Overview of Series
Available Languages: |
American English |
Target Audience: |
12 to Adult English Language Learners |
Levels: |
Beginner, Intermediate |
Methodology: |
Grammar Based |
| Technology: |
Audio and CD-ROM available |
Scope: |
Reading, Writing, Grammar |
About Side by Side
Outstanding New Features in the Third Edition!
- Vocabulary Preview sections in every chapter introduce key words in a lively picture dictionary format.
- How to Say It! lessons highlight communication strategies such as complimenting, hesitating, and apologizing.
- Pronunciation exercises provide models for practicing authentic pronunciation, stress, and intonation.
- Journal writing activities invite students to relate lesson themes to their own lives and experiences.
- Side by Side Gazette "magazine-style" pages offer feature articles, fact files, vocabulary expansion, cross-cultural topics through photos, authentic listening activities, e-mail exchanges, and humorous cartoons for role playing.
- All-new illustrations are lively, light-hearted, and richly detailed to offer students language practice that is contextualized and fun.
Side by Side Components
Student Books
Offer all-skills language practice in listening, speaking, reading, writing, and pronunciation.
Activity Workbooks
Provide all-skills activities, GrammarRaps for practice with rhythm, stress, and intonation, and GrammarSongs from the Side by Side TV videos.
(Note: Split editions are also available, combining student book and workbook lessons in a single text—Student Book/Workbook 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B.)
Activity & Test Prep Workbooks
Include all the Activity Workbook lessons plus lifeskills content and test-taking practice.
Ideal for programs that need to prepare adult education students for standardized testing.
Teacher’s Guides
Step-by-step teaching suggestions, language and culture notes, and new grammar descriptions for teacher reference.
Extensive new expansion activities for dynamic classroom practice that goes beyond the text.
Audio Programs
For the Student Books: designed to serve as the student’s speaking partner, audios include all conversations, readings, and listening exercises.
For the Activity Workbooks: audios include listening exercises, GrammarRaps, and GrammarSongs.
Picture Cards
In a full-color boxed set. Help develop vocabulary, preview lessons, and stimulate expansion activities.
Assessment Program
Includes a Placement Test, Chapter Tests, and Mid-Book and Final Tests for each level of the program.
Side by Side TV Videos and Video Workbooks
Fully coordinated with Levels 1 and 2 of the program.
Offer entertaining language learning through comedy sketches, interviews, rap numbers, and music videos.
Sample pages
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Pricing
Level 1 (Absolute Beginner)
Level 2 (Beginner)
Level 3 (Beginning Intermediate)
Level 4 (Intermediate)
Supplementary Materials
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