What is Impact Issues?
 

Impact Issues is a 3-level course that helps students develop presentation and discussion skills using high-interest topics. Each of the 20 units (each unit has 4 pages) features exciting and timely topics and contains activities to help students express their opinions and make short presentations. Audios and videos are available on the website.

 

What’s new in the 3rd edition
 

Focus on giving effective presentations

• Structured approach to teach presentation skills so that students build confidence

• Ensures students focus on soft skills in in their presentation style as well as the content of their presentations

• Encourages peer feedback to make your class interactive

New presentation model videos

• Model Videos Presentation for each unit; realistically demonstrates to students how to deliver short, effective presentations

Exciting new design and updated content

• All units updated to include modern issues (e.g. social media)

• Situations revised to reflect current conversational styles

Enhanced Test Package

• Expanded quizzes for each unit, test comprehension, interaction gambits, and vocabulary

Emphasis on Active learning

• Clear guidelines for developing active learning and classroom participation; Interaction Models teach patterns for effective conversation and discussion

• Expanded format, additional vocabulary development, group work communication tasks, and critical thinking exercises

• Extra pair work communication activities

Revised Scope and Sequence

• Situation passages revised to reflect readability/listenability level

• Syllabus of each book revised to reflect GSE/CEFR standards

• Learn more about GSE