The dialogues and exercises are often humourous and a bit provocative at times, which is good for catching the learners' attention. There is an effort at making people react with controversial prompts and ideas which are certain to enliven class exchanges. A minor weak point can be found in the illustrations. The large pictures at the beginning of each lesson, mostly scenes from old films in black and white, represent hopelessly old-fashioned scenes and costumes, and they are rarely made use of as part of the learning process. Also, the people represented are all white, the only person of colour looking rather ridiculous.
Women tend to be represented in groups with men who are often in a dominant position.
Images are important. As much thought should have been given to them as to the rest of the book. I am looking forward to trying it with my own students next year. Please cite TESL-EJ appropriately. Please use these page numbers when citing this work.