■16 units with 8 themes ranging from Travel, Culture to Life with the Internet
■Flexible and easy to use-teachers can select texts by topic, genre, reading skill or vocabulary skill
■Extensive reading, activities, plus reading and vocabulary skills sheets
■One Teacher’s File for all 3 levels packed with a test Generator CD-ROM
■The resource site contains MP3 files of main reading texts, extra vocabulary sheets and wordlist 2010 NEW
■トラベル、カルチャーなどからネット生活まで、幅広い8つのテーマで構成された16ユニット。
■柔軟性のある使い方が可能。トピックやジャンル、読解・語彙スキルに応じたテキストが選べます。
■総合的な読解問題に加え、リーディングおよび語彙テストを採録。
■CD-ROMを装備した3つのレベルすべてに対応可能な「ワン・ティーチャーズ・ファイル」。
■リソースサイトには、リーディング本文、追加語彙問題、ワードリストを収録したMP3ファイルが含まれています。 2010年度新刊
■各章は,コアとなる学習ページ(4ページ)と,自習にも利用可能なオプションの発展学習ページ(2ページ)で構成。短く多彩なアクティビティーでフレキシブルな授業が可能。■各ユニットではリスニング,スピーキング,リーディング,ライティングの4技能をシステマチックに,バランスよく学習。■学生に興味深いトピックのリーディング素材,ユーモアに満ちたリスニング素材,楽しいイラストや写真で学習意欲がアップ。■文法の知識とボキャブラリーを増強するエクササイズ,発音練習のページが充実。■3ユニットごとにレビューユニットを用意。巻末には重要単語リストを収録。
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■ Breakthrough combines a dynamic, communicative methodology with a fully-integrated skills syllabus, placing strong emphasis on real-world language and everyday situations. ■ Each of the 12 units consists of four pages of core language followed by a two-page Expansion section. Teachers and learners can choose which skills to focus on. ■ The comprehensive Teacher's Guide contains a wealth of materials to make your class preparation easier: detailed unit notes with easy-to-implement options, photocopiable activities and tests, and the useful and innovative Test Generator on CD-ROM.
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A series from renowned TOEIC expert Lin Lougheed, Learning to Listen acknowledges the difficulty that many students have understanding real spoken English and helps them to:
◆listen appropriately
◆understand correctly
◆make sense of what they hear
Above all, Learning to Listen helps students to enjoy the richness and variety of spoken English.
A series from renowned TOEIC expert Lin Lougheed, Learning to Listen acknowledges the difficulty that many students have understanding real spoken English and helps them to:
◆listen appropriately
◆understand correctly
◆make sense of what they hear
Above all, Learning to Listen helps students to enjoy the richness and variety of spoken English.
A series from renowned TOEIC expert Lin Lougheed, Learning to Listen acknowledges the difficulty that many students have understanding real spoken English and helps them to:
◆listen appropriately
◆understand correctly
◆make sense of what they hear
Above all, Learning to Listen helps students to enjoy the richness and variety of spoken English.
Breaking News Listening
Improving English Skills Through SHADOWING Practice
■Focuses on shadowing (simultaneously listening to and repeating what you hear), a highly effective language learning technique that provides lots of practice with the sounds, intonation, stress patterns and overall rhythm of English
■Presents real world listening examples and language learning tasks in a way that engages young adult learners and allows them to practice language that is meaningful and used in everyday situations
■Includes vocabulary building and comprehension exercises that enable students to understand and discuss current issues and news events in a personal context
■16 units with 8 themes ranging from Travel, Culture to Life with the Internet
■Flexible and easy to use-teachers can select texts by topic, genre, reading skill or vocabulary skill
■Extensive reading, activities, plus reading and vocabulary skills sheets
■One Teacher’s File for all 3 levels packed with a test Generator CD-ROM
■The resource site contains MP3 files of main reading texts, extra vocabulary sheets and wordlist
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■Introduces students to a variety of American traditions
■Improved rich practice in the four language skills of reading, listening, speaking and writing - with particular emphasis on reading and listening
■A common reason adults have for studying English is “I want to travel!” Your students know they should study English, but do they really have a strong motivation to learn English? Adventures Abroad will rescue them from their plight! Everyone can understand that the better one speaks English, the easier one can handle an overseas trip. Adventures Abroad thus features practical conversation situations in which students successfully communicate with each other as if they were traveling. which many of your students will do, during their college years or soon afterwards. The listening practice is likewise practical and leads to successful communication in the closely related conversation practice. ■The included DVD has interviews with locals, a video introduction to each city, and all the listening exercises featured in the student book. ■In each unit students will visit a differ
■Speaking and listening exercises are based on homestay situations
■Students learn about family life and student life in the US.
■The DVD features two homestay families, three homestayers, and lots of
real-life interaction between them
■Documentary-style filming helps students understand what they may
experience if they were to go on a homestay
■Interviews with local students, teachers and staff, parents, homestay
siblings, and homestayers themselves
■Easy-to-use approach and interesting content have been rated highly by
students
■ Miki is an exchange student from Japan. As your students watch Campus Encounters they'll see Miki assimilate herself into campus life and make some real friends. ■ As your students use the textbook, they will learn the linguistic and cultural information that helps deepen their understanding of what is going on behind the scenes. Features: ● Smartly shot and edited film ● Natural, useful conversations ● Interviews with real students and related people at the end of each unit ● Coordinated and supportive exercises in the textbook ■ Campus Encounters is the ticket your students can use to understand American university life!
■The new edition of Speaking of Speech includes all the great features of the first edition but now includes a DVD with detailed instruction and examples of proper use of visual aids.
■Activity Bases- Pairwork, information gap, strip stories and more keep students involved
Learner Friendly- Students learn and practice in six clear steps:
[1]What [2]Why [3]How [4]Practice [5]Performance [6]Evaluation
■Builds skills progressively- Students move from basic delivery skills to the more structural and organizational skills necessary for longer presentations.
■ This title will help your students prepare for the listening section of the TOEIC Bridge test. ■ Students recognize key aspects of conversations as they are heard on the TOEIC Bridge test and then answer TOEIC Bridge-style questions.
■Contains tips and strategies based on past TOEFL exams.
■Problem analysis which develops skills for tackling TOEFL examination.
■Study tips and explanations in Japanese.
■Specifically designed for young adult Japanese learners. Provides students with extensive listening & speaking activities
■Abundant opportunities for learners to talk in pairs and small groups
■Review games that offer a fun way of reinforcing previously learned language
Collocations for English Writing
コロケーション活用英語ライティング
■Common Errors in English Writingの著者が、さらに英語のライティング力を向上させたい学生向けに作成した教材
■48の基本名詞と動詞、前置詞の結びつきを系統立ててしっかりと学習
■英語では動詞+名詞という名詞表現が多用されることに着目。それをマスターすることで英語力をワンランクアップ
■Helps students improve their writing skills
■Students learn how to make sentences with various nouns, verbs and preposition
■Shares examples/notes for common collocations in English usage
■Macmillan English Grammar In Context presents a range of activity types and topic based exercises which keep student interest while building confidence in English grammar. In addition, each textbook includes a CD-ROM which contains unit-by-unit interactive materials and a full glossary.
■Designed for undergraduate students who have never studied business English.
■Presents a solid introduction to doing business in English, covering everything from exchanging business cards to giving presentations.
■Practice TOEIC section for each unit.
■Comprehensive glossary in the back of the book.
■Students not only learn medical terms, but are also being trained to think critically on different medical issues through various exercises
■Systematic development of each of the four skills through various exercises
■Keeps Students interested with hot medical topics
Sample Teacher's Manual
■ Ideas & Issues is a five-level course that is ideal for learners in need of motivation for discussion-based language learning from the threshold/pre-intermediate level to advanced level. Ideas & Issues addresses hard-hitting topics designed to elicit opinions from all sides of the argument.
■ The 20 units provide:
● Four skills work to enliven the pre-intermediate class
● Dynamic revision for a fresh look at basic language
● Topics based on authentic situations which students can identify with
● Extra learning-to-learn unit to help students develop their own language
● Ten units in American English, ten units in British English
● Emphasis on oral skills with special role-play cards for every topic in the Teacher's Guide
■Improves reading skills through reading various Guinness World Records topics, series available in various levels.
■The volume and difficulty of the reading passages, vocabulary and grammar have been carefully graded with each level. Also includes translation of keys terms in the lower two levels.
■The interest topics will stimulate students, and the focused activities will effectively improve reading skills.
■Improves reading skills through reading various Guinness World Records topics, series available in various levels.
■The volume and difficulty of the reading passages, vocabulary and grammar have been carefully graded with each level. Also includes translation of keys terms in the lower two levels.
■The interest topics will stimulate students, and the focused activities will effectively improve reading skills.
■Critically investigates topics such as the information provided by the media, and the role of the media in modern society.
■The revised edition offers updated reading materials including digital media and the Internet to meet the needs of today’s generation.
■Builds the basics of English news reading skills with the latest articles related to Japan, which are carefully selected from three major English newspapers sold in Japan.
■Now includes a section with a collection of key English points especially found in news such as wording and rules regarding titles.
■16 units with 8 themes ranging from Travel, Culture to Life with the Internet
■Flexible and easy to use-teachers can select texts by topic, genre, reading skill or vocabulary skill
■Extensive reading, activities, plus reading and vocabulary skills sheets
■One Teacher’s File for all 3 levels packed with a test Generator CD-ROM
■The resource site contains MP3 files of main reading texts, extra vocabulary sheets and wordlist
2010 NEW
■Flexible reading skills text that can be used for students with TOEIC score of 300 to 700.
■Reading skills necessary for reading English sentences such as elementary grammar, intermediate timed reading skills and advance critical reading skills have been divided into nine levels, and students can systematically study comprehensive reading skills.
■In the revised version, the ease of use remains the same, and eight out of the 15 units have been updated with up-to-date high interest readings.
■Targeted at beginners with a TOEIC® score of 200
■Grammar Practice which targets the needs of junior and senior high school students
■Presents a variety of topics such as environmentalism and travel - keeps students interested
■Teacher's Manual contains 5 chapters of photocopiable reading activities
■Targeted at beginners with a TOEIC® score of 200
■Grammar Practice which targets the needs of junior and senior high school students
■Presents a variety of topics such as environmentalism and travel - keeps students interested
■Teacher's Manual contains 5 chapters of photocopiable reading activities
■ Essential Reading is a four-level course that draws on the latest research into what good readers do. Explicit vocabulary work and fluency development are complemented by a complete short story taken from the Macmillan Readers series. ◆ both intensive and extensive approaches to reading ◆ 12 topic-based units covering a wide range of engaging topics such as Money, Sports, and Relationships ◆ a full range of skill-building activities ■ Essential Reading Teacher's File contains additional photocopiable activities, cultural background notes, full answer keys, and a CD-ROM test generator. The Essential Reading Resource Site (www.macmillanenglish.com/essentialreading/) contains downloadable audio files and extra support for teachers.
■Contains articles from the online edition of the prestigious science magazine, Nature.
■Students can increase their reading skills and vocabulary through exciting articles like "Plants can tell who's who" and "Whales are on the rise."
■An easy to teach modular approach with multiple reading sections and vocabulary practice exercises.
■Introduces students to a variety of American traditions
■Improved rich practice in the four language skills of reading, listening, speaking and writing - with particular emphasis on reading and listening
■ Articles from various media, such as newspapers, magazines ad TV news are presented in 15 themes. Reading, writing and listening activities for each theme enhance student comprehension and output.
■ Catch the World: International Culture Magazine is a series packed with fun and interesting articles contributed by journalists from around the world. Articles that are simplified to a basic 2,000 word vocabulary level cover various topics from Hollywood stars to science and technology. Incredible photos complement the high-interest reading material, and your students will benefit from the TOEIC Test style exercises and listening tasks.
■ High-interest reading! High-yield exercises!
■ Use The Powerful Reader Basic to help your beginning level students begin developing their critical reading skills. ■ Each edition of this popular series is designed for use by Japanese students; the Basic edition gives special support and encouragement to Japanese students who are just beginning to learn critical reading skills.
■ Special features make The Powerful Reader Basic work for your students.
● The 12 chapter readings are controlled by length, vocabulary and sentence structure
● Stimulating topics relate to modern American college life and global issues
● Effective exercises train students in three categories of reading strategy: Understanding main ideas/Understanding the writer's pattern of thinking / Making inferences and reaching conclusions
■ Independent Reader builds both the confidence and competence of Japanese readers.
● The first half of the book features short interesting passages and task-oriented exercises that focus on reading skills: finding the main idea, using inference, skimming, and scanning
● The second half of the book continues skill development through longer reading passages that feature culture, unusual issues, and other stimulating topics
● Pre- and post-testing enable learners to diagnose individual problems as well as record the improvement in their reading level
■The readers’ personal experience is placed at the centre of the reading process
■The articles present a variety of text types, styles and formats
■Topics related to science, history and the arts provide specialized information and viewpoints
■A ‘Word File’ glossary of key vocabulary on each page gives essential ‘while reading’ lexical support, with common American and British
differences noted
■A ‘Check it Out’ section provides an up-to-date checklist of specialist language, plus useful websites
■A ‘Projects’ section provides ideas for more extensive projects
■A light-hearted Quiz page gives more opportunities for discovery and fun
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■ NEWSFLASH: Japan 2020 contains 15 interesting and unique forecasts of what Japanese society will be like in the near future. ■ Based on currently hot issues in Japan such as “rapidly aging population,” “unhealthy effects of obesity,” and “the government's immigration policy,” the author envisions Japan of the future based on solid and authentic data available today. ■ Comprehension quizzes and a topic for further discussion support each article.
■ Newsmakers: 25 News Stories That Changed the World features 25 of the most memorable and groundbreaking events that have dramatically changed our world and our way of life. It also includes the leadoff special feature article "How to Read News English" and a thematically organized lexicon of news terms (English/Japanese) at the end of the book.
■ A career guide for university-level students, Opening the Door to Career Opportunities takes a peek at a number of different paths open to young people in Japan.■ From fashion designer to hotelier, financial planner to animal therapist, a wide range of professions are examined in the course of the 20 units.
■ The world is shrinking and we're just one big family who know each other very well. ■ Not so, says People Are Funny which uses humorous readings to poke gentle fun at the different cultures of countries from around the world.
● Is informative and loaded with cultural tips (in Japanese)
● Each of the 12 readings is accompanied by vocabulary and comprehension exercises
■ Read Aloud helps students gain confidence in reading and speaking. ■ Interesting and easy-to-understand articles are marked up so students can read aloud with appropriate emphasis. ■ Read Aloud incorporates listening, oral practice and compositional practice to increase fluency.
Reading Through the Skills
Stories on Life from Famous Authors
■収録8作品 J. Carol OatesのEmbrace,R. CarverのLittle Things,R. DahlのThe Wish,R. BradburyのI See You Never,I. AsimovのSilly Asses,
J. SteinbeckのBreakfast,O. HenryのAfter Twenty Years,S. AndersonのSenility。
■ Through eight short stories from authors such as Ray Bradbury, Roald Dahl, and John Steinbeck. Reading Through the Skills uses vocabulary, grammar, and listening and speaking exercises to build reading skills.
■ An introduction to reading and grammar, Reasons to Read examines ten topics of interest to young Japanese learners, from computers to sport and healthy eating.
■ Students today are familiar with the idea of an environmentally friendly lifestyle. ■ The Looking Back, Moving Forward series focuses on grass-roots efforts such as “slow food” and “fair trade” and it provides a much-needed look at the environmental issues all around us. ■ It thus enables students to improve their general command of English and come to think in English through reading, listening to and discussing various environmental issues.
■ Expand vocabulary and reading comprehension! ■ Each of the 10 chapters is divided into two parts. ■ Part I expands vocabulary while Part II builds reading comprehension. ■ A variety of activities including dialogues, useful expressions, dictation, articles/essays, and exercises. (English for Your Future 1 is on grammar and writing.)
■ Two-Minute Mysteries is a reader which contains 30 short mysteries to surprise and entertain (with Japanese annotations). ■ The themes explored and the length of the stories keeps students attention throughout. ■ More Two Minute Mysteries, by the same authors, carries your students into thirty more short mystery stories.
■ Readings on more than 20 English authors spanning a time period from the 14th to the 20th centuries. Includes authors such as Geoffrey Chaucer, William Wordsworth, Charles Dickens, and Graham Greene. ■ The readings include important background information and anecdotes about the authors' lives.