New ATLANTIS Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Books

ATLANTIS Higher Learning
English Expression I Advanced
and English Expression II

Support Material for Teachers and Students

DVD-ROM (MS Word files)

  1. Test builders for every lesson
  2. Textbook digital data
    3. i. conversations and short stories
    ii. comprehension questions
    iii. grammar drills
  3. Sample writing
  4. Listening scripts
  5. Vocabulary matching exercises (Japanese to English)
  6. Flashcards (vocabulary) and pictures
  7. Additional worksheets (for EEI)
    8. i. Warm-ups (bridging junior high school and high school grammar)
    1. Present tense ‘be’ verbs
    2. Present tense regular verbs
    3. WH Questions with present tense ‘be’ verbs and regular verbs
    4. The present progressive
    5. Past tense ‘be’ verbs
    6. Past tense regular verbs
    7. WH questions with past tense ‘be’ verbs and regular verbs
    8. There + ‘be’ verbs
    ii. Supplementary Worksheets
    1. SV. SVC. SVO, M
    2. SVOO
    3. SVOC
    4. ~ed. vs. ~ing (bored vs. boring, etc.)
    5. comparatives
    6. superlatives
    iii. Additional Activities
    Ten activities to be done in pairs, groups, and as a class
  8. Syllabus

The Expression II DVD-ROM is being made now. It will be completed by November 2017 and will include new supplementary grammar worksheets and activities.

Workbooks for Expression I (B5)

1. Workbook 1: 90 pages
  1. Additional conversations and short stories (often related to those in the textbook)
  2. Additional comprehension questions which focus on the target grammar
  3. Grammar drills
  4. Introduction of 423 new vocabulary words
2. Workbook 2: 101 pages
  1. Grammar review
  2. Grammar drills
  3. Review of vocabulary introduced in Workbook 1
  4. Introduction of 450 new vocabulary words
  5. Optional - Grammar extension section at the end of the workbook (an expansion of some grammar points from the textbook)

Expression II workbooks are being written now. They will be completed by October 2017 and will follow the same patterns as the Expression I workbooks. In addition to grammar drills and introduction of new vocabulary, the second year workbooks will include many writing exercises for the writing section at the back of EEII.

Teachers’ Manual for Expression I

Contents:
  1. Answer keys for every exercise in the textbook / list of CD tracks
  2. Grammar and exercise explanation (as explained by veteran Japanese teachers of English)
  3. Student-focused English lesson plans - involve the students in the class from the start to the end and teach effectively in English (can also used by ALTs)
  4. Sample writing
  5. Listening scripts

CDs for Expression I

  1. 3 Class CDs
  2. 1 Student CD
  3. 1 Workbook CD

Sample CD tracks

  1. Natural English
  2. Classroom English
  3. Lesson 1, Pages 2-4 Vocabulary
  4. Lesson 1, Exercise 1

My name is John Forrester. I am from America, but I live in Tokyo. My birthday is July 4. I like basketball and hip hop. My friend’s name is Chieko. Everybody calls her Chierin. On Valentine’s Day, she gives me chocolate. She is so sweet.

The Expression II Teachers’ Manual and CDs follow the same patterns as the Expression I teachers’ manual and CDs.