Presents narrative-based content, based on two main characters and their extended families, through audio and video media rather than written text in order to develop the student's listening and speaking skills. Develops reading skills through the use of composed texts derived from the main narrative and authentic texts from newspapers and journals. Introduces grammar using spiralling and inference, forcing the students to discover the grammar of the language by means of analogy, problem-solving and educated guessing. Presents cultural information in each chapter. Contains numerous exercises interspersed throughout the textbooks.
Lessons build on authentic reading passages from which vocabulary and structure are drawn.
Students do extensive close reading of texts, using their grammatical skills to construct meaning. Part Two has ten chapters, each containing a text that deals with a social, historical, literary, or cultural issue. In addition to the main reading text, each chapter includes additional authentic texts for reading and listening comprehension. The book introduces students to a wide variety of styles and genres from the modern and classical periods. Each lesson includes a variety of vocabulary and grammar exercises as well as close listening and speaking activities.