New Headway: Upper-Intermediate: Student's Book (Oxford University Press)

Six-level general English course for adultsNew Headway Upper-Intermediate recognizes that learners at this level require a different approach to language learning. It moves away from examining language items in isolation, exploring grammatical areas in greater depth so that students begin to perceive the systems that underlie the language.Key featuresThe listening and reading texts are drawn from a range of authentic sources.An in-depth treatment of grammar enables students to work out grammatical rules and helps them achieve greater accuracy through a better understanding of how language works.There is a thorough skills syllabus, with all four skills systematically developed and integrated through related tasks.There is extensive work on vocabulary, with particular emphasis on the most frequently used verbs, phrasal verbs, idioms, and compounds.Integrated pronunciation practice is provided throughout.