Close Up, 2nd edition by National Geographic

Download Close Up, 1st & 2nd edition by National Geographic (PDF, MP3, DVD-Video) 2013-2016.

Welcome to Close Up, an exciting new six-level adult series that turns learning English into an exploration of the world we live in. Drawing on National Geographic content, Close Up transforms the learning experience into a fabulous journey with irresistible images, articles and videos that engage students like no series before. Bring Close Up into your classroom!

• Comprehensive grammar, vocabulary, functions, pronunciation and skills syllabuses address the needs of contemporary students, and then Close Up goes one step further to enrich communication and critical thinking.
• Grammar is presented in context with full explanations and extensive additional support.
• Vocabulary is introduced thematically with further focus at lexical and morphological levels in Word focus and Word building sections.
• Real Close Up lessons model and practice everyday functions and pronunciation is dealt with in depth.
• Every lesson ends with a productive outcome, such as speaking or writing.

With a new component array and strong digital support, the new edition of Close-up has been fully updated to be in line with the new First for Schools 2015 specifications. Close-up is still as interesting, topical and up-to-date as ever with spectacular National Geographic photography and facts that have been carefully selected to appeal to the inquisitive minds of young teenagers.

What’s new with Close-up Second Edition?

• The integrated ‘Exam Close-up’ feature gives students and teachers step-by-step advice and strategies for how best to approach exam tasks so students have an opportunity to put the advice into practice on the page.
• A new ‘Learning Focus’ feature introduces ‘learning to learn’ tips so students can see what they need to do themselves outside of the classroom to progress.
• Students’ abilities to think, form, express and justify personal opinions are developed further in the ‘Ideas Focus’ sections – a core skill for success at First.

Student’s Book:

• Exam tasks have been updated to align with the new First for Schools 2015 specifications.
• Step-by-step grammar presentations make the teaching of grammar clearer and more straightforward.
• New ‘Use your English’ sections in each unit provide practice of grammar and vocabulary A ‘Grammar Focus’ section at the end allows students to check their learning.

Workbook:

• A wide variety of tasks that consolidate the vocabulary and grammar presented in the Student’s Book.
• Exam style tasks in each section with Exam Reminders to help students tackle them.
• Further reading practice in each unit.
• A listening exercise in every unit.
• Writing sections.
• Regular reviews to check understanding.

Student Ebook The Student’s Book in an interactive Ebook format delivered on a disc.

MyELT Online Resources:

• Additional online workbook activities powered by MyELT.
• Online workbook activities include English in Use that provides further practice of the grammar and vocabulary.

Teacher’s Book:

• Includes unit and lesson plans.
• Contains key and audio script for the Student’s Book and Workbook.

Interactive Whiteboard:

• Play the audio material included on the online student zone.
• Enjoy the National Geographic videos found on the online student zone with or without subtitles.
• Show or hide the key to the student’s book and workbook tasks.
• Show the justification for the key to reading comprehension and listening tasks at the click of a button.
• Create your own interactive tasks with the easy-to-use Content Creation Tool.