Fire and Ice 1 is an exciting textbook for students of first year English. It fires the imagination, making the English classroom an enjoyable and creative environment whilst also teaching that cool, intelligent, careful attention to clarity and accuracy builds confidence in spoken and written English. Written for the new Junior Cycle course, the Fire and Ice series has been carefully compiled to help you achieve all the objectives of the course. Fire and Ice 2 completes the series for second and third year students.







Key features of the book:





Rich and varied content is arranged into interesting and inspiring themes
Learning outcomes are referenced for teachers and translated into student-friendly spidergrams
Each lesson is framed by a skill-based learning intention,'What I Will Learn'
Each collection builds the skills required to complete end-of-chapter oral and written tasks
The PIE strategy (point, illustrate, explain) helps in answering questions comprehensively
'Mind Your Language'sections focus on the grammatical rudiments of English, supporting writing skills
Carefully chosen video and audio material is integrated into lessons and is accessible in your free eBook
Clear success criteria are provided for all summative tasks and many other tasks throughout the collections


There is a FREE eBOOK with this textbook! Your unique code is on the inside front cover.







TEACHER RESOURCES



The Teacher's Resource Book provides valuable additional material to encourage active learning and group work.





Yearly Lesson Plan and other planning guidelines
Reflection templates for portfolio tasks and oral communication
Lesson Worksheets/Graphic Organisers/Differentiated Worksheets






The FREE eBook blends all the digital resources available for the textbook in one place:





Videos/Podcasts (Adverts/Short Films/Documentaries, etc.)
Audio of poems and stories in the book
Weblinks and YouTube references






All of the digital material and supporting digital resources for teachers are available on GillExplore.ie, our smart, reliable and easy-to-use resources platform.