Side By Side International Version 1, Third Edition 3rd Edition

I have used this series for years and am very happy with it.

Students are enjoying this updated version.

I started using these books with the first edition. I primarily have used them in EFL situations, whereas Molinsky and Bliss's Expressways series works best for ESL situations.I fell in love with them simply because they have a very indirect way of approaching grammar, so a teacher has freedom to emphasize grammar as much as wanted. Most other textbooks will have only one or two sample dialogs for practice. Side by Side usually has six or more. I found it easy to expand upon Side by Side dialogs by reversing an answer from positive to negative, changing the time-tense/aspect of a dialog. Because the books are based on a functional-notional approach for each chapter, it is also easy to expand upon the chapters in that way as well. Each chapter deals with certain topics in common life. Those topics can be expanded upon. It is easy to do pairwork as well as small group work with these books.The workbook complements the textbook very well, including a lot of extra contents for listening and speaking. The recordings that can go with the books are also very good, using a large variety of different people for the conversations. They are set up so that students can "repeat after me."By no means go without the teacher's book! While the student books can be used well by themselves, the teacher's books are fantastic sources of practical information about how to teach with Side by Side. The teacher's books make it easy for a new teacher to really develop practical skills and methods to teach, as well as for the more experienced teacher to expand skills with.I should mention that I have never met Steven Molinsky nor Bill Bliss. But I have had literally hundreds of students that were grateful that I found and learned to teach with Side by Side!

I learned English by using these books. Got my Bachelor's and Masters in an American college. It may be an old way to teach, but it is simple and allows you to progress at good pace. I used these books to teach my family members, and they all found these easy to follow. And they all speak English fluently now. I also use practice books from Side-by-Side.

Have had the unpleasant experience of using this poorly illustrated and marginally grammatically accurate workbook in the past.

Some learners are at ease with a book that offers plenty of repetition and lots of drills. it's an old style way to learn, though not the most effective. Still it works well enough for some.

Yo he usado este libro por varios años con mis estudiantes de inglés con muy buenos resultados. Es un metodo bien explicado y al mismo tiempo entretiene y hay sugerencias que llevan a la conversación libre.

Ideal for teachers with older learners of conversational English who have a limited grasp of grammar and vocabulary. Students are lead through a series of practical conversation topics which gradually introduce and reinforce basic English structures and vocabulary. The accent of the text is conversational, but there is also practice involving pronunciation, listening, reading and writing. Layout for each lesson is simple, attractive and uncluttered.This is book 1 from an older (but excellent) series authored by Molinsky and Bliss from publishers Pearson Longman. A variety of supplementary material is also available. Listening scripts are included with this text.

シンプルな文で文法をしっかり学び、繰り返し練習するためのテキストなので、中学校の英語の勉強にも役立ちます。カラーで楽しげな雰囲気ですが、面白味はあまりなく、こつこつと基礎を積み上げていく形です。CDは別売りです。テキストとワークでかなりのお値段になります。その割に内容は少ないです。少ない内容をたくさんの練習で覚えるという点では良い本です。かなり前のテキストなので時代に合わない品物が出てきたりします。表紙のも本文のページもペラペラで薄く、本として装丁が良くありません。

初心者用の英語のみの教科書カラーで絵が沢山あるのでわかりやすい少し古いけど仕方ないかな、。。楽しいかは微妙だが、基本的な事は繰り返し声に出せば覚えられそう。

子供の学習にとても良い教材。オンライン英会話の教材だったので購入。