Communicating in English "An excellent choice of stories which usually have some kind of moral or lesson to convey - it set out to educate and teach. Everything was contextualized- the grammar points,the vocabulary, the reading comprehension and the writing/ discussions. The stories are still relevant today." "Just the best collection of stories ever, with lots to talk about - O Henry,Asimov,Ray Bradbury etc" "interesting stories with grammar directly related to story material plenty of good vocabulary exercises" "The reading selections were interesting narratives and provoked a lot of class discussion. I still use some of the stories today for enrichment." "Nothing beats learning language through literature and this is such a great selection of stories - can't throw it out!" "I feel that Joe Lison set the standards for modern EFL coursebooks. His book combined the four domains before anyone called them by that name. The language skills are there including guided writing, listening to "spoken texts", the reading strategies, the social interaction and a good choice of short stories as literature for ninth grade. I would have loved to continue using it!! All it needed was a bit updating." "The wealth of material, the layout of the book, the stories, the exercises. Pupils really learned English well in those days!" "It was ahead of its time in terms of the inclusion of literature, such as short stories by Saki. It was a very comprehensive all round book. Both interesting and challenging." "The pupils that were taught this book enjoyed it greatly, and I use many of the stories as supplementary material today. I found the range of texts and exercises (at that time) to suit both the level and interest of the 10th grade bagrut classes. "

Summit "First and foremost it is student friendly, giving the student everything he needs to navigate the Bagrut exam successfully. Secondly, it is definitely teacher friendly, giving him a sound basis to work from. The variety of tasks, the subjects of units and the structure of the units all help the teacher to present the most relevant activities for each class. Its layout is definitely attractive. The workbook is excellent too. It's the best textbook I have used in 30 years!!!" "This book is on a high intellectual level, doesn't talk down to the students, and is also extremely interesting to them and to me, as well. The book is packed with material, and the workbook is also excellent. Of all the books I've taught, this is my hands-down favorite. A pleasure to work with!" "It attacks real issues in authentic language. It makes students think about issues and values and express themselves in English" "The writing section at the back of the book and the interesting reading passages" "Very stimulating subject matter. Excellent reading comprehension work. Fabulous writing guide. Useful exam taking and writing tips/ strategies sprinkled throughout. I recommend it for most NS also." "It's stimulating, on a high level, has great grammar and writing guides. Packed with lots of material, but not busy / confusing."