Challenges is the new course for teenagers which gives them everything they need to be successful in learning English. Written by the authors of the global bestseller, ‘Opportunities’. 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

General theme In this level the theme of challenge is present in such topics as getting involved in voluntary work, the Olympic Games, overcoming a disadvantaged childhood (Waris Dirie), and saving energy – and indeed the planet! In this level the characters set up their own online radio station. They have to find, prepare and broadcast local news, and report on local events. At the same time, they meet the challenge of investigating and solving a local environmental problem. Coursebook structure The level is divided into ten core modules. At the end of the book there is a magazine section (Time Out!) and a word bank organised by lexical features (multi-part verbs, prefixes, suffixes, compounds, etc.). Students can use this section to do activities in the coursebook and as a reference to revise and increase their own vocabulary (see table of contents enclosed).