Gold New Edition B1 Preliminary Teacher's Book with Teacher's Resource Disc & Internet Portal Access

Gold New Edition follows the same approach as previous editions but has been revised and updated following extensive research with users throughout the world. It helps teachers to deliver stimulating, discussion-rich lessons with focused exam preparation. Each level of the series offers a strong emphasis on communicative practice and the development of natural speaking skills to build student confidence for exams and beyond.

The Gold series is a well-established exam preparation course for the Cambridge English Qualifications. It combines carefully graded exam preparation with thorough language and skills development. Providing enjoyable, communicative classes with a strong emphasis on personalisation.

What's NEW in Gold?

• 50% new content: with many new readings and listening, as well as new visuals.
• Inreased difficulty level: for reading and listening to match the level of the Cambridge Preliminary exam.
• Presenting and practicing grammar: more detailed, thorough approach.
• Full practice test: in the coursebook, and three more to download.
• More testing & practicing opportunities
• Functional improvements
• Teacher feedback: all changes have been initiated by users’ feedback and validated by teachers.

Gold B1 Preliminary provides focused exam preparation, in line with 2020 B1 Preliminary exam requirements :

• a fast-paced syllabus with comprehensive exam coverage for the B1 Preliminary exam
• stimulating topics and texts with extensive opportunities for discussion
• thorough skills training with a strong emphasis on vocabulary learning
• extensive writing support, including full reference with sample answers
• a unit-by-unit grammar reference section
• a full practice test.

NEW in this edition :

• Updated content tailored to the 2020 exam specifications
• A full practice test in the Coursebook
• Audio scripts in the back of the book
• MyEnglishLab written specifically for Gold B1 Preliminary
• Speaking test videos plus worksheet.

Gold New Edition B1 Preliminary Teacher's Book with Teacher's Resource Disc & Internet Portal Access :

• Lesson plans with answers, audio scripts and writing task sample answers
• Three engaging photocopiable activities per unit with detailed teaching notes to revise and extend the Coursebook material
• Supplementary ideas for warmers and extension activities
• A complete guide to using all the components in a blended classroom
• Teacher’s Resource Disc.

- Available on the Teacher’s Resource Disc and online on the Portal :

• Coursebook and Exam Maximiser audio (including recorded Reading texts for main texts in each unit)
• Testmaster with customisable versions of all the course tests in Word format, with audio.
  • 2 Placement Tests
  • 12 Unit Tests
  • 4 Progress Tests
  • 1 Exit test
  • Tests for students with dyslexia.
• Speaking test videos with printable worksheet
• PDF versions of the Teacher’s Book photocopiable activities
• Wordlists.