Brainstorm is a six-level American English course that takes young learners from beginner to upper intermediate level. It combines a brain-friendly, ESL-type approach with strong, controlled grammar support and encourages learners to develop critical thinking skills by engaging with the world around them.
Student Book. Lively, colorful, and packed with real-world content, each Student Book contains 12 topic-based units with features that change every two levels, ensuring the course really "grows" with your students. Reading skills are developed from level 1 and process writing skills from level 3. Sounds Like English lessons in every unit focus on phonics and pronunciation, and conversation skills are developed from level 3. Content Connection lessons bring other areas of the curriculum into the English classroom, while creative, investigative and cooperative learning skills are developed through individual and team projects. Includes the Student CD free.
Student CD. Contains songs and key listening material, plus dictation activities, tongue twisters for pronunciation practice, and a variety of listening activities.[Packaged with the Student Book].
Language Activity Book. Works hand-in-hand with the Student Book to provide language practice, support and reference. A strong personalization element thoughout the course encourages learners to reflect on their world and their social values.
Teacher´s Edition. Includes reduced Student Book and Language Activity Book pages with detailed teaching notes for both, including grammar explanations for the English on the Brain boxes in the Language Activity Book. Also provides ideas for Warm Ups, Reviews and Unit Reviews, as well as Optional, Extension and Fast Finishers activities. Includes the Teacher´s Resource CD-ROM.
Teacher´s Resourse CD-ROM. Includes a wealth of downloadable and printable resources - unit tests, extra worksheets, vocabulary lists, word cards, a wordsearch generator, detailed grammar explanations, teaching tips and background content and cultural information. Also includes a customizable progress chart and interactive games to download for your students. [Packaged with the Teacher´s Edition].
Picture Resource Pack. One pack per level, each containing 10 sturdy picture cards measuring 59 x 42cm. They are linked to the unit themes and designed to generate discussion and provide support for the Cambridge Young Learners exams. Also includes notes on exploiting the pictures and evaluating speaking skills.
Selected Reading Material. Brainstorm ties in perfectly with Selections, our beautifully illustrated reading anthology. The six levels for Selections follow the scope and sequence of Brainstorm, ensuring continuity and progression for your students. Packed with different styles of fiction and non-fiction texts, poetry and practical activities, it makes an excellent complement to this sophisticated series.
Class Audio CD. All the listening activities, songs and chants and many of the reading activities from the Student Book and Language Activity Book.