Publisher's Synopsis
Get Ahead in FCE
Get Ahead in FCE is essential preparation material for the revised Cambridge FCE examination. The course provides in-depth coverage of the four essential exam skills - reading, writing, listening and speaking - as well as grammar and vocabulary exercises to help students develop the required level of English.
Each thematically based unit contains:
- a lead-in section with speaking activities
- the three parts of Paper 1: Reading
- additional classroom activities for each reading text
- a variety of vocabulary exercises, including practice on easily confused words
- FCE-specific speaking activities to help students increase their fluency and accuracy
- FCE-specific writing tasks with additional exercises and writing tips
- FCE-specific listening, plus listening support
- a mini Use of English test at the end of each unit
Get Ahead in FCE will enable you to use English with confidence in real-life situations, focusing your language learning on the skills you will actually need to communicate - and to pass the FCE exam.
Key Features
- Ideal exam preparation for the Cambridge FCE (2008 format)
- Learner training component for development of study techniques
- Extensive coverage of vocabulary, set phrases, idioms and phrasal verbs
- Reading and listening texts in a variety of genres, topics and styles
- Pronunciation development
- Mapped to the Common European Framework
- Full teaching notes
- Audio CDs
See accompanying Student's Book and Teacher's Book.
