Overview

Here is a brief overview of the structure and approach of Straightforward Second Edition. For a more detailed walkthrough of the features of each component, please visit the Features page.

Student’s Book – Structure and approach

 

For ease of use and practicality, Straightforward Second Edition is structured to provide one lesson per double-page spread (A/B/C/D), each taking around 90 minutes to complete. All lessons are interlinked to promote better and more memorable learning, at the same time offering the teacher the flexibility to pick out key sections in order to focus on particular language points. Additionally, each unit provides extra material in the form of
relevant communication activities, as well as unit reviews, saving the teacher valuable time.

  Each unit contains:

  • 2-3 grammar sections
  • 2-4 vocabulary sections
  • 1 functional language section
  • 2 pronunciation sections
  • 4-7 speaking skills sections
  • 2 reading skills sections
  • 2 listening skills sections
  • 1 Did you know? section

 

Straightforward Practice Online

 

Accessed through a unique code in the back of the Student’s Book, Straightforward Practice Online provides interactive homework and extra practice of the language from the Student’s Book and Workbook. Accessing language materials online allows students to take their learning anywhere, any time, in order to better fit their timetable and learning style. Teachers can also monitor student progress by ‘linking up’ with their classes.

Straightforward Practice Online offers over 130 resources, including …

  • bonus interactive listening, vocabulary, reading, grammar, functional language and pronunciation activities to consolidate learning from the print components
  • NEW video material from BBC and ITN with follow up activities
  • interactive word lists with pronunciation and ‘email-me-practice’ functionality

Straightforward Practice Online will be available from Spring 2012. Each student code allows 18 months’ access. Teacher codes will allow 3 years’ access.

Find out more about Straightforward Practice Online

 

Teacher’s Book

 

The Straightforward Teacher’s Book is one of the best around. Written by Jim Scrivener, it contains extensive teaching notes and extra tasks and ideas for every lesson plus more detailed notes on the language and cultural content of the Student’s Book material. Each Teacher’s Book is accompanied by a Teacher’s Resource Disc in the back of the book, with five short new videos from Jim Scrivener’s Learning Teaching Third Edition that link to the Straightforward Methodology sections above and show experienced teachers demonstrating the techniques.

Teachers also have access to Straightforward Practice Online where they can ‘link up’ with their students to monitor their progress.

    • Suggestions for extra activities for stronger classes, weaker classes and younger classes.
    • ‘Straightforward Methodology’ plus video demonstrations to help teachers develop further by expanding their range of teaching activities and techniques.
    • Supplementary language notes for tricky grammar and vocabulary activities, as well as cultural notes to give vital answers about British and American culture.
    • Teacher’s Resource Disc includes 48 photocopiable worksheets, unit tests, progress tests, end-of-term and end-of-year tests (with listening).

 

Straightforward Digital

 

Straightforward Digital allows you to display the Student’s Book pages while also making all of the associated multimedia assets (audio, video, interactive activities) instantly accessible. It features a complete set of tools for working with and creating content in the Teacher’s Area, and is platform independent. This means Straightforward Digital can be used with any make of interactive whiteboard or even with a simple projector and laptop combination.

The multiple user option allows the software to be shared on up to 20 computers; the single user option allows the software to be used on two computers.

 Workbook and Class Audio CDs

 

The Workbook provides extra language and vocabulary practice that supports the units of the Student’s Book making it ideal for homework. It comes with the audio CD for all the Workbook listening activities and is available with or without the answer key. Each Workbook comes with a complete short graded reader.

The Class Audio CDs provide the audio material for the Student’s Book listening activities and bring a range of native and non-native accents to the students’ language recognition.

 
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