Speakout 2nd Edition
English type: British English
Levels: 8
CEFR: A1-C2
GSE: 22-88
Suitable for: Adult students
Authors: Antonia Clare, JJ Wilson, Frances Eales, Steve Oakes
Real English in your classroom.

Is it for me?
Speakout is the English language course that includes video content from the BBC to engage students and make teaching easier.
It follows a balanced approach to topics, language development and skills work. Speaking activities are prominent, but not at the expense of the other core skills of reading, writing and listening, which are developed systematically throughout.
Introducing the new Plus levels
The new Plus levels give those students who need it more time to progress and achieve their objectives using fresh material.
Intermediate Plus helps students progress along the intermediate plateau effectively.
- It is for new students who are at the upper end of intermediate and for existing students who are progressing through intermediate and need new material to motivate them.
- Intermediate Plus extends the vocabulary of Intermediate and revisits key language areas that are known to be problematic for learners at that level. It covers more challenging areas of language and skills, and more subtleties of meaning in the grammar.
Advanced Plus uses completely new material to expose students to the authentic language that is at the heart of Advanced level learning.
- It focuses on shades of meaning by contrasting language and covering idiomatic expressions.
- Advanced Plus gives students who need longer to be confident at this level the option to extend their Advanced learning.
Free resources
Course-based resources can be accessed in the Pearson English Portal. Find out more:
Teaching online
Speakout 2nd Edition includes a wide variety of digital components that makes online lessons engaging and easy-to-deliver.
Handy guide
Discover all the digital components and how to use them at each stage of an online lesson with this guide.
ESAP framework
Find out about Pearson’s ESAP Framework (Engage, Study, Activate, Practice) and how it can help you deliver effective online lessons quickly and efficiently.
In more detail
Discover Speakout 2nd Edition
New design: We've improved the overall design of the components and pages, refreshed the photos and illustrations, and selected dramatic images to introduce each new unit. Great images motivate learners, and provide excellent prompts for language activities.
Reading & listening texts: We've broadened the range of texts to reflect the types of texts learners read outside the classroom. Listening texts are also more authentic and we've included a wider variety of international accents.
BBC video clips: The BBC video clips in each unit are unique to Speakout. We've retained the most popular clips and included some wonderful new material from the BBC to engage and motivate learners.
Pronunciation sections: We've developed a stronger pronunciation syllabus with a wider range of pronunciation features.
Build confidence in English
Authentic, real world language, challenging activities and recycling of language builds student confidence in understanding context and communication.
Clips from BBC programs and interviews on the street expose students to a wide range of language and accents, familiarizing them with English as it is spoken.
Spend more time on task
Speakout encourages students to talk and write about their own experiences to help them as they practice.
Clear objectives in every unit help students focus on what they will achieve so they can see how they are improving.
BBC clips are fun for your students – and you – to watch and encourage students to learn.
Achieve personal goals
Speakout gives students practice in working collaboratively and builds communication skills that are essential for study and the workplace.
GSE/CEFR mapping helps students track their progress and see the relevance of what they are learning.
Components
Speakout 2nd Edition delivers a fully-integrated learning package which includes MyEnglishLab, Speakout Extra, Study Booster plus a whole lot more.
Case study
Find out how a school in Spain found using Speakout with MyEnglishLab enhanced spoken and written communication skills in English.
Real English in the classroom
BBC content exposes students to a wide range of language and accents from the start, familiarizing them with English as it is spoken.
The videos in Speakout come from a wide range of BBC programs, including documentaries, dramas, entertainment and interviews with people on the street filmed by the BBC.
Components & ISBNs
Student components
The Students' Book has a motivating DVD spread at the end of every unit.
Based on authentic clips from the BBC's rich archive, these lessons are designed to consolidate language and act as a springboard for further speaking and writing tasks.
- Twelve units with 90 to 120 hours of teaching material
- Comprehensive Language Bank with detailed
explanations and extra practice - Photo bank to expand vocabulary
- Audio and video scripts
- Refreshed with new visuals and texts, including
content from the BBC and other sources - A revised vocabulary syllabus with more recycling of language
- Clear signposting on the page to make teaching and learning easier
- Audio material for use in class
- DVD content (BBC clips and interview)
The Student’s eBook provides:
- A digital version of the Student’s Book, enabling students to complete activities wherever they are
- Audio and video at the point of use
- User-friendly navigation
The Workbook contains a wide variety of review and practice exercises and covers all of the language areas in the corresponding Students' Book unit. It also contains regular review sections to help learners consolidate what they have learned.
- Additional grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation exercises to complement material in the Students' Book
- Additional functional language practice exercises
- Additional reading, listening and writing practice
- Regular review and check sections
- Versions available with and without key
- Audio material to practice listening, pronunciation and functional language available online
Access MyEnglishLab via the Pearson English Portal.
MyEnglishLab offers additional benefits such as automated marking and extra support for students, online hints, tips and feedback, helping you to access learning anytime, anywhere.
MyEnglishLab provides a fully blended and personalized learning environment that benefits both teachers and learners.
- Interactive Workbook with instant feedback and automatic gradebook
- A common error report that highlights mistakes learners make
- Tips and feedback that direct learners to reference materials and encourage them to work out answers themselves
- Extra practice in grammar, vocabulary and skills
- Unit and achievement tests
- Mid and end of course tests
- BBC interviews
- Interactive worksheets for BBC interviews

The Pearson English Portal connects teachers, learners and world-class resources, enabling you to work together, anytime and anywhere. Providing rigorous pedagogical development powered by advanced technology, it's easy to use, flexible, and uniquely comprehensive – transforming teaching, revolutionizing learning, and improving outcomes. MyEnglishLab is now accessed via the Portal.
Study Booster for Spanish-speaking learners of English
The Study Booster contains a wide variety of exercises that provide further practice of the grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation and writing covered in the Students’ Book and Workbook.
With a particular focus on some of the common challenges Spanish learners face, the Study Booster includes useful study tips and hints on how to:
- avoid common errors in grammar
- be aware of false friends
- learn better pronunciation
- increase understanding of conventions used in written English
Speakout Extra provides a bank of additional downloadable exercises.
- Additional grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation and skills practice
- Includes extra exploitation activities to help learners get the most out of the BBC clips
- Available online as downloadable worksheets
- Audio material for use in class
Teacher components
The comprehensive Teacher's Book contains detailed notes and extra materials - everything teachers need to make the most of the course.
- Teacher’s notes for every unit with warmers, fillers,
alternative suggestions, culture notes and answer keys - Generic teaching tips on useful areas such as grammar, lexis, pronunciation, using video, etc.
- Photocopiable grammar, vocabulary and functional
language worksheets for every unit - Class audio and video scripts
- Unit and achievement tests
- Mid and end of course tests
- Test audio, audio scripts and answer keys
ActiveTeach contains everything you need to help the course come alive in the classroom.
It includes integrated whiteboard software that allows you to add notes, embed files, save your work and reduce preparation time.
- Answers to exercises are revealed at the touch of a button
- Audio and video content fully integrated with time-coded scripting
- Shortcuts to the relevant pages of the Language Bank and Photo Bank make navigation easy
- Extra resources section includes editable scripts, a range of grammar and vocabulary worksheets, BBC interviews for every unit with accompanying worksheets
- Grammar and vocabulary review games
- Test master containing all the course tests
- Useful tools include a regular keyboard, a phonetic keyboard, a stopwatch and score card
Available on the Pearson English Portal – access code in the Teacher’s Book
The new Test Generator enables teachers to generate a test based on the content from the assessment package that comes with Speakout 2nd Edition.
- Different tests for each student with randomised questions
- Tests available online and in PDF, for printing out and using in class
- Automatic notifications to students of new tests
- Online tests automatically graded with students' results in gradebook
ISBNs
Component | ISBN |
Workbook (w/ key) | 9781447977070 |
Workbook (no key) | 9781292114484 |
Student's Book w/ MyEnglishLab Flexi A | 9781292161006 |
Student's Book w/ MyEnglishLab Flexi B | 9781292161013 |
Students' Book w/ DVD | 9781292115986 |
Student's Book/Workbook Flexi A | 9781292149394 |
Student's Book/Workbook Flexi B | 9781292149400 |
MyEnglishLab Access Code* | 9781292114439 |
Student's Interactive eBook Access Code* | 9781292393155 |
Students' Book w/ MyEnglishLab | 9781292115993 |
Student's Interactive eBook w/ MyEnglishLab Access Code* | 9781292391854 |
Class Audio CD | 9781447976998 |
Teacher's Book w/ Resource & Assessment Disc | 9781292120171 |
ActiveTeach | 9781447976981 |
* = our newest components
Component | ISBN |
Workbook (w/ key) | 9781447976769 |
Workbook (no key) | 9781292114309 |
Student's Book w/ MyEnglishLab Flexi A | 9781292160948 |
Student's Book w/ MyEnglishLab Flexi B | 9781292160955 |
Students' Book w/ DVD | 9781292115924 |
Student's Book/Workbook Flexi A | 9781292149295 |
Student's Book/Workbook Flexi B | 9781292149301 |
MyEnglishLab Access Code* | 9781292114255 |
Student's Interactive eBook Access Code* | 9781292391113 |
Students' Book w/ MyEnglishLab | 9781292115931 |
Student's Interactive eBook w/ MyEnglishLab Access Code* | 9781292391045 |
Class Audio CD | 9781447976684 |
Teacher's Book w/ Resource & Assessment Disc | 9781292120140 |
ActiveTeach | 9781447976677 |
* = our newest components
Component | ISBN |
Workbook (w/ key) | 9781447976974 |
Workbook (no key) | 9781292114422 |
Student's Book w/ MyEnglishLab Flexi A | 9781292160986 |
Student's Book w/ MyEnglishLab Flexi B | 9781292160993 |
Students' Book w/ DVD | 9781292115979 |
Student's Book/Workbook Flexi A | 9781292149332 |
Student's Book/Workbook Flexi B | 9781292149349 |
MyEnglishLab Access Code* | 9781292114378 |
Student's Interactive eBook Access Code* | 9781292391120 |
Students' Book w/ MyEnglishLab | 9781292115962 |
Student's Interactive eBook w/ MyEnglishLab Access Code* | 9781292391052 |
Class Audio CD | 9781447976899 |
Teacher's Book w/ Resource & Assessment Disc | 9781292120164 |
ActiveTeach | 9781447976882 |
* = our newest components
Component | ISBN |
Workbook (w/ key) | 9781447976868 |
Workbook (no key) | 9781292114361 |
Student's Book w/ MyEnglishLab Flexi A | 9781292160962 |
Student's Book w/ MyEnglishLab Flexi B | 9781292160979 |
Students' Book w/ DVD | 9781292115948 |
Student's Book/Workbook Flexi A | 9781292149318 |
Student's Book/Workbook Flexi B | 9781292149325 |
MyEnglishLab Access Code* | 9781292114316 |
Student's Interactive eBook Access Code* | 9781292391137 |
Students' Book w/ MyEnglishLab | 9781292115955 |
Student's Interactive eBook w/ MyEnglishLab Access Code* | 9781292391069 |
Class Audio CD | 9781447976783 |
Teacher's Book w/ Resource & Assessment Disc | 9781292120157 |
ActiveTeach | 9781447976776 |
* = our newest components
Component | ISBN |
Workbook (w/ key) | 9781292212449 |
Workbook (no key) | 9781292212425 |
Student's Book w/ MyEnglishLab Flexi A | - |
Student's Book w/ MyEnglishLab Flexi B | - |
Students' Book w/ DVD | 9781292241531 |
Student's Book/Workbook Flexi A | - |
Student's Book/Workbook Flexi B | - |
MyEnglishLab Access Code* | 9781292212364 |
Student's Interactive eBook Access Code* | 9781292391144 |
Students' Book w/ MyEnglishLab | 9781292241548 |
Student's Interactive eBook w/ MyEnglishLab Access Code* | 9781292391076 |
Class Audio CD | 9781292212289 |
Teacher's Book w/ Resource & Assessment Disc | 9781292241555 |
ActiveTeach | 9781292212272 |
* = our newest components
Component | ISBN |
Workbook (w/ key) | 9781447977186 |
Workbook (no key) | 9781292114545 |
Student's Book w/ MyEnglishLab Flexi A | 9781292149387 |
Student's Book w/ MyEnglishLab Flexi B | 9781292161020 |
Students' Book w/ DVD | 9781292116013 |
Student's Book/Workbook Flexi A | 9781292149370 |
Student's Book/Workbook Flexi B | 9781292149387 |
MyEnglishLab Access Code* | 9781292114491 |
Student's Interactive eBook Access Code* | 9781292391151 |
Students' Book w/ MyEnglishLab | 9781292116006 |
Student's Interactive eBook w/ MyEnglishLab Access Code* | 9781292391083 |
Class Audio CD | 9781447977094 |
Teacher's Book w/ Resource & Assessment Disc | 9781292120188 |
ActiveTeach | 9781447977087 |
* = our newest components
Component | ISBN |
Workbook (w/ key) | 9781447976660 |
Workbook (no key) | 9781292114231 |
Student's Book w/ MyEnglishLab Flexi A | 9781292160924 |
Student's Book w/ MyEnglishLab Flexi B | 9781292160931 |
Students' Book w/ DVD | 9781292115900 |
Student's Book/Workbook Flexi A | 9781292149356 |
Student's Book/Workbook Flexi B | 9781292149363 |
MyEnglishLab Access Code* | 9781292114187 |
Student's Interactive eBook Access Code* | 9781292391168 |
Students' Book w/ MyEnglishLab | 9781292115917 |
Student's Interactive eBook w/ MyEnglishLab Access Code* | 9781292391090 |
Class Audio CD | 9781447976585 |
Teacher's Book w/ Resource & Assessment Disc | 9781292120133 |
ActiveTeach | 9781447976578 |
* = our newest components
Component | ISBN |
Workbook (w/ key) | 9781292212241 |
Workbook (no key) | 9781292212227 |
Student's Book w/ MyEnglishLab Flexi A | - |
Student's Book w/ MyEnglishLab Flexi B | - |
Students' Book w/ DVD | 9781292241500 |
Student's Book/Workbook Flexi A | - |
Student's Book/Workbook Flexi B | - |
MyEnglishLab Access Code* | 9781292212166 |
Student's Interactive eBook Access Code* | 9781292391175 |
Students' Book w/ MyEnglishLab | 9781292241517 |
Student's Interactive eBook w/ MyEnglishLab Access Code* | 9781292391106 |
Class Audio CD | 9781292212081 |
Teacher's Book w/ Resource & Assessment Disc | 9781292241524 |
ActiveTeach | 9781292212074 |
* = our newest components
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Digital components for students
Students can access all course resources that they need for online lessons, studying at home, homework and further practice. These include:
- Interactive Student’s eBook
- Practice English App
- digital resources
- online practice
Digital components for teachers
Teachers can access all the resources and tools they need to plan and deliver successful online lessons, assess their students, assign practice and monitor students’ progress. These include:
- Presentation Tool
- integrated remote lessons
- digital resources
- Test Generator
- online practice
Levels & samples
CEFR A1 | GSE 22-32
Unit samples
To understand how the components work together, try these samples from Unit 1.
CEFR A1-A2 | GSE 27-39
Unit samples
To understand how the components work together, try these samples from Unit 1.
CEFR A2-B1 | GSE 36-46
Unit samples
To understand how the components work together, try these samples from Unit 1.
CEFR B1-B1+ | GSE 46-58
Unit samples
To understand how the components work together, try these samples from Unit 1.
CEFR B1+-B2 | GSE 51-60
Unit samples
To understand how the components work together, try these samples from Unit 2.
CEFR B1+-B2+ | GSE 57-68
Unit sample
To understand how the components work together, try these samples from Unit 1.
CEFR B2+-C1 | GSE 68-79
Unit samples
To understand how the components work together, try these samples from Unit 1.
CEFR B2+-C2 | GSE 73-88
Unit samples
To understand how the components work together, try these samples from Unit 5.
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