The Outsiders (B1)

EXPLANATION

The OUTSIDERS B1+ helps learners to develop the skills required for any certificate at this level.

COURSE STRUCTURE

The coursebook is divided into sections of three units each.

Objectives and Self-Assessment

Each section starts with a clear presentation of the learning objectives and ends with a self-assessment. Self-assessment will make learners fully aware of how much they have learnt and how they can learn more.

KEY FEATURES

Reading Comprehension

• variety of text types (not just articles
• variety of reading comprehension tasks
• open questions in each unit

Vocabulary

• vocabulary tasks based on the texts
• "expand your vocabulary" tasks (phrasal verbs, collocations word building, etc)

Grammar

• short presentation of the grammar phenomenon of the unit
• tasks testing the grammar phenomenon
• additional information about each grammar phenomenon in the Grammar Appendix variety of listening task types

Speaking

Part 1: ice-breaking (personal) questions
Part 2: idividual or pair work task, based mainly on visual prompts
Part 3: questions and discussion for developing the theme

• help for learners in the Speaking Appendix

Writing

• variety of writing task types
• topics presented with task-based sample composition
• plus more help to develop learners' own writing

SAMPLE PAGES