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 Readypage introduces topics
• first lessonpresents grammar through reading texts and practice
• second lessondevelops reading, presents vocabulary and practises speaking
• third lessondevelops the story with a focus on speaking and listening
• Across Cultureslessons with reading, speaking project work
• Your Challenge writing tasks and Understanding Grammarspots
• the end of every module has a language check and learner development spot
• Fact or Fictiontexts extend students' language by deciding whether information is true or false
• Time Outmagazine with fun activities like puzzles, games and reading for pleasure.
• Picture Dictionary