This book teaches all four main language skills — speaking, listening, reading and writing. It has 10 units covering broad topics such as jobs, solutions, identity, future, history and the world. Each unit has sections covering:
- conversation questions and topics;
- grammar;
- vocabulary
- pronunciation;
- reading; and
- writing tips and practices.
You will learn how to use casual and formal register, use idioms and natural phrases, correct common grammatical mistakes, give the type of information a native English speaker would, and communicate naturally in a wide variety of situations.
Speakout is for anyone looking to improve their English skills on the whole while enjoying interesting conversation topics.
This book is recommended for the following levels:
| TOEIC | TOEFL IBT | IELTS |
|---|---|---|
| 400 - 600 | 40 - 65 | 3.5 - 5.5 |
Time to complete
Attached are the following resources to help you teach this book:
- Student Book for your reference and to assist you in teaching classes. Please do not share it with students.
- The complete Teacher Book (including all front and back matter).
- Teacher Book core material with answers and audio scripts in-line with the text (all front and back matter removed).
- Audio scripts only.
Notes
The layout of this book makes reading it in PDF a little difficult because some articles and picture sets spread across two pages. If the pages are next to each other, then this looks fine, but in the scrolling version you will have to jump to the next page. Check pages 20 and 21 for an example.
Special note: This textbook leans on factual yes/no questions rather than open conversational questions. The next level Upper Intermediate is much easier to teach and more interesting for the students. If possible, recommend the next level. If your student does choose this book, bear in mind that you will have to add a lot of questions and conversation topics yourself.