American Inspiration for Teens is an inspiring new six-level course designed to take teenagers from beginner to intermediate level. It strikes the perfect balance between teaching grammar and practicing the target language in a communicative context.
Although the content is based on life in the United States, the series is completely global in its outlook with an abundance of cultural content throughout all six levels.
FOR STUDENTS
- Student's Book
A Welcome units at the beginning of every Student's Book contains an inspirational Can do.. section so students can see what they will be able to achieve. Lessons 1-3 in every unit present language in context while inductive grammar sections guide students towards working out rules for themselves. Lesson 4 in each units is an Integrated Skills lesson, practicing all four skills and promoting learner independence. It includes a useful Phrasebook.
The inspiration Extra! sessions contain consolidation and extension exercises, making the course particularly suitable for mixed ability classes, as well as creative project work, songs, games, puzzles, tongue twisters and skits to act out. Culture sections in every other unit build cross-cultural awareness and encourage discussion, while Review lessons in even units offer opportunities for revision and self-assessment progress checks.
There is a detailed Grammar Summary in the back of the book, and a self-evaluation based on the Common European Framework of competencies.
Contains a complete Workbook section, with additional exercises, including brainteasers, crosswords, a unit-by-unit story for extensive reading, and suggestions for further reading and follow-up work on the internet.
The Student's Book includes the free Student's CD-ROM.
- Student's CD-ROM
This CD-ROM features interactive vocabulary activities complete with audio. Additional dictation activities are available, where students listen and type, and the computer corrects their answers. The audio content on the disk can be played on a standard CD player. (Packaged in the Student's Book)
FOR TEACHERS
- Teacher's Book
Teh Teacher's Book includes clear step-by-step notes for every lesson, warners, optional and follow-up activities, and additional cultural information, as well as photocopiable vocabulary worksheets for use with the Student's CD. It contains all of the answers for the Student's Book and the Workbook. Includes the Teacher's CD-ROM.
- Teacher's CD-ROM
Contains all of the interactive content of the Student's CD, plus electronic Grammar Presentation Posters, for projection on a screen or interactive whiteboard.
The posters are designed to help the teacher present grammar points from each unit, using tables, short example sentences, simple line drawings and prompts for students to use in developing their own example sentences. (Packaged in the Teacher's Book).
- Class Audio CD
Contains all the listening exercises in the Student's Book including vocabulary models, dialogues, songs and texts.
)
