Empower Second Edition Walkthrough

INTRODUCTION

UNIT OVERVIEW

UNIT WALKTHROUGH

CONTENT YOU LOVE. ASSESSMENT YOU CAN TRUST.

INTRODUCTION

Getting Started: Striking images on the Getting Started page capture student interest, and clear learning objectives give an immediate sense of purpose.

UNIT OVERVIEW

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Getting Started: Impactful images on the Getting Started page activate student interest, and clear learning objectives give an immediate sense of purpose

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LESSONS A & B

LESSON C

UNIT PROGRESS TESTS

LESSON D

REVIEW

MID- & END-OF -COURSE TESTS

ADDITIONAL PRACTICE

UNIT OPENER

Welcome to Empower Second edition, a general English course from Cambridge University Press and Assessment that combines up-to-date content from expert authors with validated, CEFR-aligned assessment to measure student progress. Adult and young adult learners will develop all four skills through this six-level British English course, further enhanced with online content in our Cambridge One platform. The robust assessment integrated into the course, means learners are always working towards a measurable goal. Read on to explore how Empower Second edition supports you and your learners.

Clear learning objectives give an immediate sense of purpose.

Dynamic images pique interest.

Activities promote emotional engagement and a personal response.

The digital learning experience is enhanced with our Cambridge One platform, housing all course materials in one convenient place. Lessons A and B are supported by the following digital content.

GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

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INTRODUCTION

UNIT OVERVIEW

UNIT WALKTHROUGH

LEARN MORE

ADDITIONAL PRACTICE

MID & END OF COURSE TESTS

REVIEW

LESSON D

UNIT PROGRESS TESTS

LESSON C

LESSONS A & B

ADDITIONAL PRACTICE

MID & END OF COURSE TESTS

REVIEW

LESSON D

UNIT PROGRESS TESTS

LESSON C

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ADDITIONAL PRACTICE

MID & END OF COURSE TESTS

REVIEW

LESSON D

UNIT PROGRESS TESTS

LESSON C

LESSONS A & B

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ADDITIONAL PRACTICE

MID & END OF COURSE TESTS

REVIEW

LESSON D

LESSON C

LESSONS A & B

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ADDITIONAL PRACTICE

MID & END OF COURSE TESTS

REVIEW

UNIT PROGRESS TESTS

LESSON C

LESSONS A & B

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ADDITIONAL PRACTICE

MID & END OF COURSE TESTS

LESSON D

UNIT PROGRESS TESTS

LESSON C

LESSONS A & B

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ADDITIONAL PRACTICE

REVIEW

LESSON D

UNIT PROGRESS TESTS

LESSON C

LESSONS A & B

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MID & END OF COURSE TESTS

REVIEW

LESSON D

UNIT PROGRESS TESTS

LESSON C

LESSONS A & B

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DIGITAL CONTENT

CONTINUE

Regular speaking activities: Frequent speaking stages get students talking throughout the lesson.

Rich in practice: Clear signposts to Grammar Focus and Vocabulary Focus sections offer extra support and practice.

Each lesson starts with a clear, practical, and achievable learning goal, so students can understand the objectives.

VOCABULARY EXERCISE (DIGITAL WORKBOOK)

GRAMMAR ACTIVITY (DIGITAL WORKBOOK)

VOCABULARY EXERCISE (DIGITAL WORKBOOK)

SPEAKING ACTIVITY (DIGITAL WORKBOOK)

Lesson C is supported by the following digital content on Cambridge One.

DIGITAL CONTENT

DOCUMENTARY VIDEO (STUDENT'S BOOK)

SPEAKING ACTIVITY (DIGITAL WORKBOOK)

Lesson C focuses on Everyday English – functional language for common, everyday situations.

LESSON C EVERYDAY ENGLISH

LESSONS A AND B

SPEAKING ACTIVITY (DIGITAL WORKBOOK)

LISTENING EXERCISE (DIGITAL WORKBOOK)

LESSON C VIDEO (STUDENT'S BOOK)

LISTENING EXERCISE (DIGITAL WORKBOOK)

The Unit Progress tests can be assigned by the teacher via Cambridge One. Teachers can view performance and progress in the platform’s digital gradebook.

DIGITAL CONTENT

UNIT PROGRESS TEST

TEACHER VIEW OF CLASS DATA

The Unit Progress Test enables you to understand where your students are in their learning journey.

UNIT PROGRESS TEST

Lesson D is supported by the following digital content on Cambridge One.

DIGITAL CONTENT

READING EXERCISE (DIGITAL WORKBOOK)

WRITING EXERCISE (DIGITAL WORKBOOK)

In lesson D, students practice all four skills, with a special emphasis on writing.

LESSON D INTEGRATED SKILLS

Students have an opportunity to further practice their grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation in the context of the unit.

REVIEW YOUR WORK

Both the mid and end-of-course tests are mapped to the CEFR, so you and your students can understand proficiency and areas for improvement.

MID- AND END-OF-COURSE TEST

Cambridge One includes Mid- and End-of-Course competency tests. These assessments are mapped to the CEFR, enabling you to understand learner proficiency and areas for improvement.

DIGITAL CONTENT

TEACHER VIEW OF PERFORMANCE AND CEFR REPORT

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In lessons A and B, students practice core grammar and vocabulary, plus a mix of skills.

LESSONS A AND B

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Lesson C focuses on Everyday English – functional language for common situations.

LESSON C

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In lesson D, students practice all four skills, with a special emphasis on writing.

LESSON D

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Students have an opportunity to further practice their grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation in the context of the unit.

REVIEW

The Unit Progress Tests enables you to understand where your students are in their learning journey.

UNIT PROGRESS TESTS

These assessments are mapped to the CEFR, enabling you to understand proficiency and areas for improvement.

MID- AND END-OF-COURSE TESTS

A straightforward approach and clear lesson flow help to minimise preparation time.

Teach off the page

In lessons A and B, students practice core grammar and vocabulary, plus a mix of skills.

The syllabus is informed by English Profile and the Cambridge English Corpus. Students will learn the most relevant and useful language at the most appropriate point in their learning journey. The target language is benchmarked to the CEFR.

Manageable learning

Learner engagement: Engaging images and texts motivate students to respond personally. This makes learning more memorable and gives learners ownership of the language.

Spoken outcome: Each A and B lesson ends with a practical spoken outcome, so learners can use language immediately.

Everyday English: Thorough coverage of functional language for common everyday situations helps learners to communicate effectively in the real world.

Comprehensive approach to speaking skills: A unique combination of language input, pronunciation, and speaking strategies enables learners to develop speaking fluency.

Spoken outcome: Each C lesson ends with a practical spoken outcome, putting skills learned into practice.

Unit Progress Test: Learners are now ready to sit the Unit Progress Test, enabling students and teachers to measure progress and understand next steps.

Skills for writing: Lesson D activities are highly communicative. They recycle and consolidate the core language from the A, B, and C lessons.

Receptive skills development: Clearly staged tasks practice and develop listening and reading skills while supporting learners’ understanding of texts.

Staged for success: Careful staging and scaffolding of writing tasks build understanding and generate successful outcomes.

Comprehensive approach to writing skills: A clear focus on key aspects of writing helps develop effective real-world writing skills.

Written outcome: Each lesson D ends with a practical written outcome, so learners can put new language into practice right away.

Personal response: Frequent opportunities for personal response make learning more memorable.

Review and Extension: Extra practice of grammar and vocabulary is provided.

Wordpower: Vocabulary extension recycles the vocabulary.

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Each unit links to additional sections at the back of the book for more grammar, vocabulary, and speaking practice

ADDITIONAL PRACTICE

DOCUMENTARY VIDEO (STUDENT'S BOOK)

UNIT PROGRESS TEST

TEACHER VIEW OF CLASS DATA

UNIT PROGRESS TEST

READING EXERCISE (DIGITAL WORKBOOK)

WRITING EXERCISE (DIGITAL WORKBOOK)

READING EXERCISE (DIGITAL WORKBOOK)

MID AND END OF COURSE COMPETENCY TESTS

TEACHER VIEW OF PERFORMANCE AND CEFR REPORT

MID AND END OF COURSE COMPETENCY TEST

LISTENING EXERCISE (DIGITAL WORKBOOK)

MID AND END OF COURSE COMPETENCY TEST

LEARN MORE

Provides a series of communication activities for each unit, providing additional opportunities for students to practise their speaking.

Communication Plus

Consolidate topical vocabulary through additional practice in the 'Vocabulary Focus' sections.

Vocabulary Focus

Each unit links to additional sections at the back of the book for more grammar, vocabulary, and speaking practice.

ADDITIONAL PRACTICE

OPEN

Striking images on the Getting Started page capture student interest, and clear learning objectives give an immediate sense of purpose.

UNIT OPENER

OPEN

The Unit Progress Test enables you to understand where your students are in their learning journey.

UNIT PROGRESS TEST

OPEN

Lesson C focuses on Everyday English – functional language for common situations.

LESSON C

OPEN

In lessons A and B, students practice core grammar and vocabulary, plus a mix of skills.

LESSONS A AND B

OPEN

Lesson C focuses on Everyday English – functional language for common situations.

LESSON C

OPEN

The Unit Progress Test enables you to understand where your students are in their learning journey.

UNIT PROGRESS TEST

OPEN

These assessments are mapped to the CEFR, enabling you to understand proficiency and areas for improvement.

MID- AND END-OF-COURSE TEST

Clear learning objectives give an immediate sense of purpose.

Striking and unusual images arouse curiosity.

Clear learning objectives give an immediate sense of purpose.

Each lesson starts with a clear, practical, and achievable learning goal, so students can understand the objectives.

Rich in practice: Clear signposts to Grammar Focus and Vocabulary Focus sections offer extra support and practice.

A straightforward approach and clear lesson flow help to minimize preparation time.

Teach off the page

Each lesson starts with a clear, practical, and achievable learning goal, so students can understand the objectives.

Learner engagement: Engaging images and texts motivate students to respond personally. This makes learning more memorable and gives learners ownership of the language.

DIGITAL CONTENT

GRAMMAR ACTIVITY (DIGITAL WORKBOOK)

LESSON C EVERDAY ENGLISH

Each lesson starts with a clear, practical, and achievable learning goal, so students can understand the objectives.

Comprehensive approach to speaking skills: A unique combination of language input, pronunciation, and speaking strategies enables learners to develop speaking fluency.

Everyday English: Thorough coverage of functional language for common everyday situations helps learners to communicate effectively in the real world.

The digital learning experience is enhanced with our Cambridge One platform, housing all course materials in one convenient place. Lessons A and B are supported by the following digital content.

DIGITAL CONTENT

The digital learning experience is enhanced with our Cambridge One platform, housing all course materials in one convenient place. Lessons A and B are supported by the following digital content.

DIGITAL CONTENT

LESSON D INTEGRATED SKILLS

Comprehensive approach to speaking skills: A unique combination of language input, pronunciation, and speaking strategies enables learners to develop speaking fluency.

Everyday English: Thorough coverage of functional language for common everyday situations helps learners to communicate effectively in the real world.

Receptive skills development: Clearly staged tasks practice and develop listening and reading skills while supporting learners’ understanding of texts.

Skills for writing: Lesson D activities are highly communicative. They recycle and consolidate the core language from the A, B, and C lessons.

Model texts: Clear model texts on which students can base their own writing are provided.

Staged for success: Careful staging and scaffolding of writing tasks build understanding and generate successful outcomes.

The Unit Progress tests can be assigned by the teacher via Cambridge One. Teachers can view performance and progress in the platform’s digital gradebook.

DIGITAL CONTENT

Model texts: Clear model texts on which students can base their own writing are provided.

Staged for success: Careful staging and scaffolding of writing tasks build understanding and generate successful outcomes.

Lesson D is supported by the following digital content on Cambridge One.

DIGITAL CONTENT

Manageable learning

Students are given further opportunity to practice the grammar learned in a unit through the 'Grammar Focus' sections.

Grammar Focus

Consolidate topical vocabulary through additional practice in the 'Vocabulary Focus' sections.

Vocabulary Focus

DOCUMENTARY VIDEOS

Expose your students to English via authentic, real-world contexts. These high-interest supplementary videos are thematically linked to the topics and language of each unit. Each video comes with a downloadable and printable video worksheet, which teachers can use at any point in a unit.

Provides an explanation of the grammar presented in the unit, along with exercises for students to practise.

Grammar Focus

Review Your Progress: helps students reflect on their success.

Engaging video documentaries provide students with further opportunities to explore the themes of the unit.

Documentary video