Books and materials
For teenagers
Lighthouse: A Brighton birthday, A Brighton mystery and A Cardiff chase
Rebecca Robb Benne & Zoe Thorne (Cornelsen Verlag)
Readers in graphic novel form with motivating puzzles and audio. Part of the new Lighthouse series.
Lighthouse 1, Lighthouse 2 , Lighthouse 3 & Lighthouse 4 (to be published 2025)
Rebecca Robb Benne & Zoe Thorne (Cornelsen Verlag)
A new series for German comprehensive schools and related school forms. Set in Brighton on the UK's south coast, levels 1 & 2 feature four diverse
characters with whom students can empathise and learn. Level 3 takes learners on a tour of the UK, while level 4 is set in the USA.
The series contains contemporary, engaging material and has a strong focus on differentiated learning.
(Other editions available for different school forms.)
https://www.cornelsen.de/reihen/lighthouse-110002180000/general-edition-110002180001
Conspiracy theories, Rebecca Robb Benne (gyldendal.dk)
Conspiracy theories is an online module for use in Years 9-10 of Danish schools.
It comprises various written texts, audio texts, slideshows and video clips on four sub-themes:
Global conspiracy theories, Supernatural conspiracy theories, Political conspiracy theories and Conspiracy theories proven true.
The texts have accompanying goals, tasks and evaluation.
https://engelsk.gyldendal.dk/topics/conspiracy-theories
Fake News, Rebecca Robb Benne (gyldendal.dk)
Fake news is an online module for use in Years 9-10 of Danish schools.
It comprises various written texts, audio texts, slideshows and video clips on four sub-themes:
Fake news in history, Fake news as a genre, Fake news and politics and Fake news online.
The texts have accompanying goals, tasks and evaluation.
https://engelsk.gyldendal.dk/topics/fake-news
Pick a number, Rebecca Robb Benne (gyldendal.dk)
Pick a number is an online module for use in Year 7 of Danish schools.
It comprises various written texts, audio texts, slideshows and video clips on four sub-themes:
The power of numbers, Nature by numbers, Systems, and Numbers in fiction.
The texts have accompanying goals, tasks and evaluation.
https://engelsk.gyldendal.dk/topics/pick-a-number
Go Ahead 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9, Rebecca Robb Benne (Cornelsen Verlag)
Go Ahead is a six-level secondary course for the Bavarian Realschule. The first two levels feature a cast of four school students from
Plymouth, UK, while the topics in the third and fourth levels are linked to different characters with varied cultural backgrounds who live in the UK and the USA. The fifth level expands its
cultural reach to also include Australia and India.
Each unit includes motivating texts, comprehensive skills training (including viewing), a creative unit task and a self-assessment page. Each book also contains practical wordbanks for extended
vocabulary work, useful ideas and extra language support for productive tasks, additional fun tasks for fast finishers, and a skills file with helpful tips.
https://www.cornelsen.de/reihen/go-ahead-500000520000
Beyond, Robert Campbell, Rob Metcalf, Rebecca Robb Benne (Macmillan)
Beyond is a six-level secondary course (CEFR levels A1+ to B2) for
teenagers learning British English.
The course offers comprehensive coverage of all four key language skills through systematic development
of subskills, while the age-appropriate life skills strand equips students with essential 21st century skills for
life in and beyond the classroom. The pages are brought to life through a series of specially-produced videos
which include vox pops and documentaries, as well as a teenage drama group.
https://www.macmillanenglish.com/dk/catalogue/courses/teenagers/beyond/course-information
Go Beyond, Robert Campbell, Rob Metcalf & Rebecca Robb Benne (Macmillan)
Go Beyond is a six-level secondary course (CEFR levels A1+ to B2) for teenagers wishing to learn American English.
The course offers comprehensive coverage of all four key language skills through systematic development of subskills,
while the age-appropriate life skills strand equips students with essential 21st century skills for life in and beyond the
classroom. The pages are brought to life through a series of specially-produced videos which include vox pops
and documentaries.
https://www.macmillanenglish.com/dk/catalogue/courses/teenagers/go-beyond/course-information
Smart English A2, Rebecca Robb Benne, Anna Whitcher (Brookemead ELT)
Smart English A2 is a course for teenagers with an emphasis on communication, using specially-made videos
and student-generated writing. Smart English features a CEFR-based syllabus and activities which prepare students
for Trinity College London GESE Grades 3 and 4 and Cambridge English Key (KET).
The book also includes four extra reading sections with extracts from contemporary youth fiction.
ELTons nominated.
Aspire Upper-intermediate, Paul Dummett & Rebecca Robb Benne
(National Geographic Learning / Cengage)
Aspire is a three-level upper-secondary course based on National Geographic images, texts and videos, enabling
students to discover the world and think critically about it, while at the same time learning functional English.
New Highlight 3, 4, 5, Frank Donoghue & Rebecca Robb Benne (Cornelsen
Verlag)
New Highlight is a six-level lower secondary course for students at the German Hauptschule.
The main units have a gentle progression and clear layout, and there is a large optional bank
of reading and practice materials for individual differentiation.
Quick Smart English Pre-intermediate, Rebecca Robb Benne & Joanne Collie (Brookemead ELT)
QSE is a three-level course which takes students from CEFR Level A2 to C1, Trinity College London
GESE grades 4 to 11 and Cambridge English PET to CAE. There is a strong emphasis on the four skills and critical thinking, and each unit also features an
age-appropriate CLIL section.
Oxford Heroes, Jenny Quintana & Rebecca Robb Benne (OUP)
Oxford Heroes is a fast-paced three-level course for young teenagers, taking them from a high starter level to immediate level. The course has exciting
cartoon stories and texts, as well as songs, projects and a play.
For adults
Studio advanced (Student's book, Workbook and Cyber homework)
Rob Metcalf & Rebecca Robb Benne (Helbling)
Studio is a new six-level course for adult learners from A1 to C1 (Beginner to Advanced), with an innovative lesson-based approach to topics. Studio has easy-to-teach lessons which cover
vocabulary, grammar and skills work, along with video-based functional lessons (101 Things to do in English) and comprehensive Review lessons.
Each lesson is linked to a different topic channel to heighten student motivation and interest.
Global intermediate and upper-intermediate, additional material in advanced
Lindsay Clandfield, Rebecca Robb Benne & Amanda Jeffries (Macmillan)
Global is a six-level course for adults, covering CEFR levels A1+ to C1.
Its information-rich, cross-cultural content aims to critically engage learners around the globe.
Features include Global voices with authentic recordings of native and non-native speakers,
and Global English, written specially for Global by Professor David Crystal.
Move advanced Rebecca Robb Benne & Jon Hird (Macmillan)
Move is a five-level course for adults, designed for short intensive
courses.
Each level has three topic-based modules with functional grammar and extensive vocabulary practice.