Written and developed by practising IB teacher and examiner, Marie-Laure Delvallée

A wide range of activity types are provided, to ensure students develop their receptive, productive and interactive skills, and to encourage them to learn and use the language actively.

Grammar is practised in context throughout the book, whilst dedicated boxes focus on key grammar issues.

Students are prepared for both the interactive and individual oral assessments with exercises throughout the book focussing on the skills required for each, along with a range of visual stimuli.

Intertextual activities focus on the skills needed for written responses, through a range of lively and topical texts.

Examiners' hints identify common pitfalls and provide insight into how students can organise, clarify and present their ideas to achieve the highest marks in their examinations.

Questions from real past exam papers are given at the end of each chapter to enable real-life exam-hall practise.

Key fact boxes and culture features place the material in real-life contexts and give additional information to aid students’
understanding of a topic. They also prompt further enquiry and interesting cultural discussions.

Clear links to TOK throughout the book are intended to stimulate higher-level thinking skills and force students to question their ideas and the source of their knowledge. There is also a dedicated TOK chapter at the end of the book to expand on these themes.

An accompanying Teacher’s Book is also available, including schemes of work, comprehensive lesson plans, answers to all exercises, vocabulary lists and practical advice and support with assessment.

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