LIFELIKE

LifeLike offers a new approach to learning about the cultures of the English-speaking world, presenting them primarily from an insider's viewpoint. LifeLike focuses on real-life experience and the way culture shapes daily life in today's multicultural societies.

Together with material such as articles, websites, songs, maps, geographical data, LifeLike employs a range of short, accessible passages of fiction, essay and autobiography by young writers from all over the English-speaking world.

LifeLike is subdivided into 8 topic areas connected to aspects of everyday life: Home; Education; Work; Food; Travel; Leisure & Sport; Fashion & Shopping; Music & The Arts

Special features:

- SONGLINES with a song connected to each topic area

- WORDWATCH zooming in on specific terms related to the topic

- NUMBER CRUNCHING with statistics, charts and graphs

- ARTIST'S CORNER featuring the work of contemporary artists connected to each topic

- LANGUAGE LAB in each unit, including FCE-style exercises

- LINKS connecting texts in different topic areas

- Detailed LINGUISTIC NOTES

LifeLike is accompanied by an audio CD/CD-ROM, featuring both the audio recording and an interactive CD-ROM.

- In the CD-ROM section you can find 8 short film clips (1 for each unit), each one accompanied by a detailed synopsis of the film, a director's biography, an introduction and interactive activities