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PHOTO STORY. An authentic corpus-
informed conversation introduces
memorable social language and
foreshadows the theme of the unit,
PREVIEW LESSON. Previews the content of the in this case transportation. Photo
unit, activates prior knowledge, and gets students Stories often include accented
thinking and talking about the topic of the unit. characters who use English for
global communication, such as here.
GOALS. Clearly state the National accents are identified for the
communication goals of each student below the pictures.
lesson in the unit.

AUTHENTICITY. Visual displays are THINK AND EXPLAIN. This

taken or adapted from authentic
sources, providing models of English
students will encounter outside of
class.
FOCUS ON LANGUAGE. purposeful critical thinking exercise
These exercises build requires students to support their
the important skill answers with information from a text.
of understanding
meaning from context. PAIR WORK. Numerous pair work
activities enable a student-centered
experience and many opportunities
for self-expression.

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EXAMPLE SENTENCES. These models

VOCABULARY. Clear
captioned defining
illustrations take the
guesswork out of the
meaning of new words
and provide a permanent
in-book reference for review
and test preparation.
GOAL. Each two-page lesson
has a communication goal,
ensuring that students know
what they will be able to do
at the end of the lesson.
take the guesswork out of what is
expected in the exercise, building
confident participation.
PAIR WORK. Integrated practice of
grammar, vocabulary, and thinking
skills provides dynamic, productive,
collaborative language practice.
CONVERSATION
MODELS. Short practical
conversations make target
social language, grammar,
and vocabulary memorable.
Photos support meaning
and provide a stimulus for
additional oral work.

GRAMMAR. Grammar
is presented with clear
explanations and examples.
Presentations cover form,
meaning, and use. The
use of boldfaced color text
ensures that students focus
on examples of the target
grammar.
GRAMMAR BOOSTER. NOW YOU CAN. Each lesson
An optional Grammar ends with a series of guided
Booster at the back conversation-based activities
of the Student’s that confirm students’
Book expands the achievement of the lesson’s
presentation with communication goal.
additional explanations,
examples, grammar PAIR WORK. The Conversation
points, timely reviews, Model is provided in a
as well as additional “conversation guide” with
practice. blank spaces for students’ own
language, permitting them
to practice the model and
personalize it at the same time.
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CHANGE partners.
Students first play
Student A, then Student
B, ensuring that all
students practice all
the language in the
Conversation Model.
DON’T STOP! Practice doesn’t
stop at the end of the Pair Work.
Don’t Stop! suggests ways
to extend the conversation,
ensuring that students recycle
and reuse previously taught
language.
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RHYTHM AND INTONATION.

GRAMMAR PRACTICE. Numerous
exercises provide contextualized practice
of the grammar, promoting its mastery.
All Conversation Models are
followed by targeted rhythm
and intonation practice to
ensure the comprehensibility
of student speech. LISTENING COMPREHENSION.
Listening tasks go beyond auditory
discrimination to include critical
thinking skills such as inference.

FIND THE GRAMMAR. In CHANGE PARTNERS. VISUAL CUES. Pictures and

these cognitive exercises,
students demonstrate their
recognition of the target
grammar as well as its
meaning and use.
Students always personalize other realia provide students
the Conversation Model with a concrete stimulus to
with more than one partner, use in their guided Pair Work.
providing a variety of
experience and helping
make the key language
unforgettable.

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BEFORE YOU LISTEN. These
preparatory activities focus students
on the language and topic of the
listening passage, aiding in its
comprehension.
LISTENING COMPREHENSION. Exercises
systematically build both practical and classic
listening comprehension skills.
NOW YOU CAN. Lessons 3 and 4
engage students in free discussions
and role plays that achieve the PRONUNCIATION. A thorough
communication goal of the lesson. integrated pronunciation
In these activities, students access
syllabus ensures accurate,
and use newly and previously taught comprehensible pronunciation,
language to express their ideas or
intonation, and stress.
accomplish tasks.
VISUAL CUES. Authentic visual stimuli provide
a structure as they support students in their
discussions and role plays.
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BEFORE YOU READ. Warm-up
activities build expectation and
prepare students to gain maximum
value from the reading passage that
follows.
CRITICAL THINKING.
A range of reading
skills and strategies are
covered.
EXTRA READING COMPREHENSION. The ActiveBook
Self-Study Disc in the back of the Student’s Book
contains more reading comprehension questions,
both factual and critical thinking, AS WELL AS even
more reading passages and exercises for all units.

VOCABULARY. Vocabulary AUTHENTIC READINGS. NOTEPADDING. Concrete steps, such as these

is also treated at phrase
level or as collocation,
furnishing students
with ready-to-use social
language chunks.
Authentic readings from notepadding activities, prepare students for
identified sources prepare productive discussions and greatly accelerate
students to comprehend real fluency.
reading materials in English.
BE SURE TO RECYCLE THIS LANGUAGE. Wordposts
of previously taught language remind students to
re-use and recycle it over and over again, making it
unforgettable.

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REVIEW. These integrated-

skills exercises elicit, practice,
and review all language from
the unit, helping students
evaluate their readiness for
quizzes and tests.
ACTIVEBOOK. This self-
study disc in the back of the
Student’s Book provides
limitless hours of extra
interactive practice in all four
skills.
ORAL REVIEW. These illustrations
are designed to elicit and review all
language from the unit, demonstrating
to all students their ability to use that
language.

WRITING. All TOP NOTCH POP.
writing tasks are Professionally written Top
linked to writing Notch Pop songs and karaoke
skills development. provide exciting integrated
practice of social language,
vocabulary, and grammar.
WRITING BOOSTER. An optional
Writing Booster in the back of
the Student’s Book presents a
full syllabus of writing skills. Each
Writing Booster also integrates a
writing skill with the unit’s writing
task and provides guidance to
students as they write.
NOW I CAN. Students confirm
their mastery of the unit’s
communication goals in a
motivating self-assessment
activity.

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