Out Tour Guide — Macmillan New Inside

Ensure you buy the correct edition. The New Inside Out Tour Guide is not compatible with the original Inside Out (1990s/early 2000s). The unit structures changed significantly.

Given that New Inside Out is being phased out in favor of newer series (like Open Mind or Ready for C1 Advanced ), physical copies of the Tour Guide can be hard to find. However, persistence pays off:

| Section | Purpose | |---------|---------| | | 1-page summary of target language, functions, and materials needed. | | Step-by-Step Lesson Plans | Timed stages (e.g., 5 min lead-in, 15 min presentation, 20 min practice). | | Answer Keys | Clear, highlighted solutions for all Student’s Book exercises. | | Audio Scripts | Full transcripts of listening tasks, with underlined answers. | | Cultural & Linguistic Notes | Explanations of idioms, register (formal/informal), and British/American differences. | | Extension & Fast Finisher Tasks | For mixed-ability classes. | | Homework Ideas | Optional tasks using the accompanying CD-ROM or workbook. |

Lessons are structured around topics that allow students to express their own opinions and share personal stories. Macmillan New Inside Out Tour Guide

Meticulously planned lessons allow teachers to focus on student interaction.

The vocabulary in the main series covers a broad spectrum. The Tour Guide component narrows the focus. It introduces and practices lexis related to:

New Inside Out is famous for its "Info-gap" activities. The Tour Guide is where the "Student B" information is often stored. If a pair-work activity requires one student to have a map and the other to have directions, the Tour Guide holds the missing puzzle piece. Ensure you buy the correct edition

| Time | Activity | Role of the Tour Guide | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | Warm-up: Teacher tells a funny story with a mistake in the timeline (e.g., "I ate breakfast after I brushed my teeth" – but that's wrong!). | Students open Tour Guide to "Narrative Tenses" page to check the sequence of events (Past Perfect comes first). | | 5-15 min | Listening: Track 3.2 – A crime story. | Students listen once. Then, in pairs, they read the Audio Script in the Tour Guide to highlight all the verbs. | | 15-30 min | Grammar Discovery: Students match highlighted verbs to rules (e.g., interrupted action = Past Continuous). | Students cross-reference with the Grammar Bank in the Tour Guide to label each verb correctly. | | 30-40 min | Controlled Practice: Student's Book exercise (gap-fill). | Students write answers. Then, swap books and correct using the Answer Key in the Tour Guide. | | 40-45 min | Production: Students write a "wrong alibi" (I was at the cinema when the crime happened). | No book; just speaking. The Tour Guide is closed. (Confidence building). |

Every unit includes two comprehensive grammar sections, plus "Grammar Extra" for additional review.

Maximize these sections to build authentic, real-world vocabulary. If you'd like more specific information, let me know: Which level (Beginner, Intermediate, etc.) Given that New Inside Out is being phased

Use the section. After listening to a track (e.g., a phone call booking a hotel), give students the script from the Tour Guide. Do a "Jigsaw Listening":

"Inside Out" implies that the course focuses on the learner's inner world—their own experiences, interests, and thoughts—rather than just abstract grammatical rules. The approach ensures that language is memorable by: