Overview

Key Features | Scope and sequence charts | Videos | Tests

This highly acclaimed course is popular because it both interests and stretches learners.

Language in Use is a complete four level course from absolute Beginner to Upper-intermediate. The updated edition of the Pre-intermediate level contains totally revised material, together with a video and testing components. The result is a course that is suitable for a wide range of teaching situations.

The classwork for each level can be completed in around 80 hours, with additional time for the self-study work. The Teacher's Book contains all the pages from the Classroom Book, with interleaved teaching notes offering not only detailed support and guidance, but also many optional activities to cater for different abilities.

• Flexibility: the course can be tailored to the needs of mixed-ability classes.
• Dual syllabus: contains alternating grammar and vocabulary units.
• Clarity: clear organisation makes the course really easy to use.
• Creativity: highly original tasks stimulate students' personal contributions.
• Self-study: workbooks and self-study cassettes are ideal for self-study.
• The Beginner level offers genuine beginners' material which is carefully paced and highly systematic.
• The Pre-intermediate level follows on from Beginner and builds effectively up to Intermediate level.

Scope and sequence charts (PDF)
Charts for all levels of the course are available to download as PDFs...

Beginner: Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4
Pre-intermediate: Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4
Intermediate: Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4
Upper-intermediate: Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4

Videos (Andrew Bampfield, Adrian Doff and Christopher Jones)

A series of three videos accompanies Language in Use Beginner, Pre-intermediate and Intermediate. Each video contains eight stimulating and entertaining short programmes, designed to accompany the topics and language syllabus at each level. The videos also contain a booklet of photocopiable activities to accompany each programme.

Tests (Patricia Aspinall and George Bethell)

Photocopiable tests for the Beginner and Pre-Intermediate levels are also available. These are to be used at regular intervals in the teaching programme, and can easily be managed in class time. There are four progress tests which cover grammar, vocabulary, spelling, reading, writing and listening. Oral testing is also provided.

Teachers can log in to access the PDF files for the tests via this website.