LIFELIKE STUDENT'S BOOK (+CD)

LifeLike offers a new approach to learning about the cultures of the English- speaking world, presenting them primarily from an insider’s viewpoint. LifeLike focuses on real-life experience and the way culture shapes daily life in today’s multicultural societies. Together with material such as articles, websites, songs, maps, geographical data, LifeLike employs a range of short, accessible passages of fiction, essay and autobiography by young writers from all over the English-speaking world. LifeLike is subdivided into 8 topic areas connected to aspects of everyday life: Home; Education; Work; Food; Travel; Leisure & Sport; Fashion & Shopping; Music & The Arts Special features: SONGLINES with a song connected to each topic area WORDWATCH zooming in on specific terms related to the topic NUMBER CRUNCHING with statistics, charts and graphs ARTIST’S CORNER featuring the work of contemporary artists connected to each topic LANGUAGE LAB in each unit, including FCE-style exercises LINKS connecting texts in different topic areas Detailed LINGUISTIC NOTES LifeLike is accompanied by an audio CD/CD-ROM, featuring both the audio recording and an interactive CD-ROM. In the CD-ROM section you can find 8 short film clips (1 for each unit), each one accompanied by a detailed synopsis of the film, a director’s biography, an introduction and interactive activities intermediate