CAIRO BOOKS's Description
"Interactions Mosaic 4th Edition" is the newly expanded five-level, four-skill
comprehensive ESL/ELT series for academic students. The new edition, for
beginners to advanced learners, incorporates interactive and communicative
activities while still focusing on skill building to prepare students for
academic content. Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking, as well as Grammar
are thoroughly presented in each strand. High-interest themes are integrated
across all skill strands and levels. Language proficiencies as well are
articulated from level to level. New Features include: global activities are
suitable for ESL/ELT monolingual or multilingual classrooms; new design,
content, audio programs, photos, and illustrations reinforce skill-building
exercises; placement tests and chapter quizzes are included in each
Instructor's Manual; user-friendly instructions, complete scope and sequence,
and consistent chapter structure offer greater flexibility in lesson planning.
5. 5 new videos, one per level, immerse students in authentic language. Program
components include: student texts; instructor's manuals; audio programs for L/S
and reading (audiocassettes/cds); L/S assessment; audiocassettes and CDs;
reading student audio CDs; program CD rom; video demo; audiocassette; and
student book. The Student Books of the new 4th edition of "Interactions Mosaic"
have completely updated photos and illustrations and sport a new design. Global
activities are suitable for ESL and ELT monolingual or multilingual classrooms.
User-friendly instructions appeal to both instructor and student. A complete
scope and sequence is presented at the beginning of each book. Consistent
chapter structure creates greater flexibility in lesson planning. Interactions
1 (High Beginning - Low Intermediate) features reading scope and sequence:
reading type, vocabulary development, reading skills/strategies, language,
real-life reading, and video activities. Chapter Structure includes gives
students a preview of the upcoming material; Three Preliminary Activities in
the "Before You Read" section provide scaffolding to help students understand
authentic language; photos and Illustrations in the "Before You Read" section
activate prior knowledge of the reading topic. Chapter structure also includes:
Discussing the Reading encourages students to expand the topic of the reading
by relating it to their own lives; Vocabulary Preview allows students to
anticipate unknown vocabulary; Skill Development prepares students for
standardized tests through outlining, skimming for the main idea, and finding
supporting details; Vocabulary and Language-Learning Strategies for synonyms,
antonyms, context clues, and word families give students comprehension and
self-assessment tools; Real-Life Reading connects the classroom to real life
through ads, application forms, brochures, and other realia. Chapter structure
also includes: Video News Broadcasts immerse students in authentic language,
complete with scaffolding and follow-up activities to reinforce reading skills.
(Refer to ISBN 0-07-233061-9 for Video) Chapter Themes include: education and
student life city life; business and money; jobs and professions; lifestyles
around the world; global connections; language and communication; tastes and
preferences; new frontiers medicine, myths, and magic the media with liberty;
and justice for all.