Hot Spot

Hot Spot is an English course designed for ten to fourteen-year-olds. Fun and engaging, it makes the most of the growing identity of the young teenager through motivating texts and stories, and lively illustrations and photography.

Each book contains theme-based modules made up of three double-page presentation lessons, a cross-cultural integrated skills lesson, a ‘can do’ review section, and a fun ‘Extra special’ lesson. The course has a transparent grammar syllabus which progresses steadily throughout the course, encouraging a discovery approach before practising and then personalising grammar.

Key features

  • ‘Check your English’ activities at the end of every lesson encourage learners to take responsibility for their language learning
  • Grammar references and further practice can be found in the illustrated grammar summary at the back of the Student’s Book
  • Pronunciation activities in every module focus on common pronunciation problems using rhythm drills, intonation, stress patterns and vowel sounds
  • Every ‘Extra special’ section contains a mini project that is perfect for homework assignments and encourages communicative language use
  • The Activity Book contains learning diaries for students to record and review their personal progress
  • Easy-to-use Interactive Whiteboard software for each level