Cambridge Essential English for Queensland Second Edition comprehensively covers the revised Essential English syllabus to be implemented for Units 1&2 in 2025.
New high interest content:
- A new chapter in Unit 1: Language that Works focusses on working in the live entertainment industry to immediately engage students in the subject as they explore aspects of workplace communication.
- New studies in Chapter 4 Unlocking potential: inspiration through film explore a range of inspiring feature-length films, reflective texts and television shows.
- New texts and extracts throughout, including: Free Willy and the experience of Keiko the whale; the design of the Australian $50 note; examples of live entertainment marketing; and extracts from scientific articles, autobiographical works and fiction.
- New extended material in Chapter 5 The corners of my mind: personal writing, including an expanded Stolen Generations case study.
New embedded teacher explanation notes offer alternative ideas for tasks, approaches, and assessment ideas.
Scaffolded teaching with routines, activities and extension tasks to suit a range of student needs.
Trusted features from the first edition:
- Support for teachers
- Contextual information at the start of each chapter supports all teachers, including those new to teaching English.
- An introductory chapter, with explanations and key literacy routines and strategy examples.
- Downloadable, editable worksheets.
- The ‘Glossex’, a combination of glossary and index, is a useful tool allowing students to expand their vocabulary by listing and defining important or difficult words. The Glossex is now included in the print textbook.
Cambridge Essential English for Queensland Units 3&4 Second Edition is being published in 2025 for implementation in 2026.