Complete first Second Edition is an enjoyable and motivating topic-based course designed to give a thorough preparation for the revised Cambridge English: First exam (Common European Framework of Reference level B2). It is particularly suitable for teenagers and young adults. It offers:
• stimulating authentic reading texts, providing training in the reading techniques and strategies needed to deal with exam reading tasks.
• listening tasks, providing practice with strategies for handling exam listening tasks.
• a systematic approach to exam speaking tasks, providing models for students to follow and clear outcomes for improved exam performance.
• many opportunities for personalization, with further speaking activities.
• a step-by-step approach to writing tasks, with models to work from and sample answers.
• comprehensive coverage of all major grammar areas tested in the Cambridge English: First exam. These are supported by work on correcting common grammar mistakes made by exam candidates, as revealed by the Cambridge Learner Corpus.
• vocabulary input based on information from the English Vocabulary Profile (EVP) and the Cambridge Learner Corpus. The EVP, which is part of English Profile, is funded mainly by Cambridge University Press and Cambridge English Language Assessment. It aims to create a 'profile' for English linked to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEF). The EVP provides detailed information about the vocabulary that learners can be expected to use
at each CEF level.
