The Australian English Course 1 Student S Book

The Australian English Course is a two level course designed for adult and young adult learners who want to learn general English for a range of social and transactional purposes. Level 1 is for post beginners - people who have studied some English before. It has a task-based approach to language learning, with an emphasis on classroom activities which encourage learners to use language effectively. Each unit provides material for four or five hours of classroom work and focuses on a topic which has been selected to engage and motivate users.

The Australian English Course is a two-level course for adult and young adults who want to learn general English for a range of social and transactional purposes. Level 1 is for post-beginners, people who have learned some English before. Level 2 is at pre-intermediate level and may be used after Level 1 or as a free standing course on its own.The course has been developed specifically for the Australian context and has been piloted in Australia and New Zealand. It is also suitable for use by people studying elsewhere, and who are going to visit or study in these countries. Key features: - flexible design enables teachers to adapt the course to the needs of a particular group of learners - communication tasks - pairwork, information gap and role play - help students to develop fluency in using English - learning focus' tasks encourage learners to develop their learning strategies - grammar focus sections promote the learning of structures through a variety of tasks - language review sections at the end of each unit help students to monitor their own progress - the course includes authentic reading texts and listening material from a range of Australian sources - out of class' tasks in each unit help students to apply what they have learnt

English for the Australian Curriculum Book 1 privileges student experience, creative engagement with texts, moments of reflection and deep thinking. Drawing on an inquiry model of learning, it provides opportunities for students to write and create their own texts. Written for the Australian Curriculum, English for the Australian Curriculum Book 1 provides a fully balanced and integrated approach to the study of language, literature and literacy. It actively engages students with texts at a variety of levels: • Develops language skills at word, sentence and text level, with activities in reading, writing, viewing, creating, listening and speaking • Encourages student writing across a variety of contexts, for a variety of purposes and for a variety of audiences • Underlines the importance of visual literacy • Provides opportunities for students to create their own multimodal texts

The New Cambridge English Course is a four-level course for learners of English.

A two-level course for adults and young adults who want to learn English for social and transactional purposes.

This series addresses the key aspects of all three Australian Curriculum strands in a lively and student-friendly format. Each book features: a focus on building comprehension strategies, vocabulary development and grammar and language ; high-interest literary, non-literary and media texts ; opportunities for students to apply their skills via written, spoken and multimodal texts. The accompanying teacher books provide answers to all exercises in the student workbooks.

Australian English Pronunciation and Transcription is an essential resource, giving instruction in both phonetic and phonemic transcription.

Student Book Oxford Big Ideas English is a brand-new series for junior English specifically written for the Australian Curriculum. It offers an innovative approach based on conceptual learning that encourages students' thinking by exposing them to a wide range of texts in different modes and from different cultural contexts. In line with the Australian Curriculum: English, Language, Literature and Literacy ideas are explored in every chapter of the book offering a comprehensive and ready-to-use teaching program that will help you and your students make a smooth transition to the new Australian Curriculum.Research shows that students achieve greater success when their learning is connected to key concepts. The Oxford Big Ideas English series offers an innovative conceptual approach that encourages students' thinking by presenting the key questions or big ideas at the core of junior English studies. For all related titles in this series, please click here