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Attractive and innovative, Messages is the perfect course to motivate lower-secondary students. Teacher and students are rewarded by immediate results with every 'Step'. Level 1 assumes students have studied English at primary school, but gives full coverage of all basic language areas.
The free workbook Audio CD has been expanded to include a wealth of fun interactive CD-ROM exercises. Take a tour of the CD-ROM
Videos for use with all levels accompany the course. There are two videos, one for use with Levels 1 and 2 and one for Levels 3 and 4. The videos contain entertaining documentary sequences reflecting life in Britain and the US.
An EAL (English as an Additional Language) Teacher's Resource CD-ROM is now available to supplement the course.
Sample pages and Scope and sequence charts are available to download.
You'll like Messages because…
Teachers can…
- pace the material according to needs thanks to the division of units into three shorter 'Steps', each with its own clear outcomes.
- inspire students to use English as a means of finding information with a complete set of 'Infoquests' — specially graded websites designed to accompany each level.
- draw on material in the Teacher's Resource Pack and for tests, extra communication and grammar practice and pattern drills.
- deal easily with fast finishers using the 'Try this!' sections and extension exercises in the Workbook.
- benchmark their students' progress against the Common European Framework with the free 16-page Portfolio Builder.
Students can…
- quickly see encouraging results with the 'Use what you know' box at the end of each 'Step'.
- enjoy reading dramatic stories chapter by chapter (levels 1 and 2), as well as regular fascinating insights into 'Life and culture'.
- build up a portfolio of work on connected themes with the 'Coursework' activities at the end of each module.
- gain valuable exam skills from the KET- and PET-style exercises.
- consolidate their knowledge through regular language recycling in the four-page review sections.
- practise what they have learnt at their own pace using the FREE interactive CD/CD-ROM included with the Workbook.
Components
The following components are available for Messages: Ordering information
Student's Book
Teacher's Book
Class Audio Cassettes (2)
Class Audio CDs (2)
Workbook with Audio CD/CD-ROM
Teacher's Resource Pack
Video (one per two levels)
EAL (English as an Additional Language) Teacher's Resource CD-ROM