Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Renowned for its unique speaking pedagogy, Top Notch is a dynamic communicative course that makes English unforgettable. Goals and achievement-based lessons with "can-do" statements enable students to confirm their progress in every class session.
Top Notch builds confidence for successful verbal communication and develops critical thinking skills and reading and listening strategies.
Highlights
- New Conversation Activator and Pronunciation Coach Videos in every unit build conversational competence and accurate pronunciation.
- New: Full-color digital vocabulary flashcards for varied, enriched, and explicit practice.
- New: Interactive extra grammar exercises to maximize the quantity of grammar practice in every unit.
- New: Achievement tests include Speaking and Writing tests for every unit, ensuring a fuller evaluation of progress.
Other Highlights
- Hundreds of supplementary practice activities and exercises ensure teachers never have to supplement the course.
- Extensive listening comprehension practice. Includes exposure to a variety of authentic regional and non-native accents to prepare students for English in today's world.
- The Top Notch TV Video program - with hilarious sitcoms and authentic on-the-street interviews - builds confidence in understanding natural spoken language.
- Top Notch Pop songs and karaoke - with accompanying language exercises - make English unforgettable.
- The expanded MyEnglishLab - with Grammar Coach and Pronunciation Coach Videos, remedial grammar exercises, and immediate feedback on wrong answers - enables programs to tailor Top Notch to the needs of their course.