This title includes the following features: It is clear and comprehensive, with a smooth structural progression and a balance of emphasis on all four skills.; It is highly entertaining, with lively language, attractive drawings, and appealing characters - including the incorrigible Arthur -who become involved in often humorous adventures.; It offers a stimulating variety of practice activities in every unit, from controlled drills to communicative activities.; Each of the four levels represents about a year's work, and the course is structured so that each level can be used on itsown.; At the two lower levels, the Student's Book and Workbook are available in split editions, A and B, and there are separate Story and Drill Cassettes for maximum flexibility. At the two upper levels, a Student's Cassette provides useful self-study activities.