Video Clips

Speaking of Speech New Edition

Basic Presentation Skills for Beginners

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..

【Key Features】

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

Roman Holiday

Shining and Natural English

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Roman Holiday is the newest edition to the Macmillan Cinema English
series that offers a fun and effective way to study English in class or at home.

【Key Features】

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)

Talk of the Town　

Adaptive Language Skills

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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.

【Key Features】

Highly visual course will stimulate student interest。

Authentic interviews reflect real American culture

Guided speaking activities build student confidence

Sounds Right! Sounds Good!

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Don't your students always want to improve their pronunciation ？
Sounds Right! Sounds Good! is an intensive pronunciation course which
uses video and videoed dialogues and follow up drills to practice sounds that
frequently present difficulty for Japanese students

【Key Features】

Provides ample material to practice American English pronunciation

Ideal for intense pronunciation training

Adventures Abroad

English for Successful Travel

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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 strong motivation to lean English?
Adventure Abroad will rescue them from their plight! Targeting to the high-beginner and intermediate English learner.
【Key Features】

Practical conversation situations in which students successfully communicate with each other as if they were traveling.

The listening practice is likewise practical and leads to successful communication in the closely related conversation practice.

The game styled activities can be used as point study after classroom.

The included DVD has interviews with locals, a video introduction to each city, and all the listening exercises featured in the student book.

America Live

English and Culture in Action

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Leaning everyday life in America through humorous short dramas.
America Live! With DVD offers Japanese young adult learners intriguing topics and insights into American culture, such as local events, holiday pleasures and more. Targeting to the high-beginner and intermediate English learner.
【Key Features】

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.

Campus Encounter

Understanding American University Life

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As your students watch Campus Encounters, they’ll see Miki who is an exchange student from Japan, assimilate herself into campus life and make some real friends. Your students will learn the linguistic and cultural information that helps deepen their understanding of what is going on behind the scenes. Targeting to the high-beginner and intermediate English learner.
【Key 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.

Homestay Adventures

Get Ready to Go!

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A “must” for students who love the idea of exploring different cultures at first hand
Homestay Adventures: Get Ready to Go! is not just for students who are planning on going on a homestay or other trip abroad. This easy-to-use text will help students gain confidence in both conversation and listening skills.
Targeting to the high-beginner and intermediate English learner.
【Key Features】

Real-life situation with host families

Interviews with students from around the world.

Audio for the exercises in the textbook ? useful in the classroom or for self-study.

Wonderful USA

A Video Approach to English Leaning Through Personal Interviews

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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. Targeting to the high-beginner and intermediate English learner.
【Key Features】

Introduction of 5 big cities with beautiful visual and narration.

Highlights everyday conversation strategies that show students how to communicate more effectively with native speakers of English.

A student-friendly approach uses simple exercises through interview summaries.

Casablanca Chapter20

Cool and Unforgettable English

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A great motivator for learning English both in class and at home. Targeting to the high-beginner and intermediate English learner.
【Key Features】

Improve listening, reading and speaking skills, and to enable efficient and effective study at home and in class!

Exercises focus on expressions that can be used in everyday life.

The full movie is included on the DVD, and with 60 chapters, you can access the exact scene you need instantly!

Dictation exercise for self-study at the end of the book.

Viva! San Francisco

Video Approach to Survival English

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Video Approach to Survival English

Targeting beginner and high-beginner English learners, Viva! San Francisco is a survival English course created for Japanese students. 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 doing a home stay with a family.
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【Key Benefits】

Students improve listening skills through a wide variety of situations

Students learn about culture through English while following Keiko in San Francisco!

Students learn about real-life situations in an American university.