The Student’s Book consists of eight thematic units. Each unit includes four lessons, a unit opener, and a review section, giving the learning process a clear and structured flow. The lessons cover all four core skills — reading, listening, writing, and speaking — and also develop grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation.
Functional language plays a key role: learners study phrases and structures used in everyday situations, such as ordering food, asking for help, or requesting information. These lessons are supported by interactive practice activities that allow learners to continue practising outside the classroom.
Speakout 3rd Edition is based on a communicative approach that emphasizes real-life language use. BBC video content — programme clips, street interviews, and vlogs — gives learners direct exposure to authentic English. Each video lesson includes preview tasks, language-focused activities, and speaking and writing tasks that support natural language acquisition.
At A1 level, the course includes Sounds and Spelling lessons to help beginners with sound recognition, pronunciation, and accurate writing. From A2 level, learners develop employability skills, including mediation lessons and “future skills” training that prepare them for the modern workplace.
The strengths of Speakout 3rd Edition include:
- Clear learning objectives aligned with the GSE
- Video lessons based on real-world contexts
- Practical functional language lessons
- Grammar Bank and Vocabulary Bank for consolidation
- Mediation Bank from A2 level
- Future Skills activities
- Sounds and Spelling lessons for A1 learners
Online Practice provides additional exercises in grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, reading, listening, and speaking. The system offers instant feedback and automatically records results. Online Practice includes the same activities as the printed Workbook.
The course is fully accessible on computers, tablets, and mobile phones, making learning flexible and convenient in any environment.
The new edition has been fully updated and includes:
- 100% new content
- A revised syllabus based on the Global Scale of English
- New BBC video material
- An enhanced pronunciation module with a recording feature
- Innovative speech recognition technology for out-of-class speaking practice
- A digital platform designed for online and hybrid learning
- Automatic gradebook reporting for all eBook and Online Practice activities