The English for Life Learner’s Book for Grade 7 for the Senior Phase is an integrated language and literature series for Home Language. It offers a wide selection of texts and activities that cover all the requirements of CAPS. The series: • follows a learner-centred approach and includes self-, peer and group work and assessment. • enables learners to arrive at and demonstrate insight and understanding through active participation, discussion and negotiation. • develops effective communication strategies and language skills, which are integrated and related to real-life situations, allowing learners to converse spontaneously and to deliver speeches. • challenges, encourages and supports learners in the planning, execution, monitoring and evaluation of their own learning. • provides a wide range of study notes and integrated language activities. • provides opportunities to plan and write transactional and creative texts. • guides learners to relate to what they read and to how they view the world.