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Introducing Interactive Worlds...

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Introducing the first Interactive Worlds...

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Interactive Worlds are a flexible, topic-based learning resource, newly available to British English users of the Macmillan English Campus and subscribers to www.onestopclil.com.

With beautifully presented video, audio and interactive exercises, these content-rich Worlds are ideal for use in the classroom with a projector or interactive whiteboard and include integrated whiteboard tools, such as a pen, highlighter and colour palette.

The first three Worlds are the Animal Worlds, focusing on the natural environment. Each of these Worlds is divided into five or six zones which can be explored in any order and revisited over a period of time. Suitable for learners between the ages of 10 and 14, these vibrant resources will make students love learning English.

Key Features:

• A wide variety of topic-based material, covering a range of themes linked to the natural world

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• A high level of visual attractiveness: students will love the appealing pictures of the natural world and the lively graphics

• Interactive, media-rich resource, including photos, audio and video

• Web projects, offering a chance for students to extend their knowledge by using authentic English on the Internet

• Downloadable, customizable teacher's notes, providing suggestions for lead-in and follow-up skills practice for every zone in each of the Interactive Worlds
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Currently available are the following three Worlds:

THE ANIMAL WORLD                 ANIMALS AND CULTURE                THE NATURAL WORLD

Elementary >                                 Elementary >                                         Pre-intermediate > 
Pre-intermediate                           Pre-intermediate                                  Intermediate 

Caring for Pets                             Adopt an Animal                                    Climate Change
Animals and Tourism                 The Chinese Calendar                        A Horror Story
Safari Park                                    Animal Jokes                                          Food Chains
Survival Strategies                       Fantastic Animals                                 Animals Communicating
The Elephant Story                       Animal Fables                                       Migration
                                                         Animal Idioms                                       Animal Types

Suitable for ages 10-12               Suitable for ages 12-14                       Suitable for ages 12-14

The English Campus training department invite MEC users to join free online training sessions introducing the Worlds and what they have to offer. You can find details on www.connect2mec.com.

American English Interactive Worlds arrive in May 2009.
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If you'd like to know more about any aspect of the English Campus, please contact:

Jane Petrie
Macmillan English Campus
The Macmillan Building
4, Crinan Street
London, N1 9XW
United Kingdom

+44 (0)20 7014 4003
englishcampus@macmillan.com