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Unlock
Second Edition
Unlock your academic potential with this six-level, academic-light English course created to build the skills and language students need for their studies (CEFR Pre-A1 to C1).
It develops students' ability to think critically in an academic context right from the start of their language learning. Every level has 100% new inspiring video on a range of academic topics.Product Details
Authors: Kate Adams, Lida Baker, Robyn Brinks Lockwood, Stephanie Dimond-Bayir, Nancy Jordan, Alan S Kennedy, Lewis Lansford, Michele Lewis, Richard O’Neill, Sabina Ostrowska, Emma Pathare, Gary Pathare, Susan Peterson, Kimberley Russell, Carolyn Westbrook, N.M. White, Jessica Williams
CEFR Levels: A0 - C1Key Features
Teaches higher- and lower-order critical thinking skills with measurable objectives and self-evaluation.Authentic videos on a range of academic topics accompanied by a comprehensive video lesson motivate learners.Research from the Cambridge English Corpus and English Profile to focus on the language areas students find most challenging.Unlock is part of a learning experience that could only come from Cambridge
It's shaped by unique insights from our extensive research and expertise, all to enable teachers to do what they do best - teach - and learners to reach their full potential.
Insights
Extensive ResearchWe’ve listened to teachers all around the world and made changes so that Unlock Second Edition better supports students along the way to academic success.
Collaboration with Teachers
For Unlock Second Edition we have carried out in-depth research working closely with a global panel of ELT professionals. By listening to the needs of the teacher and student, we have developed an even more robust course.
Corpus research
Unlock has been informed by the Cambridge Learner Corpus, Cambridge Academic Corpus, and the English Vocabulary Profile. This guarantees that the language presented to your learners in Unlock is both up-to-date and relevant. For the Second Edition we have refined our vocabulary syllabus using our exclusive Corpus research.
Critical thinking
Critical thinking in Unlock Second Edition is informed by a range of academic research from Bloom in the 1950s, to Krathwohl and Anderson in the 2000s, to more recent considerations relating to 21st Century Skills.Â
Content
Academic skillsUnlock enables learners to develop the academic skills and language that will lead them to success in their studies.
Teacher’s manual and development pack
A single manual for levels 1-5 so that every answer key and additional activity are conveniently in one book.
Teacher development material in every unit entitled Developing critical thinking skills in your students, including teacher development objectives, in-practice activities and opportunities for review and self-evaluation.
Digital Classroom Material
The Unlock Second Edition Classroom App offers extra, motivating practice in speaking, critical thinking and language.
Inspiring videos
Every level has 100% new video on a range of academic topics to motivate students, promote discussion and review language learned.Â
Results
Reliable tests you can trustStudents can see their progress benchmarked to international standards.
Academic skills
Students are better placed to achieve academic success thanks to Unlock’s development of both their academic language and their critical thinking skills.
Tests
A range of tests are available so that you can check your students’ progress with confidence.
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