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The Collins Cambridge Lower Secondary English series offers a skills-building approach to the Lower Secondary English curriculum framework (0861) from 2020. The Stage 7 Student’s Book supports students to develop their skills in reading, writing and speaking and listening, showing all students how to progress.This series is endorsed by Cambridge Assessment International Education to support the new curriculum framework 0861 from 2020. Focused on improving skills – the book provides full coverage of the Stage 7 Cambridge Lower Secondary English curriculum framework, with clear outcomes in each chapter.Organised by text purpose – each chapter shows students how to speak, write and comment on texts created for one key purpose or pair of purposes. A clear learning sequence builds from students exploring texts, through scaffolded writing and speaking and listening activities, towards a series of meaningful final tasks.Stage 7 introduces describing, informing, persuading and advising, narrating, reviewing and discussing, and exploring and commenting.The final chapter of the book allows students to test their understanding and apply the skills they have learned across Stage 7, by responding to reading and writing questions on two longer texts.Supports progression – clear models and examples are included throughout to show students how to improve, while self-assessment tasks at the end of each chapter help students to reflect on their progress.Rich, varied and engaging text extracts – fresh international fiction, poetry, drama and non-fiction texts represent the different forms and purposes required at each stage of the curriculum. Extracts of increasing length and challenge have been chosen to build students’ reading stamina across the stage.The clear lesson-by-lesson approach allows teachers to easily use the resources in the classroom and build them into their own schemes of work.Prepares students for a seamless transition to Stage 8.

The Collins Cambridge Lower Secondary English series offers a skills-building approach to the Lower Secondary English curriculum framework (0861) from 2020. The Stage 9 Student’s Book supports students to develop their skills in reading, writing and speaking and listening, showing all students how to progress.This series is endorsed by Cambridge Assessment International Education to support the new curriculum framework 0861 from 2020. Focused on improving skills – the book provides full coverage of the Stage 9 Cambridge Lower Secondary English curriculum framework, with clear outcomes in each chapter.Organised by purpose – each chapter shows students how to speak, write and comment on texts created for one key purpose or pair of purposes. A clear learning sequence builds from students exploring texts, through scaffolded writing and speaking and listening activities, towards a series of meaningful final tasks.Stage 9 covers describing, entertaining, arguing, narrating, analysing and comparing, and interpreting.The final chapter of the book allows students to test their understanding and apply the skills they have learned across Stage 9, by responding to reading and writing questions on two longer texts.Supports progression – clear models and examples are included throughout to show students how to improve, while self-assessment tasks at the end of each chapter help students to reflect on their progress.Rich, varied and engaging text extracts – fresh international fiction, poetry, drama and non-fiction texts represent the different forms and purposes required at each stage of the curriculum. Extracts of increasing length and challenge have been chosen to build students’ reading stamina across the stage.The clear lesson-by-lesson approach allows teachers to easily use the resources in the classroom and build them into their own schemes of work.Prepares students for a seamless transition to Cambridge IGCSE™ English (First Language).

The Collins Cambridge Lower Secondary English series offers a skills-building approach to the Cambridge Lower Secondary English curriculum framework (0861) from 2020. The Stage 8 Teacher’s Guide provides comprehensive, practical support with lesson plans, worksheets and PowerPoints for every unit of the Student’s Book.This series is endorsed by Cambridge Assessment International Education to support the new curriculum framework 0861 from 2020.. Plan for progression with a full scheme of work for each stage. Chapter overviews show which objectives, texts and key terms are covered in each lesson, while the Curriculum Framework coverage map shows where every text form or genre and learning objective from the curriculum framework has been addressed.Start teaching straightaway with ready-made lesson plans, worksheets and PowerPoints for each two- or four-page unit in the Student’s Book.Detailed, differentiated lesson plans share best practice, whether you are teaching Lower Secondary for the first time or an experienced teacher of the curriculum.The clear lesson-by-lesson approach allows you to use the resources with ease in the classroom and to build them into your own schemes of work.Fully differentiated lesson plans suggest how all learners can be supported to make progress through ‘Extra support’ and ‘Extra challenge’ suggestions and worksheets to scaffold or extend the Student’s Book activities.Personalise the course and adapt the resources to the needs of your classes with the editable Word and PowerPoint files that can be downloaded from the Collins website:www.collins.co.uk/cambridge-international-downloads

The fourth edition of the Collins Cambridge IGCSE English Student's Book covers in depth every skill and topic in the Cambridge IGCSE and IGCSE (9–1) First Language English syllabuses (0500/0990), showing students how to make progress.This Student's Book supports the syllabuses for examination from 2027.Exam Board: Cambridge International EducationLevel & Subject: Cambridge IGCSE First Language English (0500) and IGCSE (9–1) First Language English (0990)For examination from 2027.This resource is endorsed for the Cambridge Pathway to support the Cambridge First Language English syllabuses (0500/0990) for examination from 2027. Revised and updated to support the 2027 syllabuses.Show students how to progress with a clear structure that moves from building key reading, writing and technical skills to applying these skills to a range of question types and tasks.Engage students with rich and diverse text extracts from around the world, representing varied writing forms and purposes.Help students to make progress with regular ‘Check your progress’ checklists and annotated sample answers to exemplify best practice.Prepare students for success with practice questions at the end of each chapter and two complete practice papers at the end of the book. Detailed guidance and annotated sample answers in the Teacher's Guide help you and your classes to make the most of the practice questions in the Student's Book.Build confidence in speaking and listening with clear guidance, activities and exemplification of presentation and discussion tasks.Written and developed by a team of experienced Cambridge IGCSE English teachers from a range of regions.

The fourth edition of the Collins Cambridge IGCSE English Workbook helps students to consolidate learning, with further practice activities and language support to accompany the Student's Book.This Workbook supports the syllabuses for Cambridge IGCSE and IGCSE (9–1) First Language English (0500/0990) for examination from 2027.Exam Board: Cambridge International EducationLevel & Subject: Cambridge IGCSE First Language English (0500) and IGCSE (9–1) First Language English (0990)For examination from 2027We are working towards endorsement of this series for the Cambridge Pathway to support the syllabus (0500/0990) for examination from 2027. Set homework easily or offer extra support where needed with a clear correspondence between the Workbook and Student's Book.Following the skills-building chapter structure of the Student's Book, the Workbook provides additional practice of fundamental reading, writing and technical skills, covering teaching points in more depth and with more scaffolding where appropriate.Practice tasks help students to build their writing stamina and fluency for a variety of writing forms and purposes.The write-in format means students can review and revisit their learning, providing a useful reference for revision.Explanations and activities have been designed to be used by students working individually, without teacher support, if desired.Written and developed by a team of experienced Cambridge IGCSE English teachers from a range of regions