Cambridge First Certificate Listening and Speaking Student's book (Cambridge First Certificate Skills) - Softcover

O'Connell, Sue; Hashemi, Louise

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521668085 ISBN 13: 9780521668088

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2000

Synopsis

Cambridge First Certificate Listening and Speaking is designed to bridge the gap between creative skills training and systematic preparation for Papers 4 and 5 of the Cambridge First Certificate examination. An introductory foundation unit aims to increase awareness of the target skills, followed by sixteen alternating listening and speaking units. Each unit introduces and practises specific skills and language areas; followed up by exam format tasks. Cambridge First Certificate Listening and Speaking concludes with review units and two practice tests, which enable learners to test their progress and develop their exam skills further.

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Review

This book 'aims to provide motivating communication practice in these skills (speaking and listening) along with effective exam training ... is also suitable for non-exam learners at upper-intermediate level'. So says the introduction, and indeed it does, and is just that. Pat Wenger, ATESOL ACT No 1 1993

The text is extremely user-friendly and the format is clear, lively and conducive to positive thinking. The illustrations include drawings, cartoons and stimulating photographs. The taped material is of the usual high Cambridge standard at reasonable cost. Anna Kohler, Queensland College of English, QATESOL, No 3 1993

[The] text covers all the spelling and listening skills I could imagine students requiring, Students would be extremely well prepared at the completion of the course ... very time efficient ... Many of the activities encourage students to use their imagination, which serves to keep students on task during what could otherwise become routine language practice ... The book is a lot of fun: diverse, comprehensive, interesting and enjoyable. It's also one of the only texts I have come across that has a foundation unit which teaches students how to listen before they embark on the exercises. Ainslie Robinson, Perth Modern School ILC, Tesol Links, Vol 22, April 1993

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521668085
• ISBN 13: 9780521668088
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 112