First Certificate Star, student's book

First Certificate Star offers teenagers and young adults a comprehensive package to prepare them for the First Certificate Examination.

 

Key Features

• The course presents students with motivating topics that encourage interest whilst reflecting the requirements of the exam
• The comprehenive grammar syllabus with easy-to-follow presentation boxes give systematic practice for the Use of English paper
• Special focus is given to vocabulary expansion, with sections on 'words often confused' and phrasal verbs in every unit
• Reading, listening and speaking skills are developed and practised through a mixture of interesting material and exam tasks
• Thorough preparation is given for the writing paper with staged writing tasks and models to analyse
• Information boxes on all parts of the exam are clearly presented with an explanation of the task type and useful advice for students to follow
• The reference section includes a grammar refernce section and a phrasal verb dictionary wih definitions and examples taken from the Collins COBUILD Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs