By Antonia Clare, Frances Eales, Steve Oakes and J.J. Wilson
Speakout is a comprehensive General English course for young adultsand adults. It features BBC content throughout and helps learnersincrease their confidence in all skill areas, with a strong focus onspoken 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.
Downloadable Sample Units
• 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.
Downloadable Sample Units
| Starter Level | Elementary Level | Pre-Intermediate Level | Intermediate Level | Upper Intermediate Level | Advanced Level |
| Student's Book | Student's Book | Student's Book | Student's Book | Student's Book | Student's Book |
| Workbook | Workbook |
• 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.
Students’ Book with DVD-ROM
Speakout Second Edition Students’ Book places particular emphasis on communicative skills. Each unit has a functional lesson which develops useful communication skills as well as a motivating BBC DVD spread which is designed to revise key language and act as a springboard for further speaking and writing tasks.
Study Booster for Spanish-speaking learners of English
The new 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.
Students’ eText
The digital version of the Coursebook for use online or offline, on laptops, iPads or other tablets.
Coursebook with MyEnglishLab
MyEnglishLab provides a fully blended and personalized learning environment for students. It includes the online interactive Workbook with instant feedback and automatic gradebook to assess students’ progress. Tips and feedback encourage students to work out answers themselves.
Workbook
The Workbook contains a wide variety of review and practice exercises and covers all of the language areas in the corresponding Students’ Book unit. It also contains regular review sections to help learners consolidate what they have learned.
Teacher’s Book with Resource and Assessment disc
Teacher’s notes for every unit include warmers, fillers, alternative suggestions, culture notes and answer keys. The Assessment disc allows you to assess and track students’ progress with a full range of printable and customizable tests.
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.
Available online and in print, this unbeatable range of supplementary materials consists of:
• Extra practice of Grammar, Vocabulary, Pronunciation, Writing, Listening and Reading.
• DVD Extra, providing extra video exploitation activities to help earners get the most out of the Speakout BBC clips.
Active Teach
Interactive whiteboard software providing everything you need on one disc, including full coursebook and workbook with interactive activities and show-answers, extra resources in every unit, grammar and vocabulary review games and useful tools.
Class Audio CDs
Full audio to accompany the Coursebook.
