Messages is a 4-level course for lower-secondary students. Each level contains 6 modules of two units, each divided into 3 manageable 'steps'. Clear aims and outcomes for each step mean students can put what they learn into practice immediately. Each level of the course provides 80-90 hours of classwork with lots of recycling in regular four-page review sections. Level 1 assumes students have studied English at primary school, but gives full coverage of all basic language areas. The course takes students to an intermediate level by the end of Level 4. The FREE Workbook Audio CD has now been expanded to include a wealth of fun interactive CD-ROM exercises. Videos for use with all levels of the course are now available. There are two videos, one for use with Levels 1 and 2 and one for Levels 3 and 4. The videos contain entertaining documentary sequences reflecting life in Britain and the US.