Publisher's Synopsis
This course integrates language and literature, and is designed especially for students in Kenyan secondary schools, drawing on current developments from the field of English as a Second Language. It integrates the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing, teaches grammar in context, using a wide variety of texts, and involves the student in an interactive way.;The 13 units of this workbook offer ample opportunities for students to explore written texts, listening passages and texts for speaking aloud (poetry, drama and role-play). The texts are thematically integrated, as is the language work on structure, sounds and vocabulary.;A particular feature of the course is the carefully structured teaching of writing. This includes strictly controlled writing based on model paragraphs, and a step-by-step plan introducing students to the principles of expository writing and free creative writing.;A teacher's book, accompanying this workbook, helps the teacher to develop the integrated approach to all aspects of language work, to the student's best advantage.