Wider World 4 Workbook with Extra Online Homework Pack

Wider World reflects the way that today’s teens access information and entertainment: from the internet, using personal devices such as tablets, laptops and mobiles. The content and the style in which it is presented is designed to inspire and challenge teenagers.

By interacting with the content, rather than just practising, students acquire the language at a deeper cognitive level. Rather than just another subject on the curriculum, English becomes the tool through which they access a Wider World of knowledge, skills and experience.

Authentic
The language in Wider World is presented through relevant and intriguing real life content, from the humorous situations in the drama videos through to the real people interviewed for the Vox Pop videos and the clips taken from actual BBC programmes in the BBC Culture videos.

Interactive
Moving to a much more personalised and adaptive approach, Wider World doesn’t just provide static content but also multiple opportunities to investigate and interact with that content through productive activities and projects.

Reliable
“It’s all very well to be inspired and have fun - but our students need to pass their exams!”

Passing exams with a good score is the key learning outcome of Wider World. Through the Students' Books and Workbooks, the course provides extensive exam support, as well as extra Practice booklets for Cambridge and PTE exams.

A unique collaboration

Wider World is the fruit of a collaboration between two leading companies in the fields of media and education: the BBC and Pearson.

The BBC brand is synonymous worldwide with the concepts of trust and quality in their news and entertainment programmes, while Pearson is the world’s leading education company for all ages and stages of learners.

Pearson and the BBC have come together in a unique collaboration which provides learners with engaging and effective English learning materials included in the Wider World course.

Teaching off-the-page

Wider World requires minimum preparation time. It is designed to a one page one lesson format and this, combined with the comprehensive teachers notes, enables you to teach off-the-page without the need for hours of preparation in advance.

Better exam results

Everything within Wider World has been created with exam success in mind. The syllabus design, creation of each component and the robust testing package all come together to drive and motivate teenage learners toward exam success.

Students' Book:

• 9 units and a Starter unit with 72-120 hours of teaching material
• 12 pages per unit
• Video (Drama, BBC Vox Pops and BBC Culture) with every unit
• One lesson per page (or opening), one skill focus per lesson
• English (GSE) and adapted to be student friendly and to include topic information
• Wordlist with exercises activating key vocabulary and Revision for every unit
• BBC Culture lessons in every unit based on an intriguing question
• Grammar Time: grammar reference and practice activities for every grammar lesson
• Exam Time: the Listening and Speaking parts of the relevant
• PTE General and Cambridge English exams
• 5 extra CLIL lessons
• 2 extra Culture lessons about the English speaking world"
• Complete Students’ Book in digital format 
• All audio and video embedded into the exercises

Workbook with Extra Online Homework Student's Area

• Workbook:
  • Follows the structure of Can-dos of the Students’ Book
  • Additional grammar, vocabulary and skills practice to reinforce material in the Students’ Book
  • One lesson per unit dedicated to BBC Culture, plus full video scripts
  • Exam Time: the Reading and Writing parts of the relevant PTE general and Cambridge English exams
  • Self-Assessment
  • Self-Check (key available in the Workbook)
• Extra Online Homework (Students’ view):
  • Extra homework activities based on BBC Vox Pops with embedded video
  • All Students’ Book video
  • Drama: 18 episodes (some episodes split into several parts)
  • BBC Culture: 9 episodes (some episodes split into several parts)
  • BBC Vox Pops: 18 episodes
  • Downloadable WB audio
  • Downloadable Exam Practice Books audio