• The topics are factual, therefore factual questions and answers must be learnt and offered.
• The topics have specific vocabulary that must be learnt and used correctly.
• Discuss the topics are discussed as a group and the students encouraged to ask questions of each other.
• The material must be learnt and presented to the group.
• There is a marked increase of oral confidence because of new topics and new information.

Listening Goals:

• The topics are factual, many about famous people and or events.
• The issues and events are real and the students must be prepared to give correct answers with factual information.
• There are 16 new topics to discuss, debate and present.
• Again the student will be asked listen to recorded voices on CD (a much more difficult task than that requires practice) and to give their own opinion.
• Phrasal verbs make conversation more interesting and it is necessary that they are heard and used correctly.

• The topics are all factual and therefore the writing tasks are factual too.
• The students are shown how to reason, understand the problem and find a solution.
• To write a story they need to answer a question, discuss it and write about it.
• There are also exercises to write an agreement or disagreement and to support both with a point of view.

Grammar Goals:

• This concentrates on the use and understanding of phrasal verbs and more complex similar words with different meaning.

• Read and follow the instructions of each page.
• Read and understand the information on the topic pages.
• Read and forecast events in the Story and answer the comprehension questions.
• The story has many twists and turns, with the plot becoming more complicated. The language is more sophisticated with more words to one page.
• Time is given for group discussion and analysis of the characters and the situation.
• New words: pronunciation – explanation – definitions re: context.
• Phonics: exploring the sounds of aw, ance, ence, ive, ou, iou, or etc.