Series Overview

American Options 4

American Options for life, options for learning

American Options 4 provides the perfect start for learners at B2. It:

  • offers innovative approaches to differentiated learning, in and beyond the classroom
  • supports learners’ continued development into adolescence through relevant contexts and tasks
  • deepens critical thinking through real-world topics and discussion-based activities
  • builds confidence in evaluating texts and expressing reasoned opinions
  • presents Everyday English through the video strand The Café, supporting natural language use
  • promotes global citizenship through the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, supported by videos and differentiated reading texts
  • also offers Projects and Exam Preparation materials

    Components

    Student’s Book
    • 136 full-color pages with access code to the digital materials
    • Welcome unit, that introduces the characters of The Café (live action videos)
    • Eight main units, each with ten pages of core material, together with additional two-page sections of Culture or Sustainable Development Goals with CLIL
    • Review at end of each unit
    • Grammar Bank
    • Irregular verbs
    • Exam practice
    • Classroom language
    • English sounds
    Workbook
    • 72 full-color pages with access code to the digital materials
    • A four-page Welcome Unit to practice the vocabulary and language reviewed in the Student’s Book
    • Eight main units
      • Two pages to practice the two core Vocabulary sets
      • Two pages to practice the two core Grammar areas
      • A Listening and Speaking page
      • A Reading page with topic-based reading practice, also featuring differentiated texts
      • A Writing page developing the text type studied in the Student’s Book and leading into differentiated tasks
      • A Words and phrases page with the core vocabulary and functional language from the unit, with sample sentences and space for translation as a record of learning
    • Review at end of each unit
    On Helbling e-zone
    • Student’s e-book+
    • Workbook e-book+
    • Personal Learning Track
    • Audio & Video
    • Dialogue Karaoke
    • Cyber Homework
    • Exam Practice
    • Vocabulary Trainer
    Helbling Media App
    • Audio
    • Video
    • Basic / Enriched texts
    Teacher’s Book
    • 176 pages with full-color reproductions of the Student’s Book pages
    • Map of the Book detailing the contents for the course
    • Comprehensive Introduction outlining the course approach, expert advice on teaching in mixed-ability classrooms and an overview of all print and digital components
    • Full teaching notes, including tour of a unit and step-by-step instructions and tips
    • Answer keys
    • Full video and audio scripts
    On Helbling e-zone
    • Presentation Software (IWB)
      • e-book+ for class presentation
      • All audio and video
      • Teacher's Resources
    • Testbuilder + Test Audio
    • Placement Test
    Helbling Media App
    • Audio
    • Video
    • Basic / Enriched texts
    • e-book+ for class presentation offline for Windows/macOS

    Scope & Sequence

    Download the Scope & Sequence PDF for details of the syllabus followed at this level.

    American Options 4 | Scope & Sequence (Standard version)

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    American Options 4 | Scope & Sequence (Combo Split version)

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    Sample Materials

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    American Options 4 | Student's Book

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    American Options 4 | Workbook

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    American Options 4 | Teacher's Book

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