Motivating and contemporary topics with multicultural and cross-curricular information; Lively dialogues presenting real spoken English; An integrated approach to the development of the four skills; Special emphasis on vocabulary building; Grammar presented and practised in context; Systematic development of reading and listening skills and subskills; A variety of communicative tasks; Step-by-step approach to writing; Activities encouraging critical thinking and personal response; Practical tips helping students to become autonomous learners; A round-up section in each module providing regular revision and consolidation; A grammar reference section; Culture \/ Cross-Curricular pages with web links; Songs.