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Intended mainly for Brazilian and Mexican students, this is a three-level American English course for young adult beginners and false beginners. Features of the course are: controlled introduction of vocabulary, organized thematically; focus on idiomatic expressions and essential functional language; focus on grammar as meaningful language; balance of the four skills in every unit; varied listening activities and reading texts based on real life situations, personality quizzes, and subjects of relevance to the target students; pronunciation practice; conversation cues to encourage free expression; and frequent recycling and review activities.