<P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> <B> <I> <B>Northstar,</B> </I> </B>now in a new edition, motivates students to succeed in their <B>academic</B> as well as <B>personal</B> language goals. For each of the five levels, the two strands – <I>Reading and Writing</I> and <I>Listening and Speaking – </I>provide a fully integrated approach for students and teachers. </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> <B> </B> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> <B>What is Special about the New Edition?</B> <B> </B> </P> <UL> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"> <B>New Themes and Updated Content </B>– presented in a <B>variety of genres</B> and in <B>authentic materials </B>– challenge and engage students intellectually.</DIV> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"> <B>Enhanced Focus on Academic Skills, </B>more purposeful integration of <B>critical thinking</B>, and an <B>enhanced focus on academic skills</B> such as inferencing, synthesizing, notetaking, and test taking help students develop strategies for success in the classroom and on standardized tests. </DIV> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">A <B>structured approach</B> gives students opportunities for <B>more extended and creative oral practice</B>, for example, presentations, simulations, debates, speeches, public service announcements and more.</DIV> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"> <B>A New Design </B>with <B>full color pages</B>, more <B>photos, illustrations</B>, and <B>graphic organizers</B> fosters student engagement and makes the content come alive. </DIV> </LI> </UL> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> <B> <I>MyNorthStarLab</I> </B>, the easy-to-use online companion of the <I>NorthStar</I> series, saves time and improves student results.</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> <B> </B> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> <B>Saves Time</B> </P> <UL> <LI>With <B>automatically graded exercises</B> for every unit of each book, instructors no longer have to create or grade homework. This gives them more time to prepare classroom lessons. <LI>Instructors can choose exercises and set due dates with just a few clicks. Homework for an entire semester can be set up in less than an hour.</LI> </UL> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> <B>Improves Results</B> </P> <UL> <LI>Students have more opportunities to practice English in more ways – from video exercises and audio discussion boards to vocabulary games and academic practice. These <B>new exercises</B> help students learn more English, more quickly. <LI> <B>Immediate feedback</B> on their performance allows students to come to class better prepared. <LI>If students do not pass a section of a unit test, they <B>automatically</B> receive new exercises targeting areas that need improvement.</LI> </UL> <P style="MARGIN: 0px">The <B> <I> <B>MyNorthStarLab</B> </I> </B>Access Code card is also available on its own, without the Student Book.</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </P>