Spectrum: A Communicative Course in English, Student Book 6 [Paperback]

Sandra Costinett (Author), Donald R. H. Byrd (Author)

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Publication Date: April 19, 1994 | ISBN-10: 0138302332 | ISBN-13: 978-0138302337 | Edition: 1

Spectrum: A Communicative Course in English, by Diane Warshawksy and Sandra Costinett (Donald R.H. Byrd, Project Director), is a complete six-level, four skills course for adult and young adult learners of English. Spectrum features a unique "natural" approach to language learning: Rich language input is provided in authentic conversations accompanied by receptive activities that help students absorb new functions, structures, and vocabulary. Real-life language tasks offer both focused practice and opportunities for natural interaction, promoting both fluency and accuracy. Students progress from the beginning to the advanced level as they follow a comprehensive and carefully graded syllabus. Spectrum also features: *Thematically based lessons *Comprehensive coverage of all four skills *Listening activities in both the Student Book and Workbook *An audio program with authentic-sounding conversations, telephone messages, public announcements, and broadcasts *A complete testing package

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Part of a 6-level course in English that teaches communication in real life situations. The language presented is authentic and useful, providing rich input for practice. The books are filled with opportunities for personal expression and activities that stimulate communication.

Product Details

• Paperback: 136 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall College Div; 1 edition (April 19, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0138302332
• ISBN-13: 978-0138302337
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.1 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,921,824 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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This review is from: Spectrum: A Communicative Course in English, Student Book 6 (Paperback)

I never knew about this product until I went to visit my country and an school director of Languages asked me if I could send her the complete program of Spectrum: A communicative Course in English because that is the program the school have been teaching for 40 years.....AMAZING. I believe this is a wonderful recommendation!

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4.0 out of 5 stars People Everywhere in the World Want to Learn English, April 1, 2000

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This review is from: Spectrum : A Communicative Course in English Level 6 (Student Workbook) (Paperback)

I'm a teacher in Chile, and I've using this series since 1995. The texts indeed follow the rules of the notional functional aproach. As a T E F L tool, it is focused mainly to be used in the U.S.A. There are some exercises in which the students in the classroom, supposedly, are from different parts of the world, notwithstanding, in my classes there are only Chilean students, so we must pretend that they are from different nationalities. I'd suggest that the editorial, or much better said, the authors, should bear in mind that for future editions. With respect to the videos, they should be interactive, i.e., there should be opportunity to respond questions, or the appropriate phrase or sentence, for example: a person in the video could say: "Hi, I'm John Sanders", and the students answer:(chorally or individually)"Hello, my name's Arturo Perez" and then: "Nice to meet you, Arturo." "Nice to meet you, too, John",etc.

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4.0 out of 5 stars people everywhere in the world want to learn, April 1, 2000

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guillermo aracena mansilla (Chile, South America) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Spectrum : A Communicative Course in English Level 6 (Student Workbook) (Paperback)

I'm a teacher in Chile, and I've using this series since 1995. The texts indeed follow the rules of the notional functional aproach. As a T E F L tool, it is focused mainly to be used in the U.S.A. there are some exercises in which the students in the classroom, supposedly, are from different parts of the world, notwithstanding, in my classes there are only Chilean students, so we must pretend that they are from different nationalities. I'd suggest that the editorial, or much better said, the authors, should bear in mind that. With respect to the videos, they should be interactive, i.e., there should be opportunity to respond questions, or the appropriate phrase or sentence, for example: a person in the video could say: "Hi, I'm John Sanders", and the students answer:(chorally or individually)"Hello, my name's Arturo Perez" and then: "Nice to meet you, Arturo." "nice to meet you, too, John",etc.