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English in Mind

Puchta/Stranks

Beginner to Elementary, Pre-intermediate, Intermediate, Upper-intermediate, Advanced

Written for teenagers, English in Mind creates an inspiring learning experience for secondary students. Everything, from the choice of imaginative topics, texts and exercises to the attractive design is perfectly matched to students' interests, age and ability. It provides a solid basis for effective language learning through a strong focus on grammar and vocabulary.

Flexibility and support are offered in the form of photocopiable activities and tests in the Teacher’s Resource Pack, 'EiMTV' DVDs, Workbook CD-ROMs and the extensive free worksheets, tests, wordlists and resources on the website.

Each level of the course provides 80-90 hours of work with the possibility of extension. It can be used with mixed-ability classes. The Starter level is for complete beginners and Level 1 is for elementary students and contains a 16-page starter section to revise key language. Levels 2 to 5 take students from pre-intermediate to advanced level.

Key Features

• Imaginative and appealing topics - such as wonders of the world, reality TV and global issues engage teenagers' interest and motivate them to learn.
• Projects and writing tasks allow students to build up their own language portfolios, developing learner independence and giving students a practical use for the language.
• 'Culture in Mind' sections give students an insight into different aspects of culture throughout the English-speaking world.
• 'Fiction in Mind' in level 3 and 'Literature in Mind' in levels 4 and 5 provide further reading practice.
• Teacher's Resource Pack with extra photocopiable activities and tests gives teachers lots of support and flexibility.
• Entertaining photostories give students a feel for contemporary spoken English.
• 'Study Help' and 'Skills Tips' sections in the Workbook give learners extra support and guidance.
• A strong focus on grammar and vocabulary provides a solid basis for effective language learning.

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Reviews

“It offers a comprehensive and clear approach to language and skills work. The themes will certainly motivate students.” Bruno Trémault, Teacher

“I would strongly recommend all teachers to use English in Mind with their young learners. It is the best course on the market...” International House, Tblisi

“Learners just love to find in their coursebooks things that they deal with in everyday life...The topics chosen for the readings are extremely up-to-date. Not only are they interesting to the learners, but they also make the planning process easier for the teacher.” Duanes Santos da Silva , C.I. Manaus

“The 'Culture in mind' pages make students aware of an aspect of the language that most textbooks ignore.” Patricia Cervantes de Brofft, Colegio Frances del Pedregal, Mexico City

“I am using Books 1 and 4 and think they are both great. My students have really enjoyed the articles on flashmobs and the Join Me website and the extracts from books such as The Curious Incident...” Judith Rowlands, International School

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