Compact Advanced Student's Book with Answers and Cd-ROM

Resumen del libro

Compact Advanced provides C1-level students with thorough preparation and practice of the grammar, vocabulary, language skills, topics and exam skills needed for success in the revised Cambridge English: Advanced exam. Ten units cover all four exam papers, focusing on one part of each paper in each unit. Reading and Listening texts cover all core topics. Writing tasks include both sample and model answers, and Speaking activities are designed to improve fluency and accuracy, and to help students express themselves with confidence. Grammar sections provide additional focus on developing the necessary grammar for the Reading and Use of English paper. Vocabulary input is at C1 level and is informed by English Vocabulary Profile research. Grammar and vocabulary work is integrated with exam practice, and include exercises informed by the Cambridge Learner Corpus of real exam candidates' answers.

Key features:
Official preparation from Cambridge English Language Assessment and Cambridge University Press for the revised Cambridge English: Advanced exam from 2015
Informed by research into real learner English from the Cambridge Learner Corpus and English Vocabulary Profile
Ten units covering all papers: each unit focuses on one part of each paper
Each unit contains exam tips and 'Quick steps', building up strategies for tackling the exam tasks which follow
Full Writing, Listening and Speaking guides are provided at the back of the Student's Book
A unit-based wordlist brings together target vocabulary and definitions
Two complete practice tests are available online for teachers to access
The CD-ROM provides additional interactive grammar, vocabulary and exam skills practice.
The Teacher's Book includes five Progress Tests
A Revision page with every unit checks and measures student progress

Biografía del autor

x{0026}lt;b Peter Mayx{0026}lt;/b (Glasgow, 1951). Autor de la internacionalmente reconocida y premiada trilogía de Lewis, entre muchos otros títulos, es en la actualidad uno de los referentes indiscutibles del género negro anglosajón.