STRAIGHT TO FIRST

The best preparation for the best results

Straight to First is a short, intensive course that prepares students for the Cambridge English: First exam. Each part of the First exam is covered in the course. A grammar reference provides thorough explanations of the language presented, a comprehensive Writing Bank focuses on all the task types found in the exam. The answer key for all exercises in the Student’s Book makes it easy to use in the classroom and as a self-study course.

Why Straight to?

An intensive preparation course for students aiming for Cambridge English exams. Each part of every exam is covered in Straight to series with tips and strategies your students can take and apply in the real exam.

For Students:

Exam style practice in every unit.
The Comprehensive Writing Bank focusing on all the task types found in the exam.
Grammar reference in the back of the book provides thorough explanations of the language presented in the main units.
Online Workbook to practise anytime, anywhere.
Student´s book available with or without answer key.
Student’s Resource Centre for additional support and resources.

For Teachers:

The Teacher’s Book is easy to use with teaching notes for all exercises, a full answer key and extra ideas.
Photocopiable class activities for each unit.
Digital learning supported though the Presentation Kit – the IWB version of the Student’s Book.
Workbook contains extra practice of the grammar, vocabulary, listening, reading and use of English exam tasks and an audio CD containing listening exams.
Teacher’s Resource Centre with tests and so much more.

Key Features

The course can be as long as 100 hours or as short as 50, depending on the needs of the students and available time.
Information boxes throughout the Student’s Book offer useful exam tips and guidance.
The Language Focus sections aim to revise and extend students’ knowledge of the key structures they are expected to demonstrate in the exam.
The Writing Bank at the end of each Student’s Book provides further writing practice including relevant tasks, examples and model answers.
A double-page Review at the end of every other unit provides further practice of the Use of English section with a transformation exercise in each review as well as other task types and key grammar and vocabulary needed for the exam.

STRAIGHT TO ADVANCED

The best preparation for the best results

Straight to Advanced is a short, intensive course that prepares students for the Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) exam. This course comes with a full set of standardised print and digital components that allow students to become confident with CAE exam topics through further practice of Listening, Reading and Writing and Use of English tasks.

For students, the print components consist of the Student’s Book (with or without Answers Keys) and the Workbook (with or without Answers Keys). A unique code from the Student’s Book provides access to the Student’s Resource Centre, Digital Student’s Book and an Online Workbook, where a host of extra material and resources can be found.

Why Straight to?

For Students:

Exam style practice in every unit.
The Comprehensive Writing Bank focusing on all the task types found in the exam.
Grammar reference in the back of the book provides thorough explanations of the language presented in the main units.
Online Workbook to practise anytime, anywhere.
Student´s book available with or without answer key.
Student’s Resource Centre for additional support and resources.

For Teachers:

The Teacher’s Book is easy to use with teaching notes for all exercises, a full answer key and extra ideas.
Photocopiable class activities for each unit.
Digital learning supported though the Presentation Kit – the IWB version of the Student’s Book.
Workbook contains extra practice of the grammar, vocabulary, listening, reading and use of English exam tasks and an audio CD containing listening exams.
Teacher’s Resource Centre with tests and so much more.

Key features

The course can be as long as 100 hours or as short as 50, depending on requirements and time available, making it extremely flexible.
Each of the ten 9-page units analyses and provides practice for at least one part of every exam paper to ensure complete coverage.
The online workbook includes comprehensive practice for all parts of the Listening, Writing, Reading and Use of English papers as well as additional grammar and vocabulary exercises.
Self-assessment and progress tracking is made easy with a full answer key to all exercises, including models for writing and speaking tasks.
10 Progress Tests that follow each unit provide regular updates on learning outcomes and make progress assessment easy and accurate.