The series features a carefully sequenced, systematic presentation of grammar and a comprehensive coverage of all four skills.

-- Functions, themes, language, and structures are recycled in fully illustrated dialogues, vocabulary, readings, and exercises.

-- Listening activities provide practice in hearing, understanding, and responding to spoken English. Additional features of the course:

-- Workbooks correspond to Student Book lessons and reinforce functions, structures, vocabulary, and pronunciation activities.

-- Teacher's Editions contain teaching instructions interleaved with full-color student pages, along with answer keys (for Student Books and Workbooks) and listening scripts.

-- Audiocassette Programs contain realistic recordings of conversations that provide students with listening, pronunciation, and intonation practice.

-- A Test Program includes a placement test and two achievement tests for each level.

-- Viewer's Guides offer a 4-page unit for each video segment with previewing, viewing, and extension activities.

-- Video segments are 2 to 2-1/2 minutes long (50 min. in total).

-- Video Teacher's Guides are available for each video level.