Talking and Writing - Macmillan English Author:Judith Atkinson, John Foster The text is designed for key stage three, ie levels 3 to 8, of the National Curriculum attainment targets. English teaching and planning focuses on the programme of study with teachers turning to the attainment target levels for assessment guidance. This is reflected in the Macmillan English materials which have not been written AT by AT and lev... more »el by level, but which should reflect the programme of study. The activities are for practical use in the classroom and they reflect the "good practice" endorsed in Cox. Each module stresses integrated teaching of the different language modes and provides a balance between listening and speaking, and relating and writing skills. A developmental approach is taken for mixed ability classes, building the skills up gradually to required levels.« less