«LifeLike» offers a new approach to learning about the cultures of the English-speaking world, presenting them primarily from an insider’s viewpoint. «LifeLike» focuses on real-life experience and the way culture shapes daily life in today’s multicultural societies. Together with material such as articles, websites, songs, maps, geographical data, «LifeLike» employs a range of short, accessible passages of fiction, essay and autobiography by young writers from all over the English-speaking world. «LifeLike» is subdivided into 8 topic areas connected to aspects of everyday life: Home; Education; Work; Food; Travel; Leisure & Sport; Fashion & Shopping; Music & The Arts Special features: — SONGLINES with a song connected to each topic area — WORDWATCH zooming in on specific terms related to the topic — NUMBER CRUNCHING with statistics, charts and graphs — ARTIST’S CORNER featuring the work of contemporary artists connected to each topic — LANGUAGE LAB in each unit, including FCE-style exercises — LINKS connecting texts in different topic areas — Detailed LINGUISTIC NOTES «LifeLike» is accompanied by an audio CD/CD-ROM, featuring both the audio recording and an interactive CD-ROM. — In the CD-ROM section you can find 8 short film clips (1 for each unit), each one accompanied by a detailed synopsis of the film, a director’s biography, an introduction and interactive activities»

LifeLike offers a new approach to learning about the cultures of the English-speaking world, presenting them primarily from an insider’s viewpoint. LifeLike focuses on real-life experience and the way culture shapes daily life in today’s multicultural societies. Together with material such as articles, websites, songs, maps, geographical data, LifeLike employs a range of short, accessible passages of fiction, essay and autobiography by young writers from all over the English-speaking world. LifeLike is subdivided into 8 topic areas connected to aspects of everyday life: Home; Education; Work; Food; Travel; Leisure & Sport; Fashion & Shopping; Music & The Arts.