X-kit Achieve! English Grades 8 to 12 Essential Reference Guide has been revised and updated to provide even more CAPS-aligned support. The trusted content has been grouped into the four key language skills – Listening and Speaking, Reading and Viewing, Writing and Presenting and Language Structures and Conventions.

Reading strategies for unknown words have been added and the Language structures example grid provides an overview of key language concepts.

Additional support for formal assessment, in the form of tips for papers 1, 2 and 3, reflects where learners need the greatest support, while the new Oral assessment rubric will guide learners on how to maximise their marks in the oral assessment.

Clusters is a new exciting anthology of poetry. In this anthology, the selection, organisation and arrangement of poems are based on a system of thematic clusters or groupings. The themes show the interconnectedness between poetry and aspects of other subjects such as science, technology, history and the environment.

Poems from all over is a brand new anthology of engaging poems from different eras, covering exam classics to contemporary poems from South Africa, Africa and the world.

Margin notes on key themes, footnotes explaining difficult words and a range of enrichment activities help learners unpack the meaning of each poem.

This new book is based on CAPS and covers the following 4 skills required by the curriculum: Listening and Speaking, Reading and Viewing, Writing and Presenting and Language Structures and Conventions. It offers: Comprehensive Notes on each of these 4 skills, Exercises with Answers on each of the skills, An Exam Paper and Memo and an Audio CD of 19 listening activities. This study guide attempts to demystify the process of how to succeed in English. It covers each sub-skill separately, and gives examples of texts that learners are expected to produce in speaking and writing tasks. The wide range of exercises, engaging content and helpful tips combine to produce a highly effective book.

The title of this work, "Attitudes", is intended to sum up the link that connects the stories. Each story deals with the attitude of the writer (or one or more of the characters) towards different subjects. Most of the topics revolve around aspects of the human condition and so, along the way, views will be encountered about matters such as love, hate, compassion, selfishness, bravery and cowardice, to name but a few.

The literature X-kits offer a wealth of interactive material. Literary texts are discussed in detail, and topics include plot, theme, character, style, symbolism and imagery. The depth of knowledge conveyed to learners encourages them to engage in literature on a far more meaningful level. They also cover essential study and exam preparation techniques, that prepare learners thoroughly for literature exams.