drive series

Drive Series

Content

• Overview

• Key Features

• Unit Walkthrough• Student Book

• Workbook

• Smart Vocab App

• Online Supplements

OverviewFour-level preparatory course to help students developing fundamental English

language skills in reading, listening, speaking, and writing

Progression: After Drive series 1 the students can progress to Drive Series 2, 3, 4.

Target market: elementary and middle school students

Students learn 2000 high-frequency words throughout the series (500 per level)

Page Count: Student Book- 100 pages & Workbook- 32 pages

Unit Structure: 12 units- Student Book 6 pages per unit & Workbook 2 pages per

unit

Packaging: Each book includes a workbook, the listening and speaking books

include audio CDs

Downloadable materials: Answer Keys, MP3 Audio Files, Lesson Plans, Syllabi,

Transcripts, Vocabulary Quizzes, Theme Tests, Midterm & Final Tests

Free Smart Vocab App to reinforce target vocabulary

Key Features

Use of high frequency vocabulary

Themed units with graded topic-based vocabulary

Wide variety of activities to build English language skills

Review units and sample practice tests included for each skills

A free app is included to practice vocabulary

Full-color original illustrations accompanying all fiction passages and activities

Full-color photographs accompanying all nonfiction passages and activities

Audio CD included with all passages for listening and speaking

Accompanying workbook included

A full complement of online resources are available free of charge from our homepage

Student Book

Reading Drive Writing DriveListening DriveSpeaking Drive

Unit title indicates main topic of the unit

Colorful pictures help introduce target vocabulary

Have students include target vocabulary into their output of speaking or writing

Have students use appropriate output or input method to describe the pictures

Student BookStudent Book


Illustrations feature five characters used through the series

Introduction of the main language focus points

The Language Box provides simple examples or explanations of the target

language focus

Students practice using the target language focused learning point in a variety

of activities including gap fill, dictation, and multiple-choice comprehension

questions

WorkbookStudent Book


Additional vocabulary words are introduced

Students are encouraged to identify the words aloud which will provide practice

of the pronunciation of each word and allow for additional repetition and

exposure to increase retention rate

Activities for each skill specifically chosen to help reinforce target vocabulary

and target grammar

Interactive Hybrid CDStudent Book


Students read the information and write sentences to answer the questions

Visual imagery aids in comprehension for topic sand grammatical structures

Output skill-based activities encourage students to write or speak about themselves

Input skill-based activities will focus on fluency



The most challenging section of each unit and provides consolidation practice of

the target language focused learning point and vocabulary

Mind mapping exercises and imagery provide opportunities for learners to recall

and review the materials



This section recycles some of the key vocabulary and target structures from the

unit.

A quiz is included for each unit.

This section helps to prepare learners for the types of questions they will encounter

on standardized tests of English

Interactive Hybrid CDSmart Vocab App

Interactive Hybrid CDOnline Supplements

Our homepage

includes a number of

free online resources

for teachers

Visit our homepage,

log-in, and download.

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Drive Series offers the

following

supplementary

materials:

Answer Key

Audio Tracks

Transcripts

Assignments

Tips and

Ideas

Tests

Syllabus

Lesson Plan

Sample Unit

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