Book excerpt: Touchstone, together with Viewpoint, is a six-level English program based on research from the Cambridge English Corpus. Touchstone uses a corpus-informed syllabus ensuring students are learning the language that people really use. Activities include a strong focus on inductive learning, personalized practice, and encouraging learner autonomy. Student's Book, Level 1A, includes Units 1-6 of Level 1 Student's Book and is at the beginning CEFR level (A1). This version of the Student's Book contains an activation code that grants access to the Online Workbook, Level 1A for 12 months. The Online Workbook provides practice of the language studied in the Student's Book. Exercises are graded automatically and students can easily track their progress and scores.