New Challenges 2 Students' Book - Softcover

Harris, Michael; Mower, David; Sikorzynska, Anna; White, Lindsay

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1408258374 ISBN 13: 9781408258378

Publisher: Pearson Longman, 2012

Synopsis

Levels 1 and 2 cover the key objectives in the Council of Europe’s Waystage level (A2), corresponding to CESOL’s KET exam. Levels 3 and 4 cover all the key objectives in the Council of Europe’s Threshold level (B1), corresponding to CESOL PET exam, as well as some of the objectives in the Vantage level (B2). The Workbook and Multi-ROM include preparation and practice for these exams.

 

Themes are:

• related to students’ own world (friends, shopping, films, neighbours, holidays, sport)

   

• cross-curricular (science and technology, history)

   

• develop citizenship education (belonging and identity, diversity, awareness of disability)

   

• about other cultures around the world (lifestyles, charity concerts, technology)

Organisation:

 

• Get Ready page introduces topics
  First lesson presents grammar through reading texts and practice
• Second lesson develops reading, presents vocabulary and practises speaking
• Third lesson develops the story with a focus on speaking and listening
• Across Cultures lessons with reading, speaking project work
• Your Challenge writing tasks and Understanding Grammar spots
• The end of every module has a language check and learner development spot
• Fact or Fiction texts extend students’ language by deciding whether information is true or false
• Time Out magazine with fun activities like puzzles, games and reading for pleasure.

 

Picture Dictionary

About this title

Product Description

New Challenges is perfect if you like to challenge your students. Build your students' confidence with the clear approach to grammar and vocabulary, and with exercises to develop their spoken and written language. New Challenges is a complete course that uses cross-cultural topics to bring the real world into the classroom, making it relevant for your students and encouraging them to think about the world around them. New Challenges is full of lively and challenging activities that your students will enjoy participating in. Students find that rising to meet a challenge can be fun and satisfying and helps build their confidence. New Challenges is a structured course that gives students plenty of practice to develop their language skills. Check student progress and see who needs extra help and who needs extra challenges with a complete testing and self-assessment programme.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson Longman
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1408258374
• ISBN 13: 9781408258378
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 112