New Headway - Pre-Intermediate - Teacher's book [antikvár]

Introduction New Headway Pre-lntermediate Why a new version of Headway Pre-lntermediate? A main reason for producing new versions of Headway Elementary and Headway Pre-lntermediate was to bring them into line with New Headway Intermediate and New Headway Upper-Intermediate. Having rewritten the two higher level books, it became increasingly apparent that it was necessary to ring some changes with the two lower levels. We felt that the time had come to give them a much fresher and lighter feel, but at the same time we didn't want to lose those elements that have proved successful with so many teachers. We believe that at lower levels the content and approach of language teaching is inevitably more restricted, and so a lot about the books remains the same. What remains the same? The basic Headway methodology is the same. Proven traditional approaches are used alongside those which have been developed and researched more recently. The grammatical syllabus is largely unchanged because the requirements of lower level students are usually more predictable than at later levels. There is a great variety of practice activities. Some of these have been amended rather than replaced. Nevertheless there are still many new ones. Vocabulary is not only integrated throughout but also developed in its own section. Skills work is integrated and balanced. It all comes from authentic sources but has been simplified and adapted to suit the level. There is an Everyday English section. What are the differences? The design is completely new, and this represents a break in what a Headway Student's Book traditionally looked like. It is cleaner and fresher, and activities are easier to follow. There is more space on a page, and some of the exercises and activities are shorter. The vast majority of the texts are new. We took this opportunity to freshen up the topics. Teachers very easily get fed up with using the same texts year after year. Sometimes we have found a parallel text on the same topic, but more often we have selected a new topic and a new text. There are several new features, such as the Starter at the beginning of a unit, and the Grammar Spot. Many of the vocabulary exercises are different, new or amended, as are the topics of the Everyday English section. STARTER This is designed to be a warmer to the lesson. It is a short student-centred activity and always has direct relevance to the language to be introduced in the unit. The aim is to focus students on the topic or key language point of the unit. It also enables the teacher to find out how well the students can use the language of the unit. GRAMMAR SPOT This is a mix of explanation, questions, and self-check tasks to reinforce the grammar being taught. There is a page reference given to the fuller Grammar Reference at the back of the book.