About Our Books
Each Level 1-5 book has a review and progress check at the mid-point of the book and at the end. There are also suggestions and a template for a Field Trip.
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All Teacher Books include the full text of the student books, and have helpful Teacher Tips and ideas for how to teach the different sections of the lessons.
Intercambio's Confidence and Connections books help volunteer teachers and students learn together and make connections while students practice and improve their English.
The curriculum is 6 Levels (Intro through Level 5). There are 2 books (a Left book and a Right book) in levels 1 through 5.
Each lesson in Levels 1-5 includes:
A listening track with a real-life conversation.
Vocabulary words and images related to the topic of the lesson.
A pronunciation activity for students to practice a specific sound or another part of pronunciation.
A Language Tools and Grammar Practice section to learn specific grammar and practice it.
A Real Life / Your Life section where students use the grammar and vocabulary from the lesson to read, write or discuss topics.
A Culture Tip for teachers and students to learn more about US customs and laws and share information about their culture and country.
A Connect with Conversation activity that gives students an opportunity to talk about their lives and learn more about their teacher.
Descriptions by Level:
For students that
have very little or no
previous experience
learning English.
Lessons cover basic structures in the present tense, and every lesson includes an Alphabetics section that helps students increase their knowledge of sounds and their corresponding letters in the English language.
The Intro book also includes a Review lesson after every three lessons in the book that gives students more opportunities to review the content they are learning.
For beginning English
language students with
little previous experience
learning English.
For beginning English
language students with
some previous experience
learning English.
The 2 Left (2L) and 2 Right (2R) books of our Confidence and Connections curriculum introduce students to the past tense while also continuing to provide practice with common uses of the present and future tenses in everyday conversations.
They also introduce students to important language for making comparisons, talking about everyday activities and making plans.
The 3 Left (3L) and 3 Right (3R) books of our Confidence and Connections curriculum provide continued practice of different tenses, including the past, present and future tenses.
They also focus on structures and vocabulary that allow students to participate more confidently in daily interactions that include giving advice, talking about events, making plans, and more.
Lessons for beginning
English
language students
with some previous
experience learning English.
Lessons for intermediate English language students with previous experience learning English.
The 4 Left (4L) and 4 Right (4R) books of our Confidence and Connections curriculum promote the practice of different and more complex past, present, future and conditional grammar tenses.
It also provides students with opportunities to practice using these tenses to communicate more clearly with those around them about a variety of topics that include both real and hypothetical situations.
The 5 Left (5L) and 5 Right (5R) books of our Confidence and Connections provide continued opportunities for students to incorporate a variety of more complex grammar tenses and vocabulary into their spontaneous speech.
At the same time, the topics in the lessons promote deeper conversations that allow students and their teachers to share personal and cultural perspectives.