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Preface






                    As an internationally accepted language, English    contemporary literature aims at developing
                    plays a central role in shaping the careers and     exemplary standards of literary appreciation.
                    lives of young people worldwide. For Indians,       The authors have kept away from the trend
                    English is not only a window to the world, but      of going overboard to make everything look
                    a bridge between the languages and cultures         and sound western just because these are
                    at home. It carries the images of progress          English textbooks. Instead, the content here
                    and modernity, and is a synonym for success         has distinctive Indian flavour, while not
                    in the globalized world. Consequently, there        compromising on the structures, rigour and
                    is tremendous demand for quality English            standards of international English.
                    education.
                        In order to understand, interpret and           PresentaƟ on
                    respond effectively to a fast-changing world,       In any book meant for children, pictures
                    learners require applied practice and the           speak louder than text. Designed by a team of
                    best-available language-learning tools. In Real     professional illustrators and graphic designers,
                    English, learners and facilitators will find a      Real English is a colourful and well-laid-out
                    systematic exposition of language concepts and      textbook series. The captivating and intriguing
                    thorough practice for each language skill, with     illustrations in this series are insightful and
                    focus on the larger goal of language-enabling.      actively engage the learners’ imagination.


                    The Package                                         Support Material
                    Real English is a series for classes 1–8. Its       The multimedia CD for learners contains audio
                    components are: coursebook, supplementary           components of the listening tasks, interactive
                    reader, workbook, teacher’s resource                sessions for practice in comprehension,
                    pack, interactive multimedia CD and the             vocabulary and grammar, and printable
                    online support website vivadigital.in. The          worksheets, constituting a self-contained
                    coursebook has carefully graded exercises on        learning experience.
                    comprehension, vocabulary, grammar, listening            The teacher’s resource pack includes the
                    and speaking, sounds and pronunciation,             teacher’s guide, the e-coursebook and animation
                    and writing, apart from activities and games.       for each chapter, besides the test generator
                    Within each section the tasks involve varying       software application. Teachers will find in
                    levels of challenge and difficulty so that they     the resource pack not only guidance on every
                    can be attempted by learners with different         component of the course but also answer keys
                    levels of ability. The workbook reinforces the      to practice tasks and exercises. The animations
                    concepts learnt in the coursebook through extra     will make teaching and learning both lively and
                    exercises. The teacher’s resource pack offers all-  rewarding.
                    round aid for effective classroom teaching.              A range of online materials including

                                                                        answer keys and worksheets are available
                    Text and Themes
                                                                        for free download to registered users at
                    The reading text in Real English includes stories,   vivadigital.in.
                    anecdotes, biographies, episodes of history,             Real English will certainly give children
                    folktales, real-life stories, factual writing,      a rich and enjoyable language-learning
                    plays, poems and rhymes. The pluralistic            experience.
                    and representative selection of classic and
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