New Challengeshelps students become more effective learners and better citizens of the world through personal development. The information-driven approach in New Challengesencourages teenagers to think about the world around them and provides lively achievable tasks, building their confidence, creativity, participation and performance. With New Challengesteachers make lessons educational, successful and fun Studentsmove from a beginner level into secondary methodology which then prepares them for a more formal learning environment. Levels 1 and 2 cover the key objectives in the Council of Europe's Waystage level (A2), corresponding to CESOL's KET exam. Levels 3 and 4 cover all the key objectives in the Council of Europe's Threshold level (B1), corresponding to CESOL PET exam, as well as some of the objectives in the Vantage level (B2). The Workbook and Multi-ROM include preparation and practice for these exams.Themes are: * related to students' own world (friends, shopping, films, neighbours, holidays, sport) *cross-curricular (science and technology, history) * develop citizenship education (belonging and identity, diversity, awareness of disability) * about other cultures around the world (lifestyles, charity concerts, technology) Organisation: *Get Readypage introduces topics *first lessonpresents grammar through reading texts and practice *second lessondevelops reading, presents vocabulary and practises speaking *third lessondevelops the story with a focus on speaking and listening *Across Cultureslessons with reading, speaking project work *Your Challenge writing tasks and Understanding Grammarspots * the end of every module has a language check and learner development spot *Fact or Fictiontexts extend students' language by deciding whether information is true or false *Time Outmagazine with fun activities like puzzles, games and reading for pleasure. Picture Dictionary

*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)

*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)

* 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 Builderin 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 Assessmentevery second module. Revision exercises where students check their answers and use a feedback guide to choose what they need to practise more *Listeningwith 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 support 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 vocabularyand grammar with a reference section for each language point that is presented)