Ready for Life
The bestselling Ready for... series has been helping students prepare for their exams for over twenty years. This revised Fourth edition of Ready for B2 First continues to provide the in-depth exam training for which the course is known. It keeps all the popular features of the 3rd edition whilst adding innovative digital support, updated reading and listening texts, new pronunciation sections and improved page design for easy navigation.
- English Type
- British English
- Number of levels
- 1
- CEFR Levels
- B2
Ready for sections focus on each paper of the exam in more detail ensuring that students feel fully confident before taking their exam. In each unit, all four language skills are systematically developed and practised, so even if students are not taking the exam, they will develop the language skills necessary for their future.
WHAT MAKES IT SPECIAL?
STUDENT'S APP & ON-THE-GO PRACTICE
A unique Student’s App offers flexible on-the-go practice of the language covered in each unit, 2 full practice tests and 60 quick-fire ‘Are you Ready?’ questions to help students prepare for their exam.
READY FOR GRAMMAR SECTIONS
Grammar is made easy with thorough Ready for Grammar reference sections at the back of the book which give clear explanations and provide extra practice.
COLLABORATIVE SPEAKING TASKS
New pronunciation sections and activities reflect the collaborative speaking tasks students will be required to complete with other candidates in the exam, providing a strong focus on effective communication.
UPDATED & ENGAGING TEXTS
New listening and reading texts with updated topics and tasks make the course more contemporary and relevant to students’ lives.
TEACHER SUPPORT
Full teacher support is provided with an annotated and interleaved Teacher’s Book with page views, answers, extra activities and teaching tips, plus access to the Test Generator which includes 2 full practice tests and 12 unit progress tests.
Levels & Samples
COURSE COMPONENTS
FULLY FLEXIBLE COURSE
If you teach remotely or would like to add an online learning element to your face to face classes, we have reconfigured and enhanced this course with digital components, making it ready for any scenario. The listing below shows you all of the components available for this course.
STUDENT'S BOOK WITH KEY AND DIGITAL STUDENT'S BOOK AND STUDENT'S APP
This blended version comes with the Digital Student's Book and Student's App. Interactive activities are auto-marked so that students can see what they have got right and wrong straightaway. The App provides on-the-go language practice as well as two full practice tests, and 60 quick-fire questions. The print book includes the answer key.
STUDENT'S BOOK WITHOUT KEY AND DIGITAL STUDENT'S BOOK AND STUDENT'S APP
This blended version comes with the Digital Student's Book and Student's App. Interactive activities are auto-marked so that students can see what they have got right and wrong straightaway. The App provides on-the-go language practice as well as two full practice tests, and 60 quick-fire questions. The print book does not include the answer key.
Digital Student's Book with App
The Digital Student's Book contains embedded audio and video, as well as interactive, self-marking activities with instant feedback for learners. The App offers students flexible opportunities for more practice whenever and wherever suits them.
Digital Student's Book with App and Digital Workbook
This fully digital version of Ready for B2 First 4th Edition offers thorough preparation and practice for the B2 First exam. It provides access to the Digital Student's Book and Workbook as well as the App, and is ideal for online classes.
Workbook and Digital Workbook with Key and access to audio
The Ready for B2 First 4th Edition Workbook provides thorough consolidation and practice of the language studied in the Student's Book. It also includes access to the Digital Workbook, making it ideal for classroom or online use. This version includes the answer key.
Workbook and Digital Workbook without Key and access to audio
The Ready for B2 First 4th Edition Workbook provides thorough consolidation and practice of the language studied in the Student's Book. It also includes access to the Digital Workbook, making it ideal for classroom or online use. This version does not include the answer key.
Digital Workbook with Student's Resources
This fully digital version of the Workbook allows teachers and learners to take classes online smoothly and instantly. Additional self-study games, organised by topic, give learners the opportunity to expand and consolidate vocabulary.
Teacher's Book with Teacher's App
The Teacher's Book is interleaved with the pages of the Student's Book and includes annotated answers as well as teaching tips from the author and ideas for extra activities. The Teacher's App provides access to the Homework Manager, Progress Tracker, Classroom Presentation Kit, Test Generator, Teacher's Resource Centre and Teacher's eBook
DIGITAL TEACHER'S BOOK WITH TEACHER'S APP
The Teacher's eBook is interleaved with the pages of the Student's Book and includes annotated answers as well as teaching tips from the author and ideas for extra activities. The Teacher's App provides access to the Homework Manager, Progress Tracker, Classroom Presentation Kit, Test Generator, Teacher's Resource Centre.
FULLY FLEXIBLE COURSE
If you teach remotely or would like to add an online learning element to your face to face classes, we have reconfigured and enhanced this course with digital components, making it ready for any scenario. The listing below shows you all of the components available for this course.
STUDENT'S BOOK WITH KEY AND DIGITAL STUDENT'S BOOK AND STUDENT'S APP
This blended version comes with the Digital Student's Book and Student's App. Interactive activities are auto-marked so that students can see what they have got right and wrong straightaway. The App provides on-the-go language practice as well as two full practice tests, and 60 quick-fire questions. The print book includes the answer key.
STUDENT'S BOOK WITHOUT KEY AND DIGITAL STUDENT'S BOOK AND STUDENT'S APP
This blended version comes with the Digital Student's Book and Student's App. Interactive activities are auto-marked so that students can see what they have got right and wrong straightaway. The App provides on-the-go language practice as well as two full practice tests, and 60 quick-fire questions. The print book does not include the answer key.
Digital Student's Book with App
The Digital Student's Book contains embedded audio and video, as well as interactive, self-marking activities with instant feedback for learners. The App offers students flexible opportunities for more practice whenever and wherever suits them.
Digital Student's Book with App and Digital Workbook
This fully digital version of Ready for B2 First 4th Edition offers thorough preparation and practice for the B2 First exam. It provides access to the Digital Student's Book and Workbook as well as the App, and is ideal for online classes.
Workbook and Digital Workbook with Key and access to audio
The Ready for B2 First 4th Edition Workbook provides thorough consolidation and practice of the language studied in the Student's Book. It also includes access to the Digital Workbook, making it ideal for classroom or online use. This version includes the answer key.
Workbook and Digital Workbook without Key and access to audio
The Ready for B2 First 4th Edition Workbook provides thorough consolidation and practice of the language studied in the Student's Book. It also includes access to the Digital Workbook, making it ideal for classroom or online use. This version does not include the answer key.
Digital Workbook with Student's Resources
This fully digital version of the Workbook allows teachers and learners to take classes online smoothly and instantly. Additional self-study games, organised by topic, give learners the opportunity to expand and consolidate vocabulary.
Teacher's Book with Teacher's App
The Teacher's Book is interleaved with the pages of the Student's Book and includes annotated answers as well as teaching tips from the author and ideas for extra activities. The Teacher's App provides access to the Homework Manager, Progress Tracker, Classroom Presentation Kit, Test Generator, Teacher's Resource Centre and Teacher's eBook
DIGITAL TEACHER'S BOOK WITH TEACHER'S APP
The Teacher's eBook is interleaved with the pages of the Student's Book and includes annotated answers as well as teaching tips from the author and ideas for extra activities. The Teacher's App provides access to the Homework Manager, Progress Tracker, Classroom Presentation Kit, Test Generator, Teacher's Resource Centre.
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