English as a Second Language

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Avenues : Your students' roadmap to stronger English skills

Developed specifically for beginner students in an academic context, Avenues is the roadmap to stronger English skills. Written by Lynne Gaetz, author of the successful Open series, Avenues 1 will provide a familiar structure for Open Book users, while offering a variety of new additions and fresh new content.

Avenues 1 is comprised of a vast selection texts, extensive practice in all four-skills, and solid strategies and rubrics throughout the book to help low-level students become more comfortable and fluent in English.

It includes:

• A wide range of level-appropriate texts Reading, listening and watching texts of high-interest available in skills books, as well as additional texts online with self-grading activities, to provide students with plenty of practice
• MELS Devis compliant Revising and editing strategies included in every unit to help students become more autonomous when producing texts
• Language reinforcement for low-level students Solid support integrated throughout every unit with Vocabulary Boost, Pronunciation Tips and Writing Workshops with step by step instructions to develop students' vocabulary and production skills
• Helpful reading strategies Effective strategies included in the reading activities in the skills book and online to assist students with reading comprehension
• Grammar tips in skills book Grammar Tips related to unit's theme that are further explored in Avenues 1 : English Grammar
• Written and spoken production A variety of theme-related writing and speaking topics in each chapter
• CW+ Online component with automatic grading All the readings, listening and watching activities from the skills book, as well as additional activities are all available online with automatic grading!