Hi there,

 

I �m in charge of purchasing some extra books this year in the language academy I work for. I �ve been surfing the net and I wonder if any of you have already used or bought these books and could tell me whether they are good investment or not.

* Timesaver for exams Writing for First (FCE) 2015 edition ; Timesaver for exams Listening for First (FCE) 2015 edition ;  Advanced Writing Levels C1 & C2, 2015 edition, Global ELT. This last book looks terrific but can �t find any websites where to get it from. 

 

Thanks for your help.  

Hi Pedro,

 

I have Timesaver for exams Writing for First (also Reading and Use that you weren �t asking about ;-) and in my view it �s a pretty good book. It practises all forms of writing needed at FCE and various aspects of it e.g. when covering essays there are 6 activities devoted to it on various topics ranging from work, through transport, Facebook, crime to celebrities. The activities focus on expressing opinions and giving reasons, writing an introduction, writing a conclusion, choosing an appriopriate register, planning: giving contrasting points of view, reporting trends. At the end there are First and First for Schools exam tasks. In my view, this book makes a great supplementary, despite the fact that it �s not exactly a game format which I like the most. 

BTW I �m of a similar opinion of the Reading and Use book, but I don �t have the Listening one.

 

hope that helps  

Hi joannajs,

 

Your opinion really is of great help. I �ll go for them then. Thanks for your time and help. Have a nice day!