Themes are:

• related to students' own world (friends, shopping, films, neighbours, holidays, sport)
• cross-curricular (science and technology, history)
• develop citizenship education (belonging and identity, diversity, awareness of disability)
• about other cultures around the world (lifestyles, charity concerts, technology)

Organisation:

• Get Ready page introduces topics
• first lesson presents grammar through reading texts and practice
• second lesson develops reading, presents vocabulary and practises speaking
• third lesson develops the story with a focus on speaking and listening
• Across Cultures lessons with reading, speaking project work
• Your Challenge writing tasks and Understanding Grammar spots
• the end of every module has a language check and learner development spot
• Fact or Fiction texts extend students' language by deciding whether information is true or false
• Time Out magazine with fun activities like puzzles, games and reading for pleasure.
• Picture Dictionary