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6 levels (pre A1-C1) Academic-light course 56 hours extendable to 120 International English Paired-skills course (Levels 1-5)
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1. An introduction
2. Global insights
3. Critical thinking
4. Authentic language
5. Support for teachers
6. Digital components
Unlock your potential
Unlock is an academic-light English course created to build the skills and language your students need for their studies. It develops students’ ability to think critically in an academic context right from the start of their language learning.
Global Insights
The course is tailored to your needs and the needs of your students thanks to the extensive market research we have carried out with a global panel of ELT professionals. By listening to the needs of the teacher and student, we have developed a highly robust course.
We ran a global survey to get to the heart of what teachers understand by critical thinking. We received over 1,000 responses from teachers in 81 countries who told us what critical thinking means to them and the challenges they face when developing these skills with their students.
of teachers agree it’s important to develop students’ critical thinking skills.
of teachers agree that most academic English coursebooks adequately prepare students to develop critical thinking skills.
of teachers say they have had specific training/coaching on teaching critical thinking skills.
of teachers agree that they have all the materials they need to develop their students’ critical thinking skills.
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Critical thinking teacher survey
Our multi-billion word Cambridge English Corpus illustrates language as it is really used by students around the world and highlights the challenges your students might meet with the target language. This ensures the course content is relevant and up-to-date.
Corpus informed
Critical Thinking
Critical thinking is at the heart of the course, fostering the skills and strategies your students need to tackle academic tasks. For example when gathering and evaluating information, organizing and presenting their ideas, and then reflecting on them.
Unlock Second Edition provides your students with opportunities to develop the right mix of higher- and lower-order skills with its refined syllabus.
Students can build on their skills with a critical thinking exercise in every unit on the Classroom App.
Critical thinking skills
Authentic language - vocabulary
The vocabulary syllabus is informed by our Cambridge Academic Corpus and is presented in context to show how language is really used and develop students’ reading skills.
Video lessons increase student engagement by using 100% new and authentic content which promotes discussion around the course topics. The lessons provide opportunities to develop speaking and listening skills.
Inspiring videos covering a range of academic, current affairs and general interest topics.
Authentic language - videos
Support for teachers
The all-new Teacher’s Manual and Development Pack supports your teaching with flexible lesson plans, learning objectives and additional activities. The pack is a single manual for levels 1-5 so that every answer key and additional activity are conveniently in one book.
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The lesson plans with timings can be used for every unit.
Understand the learning objectives for every lesson so you and your students can be clear on what you’re achieving.
Teacher Development
Build your confidence with the development material integrated into every unit, Developing critical thinking skills in your students, and access the broad range of self-development and peer-collaborative material.
Digital Components
Digital components offer more practice and motivation for students, in and out of the classroom. Digital support includes:
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presentation plus
Downloadable software for interactive whiteboards so you can present the pages of the Student’s Books, easily play audio and video, and check answers.
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Classroom App
The Classroom App is integrated into every unit and maximizes learning by offering extra speaking, language and critical thinking skills activities specific to each unit.
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Online Workbook
Online workbooks help students consolidate what they have learned in the classroom thanks to even more robust content including all-new vocabulary activities.
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We want to help you find the right solution for your needs, from course materials to support and teacher training. Get in touch with us today and we'll help you to create a Better Learning experience.
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