Live the language
English is treated as a medium for thinking, reacting, creating and connecting—not as a list of rules translated from Greek.
A TWO-VOLUME ENGLISH EXPERIENCE
Think it.
Speak it.
Live it.
The British Cherry is an original English course for Greek teenagers who have completed B Senior and want to move through C and D Senior towards B2—without spending years speaking about English instead of speaking it.
by Maria K. TermentzòglouEnglish educator · Author · Researcher
16thematic units
258designed pages
1,019indexed words & phrases
B2communication destination
THE VISION
English should feel like a second language, not a school subject.
The vision behind The British Cherry is ambitious but simple: Greek teenagers should be able to develop the ease, confidence and everyday relationship with English associated with highly proficient European learners.
The series draws inspiration from Dutch-style communicative learning, rich English-language input and meaningful cross-curricular content. It does not imitate another country’s textbook. It recreates the conditions that make language usable: frequency, purpose, interaction, curiosity and courage.
THE MISSION
To turn every lesson into a reason to use English.
The British Cherry compresses the essential grammar and vocabulary of C and D Senior into one coherent two-volume pathway, while giving speaking the space it usually loses. Grammar serves meaning. Vocabulary enters through context. Reading opens a world. Writing has a real reader. Speaking is not the last five minutes—it is the engine.
speaking-first original readings visual immersion B2 transfer
WHAT THE SERIES DOES
One method.
Four promises.
Speak before perfection
Every unit moves learners towards interaction: quick reactions, role-play, mediation, monologue, debate and collaborative decision-making.
Learn through worlds
Original readings connect language with identity, technology, culture, evidence, media literacy, citizenship and the choices teenagers actually face.
Retrieve, reuse, own
A–Z vocabulary indexes, unit references and active-recall checkboxes turn revision into a visible system for long-term language ownership.
THE LEARNING JOURNEY
Input becomes language ownership.
ReadFollow meaning and question the text.
→NoticeCollect useful chunks and patterns.
→SpeakReact, negotiate, mediate and create.
→TransferUse English beyond the page.
THE COMPLETE SERIES
Choose your volume.
Each download is a permission-protected PDF. It opens normally and may be printed for personal use, but editing, copying and document modification are restricted.
protected PDFThe British Cherry
The first half builds the learner’s voice through identity, relationships, digital communication, travel, work, technology and consumer awareness.
- 133 pages
- 534 indexed items
- B2 Survival Kit appendix
protected PDFThe British Cherry
The second half strengthens B2 independence through justice, conflict, ambition, culture, evidence, media literacy, citizenship and a final Performance Lab.
- 125 pages
- 485 indexed items
- B2 Survival Kit appendix