Much-loved features:

• A carefully graded syllabus to give children a solid foundation in English
• Student Learning Outcomes taken from the National Curriculum of both the UK and Pakistan
• A balanced approach to speaking and listening skills, reading,
  vocabulary, grammar, punctuation, and guided writing
• A phonic approach to the teaching of reading
• Lively, beautifully-illustrated reading texts that contextualize new language in a variety of genres
• Extensive notes and ideas for further activities in the Teaching Guides

New features:

• New or revised reading texts
• Extra reading and extension work for more able pupils
• Professionally made audio-recordings of all phonic tables, reading texts, and songs
• Introduction of simple grammatical terms and dictionary work
• Updated references to modern technology and science
• Quarterly formative assessments in the Students’ Books
• A summative end-of-year test in the Teaching Guide
• A brief introduction for teachers at the beginning of the Student’s Books
• Brief notes for the teacher at the back of the Student’s Books
• A game for every unit in the Teaching Guide