"English in Action" is a four-level core language series for secondary and adult students. Students master listening, speaking, reading, writing, and grammar through a variety of lively, classroom-tested, easy-to-use activities. It features: structured exercises and charts and presents necessary grammar for practice; sound discrimination and production activities complement extensive listening opportunities; group work, pair work, and cooperative tasks help students explore the language; large pictures based on interesting stories integrate listening, vocabulary, and structure; readings from interviews of real people in real communities expand student literacy; authentic models give students an opportunity to write about themselves; homework exercises provide reinforcement in class or at home; and, forms, numbers, charts, and a variety of realia provide a closer look at interesting topics.