A modern way of learning

Combine fun and practicality with the Speakout Student Book w/DVD and MyEnglishLab. The Student Book provides all the learning concepts needed to improve your students' English skills, while MyEnglishLab provides additional exercises so students can test themselves on concepts learned in the Student Book but in a digital and interactive environment.  

A complete resource that will capture your students' interest

The manual is organized as follows:

• Each unit follows the same pattern, with:
  • An introductory page with learning objectives 
  • Two main input lessons covering grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation and skills work 
  • A practical lesson, which develops useful communication skills and includes strategies for developing speaking and listening skills
  • A motivating skills-strengthening lesson based on a BBC DVD clip, which acts as a springboard for further speaking (Speakout) and writing (Writeback) tasks
  • A final page of Lookback exercises
• The end matter, at the back of each book, includes the following:
  • Language and practice bank, which provides detailed explanations of key grammar points and further practise opportunities
  • Photo bank, which reinforces vocabulary taught in the lesson using memorable images to enrich students' understanding
  • Communication bank, which provides further practice and language reinforcement opportunities, such as trough role-playing, information gap activities, etc.
  • Audio scripts of each class audio, which allow students to do a quick self-check and learn the spelling of words that were spoken in class

Learn English by listening  

A DVD with a great choice of BBC video clips also comes with the Student Book. The videos were chosen from a wide range of BBC programs, including documentaries, dramas and other entertainment. These clips also include on the street interviews filmed by the BBC. Therefore, students can familiarize themselves with the spoken English through its different accents. 

MyEnglishLab: a digital platform with dynamic content

MyEnglishLab provides a fully blended and personalized learning environment that benefits both teachers and learners. It offers:

• BBC video clips, BBC interviews and interactive exercises. The latter are now more prominent in the platform in order to encourage learners/teachers to use them more.
• An interactive Workbook with instant feedback and an automatic grade book, plus model answers that have been added to the writing tasks
• A common error report that highlights learners' mistakes
• Tips and feedback, which direct learners to reference material and encourage them to work out answers themselves.
• Transcripts of the audio material, for added help as needed
• Unit and achievement tests
• Mid- and end-of-course tests

Frances Eales is an experienced teacher and teacher trainer who has worked in numerous countries around the world including the UK, France, Hungary, Germany, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand and Russia. She has worked as a teacher trainer at International House, London and has written for the Cutting Edge series (Pearson ELT).

Steve Oakes is an experienced teacher and teacher trainer who has worked in numerous countries around the world including the UK, the US, Japan and South Africa, as well as various parts of Central Europe. He has been the Head of Teacher Training at International House, Budapest since 1997.