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Cambridge IGCSE™ First Language English
Cambridge IGCSE™ First Language English
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This series supports the Cambridge IGCSE™ First Language English syllabuses (0500/0990) for examination from 2027.
Coursebook
With its skills-based approach, our updated digital coursebook helps build your students' skills and confidence through a variety of different activities, tasks, projects and formative assessment opportunities. The coursebook is organised into two sections, one section for reading and another for writing and includes engaging video content to truly bring the subject to life. Your students will explore a wide range of diverse, modern and international texts and enjoy applying their knowledge to a range of different scenarios. This coursebook supports the students' skills First Language English syllabuses (0500/0990) for examination from 2027. Access your digital resource via Cambridge GO.
Features
- Step-by-step skills-based approach focuses on areas students may find challenging, such as writer's effect, implicit vs explicit meaning and vocabulary.
- Sample answers provide guidance on what effective writing looks like, the reasons why and opportunities to reflect on how to improve.
- Diverse, modern and international texts reflecting a range of cultures provide an enriching experience, appealing to students around the world.
- Engaging video content brings language and challenging concepts to life in and outside the classroom.
- 'Getting started' activities at the start of each unit explore what knowledge students may already have.
- 'Language focus' sections in each unit explain specific grammar and language topics to help deepen students' understanding and knowledge of key concepts.
- 'Projects' at the end of each unit encourage students to collaborate with their classmates and improve their speaking and listening skills.
- Multiple assessment opportunities develop the skills required by the syllabus and help prepare for assessment.
- Answers to the activities are found in the teacher's resource.
- Accessibility Information: This publication meets the requirements of the EPUB Accessibility specification with conformance to WCAG 2.2 Level AA.
Published: March 2025
Workbook
This updated print and digital workbook accompanies the coursebook and follows the same order for ease of use. The resource is written in clear, accessible language and includes a wealth of additional practice opportunities to help develop key skills and prepare your students for assessment. Answers to the activities are found in the teacher's resource. This workbook supports the Cambridge IGCSE™ and IGCSE (9-1) First Language English syllabuses (0500/0990) for examination from 2027. Access your digital resource via Cambridge GO.
Features
- Follows the same structure as the coursebook for ease of use with learning intentions at the start of each unit to consolidate knowledge.
- Features 'Language focus' boxes from the coursebook to reinforce learning.
- A variety of additional practice opportunities, including tasks to develop reading and writing skills across many genres and formats.
- Two units dedicated to practice questions: one for reading and one for writing.
- Answers to the activities are found in the teacher's resource.
- Accessibility Information: This publication meets the requirements of the EPUB Accessibility specification with conformance to WCAG 2.2 Level AA.
Published: April 2025
Exam Preparation
Designed to increase your confidence, help you identify and develop different skill areas, recognise different question types, understand connections between concepts, reflect on progress and manage test anxiety. A wealth of questions and activities improve your ability to recall knowledge and answer effectively. Your awareness and familiarity with exam language is increased by the focus on command words, time management and how the marks are broken down within and across exam papers. Self-assessment checklists and sample student responses also help to deepen your learning. The digital resource includes over 100 auto-marked multiple-choice and flip card questions.This text has not been through the endorsement process for the Cambridge Pathway. Any references or materials related to answers, grades, papers or examinations are based on the opinion of the author(s). The Cambridge International Education syllabus or curriculum framework associated assessment guidance material and specimen papers should always be referred to for definitive guidance.
Features
- Organised into two sections, one for reading and one for writing to reflect the structure of the coursebook.
- Each unit develops a range of skill areas, including a focus on general English skills, exam specific skills and questions, recall and connect questions and support for understanding key terms.
- Build useful exam skills through active learning and focusing on questions rather than content summaries.
- Recognise effective learning techniques to become a critical thinker and apply your knowledge beyond the exam.
- Reflection opportunities and self-assessment checklists help you to process your own learning.
- Understand key command words, the variety of question types, how your time should be distributed throughout the exam paper, and how the marks are broken down within and across exam papers.
- The Exam Practice sections give you opportunities to draw your knowledge of several topics together.
Published: June 2026
Digital Teacher's Resource
This digital teacher's resource helps you use the series in the most effective way. Following the same order as the coursebook for easy navigation, the updated teacher's resource helps you to fully support your students while saving you valuable time when planning the course. Support includes all the answers to the coursebook and workbook activities, lesson ideas, end-of unit-tests with answers, ready-made teaching materials and more. This teacher's resource supports the Cambridge IGCSE™ and IGCSE (9-1) First Language English syllabuses (0500/0990) for examination from 2027. Access your digital resource via Cambridge GO.
Features
- Reflects the same unit order as the coursebook and workbook, for ease of use.
- Includes lesson ideas, reading passages, and writing models.
- End-of-unit tests and associated answers help track students' learning throughout the course.
- Ready-made class materials, such as PowerPoints, worksheets and handouts save you time when planning lessons.
- Answers to the coursebook and workbook activities.
- Accessibility Information: The Teacher's Resource component in this publication contains PDF documents and so does not meet all requirements of display transformability - it otherwise meets WCAG 2.2 Level AA. The Coursebook component in this publication meets the requirements of the EPUB Accessibility specification with conformance to WCAG 2.2 Level AA. The Workbook component in this publication meets the requirements of the EPUB Accessibility specification with conformance to WCAG 2.2 Level AA.
Published: March 2025
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