The Complete English 7 Student Book provides support for the previous Cambridge Lower Secondary English curriculum.
Written by an expert author team, the series helps first and additional language learners to achieve their best at Cambridge Lower Secondary. Improve language skills with extensive writing, grammar and vocabulary practice, encourage wider reading and foster a love of literature, using international, age-appropriate fiction and build learners' confidence with extra speaking and listening activities.
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Support for the previous Cambridge Lower Secondary English curriculum
Introduction
1 Spine-chilling suspense
Features and conventions of fiction suspense genre
2 Manic media
Journalistic writing, bias, viewpoint, facts and opinion
3 Hazardous hobbies
Poetry: Narrative and non-narrative poems from different times and cultures
4 Food for thought
Non-fiction texts to inform, explain, persuade and comment
5 Joyous journeys
Pre-20th century fiction, writing descriptive narrative
6 Dating the drama
Pre-20th century drama, playscripts, performance and dramatic structure and
features of plays
7 Sizzling science
Features of science fiction and fantasy genres and what makes a successful
story
Hairy history
Contemporary non-fiction biography and autobiography
9 Nurturing nature
Pre-20th century poetry
Reading: The Lastling by Philip Gross
Language and literacy reference
Series editor and author Dean Roberts is co-author of Complete English as Second Language for Cambridge IGCSE (2014) and Essential First Language English for Cambridge IGCSE. He has 15 years' experience of working on English-language projects, managing teams of examiners and moderators, overseas training, and professional development of teachers in English language. Dean has particular examining and training expertise in 11-14 English, and Bilingual education. Tony Parkinson is an experienced examiner, with expertise in assessing English from age 11-16. Tony has over 20 years of experience as a teacher trainer for English. He also co-wrote Essential First Language English for Cambridge IGCSE. Alan Jenkins has several years' experience as an English examiner for ages 14-16. He was Head of English with responsibility for a large English department at schools in the UK for over 20 years, and has taught 11-14 for the same length of time. He brings a wealth of classroom experience to the Complete English author team.
