Page 6 - English Expedition Class 4

Apart from a rich selection of texts from various genres of fiction, non-fiction and
poetry, each coursebook in the series features comprehensive and rigorous practice
sections in every lesson.

Stimulating questions that test comprehension • Multiple-choice, short-
answer-type and long-answer-type questions • Reference-to-context
Comprehension questions • Questions that help develop thinking skills

New words from the text and beyond • Word categories • Word formation
• Idiomatic expressions • Vocabulary for everyday interactions
Vocabulary

Focus on practical uses of grammar in actual contexts • Attention to
structures and rules • Simple and jargon-free explanations • Illustrative
Grammar examples

Simplifi ed phonetics • Exposition of the sounds and rhythms of poetry Sounds and
• Rhyme schemes
Pronuncia on

Poetic devices • Figures of speech • Imagery • Symbolic meaning
• Interpretation • Versifi cation
Apprecia on

Listening tasks that boost skills of comprehension and inference
• Dialogues, passages, poems, conversations and many more specimens
of language in daily use • Audio recordings for classroom use (in the
companion CD) Listening

Speaking tasks that train learners to converse in informal situations and
speak in formal contexts • Practice in group discussion and multiple forms
Speaking of social interaction

Interesting writing tasks for training in functional as well as creative forms of
writing • Focus on the art of putting ideas into words
Wri ng

Tasks that relate thematically to the main text in
the lessons, yet encourage the learners to explore
facts and ideas on their own • Activity-based
Ac vity • Attention to the development of life skills Project Work