' Focused on improving skills ' full coverage of the Cambridge Secondary 1 curriculum with clear learning outcomes in each chapter ' Organised by writing type ' each chapter covers reading, writing, speaking and listening, and builds towards a purposeful final task aligned with the assessment outcomes and mark scheme criteria. ' Supports progression ' shows students how to improve via modelling, scaffolded activities and end-of-chapter self-assessment tasks and checklists, and prepares them for a seamless transition to Cambridge IGCSE English as a first language. ' Rich, varied and engaging text extracts ' up-to-date, international literature and non-fiction texts represent the different forms and purposes required at each stage of the curriculum ' A clear lesson-by-lesson approach ' allows teachers easily to use the resources in the classroom and to dip in to support their own schemes of work This title is endorsed by Cambridge Assessment International Education to provide support as part of a set of resources for the Cambridge Lower Secondary English curriculum framework from 2018.