Hallmark features of this title

• Consistent instructional sequence and task-based approach foster learning.
• Chapter-opener and Acercamientos sections intro the chapter theme, a global task for students to carry out, and the country that will serve as the chapter's cultural focal point.
• Vocabulary appears in the context of guided activities and in chapter-ending lists. Target structures appear in context via guided activities connecting form and meaning.
• Pair- and group-work focus on meaning and develop interpersonal oral discourse skills. Role-play activities prompt authentic interactions.
• Chapter-ending collaborations apply skills, reflect chapter goals and check progress with steps of varying difficulty.
• Discourse-based, strategic reading and writing develop comprehension skills with content-based tasks and pre- and post-reading activities.