Wider World Exam Practice: Pearson Tests of English General Level 1 (A2)

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.

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

Teacher’s Book:

• Unit-by-unit teaching notes with audio scripts and answer keys
• Interleaved with Students’ Book pages
• Workbook audio scripts
• Workbook answer key

Teacher’s DVD-ROM:

• Class audio in MP3 with audio script
• Video resources: all Students’ Book videos with subtitles which can be switched on and off
• Teacher’s resources, including instructions and answer key (these are the same resources as in the Printed Resource Books)
• Workbook audio in MP3 with audio scripts
• Exam Practice Books audio in MP3, with audio scripts and answer keys

Teacher's Resource Book

The same resources as on the DVD-ROM attached to the TB or MEL & EOH:

• 120 pages of photocopiable materials
• One page for every lesson
• One extra page for every drama video
• One extra page of Vocabulary, Grammar and Culture activities with every unit

Exam Practice Books

A series of books which provide additional, intensive practice and support for important international exams, including:

• Pearson Test of English General A1
• Pearson Test of English General Level 1
• Pearson Test of English General Level 2
• Cambridge English Key for Schools
• Cambridge English Preliminary for Schools
• 2 practice tests in each book, one exam per book
• Exam guidance, tips and strategies
• Flexibility to choose which exam you’re preparing for
• Teacher’s materials: the audio, scripts and answer key are available on the Teacher’s DVD ROM as well as EOH and MEL
• Students’ materials: the audio available on Extra Online Homework, MyEnglishLab