ANA ACEVEDO

This is a two-level course designed for teenage learners at intermediate and upper intermediate level. Combining a topic base with grammar and skills development, the course prepares students for the First Certificate exam. Each level provides 80-100 hours of classroom work.

Thorough teaching and practice of reading, writing, listening and speaking skills. *Stimulating reading texts with strong appeal to the teenage learner. *Clear and succinct grammar boxes leading to rigorous and systematic grammar practice. *Exciting and imaginative storylines with realistic teenage characters which encourage reading for pleasure and class discussion. *Pronunciation hot spots which go beyond individual sounds to tackle areas such as stress and intonation. *The best of tried and tested methodology to help students and teachers through this difficult learning period. *Clear, easy to follow, step-by-step teacher's notes. *A full range of components for consolidation, practice and testing.

This is a fully integrated four-level general English language course designed to meet the learning requirements of all adults and young adults and the teaching style of both experienced and inexperienced teachers. It offers a four-stage approach to grammar and vocabulary, including dictionary work, an interpersonal functional component, an organic pronunciation syllabus, selection of unit topics, variety of integrated reading text and listening text types as well as speaking and writing tasks, and review pages which include creative tasks; functional and grammar practice; and pronunciation and vocabulary exercises based on word lists and word plus.