NorthStar Listening and Speaking 1 with Interactive Student Book access code and MyEnglishLab (Northstar Listening & Speaking)

The new and improved Listening and Speaking strand now offers an Interactive Student Book

powered by MyEnglishLab. The Interactive Student Book allows students and teachers to better

assess progress. Teachers can now monitor student performance to personalize learning and

increase student motivation.

The five-level NorthStar series engages students through a seamless integration of compelling

online content and empowers them to achieve their academic and personal goals in order to meet

the challenges of the 21st century.

• Current and thought-provoking listening selections from a variety of contrasting authentic genres stimulate students intellectually. Authentic content engages students, links them to language use outside the classroom, and encourages critical thinking and personal expression. • Explicit language skills are reinforced and practiced using models from the unit listening selections, while the pronunciation and speaking skill selections expose students to the sounds and patterns of English to prepare them to express their ideas on a higher level. • Productive vocabulary and grammar structures are targeted, reviewed, practiced, and expanded upon for the final speaking task. • Group projects inspire students to inquire further and prepare students to engage in real-world activities. The projects incorporate Internet research, helping students build digital literacy skills. • A variety of online assessments tied to learning outcomes allows teachers to individualize instruction and track student progress. • Teacher Resources in MyEnglishLab include the scope and sequence, digital student book, downloadable achievement tests, classroom audio, audioscripts, video activities, videoscripts, teacher’s manual, answer keys, and a downloadable placement test.

"NorthStar, " Fourth Edition, a five-level series, engages students through authentic and compelling content and empowers them to achieve their academic and personal goals. The approach to critical thinking in both the Reading/Writing and Listening/Speaking strands challenges students to move beyond basic comprehension to higher-level analysis.
Conceptualized to promote critical thinking, "NorthStar" infuses analysis, synthesis, evaluation, and application throughout every lesson, not just in a critical thinking section like in other series.
Components: Print or eText
Student Book with MyEnglishLab -- Building on the success of previous editions, NorthStar
continues to engage and motivate students through new and updated contemporary, authentic topics in a seamless integration of print and online content.
eText with MyEnglishLab -- Offering maximum flexibility for different learning styles and needs, a digital version of the Student Book can be used on iPad and Android devices.
MyEnglishLab: NorthStar -- Students use MyEnglishLab to access additional practice online, view videos, listen to audio selections, and receive instant feedback on their work. Teachers assign MyEnglishLab activities to reinforce the skills students learn in class and monitor progress through an online gradebook.
Teacher Resource eText -- Each strand of NorthStar has an accompanying Teacher Resource eText with the following: digital Student Book, downloadable achievement tests, classroom audio, lesson planners, video activities, videoscripts, teacher's manuals, answer keys, and a downloadable placement test. Accessible through MyEnglishLab: NorthStar.
Classroom Audio CD -- Listening and Speaking audio contains the recordings and activities as well as audio for the achievement tests. The Reading and Writing strand contains the readings on audio.