"Contemporary English Second Edition" has refined the content and skills adult ESL students need to know to survive and thrive living in the United States‎.‎ The emphasis on grammar‎,‎ vocabulary‎,‎ graphic literacy‎,‎ critical thinking skills‎,‎ life skills‎,‎ and workplace skills has all been retained and presented in meaningful contexts through topics of high interest to adult students‎.‎ Lessons are self‎-contained‎,‎ remaining appropriate for both standard and open enrollment situations‎.‎ Annotated Teacher‎'‎s Manuals ‎- this Annotated Teacher‎'‎s Edition presents each page from the students books in a reduced format‎.‎ Teaching notes and activities offer valuable teaching tips and tools to promote classroom efficiency and student success‎.‎Notes wrap around each student page and follow a preparation‎,‎ presentation‎,‎ and expansion format‎.‎ Preparation contains warm up activities that activate prior knowledge and get students ready for the student book exercise‎.‎ Presentation provides instructions and tips for success during activities‎.‎ Expansion activities suggest ways to further develop exercise topics‎.‎ Each Teacher‎'‎s Edition also contains blackline workbook answer keys‎.‎ The Contemporary English Placement Test can be utilized as an entry or exit test to evaluate each students appropriate level in the program‎.‎ The Components per Level student book includes student workbook annotated teacher‎'‎s edition‎,‎ audiocassette package‎,‎ audio CD package‎,‎ and conversation cards ‎(‎20 cards with instruction booklet‎)‎‎.‎