Description
StartUp is the new general English course for adults and young adults who want to make their way in the world and need English to do it.
This innovative eight-level, multi-skills course is a complete language program. It motivates 21st century learners with relevant and media-rich content, and provides teachers with robust support to make teaching personalisable and easy.
StartUp is a flexible blended course that includes the Pearson Practice English App that takes learners from the page to mobile learning anywhere, anytime. It brings the world into the classroom and takes the classroom into the world, putting learners at its centre.StartUp is the new general English course for adults and young adults who want to make their way in the world and need English to do it.
This innovative eight-level, multi-skills course is a complete language program. It motivates 21st century learners with relevant and media-rich content, and provides teachers with robust support to make teaching personalisable and easy.
StartUp is a flexible blended course that includes the Pearson Practice English App that takes learners from the page to mobile learning anywhere, anytime. It brings the world into the classroom and takes the classroom into the world, putting learners at its centre.
StartUp is an eight-level, general American English course for adults and young adults who want to make their way in the world and need English to do it. The course takes learners from CEFR A1 to C1 and enables students to track how their English is progressing in detail.
English for 21st century learners
Students learn the language in ways that work for them, so they can communicate in their personal,
academic, and work life, while building the collaborative and critical thinking skills needed for the
21st century.
Personalized, flexible teaching
StartUp gives teachers the flexibility and resources to personalize their teaching to meet their students’
specific learning needs.
Motivating and relevant learning
Students will be immersed in an innovative world of interactive activities and a wide range of videos,
including grammar and pronunciation coach videos, humorous character-based conversation videos, and high-interest talk videos.
Access at their fingertips: the Pearson Practice English App and Pearson English Portal
Students can extend their English studies anytime, anywhere with vocabulary, grammar, listening and
conversation activities on the go. They have access to all the audio tracks and video clips whenever and
wherever they want on the app and in the Pearson English Portal.
For the student
• Student Book with mobile app
• Student Book with mobile app and
MyEnglishLab
• Workbook
• Downloadable audio and video files
For the teacher
• Teacher’s Edition (interleaved)
• ActiveTeach presentation tool
• Assessment program, including
ExamView Assessment Suite®
• Reproducible worksheets
• Additional teaching resources
• English for 21st century learners: StartUp helps students learn English as it is spoken and used
in the 21st century, such as in text messages, emails, and podcasts; in informal social texts and
conversations; and in formal texts and discussions for academic and business contexts. Students
acquire collaborative and critical thinking skills they need to succeed in study and at work.
• Personalized, flexible teaching: StartUp gives you the flexibility to teach the way you want. The
structure, the wealth of support materials and the practice app offer more options to flip the
class, to focus on different strands and skills, and to extend and differentiate instruction to meet
students’ individual needs.
• Motivating and relevant learning: The rich integrated digital content draws students in with
engaging video stories, coaching videos, video talks on compelling topics – such as innovation,
relationships, and art – and much more to build the language and skills they need.
• ActiveTeach allows teachers to present in class with ease and to access all the audio and video
where they need it.
• The new Pearson Practice English App with QR codes takes students from page to practice,
and audio and video for out-of-class practice.
• Rich digital media: video conversations, video talks, media projects, and presentation skills
integrated throughout for listening and speaking practice.
• Specific support from Grammar Coach and Pronunciation Coach videos.
• MyEnglishLab provides more intensive online practice.
• Comprehensive assessment program in ExamView and MyEnglishLab.
