Joanne Collie — новинки

True to Life is a five-level course for adults. To ensure a high level of motivation, the course focuses on contemporary themes, language and learning styles that are relevant to adult learners. The Starter level provides between 40 and 60 hours of class work. The other levels provide between 72 and 96 hours of class work, depending on the various options used. The range of extra materials (photocopiable worksheets, tests and videos) create a comprehensive and flexible teaching package. The ready-made lessons can be used as they stand, saving teacher time, or adapted using the optional activities suggested in the Teacher's Book.

True to Life is a five-level course for adults. To ensure a high level of motivation, the course focuses on contemporary themes, language and learning styles that are relevant to adult learners. The Starter level provides between 40 and 60 hours of class work. The other levels provide between 72 and 96 hours of class work, depending on the various options used. The range of extra materials (photocopiable worksheets, tests and videos) create a comprehensive and flexible teaching package. The ready-made lessons can be used as they stand, saving teacher time, or adapted using the optional activities suggested in the Teacher's Book.

True to Life is a course designed especially for adult learners of English. The three levels - Elementary, Pre-intermediate and Intermediate - can be used in sequence or independently.
True to Life is built around topics, language, tasks, and approaches to learning which adult learners will find relevant, stimulating and enjoyable.
The Elementary level consists of 24 units, providing upwards of 72 hours of class work, depending on the options followed.

The study of culture is increasingly recognized as being integral to the study of language. This British cultural studies course is for students at an intermediate to upper-intermediate level in upper secondary or university level education, or in any context where culture forms part of an English language course.
The 10 units explore the variety and realities of lifestyles in contemporary British society through a range of broad topics such as cultural diversity, sport, food, education, holidays and leisure.
- Find out about the lives of people in Britain. How do they spend their time? How do they feel about their families, their friends, their environment, their future? - Compare their own cultural context with that of modern Britain, adding a personal dimension to their work. - Hear authentic recordings of young people from different parts of Britain talking about their own lives and issues that concern them. - Read texts that are drawn from a very wide range of sources, such as newspapers, official publications and contemporary literature. - Develop their communicative skills and enrich their vocabulary through the integration of language, literature and culture. - Build up their own understanding of Britain through creative activities which invite them to imagine, identify and investigate.

A collection of powerful, unabridged stories, accompanied by activities for creative language classrooms. Short Stories contains eleven memorable short stories written by a wide variety of authors between the nineteenth century and the present day. Aimed at upper-intermediate and advanced level students, the book offers:
* creative activities before and after reading to stimulate reading and fluency skills;
* a 'Creative Development' section at the end of each unit to extend the themes and the reader's involvement with the story;
* notes on the authors and stories, and teacher's notes on using the material.

This is paperback only. An accompanying Audio CD with complete audio recordings for each story is also available.