Publisher's Synopsis
Themes are:
- related to students' own world (friends, shopping, films, neighbours, holidays, sport)
- cross-curricular (science and technology, history)
- develop citizenship education (belonging and identity, diversity, awareness of disability)
- about other cultures around the world (lifestyles, charity concerts, technology)
Organisation:
- Get Ready page introduces topics
- first lesson presents grammar through reading texts and practice
- second lesson develops reading, presents vocabulary and practises speaking
- third lesson develops the story with a focus on speaking and listening
- Across Cultures lessons with reading, speaking project work
- Your Challenge writing tasks and Understanding Grammar spots
- the end of every module has a language check and learner development spot
- Fact or Fiction texts extend students' language by deciding whether information is true or false
- Time Out magazine with fun activities like puzzles, games and reading for pleasure.
- Picture Dictionary
