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Is English easy to learn and speak? It can be. Even in countries where English isn’t taught in school, teenagers and adults can cobble together a few words and phrases they’ve picked up from TV and radio and communicate very basic infor-mation, albeit badly. And there we have the problem in a nutshell: it’s very easy to speak a little English dreadfully.

So what English beginners need is a course which takes things slowly and builds up communicative competence bit by bit, with masses of practice and confidence-building. That way beginners are not faced with an English-speaking world they are ill-equipped to understand and are not forced to ‘acquire’ a smattering of bad English which is inflexible and barely comprehensible.

That course has arrived: Easy English! It’s a six level course from A1 to B1 – taking things bit by bit – and is packed with support for learners and teachers:• Six coursebooks from A1.1 to B1.2• 15 units in each coursebook; every 5th

unit is a consolidation unit in which what has been learned is practised fur-ther and vocabulary is extended; three magazines take the learner on a trip to some part of the English-speaking world.

• A DVD in every coursebook with videos which fit exactly what the learner can understand; an audio CD with all the listening material and a pronunciation

trainer; a phrasebook with a maximum of 40 new words per unit and which focusses on high-frequency words which can be re-used.

• A teacher’s version of the coursebook with all the solutions on the page and with new grammar and vocabulary highlighted.

Easy English does what it says: it makes teaching and learning English easy.

Easy English A1.1 Course Book176 pages, softbackVideo-DVD, Audio-CDs, Phrasebook5 208 055 21.95 €Easy English A1.1 Course Book Teacher’s edition5 208 062 26.95 €Easy English A1.1 Teaching Guide5 204 811 17.95 €

Easy English A1.2 Course Book176 pages, softbackVideo-DVD, Audio-CDs, Phrasebook5 208 079 21.95 €Easy English A1.2 Course Book Teacher’s edition5 208 086 26.95 €Easy English A1.2 Teaching Guide5 204 828 17.95 €

Easy English A2.1 Course Book176 pages, softbackVideo-DVD, Audio-CDs, Phrasebook5 208 154 21.95 €Easy English A2.1 Course Book Teacher’s edition5 208 161 26.95 €

Easy English A2.1 Teaching Guide5 204 835 17.95 €Easy English A2.2 Course Book176 pages, softbackVideo-DVD, Audio-CDs, Phrasebook5 208 178 21.95 €Easy English A2.2 Course Book Teacher’s edition5 208 185 26.95 €Easy English A2.2 Teaching Guide5 204 842 17.95 €

nEw Easy English B1.1 Course Book176 pages, softbackVideo-DVD, Audio-CDs, Phrasebook5 208 192 (Dec. 2014) 21.95 €nEw Easy English B1.1 Course Book Teacher’s edition5 208 208 (Dec. 2014) 26.95 €nEw Easy English B1.1 Teaching Guide5 204 859 (Dec. 2014) 17.95 €

Easy English B1.2 Course Book176 pages, softbackVideo-DVD, Audio-CDs, Phrasebook5 208 239 (2015) 21.95 €Easy English B1.2 Course Book Teacher’s edition5 208 246 (2015) 26.95 €Easy English B1.2 Teaching Guide5 204 866 (2015) 17.95 €

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C/D structure with each section providing around 90 minutes of teaching time en-sures that the book fits into any term plan. Faster learners can even skip the C sec-tions, while Part D of each unit provides more than enough material for homework and extra practice. The three journal sec-tions can either be incorporated into the lessons as a change of pace or learners can be invited to look at them in their own time. The teaching guide provides sugges-tions as to what teachers can do in class with the journals, if they wish to do so.

Real language from day 1Unlike almost all of its competitors, Key puts learners and teachers in the driving seat. Learners want real language from the first lesson and teachers want to enable their learners to communicate effectively from the first lesson. That’s what Key is about: real-world language right from the start with masses of motivating input and constant opportunities to speak and inter-act in a genuine way.

All in oneThe Key coursebooks A1 to B1 contain 12 units of 8 pages each, three 7-page journals, partner files, grammar summary, homestudy solutions, transcripts and 2 CDs with all the listening material, as well as a phrasebook for quick reference and practice on the move. The teaching pack-age includes the coursebook components, as well as copy masters and a compact teaching guide for easy lesson planning. Key Starter – a highly motivating intro-duction to the English language for com-plete beginners – has a shorter and sim-pler format to get diffident learners ready for further English courses in one term. Key B2 again adopts a slightly different format to provide more advanced learners with more conversation practice.

Key Starter208 128 10.00 €Key Starter Teaching Package208 135 14.95 €Key A1 Coursebook 201 020 20.95 €Key A1 Teaching Package201 037 28.50 €Key A2 Coursebook 200 986 20.95 €Key A2 Teaching Package200 993 28.50 €Key B1 Coursebook 201 006 20.95 €Key B1 Teaching Package201 013 28.50 €Key B2/1 Coursebook208 142 18.95 €Key B2/1 Teaching Package208 166 24.50 €Key B2/2 Coursebook208 562 18.95 €Key B2/2 Teaching Package208 586 24.50 €Key C1 Coursebook208 289 24.95 €Key C1 Teaching Package208 319 29.95 €Key Entry level test online only Key Moodle courseonline only

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Key

Key is a completely new multi-level course-book for adult learners of English. With it’s clear structure – two-page spreads for each lesson – Key offers a successful com-bination of motivating input and straight-forward language training. The motto of the series is ‘take & teach’, and the course-books live up to that motto on every single page.

Key conceptEach of the 12 units is divided into four two-page sections. Parts A and B intro-duce key language and expressions; in Part C the learner revises and consolidates what has gone before; Part D is for home-study, but can also be used in the class-room if desired. The coursebook contains full solutions to the homestudy sections so that the learner can use them indepen-dently.

The journalsThe Key coursebooks each contain three sections with 7 journal pages each. The journals were inspired by in-flight maga-zines and offer authentic reading at an easily understandable level. Consisting of stimulating articles and photo essays, amusing quizzes and short fiction, the journals not only provide a starting point for conversation, they also give learners an opportunity to hone reading skills outside the classroom.

Bringing it all togetherThe final unit of each coursebook invites learners to review what they have learned, to complete their own learner portfolio and to bring their own material to the lesson.

Flexible planningThe coursebook structure makes it easy to plan lessons and whole courses. The A/B/

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nEw Key International

Due to the strong demand from some of our customers, we decided to make the Key series available for the international market with a monolingual edition.The high quality contents and course structure remain, just the German parts are translated into English and some pic-tures have been replaced according to the international needs. You can see at the pictures how the international edition will look like. It will be published starting 2015 with the following levels and components:

Key A1 Coursebook with 2 CDs and Phrasebook Key A1 Teaching Packagewith Coursebook, Teaching Guide andCopymasters Key A2 Coursebook with 2 CDs and Phrasebook Key A2 Teaching Package with Coursebook, Teaching Guide andCopymasters Key B1 Coursebook with 2 CDs and Phrasebook Key B1 Teaching Package with Coursebook, Teaching Guide andCopymasters Key B2/1 Coursebookwith CDs and Phrasebook Key B2/1 Teaching Packagewith Coursebook, Teaching Guide andCopymasters Key B2/2 Coursebookwith CDs and Phrasebook Key B2/2 Teaching Packagewith Coursebook, Teaching Guide andCopymasters Key C1 Coursebookwith CDs and Phrasebook Key C1 Teaching Packagewith Coursebook, Teaching Guide andCopymasters

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For distribution details for Key Interna-tional, please talk to us at an upcoming trade fair or conference or email us at: international@cornelsen-schulverlage.de.

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Complete these dialogues with words from above.

1 How was your weekend? It was boring/great . I was at home all Saturday and Sunday.2 What was your opinion of football when you were a child? For me, football was ... .3 When were you ... when you were 16? I was ... when I was in my room with my music.4 What subjects were ... for you when you were at school? For me, ... and ... were ...

Now ask and answer the questions with a partner.

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What makes you happy? Make as many true sentences as possible.

I love | hate …

– the sound of … rock music | the sea | the rain | birds | cars.– the smell of … grass | coffee | strong cheese | garlic | cigarettes | flowers.– the taste of … chocolate | fish | salad | bread.

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Now make some new questions and ask your partner.

Do you like/hate …?What do you think about …?How do you feel about …?

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Interview your partner and then answer these questions.

1 Does your partner like the smell of coffee?

2 Does your partner hate the sound of loud music?

3 Does your partner like the taste of white wine?

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I can’t watch. It’s so embarrassing.1

Please, don’t tell anyone!3

I hope everything is all right.5

You again! What do you want?7

Hey – I have some interesting news …9

That’s an old joke. 2

Oh, no! What a stupid mistake!4

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Yes, that’s a great idea.8

I feel calm and relaxed.10I feel really happy.11

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The ideal language course for busy people who want to learn or improve their knowl-edge of a foreign language. The 2 x 10 minute course suits the rhythm of modern life, which doesn’t leave much time for learning. Each chapter requires only 20 minutes each day and constitutes a clearly defined and self-contained learning unit. The short sections are designed to provide a sense of ongoing achievement that motivates users and helps them to learn quickly and effectively. Thematic focal points include the most important situations and expressions relevant to the use of the language as well as grammatical structures and verb forms.

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Lextra Premium Language Courses

The Premium Language Course offers a comprehensive tool for all those interested in intensive language-learning. The detailed learning book contains a range of varied exercises covering all lin-guistic skills and a short grammar guide.The reading book is ideal for study “on the road” and contains dialogs relating to an ongoing story with translations. The story addresses everyday themes as well as situ-ations specific to travelling and business.A particular feature of the Premium Lan-guage Course is its comprehensive audio material, which comprises approximately 400 minutes on an MP3 audio CD. This includes the entire reading book as an audio book plus numerous listening and speaking exercises.

■ 1 learning book with a self-testing sec-tion after every chapter

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The new English readers within the Lextra series are suitable for students and adults with previous knowledge of the language (B1-B2). The stories are focused on investigator Bobby Rudd. Each book is supplemented with an Audio-CD.

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Lextra Basic Thematic Vocabulary English

Ideal to brush up or expand vocabulary and for examination preparation. The dictionaries contain the 4000 most frequently used words, organised accord-ing to subject areas. The words are cate-gorised as basic vocabulary (A1-B1) and extended vocabulary (B2).248 pages, softback15 610 15.95 €workbook A1-B1168 pages, softback15 627 14.95 €workbook B2168 pages, softback16 761 14.95 €Databasefor digital products and appsplease get in touch with us for licensation

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Lextra Concise Thematic Dictionary

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Jeden Tag ein bisschen …

Jeden Tag ein bisschen … makes language practice simple and fun. Adults of all ages can refresh their language knowledge in an entertaining way. The 99 pages provide revision in bitesize portions in the form of tasks, games and crosswords. Whether at home, on holiday or away on business, just tear off as many pages as necessary while you’re on the road. Short texts with interesting information about the country and people are present-ed every seventh day. A progress chart on the back of each day helps learners decide where more practice may be needed. A small travel dictionary with useful phrases completes the block. Jeden Tag ein biss-chen … corresponds to CEF levels A1-B1.208 pages, softback19 298 7.95 €Jeden Tag ein bisschen … 214 705 7.95 €

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Lextra English Verbs

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Grammar no problem

Grammar No Problem is a tried and tested volume of grammar explanations and practice exercises which is invaluable both to those wishing to work on their gram-mar at home and for grammar practice in the classroom. Simple language is used to explain grammar phenomena, while col-our indicators help differentiate and clarify complex grammar structures. Each gram-mar topic is dealt with on a double-page spread with explanations on the left and practice on the right. A removable key provides solutions for all the practice exercises.

New structures:Aside from revisions of the existing material, the book now offers a series of progress tests at the end of the book, each test referring to a different chapter or sec-tion.

Business grammar:In answer to the many requests for a workplace grammar book, Business Gram-mar No Problem has been devised and de-veloped by the same authors, both of whom have a great deal of experience in creating material for business-English teachers and learners. The structure of the book remains unchanged, while the chap-ters focus on grammar topics in realistic business contexts.

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Lextra Learner’s English Grammar

The Learner’s English Grammar for young adults and adults is ideal for reference, learning and practice purposes. The book deals with the most important rules up to level C1 of the Common European Frame-work of Reference.

The grammar items are explained in easy-to-understand language and easy-to-digest portions. Clear examples with translations make learning easier. The book also offers many tips on the similarities and differ-ences between English and German. An appendix provides practice exercises and tests for each chapter along with a key. The detailed index makes it easy to find the information being sought.350 pages, softback224 479 21.95 €

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Lextra Grammatik kein Problem

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This practice grammar contains a variety of exercises at different levels of difficulty and covers the grammar content relevant to levels A1 to B1. The layout is structured in double pages spreads: the left-hand pages feature the grammar explanation while the right-hand page presents oppor-tunities to practise, moving from con-trolled to freer tasks. The appendix for each language contains helpful additional information such as guides to pronuncia-tion, explanations of regional variations etc.German, French and Spanish will also be available.128 pages, softback15 689 15.95 €Lextra Business English Grammatik kein Problem(Lextra Business English Grammar no problem)132 pages, softback16 754 15.95 €

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