Publisher's Synopsis
- Written and developed by practising IB teacher and examiner, Marie-Laure Delvallée
- A wide range of activity types are provided, to ensure students develop their receptive, productive and interactive skills, and to encourage them to learn and use the language actively.
- Grammar is practised in context throughout the book, whilst dedicated boxes focus on key grammar issues.
- Students are prepared for both the interactive and individual oral assessments with exercises throughout the book focussing on the skills required for each, along with a range of visual stimuli.
- Intertextual activities focus on the skills needed for written responses, through a range of lively and topical texts.
- Examiners' hints identify common pitfalls and provide insight into how students can organise, clarify and present their ideas to achieve the highest marks in their examinations.
- Questions from real past exam papers are given at the end of each chapter to enable real-life exam-hall practise.
- Key fact boxes and culture features place the material in real-life contexts and give additional information to aid students'
understanding of a topic. They also prompt further enquiry and interesting cultural discussions. - Clear links to TOK throughout the book are intended to stimulate higher-level thinking skills and force students to question their ideas and the source of their knowledge. There is also a dedicated TOK chapter at the end of the book to expand on these themes.
- An accompanying Teacher's Book is also available, including schemes of work, comprehensive lesson plans, answers to all exercises, vocabulary lists and practical advice and support with assessment.
- Fully supported with online resources at www.pearsonbacconline.com
