Introduction Course characteristics

Grammar reference & practice

After the Student’s Book units, there is a dedicated section of Grammar reference & practice. There are two pages for each unit. The first page contains comprehensive grammar tables with all forms and persons (including long and short forms of verbs). These are followed by examples of specific usage and Watch out! boxes highlighting false friends, common mistakes and exceptions. There are also links to the specific practice exercises on the second page. Tasks include: completion, choosing the correct alternative, word order in sentences, identification and categorization, and error correction.

Use of English

This section revises the vocabulary and grammar structures presented in the units. As a plus, it focuses on the Use of English style tasks that students will encounter in Cambridge B2 First for Schools certification.

Writing Bank

There are many different types of text presented and practiced in the Writing Bank: essay, blog, letter, article, advertisement etc.

Interactive exercises, audio and video

The interactive tasks on the DIGITAL BOOK cover both the Student’s Book and the Workbook. They are self-check tasks, which allow students to have instant results, and for the teacher to assess their strengths and weaknesses and modify the teaching-learning path accordingly.

Results of the interactive tasks can be saved automatically and cancelled after completion. They may contain audio and video and the karaoke function (present for all the course audio and videos), which enables students to follow the text while reading and to mute one or more voices. The karaoke is particularly useful during drama class tasks or when students are acting out dialogues, as students can interact directly with recorded native speakers and practice pronunciation and intonation.

The teacher’s version only has the ‘answers’ button, which shows the solutions to all the tasks.

Additional resources for students

In the DIGITAL BOOK there are lots of extra resources:

• an illustrated and interactive Vocabulary Bank;

• a Grammar Bank for the entire volume;

• a phonetic symbol chart with audio: a word representing the sound of each phonetic symbol with the phonetic transcription and audio, to listen and practice pronunciation;

• geographic maps: UK and Ireland map, The United States map, English-speaking countries map.

Additional resources for teachers

In the teacher’s DIGITAL BOOK teachers can find all the teacher’s resources together:

• a PDF version of the Teacher’s Book;

• Test & Resources in word format, so they can be changed.