Revised Communicate in English CCE
edition is an activity-based integrated
skills course with a cross-curricular
approach that will equip learners to
communicate and express themselves in
English. The series reflects the changing
trends and developments in the
communicative approach. The books are
carefully-graded and classroom-tested.
The course comprises
COURSEBOOKS
 LITERATURE
READERS
 WORKBOOKS
 TEACHERS’
HANDBOOKS
 WEB
SUPPORT
Books A and B
 have attractive talk-about colour pages to
encourage children to observe closely and
generate vocabulary
 focus on the practice of Phonic patterns,
introduction of elementary language
patterns, talk-about activities, sequencing
activities, matching and colouring
exercises and solving puzzles
 have special notes FOR THE TEACHERat the
end of the book that comprise activities,
poems, songs and stories for classroom use
In Books A, B
there is a
CCE checklist
for the
teacher.
Books 1–8 have been enriched and updated with
new pieces on sports, the environment, international events . . .
THE BASIC FORMAT OF REVISED CIE CCE edition
BOOKS 1 TO 5
GET SET - warm-up activity that leads the
learners into the main text
 COMPREHENSION - PROSE OR POEM
 Read and Understand section
 MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
 ALTERNATE RESPONSE TYPE QUESTIONS
 REFERENCE TO CONTEXT
 SEQUENCING
 ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS

DISCUSS IN CLASS
HOTS QUESTION / QUESTIONS FROM BOOK 3 ONWARDS
Book 3
Book 5
VOCABULARY
WORD WISE section, apart from vocabulary-building
exercises also includes
SPELL RIGHT
LEARN PUNCTUATION and
USE YOUR DICTIONARY
UNDERSTAND GRAMMAR
Grammar has been reinforced, students are made aware of the
grammar rules through well-graded exercises and activities.
Book 2
Book 5
USE GRAMMAR
has application-based tasks to internalize the grammar rules
Book 3
Book 4
SKILLS PRACTICE
LISTEN CAREFULLY section increases awareness of the different sounds of
English, develops the ability to listen accurately and sharpens listening.
Book 2
Book 4
SPEAK WELL section
encourages verbal interaction in class through group and pair
work. Builds confidence and fluency
Book 1
Book 5
WRITE WELL section
fosters creative thinking and expression, initiates the learners
into organized writing
Book 2
Book 3
The DO AND LEARN section (IN BOOKS 1 AND 2) and CHECK
YOUR UNDERSTANDING in Books 3 – 8 has tasks that teachers
can use for FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
Book 2
Book 5
SA 1 AND SA2 ( for Term 1 and Term 2) sums up how
much a student has learned from the course covered
Book 2
Book 5
Books 1 and 2 have a
STICKER PAGE. The
young learners will
paste a sticker from
this page on to the
CHECK LIST for selfassessment given on
COVER PAGE 3
The features covered so far
give recognition to the
SCHOLASTIC ASPECT OF LEARNING
The assessment in the SCHOLASTIC area
may be done using multiple techniques
of evaluation.
The CO-SCHOLASTIC asepct is well-defined as the LIFE SKILL section
that includes the following
v LIFE SKILLS v CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES v ATTITUDES AND VALUES
Book 1
Book 1
Book 3
Book 2
Book 4
Book 5
BOOKS 6 – 8
WHAT’S NEW???
1. FOUR COLOUR
Book 6
Book 8
2. NEW FORMAT AND LAYOUT OF EACH UNIT
Book 7
3. AS PER FEEDBACK FROM EVERYWHERE,
NO. OF UNITS REDUCED FROM 8 TO 7
Book 6
Book 8
4. The GET SET sections new
in most of the units
Book 8
5. The VOCABULARY SECTION is now well-defined within
all the three SECTIONS of the lessons in the units
Book 8
6. GRAMMAR SECTION UPGRADED, now WITHIN the lessons
The SECTIONS 2 and 3 in all the units have grammar under two different
headings
UNDERSTAND GRAMMAR - it has the grammar rules and practice exercises
USE GRAMMAR - the exercises enable the learners to internalize the rules in a
task-based activities.
Book 8
Book 8
7. TASKS FOR FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
(include activities on Vocabulary, Grammar, Listening, Speaking, Writing
using techniques like DEBATES, POSTERS, MINDMAPS, VENN DIAGRAM,
PIE-CHART, FLOW CHART, ROLE PLAYS, etc)
Book 6
Book 7
8. As per CCE guidelines, there are
IT-based activities/projects
Book 6
Book 8
9. SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENTS
(SA1 AND SA 2, at the end of UNIT 3 and UNIT 7)
Book 7
10. The CO-SCHOLASTIC aspect is
well-defined as the LIFE SKILL section
Book 6
Book 8
GENERAL SALIENT FEATURES Books 1 to 8
A
warm-up or a pre-reading task at the beginning of each lesson
introduces the theme of the lesson and gently leads the reader’s mind
into the main lesson.
 Texts are a balanced mix of classic and contemporary pieces.
In Books 6 to 8, the selections from a wide range of genres
are theme-based.
 Lively poems by modern as well as classical poets inculcate
in the learner a love for poetry.
 New and difficult words and phrases in the texts are
highlighted in an easy-to-read, unobtrusive and visuallyappealing manner and their meanings given at the bottom of
each page.
 Exhaustive exercises are given to develop the skills of
comprehension, grammar and writing.
 The
Activity ( Workbooks ) have theme-related Unseen
Comprehension passages that are followed by exhaustive
exercises. Every unit in Activity Books 1 to 8 contains sections on
vocabulary, grammar, writing and reference skills( in workbooks 6 8). Grammar is presented in a graded and orderly manner.
The Writing exercises in every unit will expose the students to a
variety of writing formats.
 The
Literature Readers motivate students to read for pleasure.
They help to develop the students’ analytical, inferential and
deductive skills. The study of literary pieces provides opportunities
to the students to reflect on the events and characters.
Web-support
for teachers is available on the ELT
Virtual Resource Centre (www.ratnasagar.co.in ) in
the form of lesson-linked downloadable exercises
and activities on grammar, vocabulary, reading
comprehension, writing tasks and listening and
speaking skills. In addition there sample question
papers and a teacher resource centre in which
teachers can post their queries and get responses
from our ELT experts.
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