This second edition offers a revised and updated coursebook that has proven excellence in classrooms worldwide. The engaging content, with a strong emphasis on grammar and vocabulary, makes this course appealing to both teachers and students. Each level of the course offers 80-90 hours of classroom work and is ideal for mixed-ability groups. Popular course features have been updated with new content, including imaginative reading and listening topics, "Culture in Mind," and "Everyday English" sections. New to the second edition is the Student's Book DVD-ROM, which includes games, additional exercises, and videos featuring the photo-story characters and a "Videoke" function. Teachers will appreciate the new digital support, such as the Testmaker Audio CD/CD-ROM, which allows them to create and edit their own tests, and Classware, which integrates the Student's Book, classroom audio, and video.