Book Description

A modern, speaking-centred general English course that helps students use language naturally. Students typically have gaps in their language knowledge and performance which inhibit their progress. The natural English syllabus is based on research into these language gaps and the course brings together current ideas in a stylish, principled, and easy-to-teach set of materials. Key Features natural English is a syllabus strand which enables students to integrate frequent, natural language into their language framework. Students learn to use real language naturally, through thinking and rehearsal time, confidence-building practice, and task-centred speaking. The listening syllabus teaches students how to listen. A slot-in listening booklet features the tapescripts plus decoding and pronunciation exercises. Teacher's Book lesson plans, a product of the authors' teacher training expertise, talk teachers through the course materials. Teacher's Book chapters cover teaching principles, techniques, and ideas, plus a selected bibliography. Humour engages and motivates through cartoons, and the listening and reading material. Student's Book Topic-based units 5-6 'natural English' boxes per unit highlighting important aspects of everyday language 'Wordbooster' vocabulary development activities A 'test yourself' section at the end of each unit A language reference section with more detailed explanations of the key grammar and lexical grammar A bank of exercises for further practice and consolidation Listening Booklet Included with the Student's Book Complete tapescripts of the recorded material Additional activities based around the main listening text in each unit Pronunciation activities and a phonemic symbols chart