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The Student's Book contains 20 short Units (plus 3 Extended Reading sections)
providing lots of variety for students with different interests. All Units
follow a similar, clear and simple 10-step format, so that learning how
to use the material is a quick and easy task that does not have to be
repeated.
- The BIG Question - grabs students' attention.
- What's new? - lists the Subjects or Topics, Functions and new
Language introduced in each Unit.
- Viewpoint - facts, quotes and pictures provide warm-up activities
for the Unit.
- Word Power - new VOCABULARY and IDIOMS that prepare for work
in the Unit. Students can use the Language Banks that are on
the fold-out covers of the Student's Book.
- Reading - Practice in extensive and intensive READING skills,
based on two authentic texts per Unit. These provide contrasting or
complimentary views of the Topic, which lead to discussion.
- Speak your mind - Innovative SPEAKING activities designed
to activate key functional language. The Language Banks are helpful
again here in developing more open discussion.
- Watch and Listen - Audio or video LISTENING on DVD with both
pre-listening and listening comprehension exercises.
- Teamwork - wide variety of SPEAKING and discussion activities
based on the Scenarios in Workbook.
- Controversy - role play with ideas suggested each group.
- Portfolio writing - Large variety of WRITING tasks, including
both practical and creative writing genres.
- CLIL - integrated cross-curricular study with short reading
passage and supporting activities, especially making presentations.
- Further Discussion - wider range of pair and group SPEAKING
activities leading up open class discussions.
- Your answer - using the Big question to reflect on what students
have learnt in the Unit.
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