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It Builds On A Television Language Series Produced By The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Has An Australian Setting And Focuses On The Language Needs And Interests Of The Asia/pacific Region. It Aims To Improve Students' Confidence, Competence, And Communicative Skills In English As An International Language. The Material Arises From The Everyday Activities Of An Australian Family, The Joneses. Families With Korean, Italian, Chinese, English And Greek Backgrounds Are Alsointroduced. Students Using The Course Learn And Practise: Grammar, Vocabulary, Everyday Functional Language, Listening Skills, Pronunciation, Reading, And Writing. A Self-study Version Of The Course Exists For Students Who Want To Learn English At Home, Or Who Don't Have Time For Classroom Study. Itincludes An Extra Workbook Cassette And Useful 'self Study' Columns In Each Unit Which Give Simple Explanations Of Language That Learners May Find Difficult.