Passages 2: An Upper-Level Multi-Skills Course

by Jack C. Richards

Passages is a two-level, multi-skills course that takes students of English from the high-intermediate to the advanced level. Passages Student's Book 2 is designed to build on Passages Student's Book 1. It contains 12 units divided into two four-page lessons. It continues the popular Interchange approach to listening and speaking by offering a communicative methodology that focuses on both fluency and accuracy. At the same time, it provides more opportunities to develop reading and writing abilities, as well as more challenging content to develop students' higher-level thinking skills. It uses a systematic presentation of grammar, interactive vocabulary-building activities, and engaging, authentic readings and recordings.

130 pages, Paperback

First published March 28, 2000

About the author

Jack Croft Richards is an applied linguist from New Zealand, specializing in second and foreign language education, teacher training, and materials design. He has written numerous articles and books. Most of his books and articles are in the field of second language teaching and have been translated into many different languages. He was appointed full professor in the Department of English as a Second Language at the University of Hawaii in 1981.