About the Book

Stepping Stones — A Comprehensive Integrated Multi-skill Course in English meets the needs and requirements of educators of a comprehensive curriculum for learners of English. This series builds a firm foundation in communicative language learning through a graded and comprehensive   threebook [Coursebook, Workbook & Literature Reader] package. It develops essential Communication Skills and also integrates the four language skills of Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking. It is designed for an all round development of the learners’ life skills with varied, innovative,  captivating contents, related to the learners’ firsthand experience. They enhance their creative, emotional and social thinking skills with challenging formative and summative tasks set for them. 

The series consists of : 

•  Coursebooks 1 to 8 (with CDs for animated lessons and interactive exercises) 
•  Workbooks 1 to 8 
• Literature Readers 3 to 8
•  Teacher’s Resource Books 1 to 8

The Workbook is an indispensable, basic and essential part of our series. Each Workbook is linked thematically and grammatically to the corresponding Coursebook. It helps the learners in consolidating their Reading, Writing and Grammatical skills. Each Workbook has a Reading Section, Word Bank, Grammar in Use and Writing section. 

•  Reading Section includes variety of text to provide practice in reading for fact, implication and reflection. 
•  Word Bank has words, phrases and idiomatic expressions to enrich and expand a learner’s vocabulary. It also has exercises to extend the learner’s lexical knowledge. 
•  Grammar Section deals with explanations, examples and exercises to reinforce the grammar elements taught in the Coursebook. Exercises are chosen to help the learner to understand and use each aspect of grammar with ease and confidence. 
•  Writing Section gives further practice to the learner in creative and imaginative writing by providing themes, both familiar and unfamiliar.

We hope our series will prove to be of great help to both learners and teachers. Any suggestions for improvement will be gratefully acknowledged.
—Authors