Education

&

Community
Pre-Benchmark
Literacy Level
Benchmark 1 & 2
CLB 1 & 2

Maria Crapsi
Agnes Kucharska

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Introduction
Community and Education works well with any beginner class, but is ideal for a teacher
with a multi-level beginner class. All teachers know the challenge of finding material for
a multi-level class. Its difficult to find one workbook to meet the needs of all the
students. We created our own material to overcome this problem. Each theme has three
beginner levels. Most target vocabulary is illustrated, but in some cases higher level
students will be asked to use their dictionaries to define the target vocabulary. The
students reinforce the new vocabulary with time-tested exercises. Once the vocabulary
is reinforced the students practise their new vocabulary through reading, writing,
listening and speaking exercises. A rich variety of exercises will interest and engage
your students.
Teachers often wish there was an audio CD with workbooks. They want their students to
hear more native speakers of English in their classroom. The audio CD included with this
book has six native speakers - 3 male and 3 female. The CD content and track numbers
are listed in the table of contents. Also look for the symbol seen to the right on the
exercise pages. It indicates an audio CD track is available and the track number. Some
tracks are dedicated listening exercises, some are audio answer keys and others are
alternative tracks for read-a-long or passive listening. This content information is
available in the table of contents. If you dont want your students to be passive listeners
try this activity. Photocopy the target vocabulary, pass out one word to each student
and then play the read-a-long track. Each time the student hears their word they hold it
up or they stand up.
See the Instruction Tips on page 101 for extra activities.
We have made a point of not including any pictures of guns in this book out of
consideration for our students who have immigrated from or fled war zones.
Thanks to all the people who encouraged and inspired us to write this book, including our
publisher Thane Ladner.
Maria Crapsi and Agnes Kucharska

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CD

Contents
Education - Pre-Literacy - Pre-Benchmark
PAGE

LESSON

CD Content & Track #

Target Vocabulary

listen or read-a-long 2

Matching

Fill in the Missing Letters

Alphabetical Order

lowercase alphabet

UPPERCASE ALPHABET

Scrambled Words

Scrambled Words

7, 8

Label the Pictures

Cut & Match

10

Word Search

11

Listening - Instructions

instructions 4, 5

12

Listening - Instructions

instructions 6, 7

13

Listening - Picture Bingo

prompts 8, 9, 10

14

Listening - Word Bingo

prompts 11, 12, 13

15

Illustrated Crossword

16

Listening - Illustrated Crossword

17

Education Stories

answer key 3

prompts 14
listen or read-a-long 15, 16, 17

Education Story Exercises

18

A. Fill in the Missing Words

18

B. Unscramble the Sentences

19

C. Personal Information

19

D. Days of the Week

20

Grammar - Fill the Verb - To Be

21

Grammar - Fill the Verb - To Be

answer key 18, 19

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Education - Level 1 - LINC 1 - Benchmark 1

PAGE

LESSON

CD Content & Track #

22, 23

Target Vocabulary

listen or read-a-long 20

24

Match & Print

25

Missing Vowels

26

Fill in the Blanks

27

With + A Noun

28

Reading - Education In My School District

listen or read-a-long 21

Education Reading Exercises

29

A. Fill in the Missing Words

29

B. True or False

30

C. Questions

31

Grammar - Read, Write & Study

answer key 22

32

Word Search

33

Listening - Instructions

prompts 23, 24

34

Listening - Story & Questions #1

listen & respond

34

Listening - Story & Questions #2

listen & respond 25, 26

35, 36

Test - Write Short Sentences

Education - Level 2- LINC 2 - Benchmark 2

37

Target Vocabulary

38, 39

Definition Match

40

Noun or Verb?

41

People, Places or Things?

42

Fill in the Blanks

43

Word Find

44

Listen and Circle

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answer key

listen & respond 28

Education - Level 2 - LINC 2 - Benchmark 2, continued

PAGE

LESSON

CD Content & Track #

Education Readings
45

Nut Free School

listen or read-a-long 29

45

Reporting Absence

listen or read-a-long 30

45

The Report Card

listen or read-a-long 31

Education Reading Exercises

46

Read and Discuss

47

Writing Notes From Home

48

Mohammads Report Card

49

Mohammads Report Card - Questions

50

Grammar - Past Tense

51

Crossword

52

Listening - Story & Questions

53

Test

answer key 32

listen and respond 33

Community - Pre-Literacy - Pre-benchmark

54, 55

Target Vocabulary

56

Matching

57

Word Find

58

Illustrated Circle the Correct Word

59

Illustrated Prepositions

60, 61

Illustrated Prepositions

62

Story - Stella Goes to the Post Office

listen or read-a-long 34

model or read-a-long 35

Story Exercises
63

A. Missing Words

cloze 36

63

B. Missing Letters

64

C. Answer the Questions

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Community - Pre-Literacy - Pre-benchmark, continued

PAGE

LESSON

65, 66

Addressing Envelopes

67

Listening - Spelling

68

Review Game

69

UPPERCASE & Alphabetical Order

CD Content & Track #

listen & respond 37, 38

Community - Level 1 - LINC 1 - Benchmark 1

70, 71, 72

Target Vocabulary

73

Label The Pictures

74, 75

Directions Map & Prepositions

76

Fill In The Blanks

77

Story - Martha the Librarian

listen or read-a-long 39

listen or read-a-long 40

Story Exercises
78

A. Answer The Questions

79

B. Write Sentences

79

C. Discussion Questions

80

Grammar Borrow & Lend

answer key 41

81

Listening - Circle the Word You Hear

listen & respond 42, 43

82

Review Game - BINGO

prompt 44, 45, 46

83

Test - Juan & Carla

listen or read-a-long 47

Community - Level 2 - LINC 2 - Benchmark 2

84, 85, 86

Target Vocabulary

87

Label the Pictures

88, 89, 90

Directions Map & Prepositions

91

Reading - In the Community

listen or read-a-long 49

92

Listening - Circle the Correct Answer

listen & respond 49

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Community - Level 2 - LINC 2 - Benchmark 2, continued

PAGE

LESSON

CD Content & Track #

93

Reading - True or False

listen or read-a-long 50

94

911 Role Play

95

The Police - Fill In the Blanks

96

Grammar - Present Continuous Tense

97

Grammar - Past Tense

98

How Do You Spell It?

99

Reading Test

100

Reading Test Questions

answer key 51

listen or read-a-long 52

101 107

Instruction Tips, Extra Activities and Templates

108 - 113

Answer Key

113 - 115

Transcripts

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Education - Literacy Level - Target Vocabulary

1. school

2. student

3. teacher

4. classroom

5. desk

6. whiteboard

7. marker

8. brush

9. pen

10. pencil

11. book

12. notebook

13. paper

14. eraser

15. ruler

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Education - Literacy - Exercise 1 Matching

Draw a line from the word to the picture.

1. paper
2. desk
3. school
4. marker
5. whiteboard
6. pencil
7. classroom
8. eraser
9. book
10. notebook
11. teacher
12. student
13. pen
14. ruler
15. brush

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Education - Literacy - Exercise 2 Missing Letters
Fill in the missing letters.
1. s t __ d __ n t

9. c l __ s s __ o __ m

2. d __ s __

10. e r __ s __ r

3. m __ r k __ r

11. w h __ t __ b __ a __ d

4. p __ n

12. r __ l __ r

5. s c __ o __ l

13. b __ u __ h

6. b __ o __

14. p __ n c __ l

7. t __ a __ h __ r

15. n __ t __ b __ o k

8. p __ p __ r

Education - Literacy - Exercise 3 Alphabetical Order

Put these words in alphabetical order.
school

student

teacher

classroom

desk

whiteboard

marker

brush

pen

pencil

book

paper

eraser

notebook

ruler

1.

6.

11.

2.

7.

12.

3.

8.

13.

4.

9.

14.

5.

10.

15.

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Education - Literacy - Exercise 4 lowercase

Print the words in lowercase.
SCHOOL

school

PEN

STUDENT

PENCIL

TEACHER

BOOK

CLASSROOM

NOTEBOOK

DESK

PAPER

WHITEBOARD

ERASER

BRUSH

RULER
MARKER

Education - Literacy - Exercise 5 UPPPERCASE

Print the words in UPPERCASE.
school

SCHOOL

pen

student

pencil

teacher

book

classroom

notebook

desk

paper

whiteboard

eraser

brush

ruler
marker
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