Make the Transition - English, 2nd Edition

new edition of the highly successful 'Make the Transition English' which acts as an important link between the Junior and Senior cycles

• An appealing, engaging and fully revised book with a huge choice of texts and activities
• Designed to help students make the transition from Junior to Leaving Certificate
• Concise aims for each unit will help students to understand the context of the material and reinforce their learning
• Develops key skills in comprehending and composing (worth up to 50% of the marks at Leaving Certificate English)
• Includes a revised selection of texts that students will find stimulating and enjoyable
• New Short Fiction unit introduces the comparative writing task and develops essential Leaving Certificate comparative analysis skills
• New media and multimodal texts to encourage discussion and analysis at group level
• Excellent unit on film studies prepares students for personal and critical engagement
• Literacy gym feature: a language workout to develop students’ vocabulary
• End-of-unit reflection and evaluation sheets
• Reference section with notes and advice to guide students through tasks such as writing diaries and blogs, magazine articles, letters, reports and reviews
• Personal and critical reading and writing skills lay a solid foundation for Leaving Certificate exam preparation