The following new and updated features of the second edition of Life are based on extensive research and consultation with teachers and learners from around the world:
- Updated global content in the unit themes and reading selections
- Updated video material featuring additional video support for vocabulary learning
- New, specially selected National Geographic photography stimulates learners’ visual literacy skills
- A refined grammar syllabus with increased scaffolding and an enhanced reference section
- Extended and better-integrated critical thinking syllabus actively engages students in their language learning, encouraging them to develop their own well-informed and reasoned opinions
- New ‘My Life’ speaking activities encourage learners to relate the global content to their own lives
- New ‘Memory Booster’ activities improve students’ ability to retain new language
- An improved Classroom Presentation Tool now includes the Workbook pages, academic skills worksheets, extra support, and extension activities
- A new Student App includes video, audio for the Student Book and Workbook, grammar practice, interactive reading practice, expanded wordlists, and games
