2024 TEENS 5 SPECIFICATIONS                                                              

•	   HARMONIZE 5     Units Welcome to 4 (Student's Book & Workbook) 
•	   EAST 43RD STREET (CUP-LEVEL 5)
 
 OMIT:    Pages 6 and 7
OPTIONAL:  Unit 2: Project Builder 2 p.23, Unit 3: Project Builder 2 page 35 and Project Builder 4 page 39.            

Student Book: It has eight units and each unit is divided into six lessons, which focus on vocabulary, grammar, reading, listening and writing. It also provides students with grammar reference, practice and exam practice which can be found at the back of the book.

Speaking: Speaking activities in Harmonize provide students with many opportunities to practise accuracy and fluency and to develop their competence in linguistic communication. Therefore, encourage your students to interact with their partners as naturally as possible.   
Listening:  Listening is an important part of language development and can help improve oral production. Harmonize gives students opportunities to practise listening in a realistic way, so make the most of it by using the class audio at all times. 
Video: There are different kinds of videos offering listening comprehension practice.

Writing:  Types of writing: see 2024 Types of writing for Teens and Adults on our web site
For further practice you may consult “Successful writing Upper-Intermediate” by V.Evans.

Writing Workshop: This section in the workbook is compulsory, we suggest you deal with it in class and assign a piece of writing for homework.

Workbook: It is divided into units which correspond to those in the Student Book. Students consolidate language learned in class with grammar, vocabulary and reading activities in the Workbook.

Teacher’s Guide. It contains the Student Book, class audio, videos and animations, games, interactive activities, workbook with answer key, different types of tests (including unit tests) photocopiable material, grammar and vocabulary worksheets available at three levels (basic, standard and challenge) extra interactive practice of the four skills, grammar, vocabulary and methodology support to maximize your teaching.                         

READER: We advise you to consult www.cambridge.org/elt/readers to download the corresponding worksheets for further practice. We suggest you use the audio to help students to further develop their listening skills.

Please help your students develop their reading skills by encouraging them to read the story and exploit it through different activities. By no means should you give them just a summary to study by heart. 

                                 Students are expected to read the story at home, not in class.
                                         
COMPLEMENTARY MATERIAL: You may also use the PHOTOCOPIABLE MATERIAL in English File Upper Intermediate Teacher’s Book, which includes Grammar, Vocabulary and Communication Activities that you may select to use with your group according to their needs/skills and the TIME you have.

BOOKLET WITH EXTRA SUPPORT MATERIAL: You can use the material in the booklet to teach and practise Relative Clauses (both defining and non-defining) You will find it on our website.