Anna Sikorzynska – författare

Challenges provides * Coursebooks that can be completed in one year, giving students a clear sense of progress * Informative and engaging topics that involve teenagers in their learning * Unique features on word building and sentence patterns * Characters that promote positive values and use real spoken language. * Activities for building learner strategies for independent learning * Magazine at the back of the Students Book to support mixed ability classes * Strong grammar and skills sections give students confidence in using the language * A picture dictionary in Levels 1 and 2 that is easy and fun to use * A unique teacher's package gives total support and maximum flexibility

12 thematic modules for Pre-Intermediate and 10 thematic modules for Elementary and Upper Intermediate, each divided into sections:

- Topic Talk (opening page) - networks that provide guided choice by marrying functional language with lexical items

- Grammar Skills

- Writing Workshop

- Speaking Workshop

Text Builder in units for process writing

Grammar Practice - Grammatical structures compared and contrasted. Students trained in choosing forms that best express given meanings and intentions

Language Review/Self Assessment every second module. Revision exercises where students check their answers and use a feedback guide to choose what they need to practise more

Listening with two levels of difficulty (slow speed and authentic speed) catering for different levels of students. Also gives the option of listening to the more difficult version after students have listened to the easier level

Culture Choice - 6 x lessons at back of Students' Book every two units which include cultural input, literature, songs and projects

At the back of the Students' Book:

- Skills Builder - while doing listening, reading, writing and communicative activities, learners are given suport with strategies and language

- Culture Choice (optional lessons which present reading texts, poems and songs with projects related to the students' own culture)

- Language Choice booklet (further practice of vocabulary and grammar with a reference section for each language point that is presented)

The accompanying CD contains audio tracks for in-class listening practice.

Students' eText offers an interactive individualized learning experience.  Students can access the course on any device, wherever they are and whenever they want to.