First Friends is a fun two-level beginner's course that develops vocabulary, practises phonics, and teaches family values. First Friends makes children's first year of learning English motivating and fun.
A regular unit cycle and engaging support resources help you create a positive learning environment where children can develop confidence, build vocabulary skills, and practise phonics. The carefully researched phonics programme gives you lessons that are ideal for children who don't use the Roman alphabet.
"I get by with a little help from my friends" - John Lennon
It’s not just a song. We all need a little help from our friends. If not now, tomorrow. Or the day after. Or the year after. Some people never realize it until it’s too late.
"Life is what happens while you're busy making other plans" - John Lennon
Family and Friends 6 - 1st edition - MulitROM This six-level course offers a fast-paced syllabus and a wide range of optional resources to support a high number of teaching hours per week. The series starts with an optional pre-school course, First Friends , before children move on to Family and Friends. One third of each unit is dedicated to skills training. One in six lessons is a phonics lesson to train children to recognize and produce English sounds. The lessons are supported by more activities on the Student MultiROM.
First Friends (American English) has a strong and clear structure that makes it easy for teachers to teach and learners to learn in a fun, friendly and familiar way. With the help of mascots, games, songs and stories young learners will soon be confident in their use of everyday English and grasp of the Roman alphabet.