Ideas is a unique collection of absorbing and enjoyable activities designed to improve the listening and speaking abilities of students at upper-intermediate and more advanced levels. Students are stimulated to express their ideas in English by a wide range of photographs, advertisements, maps and drawings, together with varied and lively recordings. In the activities students solve problems, exchange information, describe their experiences and participate in role-plays and discussions. Each activity encourages not merely language practice but genuine communication. The Teacher's Book contains clear and helpful notes on the activities in each unit as well as vocabulary suggestions, answers (where appropriate) and transcripts of the simulated-authentic recordings.