"Interactions Mosaic, 4th Edition" is the newly expanded five-level, four-skill comprehensive ESL/ELT series for academic students.
The new edition, for beginners to advanced learners, incorporates interactive and communicative activities while still focusing on skill building to prepare students for academic content.
Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking, as well as Grammar are thoroughly presented in each strand.
High-interest themes are integrated across all skill strands and levels.
Language proficiencies as well are articulated from level to level.It features: global activities, which are suitable for ESL/ELT monolingual or multilingual classrooms; a new design, content, audio programs, photos, and illustrations, which reinforce skill-building exercises; placement tests and chapter quizzes, which are included in each Instructor's Manual; user-friendly instructions, which complete scope and sequence, and consistent chapter structure, which offers greater flexibility in lesson planning; and, 5 new videos, one per level, which immerse students in authentic language.The program components include: Student Texts; Instructor's Manuals; Audio Programs for L/S and Reading (Audiocassettes/CDs); L/S Assessment Audiocassettes and CDs; Reading Student Audio CDs; Program CD/ROM; Video Demo Audiocassette; and, Student Book. The Student Books of the new 4th edition of Interactions Mosaic have completely updated photos and illustrations and sport a new design.
Global activities are suitable for ESL and ELT monolingual or multilingual classrooms.
User-friendly instructions appeal to both instructor and student.
A complete scope and sequence is presented at the beginning of each book.
Consistent chapter structure creates greater flexibility in lesson planning."Interactions 1" (High Beginning - Low Intermediate) includes Reading Scope and Sequence: Reading Type, Vocabulary Development, Reading Skills/Strategies, Language, Real-Life Reading, and Video Activities.
The 1st chapter gives students a preview of the upcoming material.
Three Preliminary Activities in the "Before You Read" section provide scaffolding to help students understand authentic language.
Photos and Illustrations in the "Before You Read" section activate prior knowledge of the reading topic.
Discussing the Reading encourages students to expand the topic of the reading by relating it to their own lives.
Vocabulary Preview allows students to anticipate unknown vocabulary.Skill Development prepares students for standardized tests through outlining, skimming for the main idea, and finding supporting details. Vocabulary and Language-Learning Strategies for synonyms, antonyms, context clues, and word families give students comprehension and self-assessment tools.
Real-Life Reading connects the classroom to real life through ads, application forms, brochures, and other realia.
Video News Broadcasts immerse students in authentic language, complete with scaffolding and follow-up activities to reinforce reading skills. (Refer to ISBN 0-07-233061-9 for Video). The chapter themes include: School Life; Around the World; Experiencing Nature; Living to Eat or Eating to Live; In the Community Home; Cultures of the World; Health; Entertainment and the Media; Social Life; Customs, Celebrations, and Holidays; Science and Technology; and, The Global Consumer.
