CAN DO (Separate components and all levels)

The Can Do 4-level English series by Richmond Publishing, authored by Michael Downie, David Gray, and Juan Manuel Jiménez, is an action-oriented ELT course specifically targeting pre-teens and early teenagers. It emphasizes a functional approach to language, focusing consistently on building self-confidence by helping students explicitly track what they “can do” in English.

Key Methodological Features
– Action-Oriented & Task-Based: Instead of teaching passive grammar, units are structured around functional, real-world tasks where students execute active projects.
– Explicit Learning Cycles: Lessons operate on clear intro-practice-extend loops, integrating reading, writing, listening, and speaking smoothly.
– Personalization & Evaluation: Features integrated student self-evaluation blocks at the end of lessons to help them visually recognize their own progress.

Course Breakdown & Level Guide
– Can Do 1: 10 – 11 years (Primary Exit Level) A1 (Beginner)
– Can Do 2: 11 – 12 years  1st Year Secondary A1+ / A2 (Elementary)
– Can Do 3: 12 – 13 years 1st / 2nd Year Secondary A2 (Pre-Intermediate)
– Can Do 4: 13 – 14 years 2nd / 3rd Year Secondary A2+ / B1 (Low Intermediate)

Core Pack Components
The foundational 4-level series features a tightly integrated set of print and multimedia components:

For the Student Pack
– Student’s Book: The main textbook containing vocabulary modules, core readings, language frameworks, and functional dialogue workshops.
– Practice Book / Workbook: Packaged for independent study or guided homework. It mirrors the layout of the text to offer deep vocabulary drilling, functional text manipulation, and reading drills.
– Interactive Student CD-ROM: Frequently paired inside the workbook package. It provides immediate digital interaction with listening scripts, extra audio tracks, and animated grammar builders.
– Helping Hands Grammar Manual: A separate, highly useful reference booklet designed to explicitly visualize structural grammar configurations for self-guided reference.
– Graded Reader: Specific print packages include an age-appropriate leisure reading book to cultivate literacy and context-based comprehension alongside the textbook.

For the Teacher Pack
– Teacher’s Book: A comprehensive roadmap delivering full step-by-step lesson sequences, unit audio transcriptions, extra ideas, and complete answer matrices.
– Class Audio CDs: Houses all full-length dialogues, pronunciation models, and text audios necessary to execute listening assessments and class interactions.
– Teacher’s Resource CD / Test Pack: Provides customizable worksheets, multi-level evaluation exams, diagnostic tests, and periodic progress monitoring materials.