Welcome to the new edition of Postcards, the popular four-level American English program for teenage students. Postcards' attractive magazine-like pages, engaging storylines, and real-life characters motivate students and make learning fun. Consistent scaffolding, extensive practice, and ongoing recycling help to ensure student success. Integrated components provide optimal teacher support.Postcards creates successful classrooms through: *Dialogues and photostories that engage students' interest and imagination *Grammar practice and communicative activities that enable students to use English with confidence *Pair and group activities that encourage student interaction *Projects that provide opportunities for in-depth self-expression *Games and Fun with Grammar activities that bring pleasure to the classroom *Focus on Culture and Wide Angle on the World sections that develop students' cross-cultural awareness *Teacher's Edition that provides robust teacher support with focus on multiple intelligences, cross-curricular, and home/school connection activities *Language Booster (Workbook plus Grammar Builder), DVD program, Test Generator, and Posters that create a complete package for successful teaching New to Postcards, Second Edition *Discovering Grammar encourages students to learn grammar inductively *Practicing Grammar provides extensive practice in a variety of contexts *Teen Talk facilitates unstructured, relaxed conversations on favorite topics *Learn to Learn provides learning strategies students can immediately apply *Fun with Songs gives students the chance to work cooperatively on favorite songs *Test-taking Tips coach students on how to perform successfully on tests