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Stimulating activities within a graded syllabus, giving confidence in all four skills.
Key features
* It follows a carefully graded syllabus which allows for recycling of language.
* A complete serial story runs through each book. This provides an exciting and memorable context for new language and maintains motivation.
* It involves children in a variety of other fun activities, such as songs, rhymes, games, and puzzles, which are all used to practice language in an enjoyable way.
* It gives children a thorough grounding in listening, speaking, reading and writing through varied and interesting topics.
* The optional Starter level prepares students thoroughly for level 1, using a minimum number of words on each page and an abundance of pictures, songs and activities.
* Level 5 features an environmental theme of interest to older children.
Components
Student Book
* 15 units which present and review new words, grammar structures, and functions in clear contexts
* a complete serial story running throughout the book
* songs, rhymes, games, and puzzles
Workbook
* a variety of tasks to reinforce the language presented in the Student Book
* activities to develop reading and writing skills
* for individual use, either in class or for homework
Teacher's Book
* step-by-step lesson plans
* a clear summary of the teaching syllabus, as well as a list of new words and structures for each lesson
* a comprehensive introduction describing the teaching methods used in the course
* answers to the exercises, and tapescripts, where necessary
* suggestions for extra games to play in the classroom
* Tests (of reading and writing skills) for students to do after every fifth unit
Cassettes
* recordings of stories, songs, and other listening activities
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