Close-Up 2nd Edition B1+ Teachers book with Online Teacher Zone + AUDIO+VIDEO+IWorkbook [National Ge (9781473755529)

Welcome to Close Up, an exciting new six-level adult series that turns learning English into an exploration of the world we live in. Drawing on National Geographic content, Close Up transforms the learning experience into a fabulous journey with irresistible images, articles and videos that engage students like no series before. Bring Close Up into your classroom! - Comprehensive grammar, vocabulary, functions, pronunciation and skills syllabuses address the needs of contemporary students, and then Close Up goes one step further to enrich communication and critical thinking. - Grammar is presented in context with full explanations and extensive additional support. - Vocabulary is introduced thematically with further focus at lexical and morphological levels in Word focus and Word building sections. - Real Close Up lessons model and practice everyday functions and pronunciation is dealt with in depth. - Every lesson ends with a productive outcome, such as speaking or writing. With a new component array and strong digital support, the new edition of Close-up has been fully updated to be in line with the new First for Schools 2015 specifications. Close-up is still as interesting, topical and up-to-date as ever with spectacular National Geographic photography and facts that have been carefully selected to appeal to the inquisitive minds of young teenagers. What’s new with Close-up Second Edition? - The integrated ‘Exam Close-up’ feature gives students and teachers step-by-step advice and strategies for how best to approach exam tasks so students have an opportunity to put the advice into practice on the page. - A new ‘Learning Focus’ feature introduces ‘learning to learn’ tips so students can see what they need to do themselves outside of the classroom to progress. - Students’ abilities to think, form, express and justify personal opinions are developed further in the ‘Ideas Focus’ sections – a core skill for success at First.