The Ventures series is based on high-interest topics that reinforce the vocabulary and language students need in their daily lives. Contains real-life unit themes: personal information, at school, friends and family, health, around town, time, shopping, work, leisure, and daily living. Review units focus on listening, grammar, and pronunciation. The workbook supports the student's book with two pages of written practice and reinforcement exercises for each lesson. The workbook contains document literacy exercises, as well as skill-building through reading, writing, and grammar. Includes both grammar charts and answer keys in the back of the workbook. The self-study audio CD gives students additional opportunities to improve their listening skills and relate vocabulary to meaning.