Speakout 2nd Edition

By Antonia Clare, Frances Eales, Steve Oakes and J.J. Wilson

Real English in your classroom

Speakout is a comprehensive General English course for young adultsand adults. It features BBC content throughout and helps learners increase their confidence in all skill areas, with a strong focus on spoken and written communication.

Speakout’s two new levels build on the existing course to bring youhigh-interest content at Intermediate Plus and Advanced Plus.

Speakout’s balanced approach to topics and language develops skills systematically, building students’ confidence to communicate effectively.

• Authentic Language, Real Communication
Speakout 2nd edition offers engaging content using authentic BBC material to really bring topics to life and motivate students to learn. BBC programmes and BBC street interviews expose learners to real language and different varieties of English.

• Gets students talking
Speakout 2nd edition provides everything your students need to go into the real world and truly ’speak out’, through plenty of opportunities to personalise language and discuss topics which are meaningful and relevant to them.

• Study Booster for Spanish-speaking learners of English
Speakout 2nd edition also features extra support for your students, with new content specifically designed to build the skills and knowledge of Spanish speaking learners to help them communicate confidently in English.

• Speakout Extra
Speakout Extra is the best resource to provide you with everything you need to personalise and support your teaching. It gives you a range of additional practice materials to help your learners get the most out of their English classes.

• NEW – Digital booklet for mediation activities
Activities are mapped with CEFR mediation can-do-statements to help you identify useful exercises to practise mediation in class. All activities are listed by lesson and by unit in the mediation booklet.

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New in the second edition

• Wonderful new material from the BBC to motivate learners, in the form of authentic BBC video clips and ‘on the street’ interviews that expose learners to a variety of different genres and accents.

• New reading and listening texts that reflect what learners come across outside the classroom and expose them to a wider variety of international accents.

• A stronger grammar and pronunciation syllabus with a wider range of pronunciation features to help students communicate confidently in a real English-speaking environment.

• New Speakout 2nd edition Study Booster, with self study material which focuses on the challenges faced by Spanish learners through tips and explanations, as well as additional skills practice to help learners build their confidence in English.

• New Speakout Extra resources, available online and in print, full of additional grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation and skills practice, as well as activities for exploiting the BBC clips and interviews.

• New Speakout 2e Assessment package including new placement tests and unit tests as well as mid and end of course tests to assess your students’ progress.

• A new, clear design to make every page easier to navigate while striking new visuals capture students’ attention and prompt language practice.

How does Speakout Advanced Plus help learners?

SEE A SAMPLE

Extra materials for teachers

EOI mapping available here!

Speakout Experience

Pearson Test Generator for EOIs

Teacher’s Book
Teacher’s notes for every unit include warmers, fillers, alternative suggestions, culture notes and answer keys. Also provides access to all digital resources such as photocopiable material, tests, etc.
Speakout Extra
A complete bank of additional resources designed to help you maximize your valuable teaching time, providing all the materials you need to boost your teaching experience and to help your students achieve their language goals.
Presentation Tool Essential, Digital Resources and Test Generator
All available on the Pearson English Portal – access code in the Teacher’s Book.
The new Test Generator enables teachers to generate a test based on the content from the assessment package that comes with Speakout 2nd Edition.
NEW - Digital mediation booklets!
Activities are mapped with CEFR mediation can-do-statements to help you identify useful exercises to practise mediation in class. All activities are listed by lesson and by unit in the mediation booklet.
NEW - How to teach Speakout online!
This complete guide is a treasure trove of hints and tips on how to teach online, with specific guidance for Speakout 2nd Edition.

View our guide HERE

Students’ Book
Students’ Book, with twelve units, places particular emphasis on authentic and real communicative skills. Based on authentic clips from the BBC's rich archive, these lessons are designed to consolidate language and act as a springboard for further speaking and writing tasks.
Students’ interactive eBook
This interactive eBook provides a digital version of the Student’s Book, enabling students to complete activities wherever they are with audio and video at the point of use, and user-friendly navigation.
Workbook
The Workbook contains a wide variety of review and practice exercises and covers all the language areas in the corresponding Students' Book unit. It also contains regular review sections to help learners consolidate what they have learned.
Online Practice
MyEnglishLab offers additional benefits such as automated marking and extra support for students, online hints, tips and feedback, helping you to access learning anytime, anywhere. Also provides a fully blended and personalized learning environment that benefits both teachers and learners.
Study Booster for Spanish-speaking learners of English
The Study Booster contains extra practice material for self-study, including tips and explanations on the challenges faced by Spanish learners of English as well as a whole range of additional grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation and writing practice directly related to the Students’ Books.
Split Edition
The split edition includes half a coursebook and half of the equivalent workbook and is perfect for short and intensive courses.
Pearson Practice English App and Digital Resources
Self-study extra grammar and vocabulary exercises to consolidate language points covered in the Students’ Book.