The B1 level, improved and updated for the second edition, works at an intermediate level of English, and prepares students for the 2020 version of the B1 Preliminary for Schools exam.

Power up sections stimulate ideas and get students sharing the language they know.

Explore grammar, Explore vocabulary and Explore language sections help students with the building blocks of English.

Speak up sections invite students to give their opinion and share their experience of the world.

Speaking extra, Listen up, Write on and Improve it sections help students develop and refine their language skills.

Exam tips give students detailed guidance on how to excel in the Cambridge English for Schools exams.

Skill tips give clear, simple advice on how students can develop their language.

Switch on TV clips and Grammar vox-pops give students exposure to real spoken English.

Projects develop students’ collaboration, creativity, critical thinking and research skills.