Collins Listening. A2. Pre-intermediate Flockhart Jamie, Flint Chris

Develop key writing skills and become more confident when writing in English • If you want to get better at writing in English you need to practise writing different kinds of texts. Collins Writing (A2) presents 20 styles of writing for everyday situations, to help you choose the right style of writing and the right words and phrases • Improve your writing for • text messages • postcards • making plans • invitations • advertisements • job applications • social networking sites e.g. Twitter • Collins Writing (A2) is part of the English for Life series. It is suitable for self-study and classroom use, and can help towards Cambridge ESOL KET exam preparation. Suitable for pre-intermediate learners of English (CEF level A2) • Twenty units with a clear design in full colour • Authentic and adapted texts in a wide variety of styles • Appendices contain detailed advice targeting specific writing skills, such as sentence structure and punctuation • Mini-dictionary with definitions of the most difficult words in each unit, taken from the Collins COBUILD dictionary • Answer key • The English for Life series uses authentic material from the Collins Corpus

Real English for life beyond the classroom • English in the real world is constantly evolving, and learners need to move with it. But sometimes the English you can learn from your coursebook just isn’t enough for real life. Being able to understand English as it is really spoken will give you the confidence to succeed in any English-speaking environment. Using a wide range of authentic, unscripted recordings of everyday people from around the world, Collins Listening (B2+) will help you to feel confident and prepared for anything • > Hear the language people really use when they are speaking • > Free downloadable audio with over 40 authentic recordings in a wide variety of scenarios • > Useful tips to increase your understanding of tone, slang and context • Units are divided into the following themes • Lifestyle • Practical advice and information • Attitudes and behaviour • Passions • Memorable experiences • Each of these areas includes analysis of high-level, natural recordings between one, two and three people

If your listening is preventing you from getting the score you need in IELTS, Collins Listening for IELTS can help • Don't let one skill hold you back • Collins Listening for IELTS has been specially created for learners of English who plan to take the IELTS exam to demonstrate that they have the required ability to communicate effectively in English, either at work or at university. It is ideal for learners with band score 5 – 5.5 who are aiming for band score 6 or higher on the IELTS test (CEF level B1 and above) • This major new edition has been thoroughly updated and improved to make it even easier to use. Now in full colour, the book has a new layout and a series of brand new features to help students feel fully prepared for their IELTS exam • ·Pronunciation info boxes and helpful exercises • ·Enhanced answer keys with further explanations of why answers are right or wrong, or ambiguous • ·‘Watch out!’ boxes that highlight common IELTS mistakes • ·A revision checklist at the end of each section to remind students what they should do for each particular part of the exam • What is IELTS? • The International English Language Testing System (IELTS) is the most common test used by universities for foreign students to prove their language level

Develop key reading skills and become more confident when reading in English • If you want to understand everything you read in English, you need to practise reading different kinds of texts. With Collins Reading (A2) you will learn how to get the information you need from every text you read • Includes both authentic and adapted texts in a wide variety of styles • signs and labels • timetables and tickets • advertisements • newspapers and magazines • brochures • social networking sites • blogs • Twenty units with a clear design in full colour • Appendices contain detailed advice targeting specific reading skills • Mini-dictionary with definitions of the most difficult words in each unit, taken from the Collins COBUILD dictionary • Answer key • Collins Reading (A2) is part of the English for Life series

Are you comfortable writing English in the classroom but nervous about writing in the real world? • To write confidently in English you need to practise different styles of written English • Collins Writing helps you recognize different styles and choose the right language to get your message across. The twenty units focus on a wide variety of texts so that you can feel just as comfortable writing a postcard or using social media online • Learn to write as fluently as you speak, use the right tone, and use persuasive language to get the response you need • Featured writing styles include • online reviews • tweets • instant messaging • thank you letters • emails • job applications • Collins Writing is part of the new English for Life series and uses authentic material from the Collins Corpus, the world’s largest database of the English language

Do you understand everything you read in English? • To read fluently in all situations you need to practise reading different kinds of texts • Collins Reading presents 20 different texts with exercises to help you develop the skills to read anything you come across • Reading features authentic texts and a wide variety of styles to help you develop your reading skills, such as reading for general understanding and reading for detail • Featured texts include • signs and labels • advertisements • newspapers • brochures • recipes • classic and modern novels • social networking sites • blogs • Collins Reading is part of the new English for Life series and uses authentic material from the Collins Corpus, the world’s largest database of the English language. It is suitable for self-study and classroom use, and can help towards Cambridge FCE preparation

Do you want to sound more like a native speaker of English? • You need the key phrases and the conversational tools native speakers use to get their message across • Collins Speaking will help you become a confident and fluent speaker of English by choosing the right words, pronunciation and tone. Learn how to start up conversations, keep conversations going and deal with difficult situations • Includes practice on • starting conversations • interrupting • making suggestions • giving and receiving compliments • asking for and giving opinions • saying no politely • Collins Speaking is part of the new English for Life series and uses authentic material from the Collins Corpus, the world’s largest database of the English language. It is suitable for self-study and classroom use, and can help towards Cambridge FCE preparation

Get Ready for IELTS is the perfect course for students who are preparing to take the Academic version of the IELTS exam. It has been specially designed to help lower-level students to 'get ready' for an IELTS preparation course. Get Ready for IELTS provides a firm foundation for lower-level students who are starting out in their IELTS preparation and are working within a band score of 3.5-4.5 • The information, advice and practice material will enable students to improve their score and develop the key skills and strategies they need for success in IELTS. The Workbook that accompanies the course provides full, detailed support and includes • * Grammar and vocabulary-building exercises • * Extra practice exercises to help students prepare for class

Face2Face. Pre-Intermediate. Student's Book with DVD-ROM - Учебник с DVD-диском серии «Face2Face» • Шестиуровневый курс разговорного английского языка для студентов и взрослых, помогающий уверенному общению на уровнях A1 – С1 • Курс создан при поддержке Cambridge English Corpus, что гарантирует изучение словарного запаса, необходимого для освоения на каждом уровне CEFR • Простой в обучении, методически продуманный и эффективный курс • Актуальный контент, современная универсальная лексика обеспечивают максимальное развитие разговорных навыков, беглости и точности речи • Большое внимание уделено тщательной отработке аудирования и произношения, а также элементам разговорного английского, которые вызывают затруднения в понимании • Уроки Real World представляют увлекательный живой способ изучения языка, который понадобится в повседневной жизни

Face2Face. Pre-Intermediate. Workbook without Key - Рабочая тетрадь без ответов серии «Face2Face» • Шестиуровневый курс разговорного английского языка для студентов и взрослых, помогающий уверенному общению на уровнях A1 – С1 • Курс создан при поддержке Cambridge English Corpus, что гарантирует изучение словарного запаса, необходимого для освоения на каждом уровне CEFR • Простой в обучении, методически продуманный и эффективный курс • Актуальный контент, современная универсальная лексика обеспечивают максимальное развитие разговорных навыков, беглости и точности речи • Большое внимание уделено тщательной отработке аудирования и произношения, а также элементам разговорного английского, которые вызывают затруднения в понимании • Уроки Real World представляют увлекательный живой способ изучения языка, который понадобится в повседневной жизни

face2face. Pre-intermediate. Student's Book - Учебник серии «Face2Face» • Шестиуровневый курс разговорного английского языка для студентов и взрослых, помогающий уверенному общению на уровнях A1 – С1 • Курс создан при поддержке Cambridge English Corpus, что гарантирует изучение словарного запаса, необходимого для освоения на каждом уровне CEFR • Простой в обучении, методически продуманный и эффективный курс • Актуальный контент, современная универсальная лексика обеспечивают максимальное развитие разговорных навыков, беглости и точности речи • Большое внимание уделено тщательной отработке аудирования и произношения, а также элементам разговорного английского, которые вызывают затруднения в понимании • Уроки Real World представляют увлекательный живой способ изучения языка, который понадобится в повседневной жизни

face2face. Pre-intermediate B. Student’s Book B - Учебник серии «Face2Face» • Шестиуровневый курс разговорного английского языка для студентов и взрослых, помогающий уверенному общению на уровнях A1 – С1 • Курс создан при поддержке Cambridge English Corpus, что гарантирует изучение словарного запаса, необходимого для освоения на каждом уровне CEFR • Простой в обучении, методически продуманный и эффективный курс • Актуальный контент, современная универсальная лексика обеспечивают максимальное развитие разговорных навыков, беглости и точности речи • Большое внимание уделено тщательной отработке аудирования и произношения, а также элементам разговорного английского, которые вызывают затруднения в понимании • Уроки Real World представляют увлекательный живой способ изучения языка, который понадобится в повседневной жизни