Connected World <CEFR B1-B2>

Connected World <CERR B1-B2> is designed to help Japanese students at B1 and B2 levels build their fluency, accuracy, and confidence in English. Through a rich variety of topics and communicative activities, the book encourages students to use English actively and meaningfully. The materials are practical, engaging, and culturally sensitive, making them especially suitable for learners who are preparing to participate in an increasingly connected and globalized world. Whether students are discussing ideas, solving problems, or reflecting on their own experiences, Connected World <CERR B1-B2> provides a clear structure and motivating content to support their language development and personal growth.

Key Features and Functions

• The 15 units are organized around five key themes that connect us all: communication, technology, relationships, lifelong learning, and the world we live in.
• Activities offer a balance of individual, pair, group, and whole-class work, encouraging variety and genuine communication.
• Many tasks are personalized, allowing students to draw on their own experiences and express their opinions.
• A strong focus on vocabulary-building exercises helps students learn useful words, phrases, and idioms that make their English sound more natural.

Reading texts include a range of genres – articles, reports, letters, diaries, mini-biographies, and more – each followed by comprehension tasks and activities that develop students’ understanding of how writers use language for effect.

• Short listening passages focus on new aspects of the main topics and are followed by summary activities that highlight key points and support comprehension.
• Each unit ends with integrated skills practice, including mini-research projects, puzzles, and problem-solving activities.
• A collection of over 100 useful expressions for discussion activities is provided.

A focus on cultural differences in English-speaking countries broadens students’ awareness of what connects them – and what distinguishes each of them.

Extensive Teacher Support Materials

The Teacher’s Manual includes:

• Full answer key
• Sample answers for discussion tasks
• Listening transcripts
• Japanese translations of all reading passages
• Suggestions for how to vary classroom activities in engaging ways

Additional free resources:

• Downloadable audio files for each listening passage
• Unit vocabulary quizzes
• Mid-term and final tests with new listening materials
• Online vocabulary quizzes for students
• PowerPoint slides for all the content in the text (both with and without printed answers)

 

1　 Social Media – What Are the Pros and Cons?
2　 Do Animals and Plants Talk?
3　 Making News
4　 Would You Wear Electric Clothes?
5　 Food Science
6　 Artificial Intelligence (AI), Algorithms, and Us
7　 We’re All Connected: Languages
8　 How to Get Along with Anyone
9　 Money Makes the World Go Round
10 Open Minds
11 Genius, Intelligence, and Common Sense
12 Do you Really Know Yourself?
13 Sustainability
14 Water Wars
15 Extremes