The English Course - Reading Book 1

Please note: This title is not yet available and is still in development.
The content and structure are subject to change.

Main Features at a Glance:
● Integrated package: textboook, 2 DVDs (or CDs) & self-study web site
● Interesting & relevant topics for reading practice
● Audio and/or video clips to stimulate students’ reading
● Full & free support for the teacher is available online
● Student online activity can be tracked fully by the teacher
● Audio & video clips can be downloaded to mp3 players & mobile phones
● Fits the 30-week academic year at colleges and universities.
● Easy for teachers to use while providing a stimulating, feature-rich set of
materials for students.

Aims and Components

The English Course is an integrated lower intermediate English language course for students from false beginner to lower intermediate levels. The English Course is a series of integrated English language titles for students from false beginner to intermediate levels. Reading Book 1 is a lower intermediate level course, which comprises: a textbook; a teacher’s DVD with quizzes and audio or video activities; and a self-access web site, where students can access additional materials and glossing and audio support. Reading Book 1 is principally intended for young adult learners at college or university level. The aim of the course is to balance intensive guided reading practise, through numerous textbook exercises, with cutting-edge technology for both classroom use and student self-access study. The units in the textbook cover a variety of reading genres suitable for young adult learners and introduce a wide range of appropriate vocabulary. The course also introduces students to 8 different reading strategies, which are designed to improve students’ awareness of how to approach reading in English. Each unit in the course includes the following: reading examples and several textbook exercises; an explanation of one of the 8 reading strategies; two revision quizzes on the teacher’s DVD; online revision or practice exercises on the web site; plus links to additional reading exercises where students can practise using the unit’s key strategy.