The new edition of Scott Foresman English is a balanced, four-skills program for secondary and young adult students that combines a strong treatment of reading and writing with an explicit presentation of learning strategies for academic success. A flexible program with multiple entry levels, Scott Foresman English can be used as a comprehensive eight-level course or as separate mini-courses.

The four levels in the second edition of Scott Foresman English are as follows:

• Introductory: On Your Mark 1 and 2
• Beginning: In Contact 1 and 2
• Intermediate: On Target 1 and 2
• Advanced: In Charge 1 and 2

Key features of the Scott Foresman English program:

• A fully integrated four-skills syllabus promotes well-rounded learning and academic preparation.
• Thematic units teach English through a variety of high-interest content.
• A student-centered approach encourages students to share their personal experiences, develop critical thinking skills, and use learning strategies.
• Prelistening, prereading, and prewriting activities give students the focus and support they need to succeed with these language skills.
• Clear grammar presentations provide a balance of controlled and communicative practice.

New features include:

• Explicit learning strategies promote academic success.
• Extensive interactive grammar and speaking activities provide communicative practice and tap students’ personal knowledge and experience.
• Review material every three units recycles and reinforces key grammar and vocabulary.
• Achievement tests allow students to assess their progress after each unit.
• New spiral-bound Teacher’s Editions interleave four-color student book pages with black-and-white teacher’s notes, making the abundant teaching ideas, optional expansion activities, tapescripts, and answer keys easy to use.

Each course consists of the following components:

Student Book

• Twelve thematic units
• Summary of Skills chart highlighting and summarizing the important language skills, strategies, and teaching points in each unit
• Review material following Units 3, 6, 9, and 12
• Starting Out section provides a brief introduction to the course
• Unit-by-unit vocabulary list

Workbook with Its Own Audio Track

• Providing further practice and reinforcement of vocabulary and grammar
• Additional interactive speaking activities and listening tasks
• Self-test page at the end of each unit allows students to assess their own progress

Teacher’s Edition

• Full-size, full-color reproductions of the Student Book pages
• Complete teaching suggestions for the Student Book
• References to corresponding Workbook practice exercises
• Answers to all Student Book exercises are highlighted in boxes on the corresponding Teacher’s Edition pages
• Listening scripts to all Student Book and Workbook exercises
• Suggestions for evaluating language and communication skills
• Placement, Mid-Book, and End-of-Book Tests
• Scope and Sequence chart

Audio Program

• Available on audiocassettes and audio CDs
• Conversation models
• Materials for the Warm Up, Building Vocabulary, Listen, and Pronunciation sections

Achievement Tests (New!)

• Tests for all 12 units and an answer key

About the Volumes in Scott Foresman English

On Your Mark, Second Edition
Books 1 and 2
Karen Davy

Featuring carefully controlled vocabulary introduced in pictures and categories, clear grammar presentations and practice, focused listening tasks, personalized conversations with clarification strategies, and basic reading and writing skills development, On Your Mark is the ideal course for true beginners.

In Contact, Second Edition
Book 1
Barbara R. Denman
Book 2
Jane Sturtevant

Aimed at false or high beginners, In Contact emphasizes vocabulary building and a balance of controlled and communicative grammar practice. Listening, speaking, reading, and writing strategies activities foster independent learning and prepare students for academic success.

On Target, Second Edition
Books 1 and 2
James E. Purpura and Diane Pinkley

With its strong presentation of learning strategies, serious treatment of reading and writing, and emphasis on critical thinking skills, On Target is a challenging and motivating course.

In Charge, Second Edition (available Summer 2002)
Books 1 and 2
Evelina Dimitrova-Galaczi and Árpád Galaczi

A new two-level advanced course, In Charge has a thematic syllabus that invites learners to talk and write about stimulating topics while developing critical thinking skills and learning strategies.

The twelve units in each book are based on high-interest themes such as memorable moments, odd jobs, conflict resolution, biological clocks, and humor.

Progress checks every three units consolidate key language, present test-taking strategies, and provide useful practice for standardized tests.

Available for students with limited literacy skills:

Literacy
Sandra J. Briggs and Mayra L. Menéndez

Literacy provides essential life skills and practical survival English needed for basic tasks such as mailing packages, buying food, and filling out forms, while encouraging students to use all four skills as they learn to communicate in English.