OPTIONS 3
Options for life, options for learning
OPTIONS 3 provides the perfect start for learners at B1.
It offers innovative approaches for differentiated learning in, and beyond, the classroom.
OPTIONS 3 reflects the transition of the pre-teen child into adolescence – a transition which varies in duration from individual to individual. The contexts and tasks are designed to nurture the students’ increasing sense of identity. Real-world topics lead into discussion questions which help teenagers to develop both the self confidence and logical thinking to evaluate what they read and to present their opinions with reasoned arguments.
OPTIONS 3 presents Everyday English expressions via a video strand: The Café (soap opera). Seeing these expressions combined with the body language and facial expression of the teenage characters makes them easier to understand, as well as more memorable.
OPTIONS also prepares students to take their place in society as global citizens by raising awareness of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The goals are introduced through videos with young presenters in an engaging and accessible way before being explored in more depth in a reading text, also available in the Basic and Enriched version, to support differentiated learning.
OPTIONS 3 also offers Projects & Exam Preparation materials.
Components
Student’s Book
- 136 full-colour pages with access code to the digital materials
- Welcome unit, that introduces the characters of The Café (soap opera 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-colour pages with access code to the digital materials
- A four-page Welcome unit to practise the vocabulary and language reviewed in the student’s Book
- Eight main units
- Two pages to practise the two core Vocabulary sets
- Two pages to practise the two core Grammar areas
- A Listening and speaking page with topic-based listening practice and written consolidation of functional language
- 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
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-colour 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
Sample Materials
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Student's Book
