Blockbuster 1

Blockbuster is a modular course in English for absolute beginners and is aimed at students within the category of A1 (Basic User).According to the European Framework of Reference, students at level A1 are able to understand and use familiar everyday expressions and basic vocabulary and phrases related to the world around them (family, friends, home, etc). Students at this level are able to introduce themselves and others and ask for and give personal details.

Blockbuster develops all four skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing) through a variety of communicative tasks, and systematically recycles key language items. Above all, it is designed to promote active (activating all new vocabulary and structures in meaningful, everyday situations), holistic (encouraging the creative collective use of students’ brains as well as the linguistic analytical use of their brains) and humanistic learning (acquiring and practising language through pleasant tasks and topics paying attention to their needs, feelings and desires).

The coursebook consists of nine modules of five units each. Each unit is designed to be taught in five 50-minute lessons. There is also a Culture Corner and Curricular Cuts section, as well as a Self-Check section and Pairwork Activities at the end of each module.