3. Why Transitions? What happens after intermediate ESL? Cambridge responds to market request Where do students transition to? credit ESL classes ABE/GED classes job-skills training programs

4. Ventures Series is 6 levels

5. How is Ventures Transitions similar to the Ventures series? 10 Units Builds all 4 skills in every lesson and unit Two-page lessons A self-study audio Pre-and post-reading activities Vocabulary building Process writing approach

6. How is Ventures Transitions different from the Ventures series? No Lesson F One Grammar lesson per unit Two Reading Lessons per unit T.M. not a T.E. Audio CD-ROM only includes listening passages Photos for Lesson A More text Less art

11. Transitions = Skill development Reading skills Vocabulary skills Listening skills Note taking skills Critical thinking

19. In-stock dates: Student Book – 9/07 Workbook – 9/23 Teacher’s Manual – 9/29

20. How does Transitions compare to Future 5 and Stand Out 5? We specially tailored the scope and sequence to cover the skills need to successfully transition out of ESL. Listening: With each listening lesson, students hear a classroom lecture or workplace presentation and practice valuable note-taking skills. Reading: Each unit has 2 reading lessons -- twice as many reading lessons than the regular SBs. Our high- interest readings cover topics designed to help students cope with the world beyond ESL.

21. Vocabulary development: Each lesson teaches students strategies to develop their vocabulary. Critical thinking: We’ve put an emphasis on teaching critical thinking: prediction, inference, summarizing.