Student Book and eText with Digital Audio CD Skill-integrated units focusing on all communication skills Variety of grammar, vocabulary, listening, pronunciation, reading, writing, and communication activities Personalisation activities that get students to share information about their backgrounds, interests, and opinions Standards-based life skills lessons aligned with key curriculum frameworks and assessment systems New Reading and Writing Workshop sections for career and academic readiness: Language arts academic discourse activities Informational readings Writing process lessons Picture dictionary lessons for introducing unit vocabulary Check-up tests and skills checks in all units Gazette magazine sections with high-interest material for use in class and at home Standard CD tracks for Gazette activities and mp3 audio files for major lesson features, including model conversations, readings, and Gazette activities (downloadable to a computer or audio player) eText Use this digital tool to complement the program's dynamic conversational approach. The eText supports students' independent practice for self-paced learning. Pages of the Student Book, with the complete audio program in embedded links, provide conversation, listening, pronunciation, reading, and Gazette practice Notes and Bookmark tools enable students to add, receive and share notes, and bookmark pages to revisit them later FunZone activities, games, videos, music, and animations reinforce each unit's objectives: Vocabulary flashcards Skill building activities for vocabulary, grammar, reading, and life skills GrammarToons animations with activities GrammarRaps, GrammarSongs, and video segments with activities (Levels 1 and 2 only)