEEK 23

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Students' Book / 
Workbook / 
Companion / 
Grammar / 
Teacher’s Resource Book / 
Test Book and
e-Book
Mission 8 – Our World
Pages 92-93
[quantifiers] / 8c
Pages 74-75 / 8c
Pages 77-78 / 8c
Pages 84-85 / 8c Lesson Quiz
Page 163
Mission 8 – Our World
Page 94
[Mission Complete] / Mission Complete
Page 78

WEEK 24

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Students' Book / 
Workbook / 
Companion / 
Grammar / 
Teacher’s Resource Book / 
Test Book and
e-Book
Mission 8 – Our World
Pages 95-96
[Let’s Revise!]
Let’s Revise!
Pages 76-77 / Let’s Revise!
Page 79
Mission 8 Grammar
Page 80 / Review
Pages 86-89
Test 8
Pages 127-128 / Mission 8 Game
Page 149 / Mission 8
Test A / B
Pages 33-36
Notes
-For the Unit 8 project, refer students to the Writing File on SB page 121 for a model of an environmental poster.

WEEK 25


Students' Book / 
Workbook / 
Companion / 
Grammar / 
Teacher’s Resource Book / 
Test Book and
e-Book
Mission 9 - Celebrations
Pages 97-99
[tag questions] / 9a
Pages 78-79 / 9a
Pages 81-82 / 9a
Pages 90-91 / 9a Lesson Quiz
Page 164
Mission 9 – Celebrations
Pages 100-101
[gerunds] / 9b
Pages 80-81 / 9b
Pages 83-84 / 9b
Pages 942-93 / 9b Lesson Quiz
Page 164

WEEK 26


Students' Book / 
Workbook / 
Companion / 
Grammar / 
Teacher’s Resource Book / 
Test Book and
e-Book
Mission 9 - Celebrations
Pages 102-103
[adverbs of manner] / 9c
Pages 82-83 / 8c
Pages 85-86 / 9c
Pages 94-95 / 9c Lesson Quiz
Page 165
Mission 9 - Celebrations
Pages 104-105
[Discover Skills] / 9d
Pages 84-85 / 9d
Page 87 / Unit 9
Skills test
Pages 53-54

WEEK 27


Students' Book / 
Workbook / 
Companion / 
Grammar / 
Teacher’s Resource Book / 
Test Book and
e-Book
Mission 9 - Celebrations
Page 106
[Mission Complete] / Mission Complete
Page 87
Mission 9 - Celebrations
Pages 107-108
[Let’s Revise!] / Let’s Revise!
Pages 86-87 / Let’s Revise!
Page 88
Mission 9 Grammar
Page 89 / Review
Pages 96-99
Test 9
Pages 129-130 / Mission 9 Game
Page 150 / Mission 9
Test A / B
Pages 37-40

WEEK 28


Students' Book / 
Workbook / 
Companion / 
Grammar / 
Teacher’s Resource Book / 
Test Book and
e-Book
Mission 10 - Superspy
Pages 109-111
[present simple passive] / 10a
Pages 88-89 / 10a
Pages 90-91 / 10a
Pages 100-101 / 10a Lesson Quiz
Page 165
Mission 10 – Superspy
Pages 112-113
[past simple passive] / 10b
Pages 90-91 / 10b
Pages 92-93 / 10b
Pages 102-103 / 10b Lesson Quiz
Page 166

WEEK 29

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Students' Book / 
Workbook / 
Companion / 
Grammar / 
Teacher’s Resource Book / 
Test Book and
e-Book
Mission 10 – Superspy
Pages 114-115
[tense revision] / 10c
Pages 92-93 / 10 c
Page 94 / 10c
Pages 104-107 / 10c Lesson Quiz
Page 166
Mission 10 – Superspy
Pages 116
[Mission Complete] / Mission 10 Game
Page 151
Notes
There is scope this week (Week 29) to look again at areas where students have difficulties.

WEEK 30

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Students' Book / 
Workbook / 
Companion / 
Grammar / 
Teacher’s Resource Book / 
Test Book and
e-Book
Mission 10 - Superspy
Pages 117-118
[Let’s Revise!] / Let’s Revise!
Pages 94-95 / Let’s Revise!
Pages 95-96
Mission 10 Grammar
Pages 97-98 / Review
Pages 108-111
Test 10
Pages 131-132 / Mission 10
Test A / B
Pages 41-44
End-of-Year Test A / B
Pages 63-70
Use this lesson for any unfinished items, or for extra activities / Try to allow time for the play Noodle to the Rescue!
Pages 140-141 / Final Test A / B
Pages 71-78

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