Cambridge IGCSE First Language English Coursebook (3RD) By Cox, Marian Publisher : Cambridge Univ Pr Published Date : 2010/02 Binding : Paperback ISBN : 9780521743594 BookWeb Price : S$ 54.57 Kinokuniya Privilege Card member price : S$ 43.66 Availability Status : In stock at the Fulfillment Centre. Usually dispatches within 5 working days. Language : English

 
Introduction to the third edition                  v
Objectives of the examination                      vi
Components of the examination                      vii
  Part 1 Leisure: sport, travel, pastimes
    Reading: skimming and scanning, selecting      1  (8)
    points for summary, making notes using your
    own words, looking at writers' language
    choices
    Directed Writing: diaries, formal and          9  (9)
    informal letters, considering audience,
    choosing a style
    Composition: planning continuous writing,      18 (9)
    descriptive writing, adjectives and imagery
    Speaking and Listening: preparing a talk,      27 (7)
    conversation skills
  Part 2 Work: information, education,
  employment
    Reading: understanding, selecting and          34 (9)
    organising material for summary questions
    Directed Writing: presenting and               43 (12)
    transforming information, news reports,
    formal reports
    Composition: giving an account, organising     55 (8)
    information
    Speaking and Listening: role-play              63 (8)
    dialogues, preparing an interview
  Part 3 People: society, lifestyles,
  relationships
    Reading: expanding notes, sentence             71 (11)
    structure, vocabulary building, summary
    style, collating texts, looking at how
    writers achieve effects
    Directed Writing: persuasive devices,          82 (11)
    analysing techniques, writing publicity
    material, drawing inferences, writing in
    role, targeting an audience
    Composition: composing narratives, engaging    93 (11)
    the reader, dialogue punctuation
    Speaking and Listening: paired and group       104(9)
    discussion, facts versus opinions
  Part 4 Ideas: art, science, technology
    Reading: collating texts, analysing style,     113(1)
    vocabulary building, advanced punctuation
    Directed Writing: expressing and supporting    114(19)
    a view, collating and ordering information,
    reports and articles
    Composition: making a case, constructing an    133(9)
    argument, presenting a discussion,
    rhetorical devices, improving spelling
    Speaking and Listening: defending opinions,    142(8)
    delivering a speech
List of terms                                      150(1)
Acknowledgements                                   151