What makes the Platinum English FAL course unique? Strong support for reading and writing skills, featuring annotations and models of all writing texts; integrated and explicit grammar teaching; predictable, consistent structure; high quality, relevant artwork; strong teacher support through explicit methods and assessment. Platinum - simply superior: Superior CAPS coverage and written by expert authors; superior illustrations and activities to improve results and motivate learners; superior teacher support to save time and make teaching easy, including photocopiable worksheets; superior quality = exam success!

Achieve is a four-level print and digital English language course designed specifically for the Caribbean learner. Spanning lower secondary and CESC(r), Achieve delivers comprehensive syllabus coverage through its range of interactive components that support students and teachers in the life-long development of English language and literacy skills. Through a range of features and themes, each section of this book covers core skills related to listening, speaking, reading and writing, as well as the mechanics of language, grammar and vocabulary. Literature, language appreciation, media and cross-curricular skills development are intergrated consistently throughout. Achieve is designed to be flexible so that the series will suit a diversity of classromms, and teaching and learning styles. The accompanying Teacher's Handbook helps with teacher support and differentiation strategies. Log on to www.pearsoncaribbean.com/achieve to access your digital support resources and to view our wide range of additional English language and literature resources.About the Author Neville Grant has worked as an English specialist, educational writer and consultant in many parts of the world, including the Caribbean, Africa, Asia and Europe. Formerly in the Britsh Council, ha has taught in several universities, and is the author of well over a hundred books, including High School courses for the Caribbean. He also edited the Pearson Read Awhile series for Caribbean Primary Schools.

Achieve is a four-level print and digital English language course designed specifically for the Caribbean learner. Spanning lower secondary and CESC(r), Achieve delivers comprehensive syllabus coverage through its range of interactive components that support students and teachers in the life-long development of English language and literacy skills. Through a range of features and themes, each section of this book covers core skills related to listening, speaking, reading and writing, as well as the mechanics of language, grammar and vocabulary. Literature, language appreciation, media and cross-curricular skills development are intergrated consistently throughout. Achieve is designed to be flexible so that the series will suit a diversity of classromms, and teaching and learning styles. The accompanying Teacher's Handbook helps with teacher support and differentiation strategies. Log on to www.pearsoncaribbean.com/achieve to access your digital support resources and to view our wide range of additional English language and literature resources.About the Author Neville Grant has worked as an English specialist, educational writer and consultant in many parts of the world, including the Caribbean, Africa, Asia and Europe. Formerly in the Britsh Council, ha has taught in several universities, and is the author of well over a hundred books, including High School courses for the Caribbean. He also edited the Pearson Read Awhile series for Caribbean Primary Schools.

Achieve is a four-level print and digital English language course designed specifically for the Caribbean learner. Spanning lower secondary and CESC(r), Achieve delivers comprehensive syllabus coverage through its range of interactive components that support students and teachers in the life-long development of English language and literacy skills. Through a range of features and themes, each section of this book covers core skills related to listening, speaking, reading and writing, as well as the mechanics of language, grammar and vocabulary. Literature, language appreciation, media and cross-curricular skills development are intergrated consistently throughout. Achieve is designed to be flexible so that the series will suit a diversity of classromms, and teaching and learning styles. The accompanying Teacher's Handbook helps with teacher support and differentiation strategies. Log on to www.pearsoncaribbean.com/achieve to access your digital support resources and to view our wide range of additional English language and literature resources.About the Author Neville Grant has worked as an English specialist, educational writer and consultant in many parts of the world, including the Caribbean, Africa, Asia and Europe. Formerly in the Britsh Council, ha has taught in several universities, and is the author of well over a hundred books, including High School courses for the Caribbean. He also edited the Pearson Read Awhile series for Caribbean Primary Schools.

Superior CAPS coverage and written by expert authors. Superior illustrations and activities to improve results and motivate learners. Superior teacher support to save time and make teaching easy. Superior quality = exam success!

• A special day (story) (p. 6)
• Taking off (poem) (p. 9)
• Why dogs chase cars (story)
• A true friend (story) (p. 13)
• Sorry! (social text: letters) (p. 16)
• Making a mobile (information text)
• Holidays (poems) (p. 20)
• A lucky escape (story) (p. 21)
• Finding out about fire (information text) (p. 24)
• Lighting up our lives (information text) (p. 26)
• Dudu and the evil giant – Part 1 (story) (p. 28)
• Dudu and the evil giant – Part 2 (story)
• Our teacher says (poem) (p. 34)
• Go, Slow and Whoa Foods (information text) (p. 35)
• It takes courage (media text: newspaper article)
• Cecilia Makiwane (media text: newspaper article) (p. 39)
• World of Birds (social text: postcard) (p. 40)
• Save the crane (media text: poster)
• Why the giraffe and the oxpecker are good friends (story) (p. 42)
• The four friends (drama) (p. 44)
• The wonders of Egypt (information text)
• A journalist’s world (social text: letter) (p. 54)
• Poems about jobs (poems)
• Swim safely (media text: magazine article) (p. 58)
• Funny poems (poems) (p. 60)
• Nomathemba’s fire (story)
• Be my friend (drama) (p. 66)
• Miss you! (social text: emails) (p. 70)
• Digging up the past (information text)

Test knowledge and understanding of content from The Students' Companion with the assistance of four fun, friendly characters in this write-in Practice Book. - Engage students with a full colour design - Build on higher level thinking to gain the best possible learning results through a range of exercises and question types. - Encourage creativity, critical thinking and problem solving while testing knowledge.