A course which bridges the gap between intermediate level and the FCE exam.

Up-to-date texts and visually dynamic magazine look. Combines a strong focus on grammar, vocabulary-building, and writing with a teen-friendly approach that is highly motivating. Lots of grammar practice on the Grammar Zoom pages, Language in Use, Writing and in the Workbook. Wordpower and Vocabulary sections reinforce vocabulary items. Writing task supported by task analysis, sample answers, notes and useful phrases. Gradually builds students' confidence in doing exam tasks. Workbook with Student's Audio CD. Interleaved Teacher's Book for easy lesson planning plus Unit tests and Progress Tests. Countdown to First Certificate is written by a first-class writing team: Kathy Gude, Michael Duckworth and Jenny Quintana, the authors of many successful exam courses.

This new colour edition has been updated to conform to the revised FCE specifications.

A course which bridges the gap between intermediate level and the FCE exam.

Complete First Certificate is a new course for the 2008 revised FCE exam. Informed by the Cambridge Learner Corpus and providing a complete FCE exam paper specially prepared for publication by Cambridge ESOL, it is the most authentic exam preparation course available. Complete First Certificate combines the very best in contemporary classroom practice with first-hand knowledge of the challenges students face. There are exercises to help students avoid repeating the typical mistakes that real FCE candidates make, as revealed by the Cambridge Learner Corpus. This topic-based course covers every part of the FCE exam in detail, ensuring that students are fully equipped to tackle each part of every paper. In addition, the accompanying free CD-ROM enables students to focus on their own particular areas of difficulty and work at their own pace. There is a Student's Book with answers and CD-ROM edition so students can study on their own or in class. The Teacher's Book offers plenty of time-saving consolidation and extension material, including photocopiable resources such as tests and activities.

Objective: First Certificate is a brand new exam preparation course from Cambridge University Press. This new course provides an introduction to the Cambridge First Certificate examination, whilst providing intermediate level students with the essential language and vocabulary training they need before starting an FCE-level preparation course.