The Teacher's Books are conventional in approach and provide a reference to the answer key and audio scripts for exercises, to support teachers new to EAP teaching by providing extra background information on key aspects like critical thinking, to offer additional ideas and support for busy or inexperienced teachers.

The Listening & Speaking Student's Book is carefully structured to practice each of these skills. The listening sections provide regular opportunities for discussion and interaction, with activities to practice global and close listening skills, as well as chances to critically examine the ideas in the text. Speaking is split into three main parts; grammar, punctuation and speaking. This culminates in a final, realistic, productive task that gives students the opportunity to use their new skills in a meaningful exercise. Packaged with an online Digibook access code, along with a digital version of the text, the students also have access to a wealth of information and activities, including audio files, useful language, dictionary definitions, videos and progress checklists.

Every student needs top class reading, writing, listening and speaking skills to succeed at an academic level. Skillful focuses on each of these skills to give presentation, instant practice and complete immersion in that area of language. It offers students the opportunity to develop language skills by presenting them with ideas from today's world, while building critical thinking skills that are vital for academic success. The course takes a skills-based approach with each unit distinguishing between and global and close skills. The nature of each unit encourages students to think about the world around them, creating exciting and engaging learning material. The skills boxes that appear throughout the books signal the topic focus to the teacher, while providing the students with relevant tips, words and phrases. The study skills focus develops this further, providing students with practical guidance and support, and building confidence for independent learning throughout their university career. Key features: a comprehensive digital component including a page-faithful Digibook and Skillful practice area with interactive activities and video material. each unit provides opportunities to engage critically with issues by the texts and to consider concepts beyond the superficial meaning to develop skills such as evaluating and synthesising information systematic development of practical study skills through realistic case studies and material from Stella Cottrell, author of the bestselling title The Study Skills Handbook flexible approach, using each product as distinct individuals or together to create an integrated package of Skillful Listening & Speaking and Reading & Writing Student's Books.

OpenMind Essentials combines the Student's Book and the Workbook into one volume. The audio for the Workbook element is packaged with it on an audio disc found at the back of the book. The combined Student’s Book/Workbook Pack also includes access to mindOnline, the companion Web site for openMind. This is accessed through a unique access code found at the back of the book. Each unit includes a six pages of language sections withOpener, Language Wrap-Up, and Communicative Wrap-Up and two pages of lifeSkills. MindOnline provides students with numerous additional resources including interactive wordlists, video pieces and langauge practice. mindOnline Essentials will be available from June 2011. KEY FEATURES: — MindOnline — a powerful and practical online component for both teachers and students. Teachers will benefit from tools such as e-planners and test generators and students from the videos and interactive wordlists; — LifeSkills — a special unit in each unit to develop life skills while recycling target language from the unit; — Thorough skills development — a carefully planned, graded four-skills syllabus with step-by-step development of sub-skills. Skills are integrated and practiced in 'Language Use' sections; — 4-step grrammar presentations — a clear, simple and memorable approach reinforced with lots of practice in the Workbook and mindOnline; — 4-step grrammar presentations — a clear, simple and memorable approach reinforced with lots of practice in the Workbook and mindOnline; — Transparent methodology — communicative approach with deductive/inductive work, learner training, and systematic skills development.

This book teaches the basics of academic essay writing to intermediate-level students. In Writers at Work: The Essay, students use the process approach to write different genres of essays common at the post-secondary level. Each chapter uses a five-step approach in which students brainstorm ideas, write a first draft, revise their work following peer feedback, and share their finished work.

This book will teach the basics of academic essay writing to intermediate-level students who are preparing for college writing. The Teacher's Manual to Writers at Work: The Essay provides an introduction to the course, teaching tips for every activity, and an extensive answer key.