Passages is a new high-intermediate to advanced course with a thematic syllabus that stimulates students to talk and write about a variety of thought-provoking topics. Activities develop fluency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing, while presentations of advanced grammar points and vocabulary help students communicate with greater accuracy. Level One takes learners from a high-intermediate to a low-advanced level. Level Two further extends the communicative abilities of students, bringing them to an advanced level.
Passages provides an ideal follow-up for students who have completed a beginning to intermediate course. It is carefully coordinated to function as a sequel to New Interchange, one of the world's most successful English courses for adult and young adult learners of English.
Key features
- thematic units of high interest to adults and young adults
- complete writing syllabus beginning with paragraph development
- engaging recordings to stimulate discussion
- regular review units to consolidate language and knowledge of grammar
- stimulating pair and group discussion activities
- systematic presentation of grammar in a communicative context
- vocabulary-building activities in every unit
- both focused and open-ended communicative practice of all new language
Unit 1 Relationships
Unit 2 Clothes and apperance
Unit 3 Exceptional people
Unit 4 Superstitions and beliefs
Unit 5 Reading and television
Unit 6 Art and music
Unit 7 Changing times
Unit 8 Buying and selling
Unit 9 Animals
Unit 10 Language and communication
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