Provides creative skills training and systematic preparation for FCE Papers 4 and 5.

Complete First Certificate is a new course for the 2008 revised FCE exam. Informed by the Cambridge Learner Corpus and providing a complete FCE exam paper specially prepared for publication by Cambridge ESOL, it is the most authentic exam preparation course available. Complete First Certificate combines the very best in contemporary classroom practice with first-hand knowledge of the challenges students face. There are exercises to help students avoid repeating the typical mistakes that real FCE candidates make, as revealed by the Cambridge Learner Corpus. This topic-based course covers every part of the FCE exam in detail, ensuring that students are fully equipped to tackle each part of every paper. In addition, the accompanying free CD-ROM enables students to focus on their own particular areas of difficulty and work at their own pace. There is a Student's Book with answers and CD-ROM edition so students can study on their own or in class. The Teacher's Book offers plenty of time-saving consolidation and extension material, including photocopiable resources such as tests and activities.

Complete First Certificate for Spanish Speakers offers the most authentic preparation available for the Cambridge ESOL exam. Complete First Certificate is a course for the 2008 revised FCE exam. Informed by the Cambridge Learner Corpus and providing a complete FCE exam paper specially prepared for publication by Cambridge ESOL, it is the most authentic exam preparation course available. This English for Spanish Speakers edition provides specific help for Spanish-speaking candidates. The Teacher's Book contains full teacher's notes with extra teaching ideas, photocopiable material including class activities and progress tests, recording scripts and word lists. The English for Spanish Speakers edition provides specific help on how to exploit the speaking and pronunciation activities designed specially for Spanish-speaking students.

A highly focused Cambridge English: First (FCE) course providing efficient exam preparation in 50-60 core hours. The syllabus for this exam has changed and this book has now been replaced by 9781107428577 Compact First Second edition Teacher's Book.

The book provides systematic development of students' listening and speaking skills. It also offers excellent preparation for the revised Cambridge First Certificate Examination for December 2008 or any other examinations at the same level. The book is divided into two parts: Part A consists of ten complete listening tests. The recordings are based on authentic listening material and make use of various accents and sound effects. Part B consists of ten speaking tests and covers a wide variety of topics such as holidays, entertainment, etc. Each Speaking Test is preceded by a Preparing for the Speaking Test section. In this section, students are familiarised with the essential language (vocabulary, useful expressions, discourse markers, etc) and ideas necessary for the test itself. Students are also trained to organise their speech coherently and to display an appropriate variety of linguistic resources. There are also two additional Speaking Tests at the end of the book to prepare students to meet the requirements of the exam. Class Audio CDs include instructions, pauses and repeats, creating genuine exam conditions.

Complete First Certificate is a new course for the 2008 revised FCE exam. Informed by the Cambridge Learner Corpus and providing a complete FCE exam paper specially prepared for publication by Cambridge ESOL, it is the most authentic exam preparation course available. This topic-based course covers every part of the FCE exam in detail, ensuring that students are fully equipped to tackle each part of every paper. In addition, the accompanying free CD-ROM enables students to focus on their own particular areas of difficulty and work at their own pace.

Cambridge First Certificate Listening and Speaking combines motivating, varied practice of listening and speaking skills with effective training for papers 4 and 5 of the exam. Listening and speaking units alternate, each introducing and practising specific skills and language areas, which are then followed up by an exam format task. Cambridge First Certificate Listening and Speaking • begins with a Foundation unit to increase awareness of target skills • sets out clear aims at the start of each unit • includes regular Exam Tips' on key exam techniques • builds and recycles topic vocabulary throughout • contains final review units and two practice tests The Teacher's Book provides guidelines on timing and a complete tapescript. As in the rest of the series, it suggests ideas for further activities and contains a comprehensive key to the exercises.