■Overall English and listening abilities are increased by listening to live interviews. ■The story of 12 groups living in North America with different occupations and lifestyles are captured on video with sound. ■English is naturally acquired by beautiful visuals which are beyond the standards of normal English teaching materials. ■High interest topics your students will enjoy.

■The new edition of Speaking of Speech includes all the great features of the first edition but now includes a DVD with detailed instruction and examples of proper use of visual aids. ■Activity Bases- Pairwork, information gap, strip stories and more keep students involved Learner Friendly- Students learn and practice in six clear steps: [1]What [2]Why [3]How [4]Practice [5]Performance [6]Evaluation ■Builds skills progressively- Students move from basic delivery skills to the more structural and organizational skills necessary for longer presentations.

■Students can work through the chapters progressively or focus on the skills and language most useful to them. ■Presents language, advice and a range of powerful, up-to-date presentation techniques.

■A common reason adults have for studying English is “I want to travel!” Your students know they should study English, but do they really have a strong motivation to learn English? Adventures Abroad will rescue them from their plight! Everyone can understand that the better one speaks English, the easier one can handle an overseas trip. Adventures Abroad thus features practical conversation situations in which students successfully communicate with each other as if they were traveling. which many of your students will do, during their college years or soon afterwards. The listening practice is likewise practical and leads to successful communication in the closely related conversation practice. ■The included DVD has interviews with locals, a video introduction to each city, and all the listening exercises featured in the student book. ■In each unit students will visit a differ

■Speaking and listening exercises are based on homestay situations ■Students learn about family life and student life in the US. ■The DVD features two homestay families, three homestayers, and lots of real-life interaction between them ■Documentary-style filming helps students understand what they may experience if they were to go on a homestay ■Interviews with local students, teachers and staff, parents, homestay siblings, and homestayers themselves ■Easy-to-use approach and interesting content have been rated highly by students

■ America Live! with DVD offers Japanese young adult learners intriguing topics and insights into American culture, such as local events, holiday pleasures and more. ◆ Interesting cultural content, with the right touch of humor to keep your students focused and motivated ◆ Proper balance of viewing with speaking/listening activities ◆ Teacher's Manual with additional cultural and linguistic notes

■ American Society in Focus selects 12 exciting American movies that shed light on American society in the modern era. ■ Students can enjoy the stories while learning the American culture and practical English expressions in realistic situations. ■ The practices focus not only on listening, but also on conversation and TOEIC-type reading tasks. ■ Videos/DVDs can be incorporated into the classroom lessons easily and effectively.■ A multi-skill course can be built around this textbook..

■ The third tile in the Macmillan Cinema English series, English Grammar in Focus, uses the popular romantic comedy Notting Hill to focus on smart and witty conversations as well as functional, high-usage grammar. Using the authentic DVD you can give your students an exciting lesson on living English and various aspects of British life and culture. ● lots of listening and comprehension quizzes using the dialogs from actual scenes from the movie. ● expertly drawn illustrations make the textbook all the more appealing ● also includes conversation practice on topics from the movie. 2010 NEW

■ The second title in the Macmillan Cinema English series, American History in Focus, uses the beloved and award-winning movie Forrest Gump to illuminate the stormy age of post-WWII America. ■ Using the authentic DVD you can give your students an exciting lessons on real-life English expressions and modern American history. ● Lots of listening and comprehension quizzes using the dialogs from actual scenes from the movie. ● Expertly drawn illustrations make the textbook all the more appealing. ● Provocative reading passage and TOEIC-style questions for each unit.

■ American Justice in Focus is the fourth and newest entry in the Macmillan Cinema English Series. ■ Students will love the comedy and drama in The Rainmaker as they follow Matt Damon's legal adventures as he learns what it really means to be a lawyer. ■ As for language, students will learn a wide variety of useful grammatical structures and expressions that will provide a solid basis for future study. ■ In terms of culture, students will gain an appreciation of the American Justice system, including the jury system, and of American society as a whole.

■ Our newest addition to the Macmillan Cinema English series uses the beloved classic movie Casablanca to improve listening, reading and speaking skills, and to enable efficient and effective study at home and in class! ◆ Exercises focus on the expressions that can be used in everyday life. ◆ Dictation exercises for self-study at the end of the book. ◆ The full movie is includes on the DVD, and with 60 chapters, you can access the exact scene you need instantly!

■The newest edition to the Macmillan Cinema English series. ■Roman Holiday offers a fun and effective way to study English in class or at home. ■Listening, speaking and reading exercises expose students to natural English. ■Self-study exercises at the end of the book. ■Includes the full movie on DVD (Includes English and Japanese subtitles).

■ Viva! San Francisco is an exciting 20-episode, survival English course created for Japanese students. ■ This beautifully-made video is very easy to use. ■ In the first 10 units we follow Keiko as she gets to know San Francisco. ■ In the second 10 units we join Keiko who is now studying at San Francisco University and staying with a homestay family.

■ Miki is an exchange student from Japan. As your students watch Campus Encounters they'll see Miki assimilate herself into campus life and make some real friends. ■ As your students use the textbook, they will learn the linguistic and cultural information that helps deepen their understanding of what is going on behind the scenes. Features: ● Smartly shot and edited film ● Natural, useful conversations ● Interviews with real students and related people at the end of each unit ● Coordinated and supportive exercises in the textbook ■ Campus Encounters is the ticket your students can use to understand American university life!

■ This popular video course is easy to use in the Japanese classroom. ■ Students learn basic dialog and conversation strategies while enjoying fascinating insights into the richness of American daily life. ■ A student-friendly approach uses simple exercises to guide students through interview summaries and highlights everyday conversation strategies that show students how to communicate more effectively with native speakers of English.

■ This is an up-to-date, pre-intermediate to intermediate video course which will help Japanese college students express what they want to say. ■ The material features communication strategies, via guided speaking activities, that activate the productive faculties of Japanese learners. ■ The original MLH video material was shot in California. It contains 12 personal interviews which reflect US West Coast lifestyles, and it offers the opportunity to learn from different native speaker English styles.

■ Don't your students always want to improve their pronunciation ■ This unique video-based course provides ample material to practice American English pronunciation, by focusing on sounds that frequently present difficulty for Japanese students.