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Every
unit focuses on a high-interest topic. The unit includes lively,
updated photographs and illustrations plus a student-friendly design.
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| Getting Started activates students’ prior knowledge about the topic through critical-thinking, listening, speaking, and reading activities. Comprehension questions and Vocabulary Check test students’ understanding of the topic and the target vocabulary. Talk About It allows students to practice the target language in a controlled context. | |
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| Grammar
presents the target grammar with a focus on structure, meaning, and
usage. Students can practice the grammar activities individually or
in pairs. Check Your Understanding tests students’ understanding
of the grammar topics in certain situations. |
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| Express
Yourself offers students opportunities to use the language communicatively
in personalized situations. |
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| Listening
and Speaking integrates listening and speaking strategies, skills,
and activities. Before You Listen offers students opportunities
to predict and apply prior knowledge. Listening and speaking strategies
allow students to listen and speak more effectively and independently.
Pronunciation offers students practice in perceiving and producing
English phonology. Speak Out helps students develop fluency
through discussions about personal experiences. |
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| Reading
and Writing contains high-interest readings on the unit topic.
Before You Read activates students’ prior knowledge about
the topic. Reading strategies enable students to read more effectively
and independently. Comprehension questions and vocabulary activities
check students’ understanding of the reading content and key
vocabulary. Write focuses on specific writing forms and tasks,
such as the paragraph, topic sentence, and supporting sentences. |
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| Write
About It allows students to write for a real audience–their
peers. Check Your Writing offers students opportunities to
practice revision and peer feedback. |
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Unit Review appears after every three units. It checks students’
understanding of the units’ grammar concepts and key vocabulary. |
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