Skills / New Power
New Power 1
CEF Level
A1
ISBN
960-424-277-6
Authors
Kane A.
This is the first level of the New Power series for students that want to develop writing, speaking and listening skills at level A1. The book contains 15 units, each of which has its own theme. Each unit consists of three parts: Writing, Speaking and Listening.
The WRITING section comprises:
- What do you know?: a short introduction to the theme of the unit
- Presentation: a rubric and model composition with language and word-length appropriate to the level
- Getting organised: a clear plan for the composition, and tasks which show students how to organise their writing
- Language awareness: focuses on appropriate lexical items and grammatical points relevant to the composition
- Getting prepared: practical help to prepare students for the final piece of writing
- Final writing: a rubric similar to the one in the presentation asks students to produce their own letter, story, article, diary entry or email
- How to think: asks students questions about content, language, paragraphing etc for the final writing task
- EXTRA TOPICS: provide students with further writing practice on the theme of the unit. They include messages, accounts, postcards and notes, as well as letters, articles
The SPEAKING section:
- Comprises pair work, group work, individual work, topics for presentations and questions for general discussion based on photographs and ideas related to the theme of the unit
- Contains all the task types found in A1-level speaking exams
The LISTENING section:
- Rounds off each unit with a task or tasks providing practice in the following skills: note taking, picture identification, multiple matching, multiple choice, true/false etc
- Contains all the task types found in A1-level listening exams
New Power 2
CEF Level
A1+
ISBN
978-960-424-281-8
Authors
Kane A.
This is the second level of the New Power series for students that want to develop writing, speaking and listening skills at level A1+. The book contains 15 units, each of which has its own theme. Each unit consists of three parts: Writing, Speaking and Listening.
The WRITING section comprises:
- What do you know?: a short introduction to the theme of the unit
- Presentation: a rubric and model composition with language and word-length appropriate to the level
- Getting organised: a clear plan for the composition, and tasks which show students how to organise their writing
- Language awareness: focuses on appropriate lexical items and grammatical points relevant to the composition
- Getting prepared: practical help to prepare students for the final piece of writing
- Final writing: a rubric similar to the one in the presentation asks students to produce their own letter, story, article, diary entry or email
- How to think: asks students questions about content, language, paragraphing etc for the final writing task
- EXTRA TOPICS: provide students with further writing practice on the theme of the unit. They include messages, accounts, postcards and notes, as well as letters, articles
The SPEAKING section:
- Comprises pair work, group work, individual work, topics for presentations and questions for general discussion based on photographs and ideas related to the theme of the unit
- Contains all the task types found in speaking exams that students at this level will be working towards.
The LISTENING section:
- rounds off each unit with a task or tasks providing practice in the following skills: note taking, picture identification, multiple matching, multiple choice, true/false etc
- contains all the task types found in listening exams that A1+ students will be working towards.
New Power 3
CEF Level
A2
ISBN
960-424-285-7
Authors
Kane A.
This is the third level of the New Power series for students that want to develop writing, speaking and listening skills at level A2. The book contains 15 units, each of which has its own theme. Each unit consists of three parts: Writing, Speaking and Listening.
The WRITING section comprises:
- What do you know?: a short introduction to the theme of the unit
- Presentation: a rubric and model composition with language and word-length appropriate to the level
- Getting organised: a clear plan for the composition, and tasks which show students how to organise their writing
- Language awareness: focuses on appropriate lexical items and grammatical points relevant to the composition
- Getting prepared: practical help to prepare students for the final piece of writing
- Final writing: a rubric similar to the one in the presentation asks students to produce their own letter, story, article, diary entry or email
- How to think: asks students questions about content, language, paragraphing etc for the final writing task
- EXTRA TOPICS: provide students with further writing practice on the theme of the unit. They include messages, accounts, postcards and notes, as well as letters, articles
The SPEAKING section:
- Comprises pair work, group work, individual work, topics for presentations and questions for general discussion based on photographs and ideas related to the theme of the unit
- Contains all the task types found in A2-level speaking exams
The LISTENING section:
- rounds off each unit with a task or tasks providing practice in the following skills: note taking, picture identification, multiple matching, multiple choice, true/false etc
- contains all the task types found in A2-level listening exams
New Power 4
CEF Level
B1
ISBN
978-960-424-289-4
Authors
Kane A.
This is the fourth level of the New Power series for students that want to develop writing, speaking and listening skills at level B1. The book contains 15 units, each of which has its own theme. Each unit consists of three parts: Writing, Speaking and Listening.
The WRITING section comprises:
- What do you know?: a short introduction to the theme of the unit
- Presentation: a rubric and model composition with language and word-length appropriate to the level
- Getting organised: a clear plan for the composition, and tasks which show students how to organise their writing
- Language awareness: focuses on appropriate lexical items and grammatical points relevant to the composition
- Getting prepared: practical help to prepare students for the final piece of writing
- Final writing: a rubric similar to the one in the presentation asks students to produce their own letter, story, article, diary entry or email
- How to think: asks students questions about content, language, paragraphing etc for the final writing task
- EXTRA TOPICS: provide students with further writing practice on the theme of the unit. They include messages, accounts, postcards and notes, as well as letters, articles
The SPEAKING section:
- Comprises pair work, group work, individual work, topics for presentations and questions for general discussion based on photographs and ideas related to the theme of the unit
- Contains all the task types found in B1-level speaking exams
The LISTENING section:
- rounds off each unit with a task or tasks providing practice in the following skills: note taking, picture identification, multiple matching, multiple choice, true/false etc
- contains all the task types found in B1-level listening exams
New Power 5
CEF Level
B1+
ISBN
960-424-293-8
Authors
Kane A.
This is the fifth level of the New Power series for students that want to develop writing, speaking and listening skills at level B1+. The book contains 15 units, each of which has its own theme. Each unit consists of three parts: Writing, Speaking and Listening.
The WRITING section comprises:
- What do you know?: a short introduction to the theme of the unit
- Presentation: a rubric and model composition with language and word-length appropriate to the level
- Getting organised: a clear plan for the composition, and tasks which show students how to organise their writing
- Language awareness: focuses on appropriate lexical items and grammatical points relevant to the composition
- Getting prepared: practical help to prepare students for the final piece of writing
- Final writing: a rubric similar to the one in the presentation asks students to produce their own letter, story, article, diary entry or email
- How to think: asks students questions about content, language, paragraphing etc for the final writing task
- EXTRA TOPICS: provide students with further writing practice on the theme of the unit. They include messages, accounts, postcards and notes, as well as letters, articles
The SPEAKING section:
- Comprises pair work, group work, individual work, topics for presentations and questions for general discussion based on photographs and ideas related to the theme of the unit
- Contains all the task types found in speaking exams that students at this level will be working towards.
The LISTENING section:
- rounds off each unit with a task or tasks providing practice in the following skills: note taking, picture identification, multiple matching, multiple choice, true/false etc
- contains all the task types found in listening exams that B1+ students will be working towards.
New Power 6
CEF Level
B2
ISBN
960-424-297-0
Authors
Kane A.
This is the sixth level of the New Power series for students that want to develop writing, speaking and listening skills at level B2. The book contains 15 units, each of which has its own theme. Each unit consists of three parts: Writing, Speaking and Listening.
The WRITING section comprises:
- What do you know?: a short introduction to the theme of the unit
- Presentation: a rubric and model composition with language and word-length appropriate to the level
- Getting organised: a clear plan for the composition, and tasks which show students how to organise their writing
- Language awareness: focuses on appropriate lexical items and grammatical points relevant to the composition
- Getting prepared: practical help to prepare students for the final piece of writing
- Final writing: a rubric similar to the one in the presentation asks students to produce their own letter, story, article, diary entry or email
- How to think: asks students questions about content, language, paragraphing etc for the final writing task
- EXTRA TOPICS: provide students with further writing practice on the theme of the unit. They include messages, accounts, postcards and notes, as well as letters, articles
The SPEAKING section:
- Comprises pair work, group work, individual work, topics for presentations and questions for general discussion based on photographs and ideas related to the theme of the unit
- Contains all the task types found in B2-level speaking exams
The LISTENING section:
- rounds off each unit with a task or tasks providing practice in the following skills: note taking, picture identification, multiple matching, multiple choice, true/false etc
- contains all the task types found in B2-level listening exams