TEENAGER BOOK COMPARISON & EVALUATION

Features
Cross-
Non- Project- Online HW/
General info Exam- Authentic Fictional curricular Digitalized
4 skills fictional based Practice Others features & notes
oriented materials content content or lessons
content learning system
STEAM
Eyes Open x x x x x x
- 3/4 of the videos adapted from real shows on Discovery
Cambridge Channel, ranging from Science to Social studies, Geography,
2015 and the like.
A1-B1+ - Improving students listening naturally via authentic videos
with natural voices and speed
- Authentic videos used in various parts of a unit (reading,
listening, speaking, & project)
- Presentation Plus (Students book, Work book, Teacher
book, & extra resources)
- Building intercultural awareness
- Speaking pages with Real Talk, a light-hearted vox-pop style
interview with native English speakers providing a model
for the speaking activity. Then Your Turn exercises with
http://www.cambridge.org/gb/cambridge
preparation and production stages.
english/catalog/secondary/eyes-
open/content/students-book - Writing sections with model writing, useful language, and
writing activities (3 stages: Plan, Write, & Check)
- Workbook including Grammar Reference, Language Focus
Extra, & Speaking Extra (along with ordinary exercises)

Think (BrE)
American Think (AmE)
2016
5 books "Think" (Starter-Level 4):
A1, A2, B1, B1+, B2 (KET, PET, FCE)
http://www.cambridge.org/us/cambridge
english/catalog/secondary/american-think
x x x x x x x
- Thought-provoking topics
- Emphasizing on develop students cognitive skills: critical
thinking, logical thinking, etc
- Exam-prep activities: KET, PET, & FCE
- Cambridge Learning Management System:
o Extra Online Practice including video activities and
interactive games
o Test Centre with graded and customizable progress
and mid/end year tests
o Class management tools: communicate via blogs
and forums, email assignments and control what
content students access
o Digital project created with Wiki function
o Gradebook section to keep teacher well-aware of
students progress
- Presentation Plus including the complete content of the
Student's Book, Workbook, Class Audio and Video
- Grammar and Vocabulary worksheets in two levels -
standard for average students, and extra for students who
need more challenge.
 Features
Cross-
Non- Project- Online HW/
General info Exam- Authentic Fictional curricular Digitalized
4 skills fictional based Practice Others features & notes
oriented materials content content or lessons
content learning system
STEAM
Got it! x x x x x x
- Traditional visual presentation of an English books
Oxford
- Photo-story for lower levels & text-based story for higher
2014 levels
4 books Lower secondary A1-B1
- Cultural lesson Culture Club
- Grammar and Vocabulary presented in an traditional way,
somehow similar to Solution textbook
- Writing Builder tasks included in every unit
- 4 Extra Curricular lessons included, ranging from
Geography, Social science, Science, to Biology, and the like.
- Unit wordlist with phonetic transcriptions included

https://elt.oup.com/catalogue/items/glob - Interactive program for class presentation included (digital

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Insight
Oxford
5 books A1 to C1 (E Pre I U A)
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=en&mode=hub
students book)
- Online HW with instant scoring
- Online students gradebook for better progress tracking
- Test Bank CD: Question bank for test creating available
x x x x x x x
- Thought-provoking topics
- Useful strategies for exam skills, for example:
o Writing: how to check your writing
o Vocabulary: how to record vocabulary with context
o Reading: guessing the meaning of unknown words
o
- Very well-structured grammar and vocabulary teaching &
learning
- Topical vocabulary bank at the end of each unit
- Vocabulary insight in every unit: expanding students
vocabulary, promoting the autonomous learning
- Step-by-step writing guide building good writing habits
- Online workbook with instant scoring, Speak and Record
function, & links to Grammar Reference and Wordlist
- Test Bank CD: Question bank for test creating available
- Interactive itool program
- Online Gradebook for better progress tracking
 Think Insight
Cambridge Oxford
Topics
Language British English version British English only
American English version
Skill practice Better
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