"Future's second edition provides learners with the skills needed for college and career readiness and civic engagement. The new Future is aligned with the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), the English Language Proficiency (ELP) and College and Career Readiness (CCR) standards, and the National Reporting System (NRS) level descirptiors."--Back cover
Since Future was first published, more than 300,000 learners have successfully studied English with this effective six-level program. Future addresses the diverse needs of adult learners and empowers them with transferrable academic, workplace, and media literacy skills to meet the challenges of learning English and achieving personal, career, and educational goals. Highlights Assists students in transitioning along academic and career pathways. Curriculum supports students' transition to post-secondary education and the workplace. Research-based teaching strategies provide creative solutions for all stages of lesson planning and implementation. Everything students need in one integrated program that now includes MyEnglishLab. Among the resources available online are Student Book audio, extra grammar presentation videos and practice, reading and writing practice to prepare users for the CCRS, transitions to work resources, digital literacy for new users, vocabulary flashcards and games, plus life skills, listening and speaking, and standardized test practice. Develops students' informational and visual literacies to understand and process new information. Digital resources enable teachers and students to direct their learning and focus on skills they need to improve. ActiveTeach extends the classroom and makes learning more focused and interactive. Free online access to the Future website, including vocabulary wordlists and answer keys.
Since it was first published, Future has helped over half a million students learn English and achieve their personal, career, and educational goals. Now in its second edition, this effective six-level program continues to address the diverse needs of adult learners, equipping them with transferrable academic, workplace, and English communication skills. Future, Second Edition supports the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) goals and helps students develop the skills outlined in the College and Career Readiness Standards and the English Language Proficiency Standards. New to this edition * Updated content exposes students to language and concepts used in workplace, school, and community settings. * More workplace vocabulary and skills, and functional language prepare learners for career success. * New content-rich readings with level-appropriate text complexity build content knowledge, introduce academic vocabulary, and require learners to analyze text and cite evidence to extend their learning. * New writing lessons focus on analyzing models, brainstorming, organizing ideas, and synthesizing unit learning into well-organized writing outcomes. * New Soft Skills at Work lessons help learners develop essential social and cultural skills, critical to career advancement and success. * Increased rigor built into all lessons at every level challenges learners to analyze, evaluate, predict, infer, and problem-solve. * Enhanced unit goals and lesson objectives ensure learners track and reflect on their own progress. Other highlights * Latest digital tools help develop students' digital skills. * Research-based teaching strategies provide creative solutions for all stages of lesson planning and implementation. * Comprehensive digital and print resources for teachers enhance classroom instruction and simplify lesson planning. * Correlations to standards guide and support teachers in aligning their instruction with current standards. * Mapped to the Global Scale of English
Using a time-tested approach that has helped millions of students around the world, Fundamentals of English Grammar blends direct grammar instruction with carefully sequenced practice to developspeaking, writing, listening, and reading skills. The fifth edition has been extensively revised to keep pace with advances in theory and practice, particularly from cognitive science. Now more than ever, teachers will find an extensive range of presentations, activities, and tasks to meet the specific needs of their classes. New to This Edition * A pretest at the start of each chapter allows learners to assess what they already know and orient themselves to the chapter material. * Practice, spaced out over time, helps students learn better. Numerous exercises have been added to provide more incremental practice. * New charts and exercises show patterns to help learners make sense of the information. * Meaning-based practice is introduced at the sentence level. Students do not have to wait for longer passages to work with meaning. * Frequent oral exercises encourage students to speak more naturally and fluidly. * Step-by-step writing activities promote written fluency. All end-of-chapter tasks include writing tips and editing checklists. * A wide range of contextualized exercises, frequently including life skills vocabulary, encourages authentic language use. * Updated grammar charts based on corpus research reflect current usage and highlight the differences between written and spoken English in formal and informal contexts. * The BlackBookBlog focuses on student success, cultural differences, and life-skills strategies. * End-of-the-chapter Learning Checks help students assess their learning. * A Pearson Practice English app with end-of-chapter learning checks, Student Book audio, and guided PowerPoint videos. * Revised MyEnglishLab for a fully blended program.
