Drive series presentation

1. A V O C A B U L A R Y A N D S K I L L B U I L D E R S E R I E S
Drive

2. Main Goals of the Series
 Vocabulary Builder
 Start from students’ base vocabulary
 Add new vocabulary to base through repeated exposure and
practice
 Skill Builder
 Scaffold practice from a level that is accessible to students
 Keep steps between levels of series narrow

3. Four Skills Four Levels
 Reading
 Drive 1-4
 Listening
 Drive 1-4
 Speaking
 Drive 1-4
 Writing
 Drive 1-4
 False Beginner
 R, L, S, W
 High Beginner
 R, L, S, W
 Intermediate
 R, L, S, W
 High Intermediate
 R, L, S, W
Series Structure

6. Instructional Approach
 Presentation
 Target vocabulary and grammar
 Practice
 Level appropriate tasks
 Reinforcement
 Recycling of unit targets in different tasks
 Skill extension
 More challenging tasks for practice
 Skill assessment
 Short quiz focusing on unit targets

7. Skill Connections
 Themes are coordinated by grammar points across
skills within levels
Reading Listening Speaking Writing
Unit 1 be + adj Introductions In Class At School Immediate
Feelings
Unit 2 Q-form with
do or does
Playing Fun at School Free Time
Activities
School Activities
Unit 3 have/has Art Supplies Clothing Objects
(Owned)
Illness (Having a
Cold)
Unit 4 prepositions Location of
Class Objects
Locations of
Places
Locations of
Things or
Places
Locations of
Food Items
Unit 5 There is/are Things in a
Home
Things on a
Farm
People in a
Family
Things at a
Picnic

8. Differentiation of Levels
 Beginning levels
 Materials based upon
1,000 word list
 Illustrations used with
characters to follow
through units
 Developed with
elementary age users in
mind
 Intermediate levels
 Materials based upon
2,000 word list
 Photographs used to
support non-fiction
content
 Developed with middle
school age users in mind

9. Workbooks
 Are included for each skill
 Are designed with simple tasks for students to
manage on their own
 Provide additional exposure to target vocabulary for
reinforcement of new words

10. Wrap-up Quizzes
 Include tasks previously
presented for each skill
 Aim to show students
their skill progress
 Expose students to
typical tasks on
standardized skill
assessment tests

11. Word Lists
 Found at the back of
all student books
 Lists 500 base words
of the level
 Were used as the basis
for development of
higher levels of the
series

12. Suggested Instructional Time
 1 hour per unit
 Time for each activity is suggested in “How to Use This Book”
 Extension activities are outlined in “How to Use This Book”
 14 hours per book
 Appropriate for semester courses of 1 hour per week
 56 hours for all skills per level
 Appropriate for month long intensive programs of 3 hours per
day