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Third Edition
Solutions Elementary
Teacher’s Guide
Christina de la Mare
Tim Falla Paul A Davies
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Introduction to Solutions Third Edition
A note from the authors The components of the course
Welcome to Solutions Third Edition. Teachers’ responses
to Solutions and Solutions Second Edition have been Student’s Book
overwhelmingly positive. Solutions Third Edition has evolved, The Student’s Book contains:
based on teacher feedback, whilst retaining the key features • a four-page Introduction Unit, revising grammar and
that teachers value in the Solutions series: vocabulary
• engaging topics and texts • nine topic-based units, each covering eight lessons
• a strong focus on exam topics and tasks • five Exam Skills Trainer sections providing exam
• a clear structure, with easy-to-follow lessons that always preparation and practice
have an achievable outcome • ten Vocabulary Builders with practice and extension
• a familiar teaching and learning approach with plenty of • ten Grammar Builder and Grammar Reference sections with
extra practice material further practice and a full grammar reference
• a guided and supported approach to speaking and • nine Culture lessons with linked documentary DVD clips
writing Strategy boxes appear throughout to provide advice on
In the course of extensive research carried out for the new specific skills and how best to approach different task types.
edition, we spoke to scores of teachers and asked them how There are Strategy boxes for listening, speaking, reading and
we could improve the course. writing.
In response to their requests, we have:
Workbook
• provided 100% new content
The Workbook mirrors and reinforces the content of the
• included a Listening lesson in every unit which will Student’s Book. It offers:
develop your students’ listening skills
• further lesson-by-lesson practice of the language and
• included a Word Skills lesson in every unit which explores skills taught in the Student’s Book
the grammar of key vocabulary and includes dictionary-
based exercises
• more listening practice
• addressed mixed ability, with extra support for all levels • five Exam Skills Trainer sections providing further practice
of typical exam tasks
and suggested extension activities in the Teacher’s Guide
• increased the amount of language recycling and included • nine Unit Reviews to develop students’ awareness of
their progress
a Recycle! activity to consolidate grammar students have
studied earlier in the course • self-checks with I can … statements at the end of every
Unit Review to promote conscious learner development
• provided added flexibility with a bank of Culture lessons
with supporting DVD documentary clips at the back of • five Cumulative Reviews for Units I–1, I–3, I–5, I–7 and I–9
the Student’s Book and extra activities on the Classroom • Functions Bank and Writing Bank
Presentation Tool • a Wordlist
We are confident that the result is a forward-thinking and • an irregular verbs list
modern course that will prepare your students for the future Students can download the Workbook Audio from
and provide you with all the support that you need. We www.oup.com/elt/solutions. The Workbook Audio is also
hope that you and your students enjoy using it! available on the Workbook Audio CDs in the Teacher’s Pack.
Tim Falla and Paul A Davies Student’s Book and Workbook e-Books
Solutions Third Edition e-Books provide all the content from
the Student’s Books and Workbooks, with extra features to
support your students’ learning:
• Built-in audio allows students to access the course audio
straight from the page.
• Students can slow down the audio to hear every word
clearly.
• The listen, record, compare feature helps students practise
their pronunciation.
• Built-in video in the Student’s Book e-Book gives you the
option of setting video homework for your students.
• Automatic marking in the Workbook e-Book lets students
check their progress independently and saves precious
class time.
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Teacher’s Pack • The Teacher’s Website provides further resources and
This pack provides everything you need to teach successful reference material (www.oup.com/elt/teacher/solutions).
lessons with Solutions Third Edition. The pack includes:
• Essentials Teacher’s Book – answer keys and audio scripts Solutions Third Edition and exam
for both the Student’s Book and the Workbook preparation
• A Teacher’s Resource Disk which contains: Student’s Book
–– 47 photocopiable activities The Student’s Book includes five exam-specific sections
–– nine DVD worksheets with keys and scripts (Exam Skills Trainer) designed to familiarise students with the
–– Teacher’s Guide: full teaching notes with ideas in every task-types for most exams.
lesson for extra / alternative activities, suggestions on These sections provide strategies and exam techniques
how to adapt material for strong and weak learners, and to give students the skills they need to tackle exam tasks
extension activities for fast finishers with confidence.
–– Twenty-first Century Skills Projects Each section provides practice of all the skills that students
–– Course Test Audio, which can be played on your will need to demonstrate in most exams: use of English,
computer or on a CD player listening, reading, speaking and writing.
• Workbook Audio CDs
Workbook
Class Audio CDs Every other unit in the Workbook is followed by a double-
The Class Audio CDs contain all the listening material from page exam section to practise tasks for both oral and written
the Student’s Book, including recordings of all the reading exams. Work in class can be followed up with tasks done as
texts from the Student’s Book. homework.
The audio for Workbook listening tasks is on the Workbook
Course Tests Audio CDs or can be downloaded from www.oup.com/elt/
The tests are available in editable and ready-to-use formats. solutions.
They include:
• two Short Tests per unit, A and B versions Teacher’s Guide
• a longer Progress Test for every unit, A and B versions The Student’s Book Exam Skills Trainers are accompanied
• three Cumulative Tests for Units 1–5, 6–9 and 1–9, A and by full procedural notes with advice and tips for exam
B versions preparation.
All tests are fully editable, so you can adapt them to match
your students’ needs.
Course DVD
The Course DVD provides teachers and students with
educational and informative DVD clips to extend the theme
and topic of the Student’s Book Culture lesson.
• one documentary-style DVD clip for every Student’s Book
Culture lesson
• worksheet and teaching notes with background notes,
answer key and script for every DVD clip
• optional subtitles in English
Classroom Presentation Tool
Deliver heads-up lessons with the Classroom Presentation
Tool. Class audio, video and answer keys, as well as your
teaching notes, are available online or offline, and updated
across your devices.
• one documentary-style DVD clip for every Student’s Book
Culture lesson
• optional lesson openers – additional lead-in activities to
motivate students and recycle language
• optional lesson closers – quiz-style round-up activities to
consolidate what students have learned in the lesson
• optional task support – for example, useful language or
extra ideas to help students complete classroom tasks
Student’s and Teacher’s Websites
• The Student’s Website provides the Workbook Audio
(www.oup.com/elt/solutions).
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