Real Life

• interesting and relevant topics that teenagers can relate to 
• Real Time photo story with related exercises using functional language, real contexts and situations with characters of the same age group
• Words2know provide clear focus on vocabulary and make revision easier. Also recorded on class CD and Skills Multi-ROM.
• Grammar2know with rules of meaning and form provide focus
• grammar input lessons with Grammar Focus sections
• functional and situational language in Phrases2know
• wide range of listening tasks including typical exam task types
• explicit reading strategies with skills such as skimming, scanning, predicting meaning from context
• emphasis on exam task types
• quizzes that encourage students to give opinions and personal views
• students encouraged to give opinions on issues that relate to them
• Active Study sections develop awareness of lexical features
• consolidation in the Mini Workbook at the back of the Student's Book
• the back cover flap of the Student's Book provides study tips for exam tasks

• grammar practice with Grammar reference on the same page with simple explanations and examples
• exam practice tasks in the skills sections
• extensive writing practice to build skills for typical exam text types, with model texts and explanations on the structure and content
• six self-assessment tests corresponding with the Active Study sections in the Student's Book. The answer key is provided for students to assess their progress before attempting the tests in the Test Master.
• Exam Trainer sections with three Exam Tests – the Exam Trainer provides comprehensive exams training and practice tests.
• activities to build reading, listening, speaking and English-in-use exam skills
• exam tips on how to deal with exam tasks
• exam test for every two Exam Trainers, with answer key for students to assess their progress
• includes a bank of language functions covered in the Student's Book
• a full word list organized by topic
• audio for the listening exercises is in the Skills Multi-ROM
  

Skills Multi-ROM contains:

• skills practice exercises for each of the twelve units, including interactive communication tasks where students can role play and record their part of the dialog
• self-assessment tests (from the Workbook)
• mid-year and end-of-year tests to prepare students for the class tests
• topic wordlists from the Workbook with audio and example sentences
• practice exercises on the topic vocabulary
• functions list from the Workbook (with audio)
• the audio for the Workbook
• also included in the Active Teach so that the teacher can use the exercises in class

• placement tests (Elementary/Pre-intermediate and Pre-intermediate/Intermediate)
• twelve short tests (one per unit), in version A and B
• six language and skills tests (one every two units), in version A and B
• speaking tests (for every unit)
• writing tests (one every two units)
• mid-year and end-of-year progress tests
• audio for the listening comprehension tasks

• reduced pages from the Student's Book with teaching suggestions and answers
• background notes on Culture2know sections on the content of the lesson
• answers to Student's Book activities
• tapescripts for the class and Workbook activities
• ideas for warm-up exercises, extension activities and discussion topics
• now your students can summarize the points learned in each lesson
• teacher’s notes and information on when to use the Mini Workbook, Workbook, Multi-ROM exercises and photocopiable activities in the Active Teach

• all the listening activities in the Student's Book
• recordings of the reading texts
• recordings of the Words2know and Phrases2know

For each level of the course, there is a DVD that focuses on the language introduced in the Real Time sections of the Student's Book. Each DVD provides:

• fresh context for the situational dialogs with interactive on-screen activities for each episode
• photocopiable practice activities provided in the Teacher’s Resources on the ActiveTeach and website

For the classroom:

• Interactive Whiteboard Software
• an electronic version of each page of the Student's Book with zoomable areas, integrated audio, DVD and interactive activities
• Skills Multi-ROM exercises that can be used in the classroom
• bank of teaching materials in the Teacher’s Resources section:
  • extra photocopiable / downloadable grammar, vocabulary and skills activities
  • activities to activate language introduced in Can you do it in English?
  • activities based on the listening material in the Student's Book
  • worksheets for the DVD
  • ideas for short classroom activities

To develop teaching skills:

• sixteen workshops on different aspects of language teaching (see Appendix I)
• ideas for using the classroom board to support lessons

To create test materials:

• Test Master with a range of different tests teachers can photocopy or adapt for their classes
• placement tests (Elementary/Pre-Intermediate and Pre-Intermediate/Intermediate)
• 12 short tests (one per unit) in versions A and B
• six language and skills tests (one every two units) in versions A and B
• speaking tests for every unit
• writing test (one every two units)
• mid-year and end-of-year progress tests
• audio for the listening comprehension tasks
• all test materials are also in the Test Book