Cambridge Copy Collection

This book uses many authentic sources such as factual texts, newspaper articles, features and TV schedules, instruction manuals, everyday signs, stories, quizzes, emails and diary entries. Students are encouraged to read material on different levels and in different ways, such as reading for gist, scanning, skimming, comprehension, analysing structure, summarising and shadow reading.

Students are led step-by-step to a definite written outcome through a range of motivating activities such as role plays, discussions, games and text analysis. Each activity provides a meaningful context for real-world writing tasks such as writing e-mails, reports, letters, CVs and diaries. The book encourages students to look at the process of writing, thus developing their awareness of structure, content and their target audience.

This lively resource book encourages students to expand their speaking skills using role play, problem solving, puzzles, games, interviews, storytelling and discussion. Many of the speaking activities are supported by the accompanying audio CD and the recording script section at the back of the resource book.

Activities are designed around authentic scenarios and help develop specific listening skills, such as listening for details, identifying emotions or listening for opinions. The recordings expose students to a variety of native and non-native accents and cover a range of genres from radio and television to academic lectures, presentations and conversational dialogues.

A must-have collection of photocopiable activities for advanced level students. The book contains a wealth of authentic material and realistic tasks that engage students and develop all four skills simultaneously. It explores popular topics from original angles keeping students motivated and making learning fun. This resource book comes with an Audio CD to support the listening activities. The recordings offer a range of genres from radio and television broadcasts to political speeches and conversational dialogues, exposing students to a range of accents. Finally, the book includes many tasks which could be used as extra practice material with students preparing for the main Cambridge exams.

Photocopiable pronunciation games for use in the classroom. Each unit contains an enjoyable activity designed to raise learners' awareness of an aspect of English pronunciation. The activities are suitable for use with a wide range of levels and focus on pronunciation points ranging from individual sounds and word stress to sentence stress and intonation. The Teacher's Pages provide clear instructions, background information and suggestions for adapting the games to the needs of particular groups of learners.

60 ready-made activities that are easy-to-use and can be slotted into any lesson with minimal preparation. The activities last from 20 minutes to a full 50-minute lesson and are intended to promote intermediate level students' speaking and reading skills. The material offers quizzes, questionnaires and puzzles on a range of topics, looking at them from an original angle that students can relate to, thus promoting genuinely interesting discussion. Each activity has 1-2 photocopiable pages for the students plus teachers' notes, including useful language, preparation instructions, and a lead-in and a follow-up task.