Upstream Proficiency C2 Student's Book CD

Upstream Proficiency is a comprehensive course designed for secondary-level students at the CEF C2 English proficiency level. It effectively merges active English learning with engaging topics, presented through thematic units. The course is structured around five modules, featuring units sourced from a diverse range of topics, fostering cross-cultural understanding. Students develop all four language skills systematically through engaging and realistic tasks that promote personal involvement. The program includes lexical exercises to practice and activate essential vocabulary, such as collocations, idioms, and phrasal verbs. Reading materials are drawn from authentic contemporary sources, encouraging critical and attentive reading. The course offers a variety of speaking activities, as well as stimulating reading and listening tasks. Writing is also thoroughly addressed, with analysis, practice, and full model examples, along with systematic training in summary writing. It provides exam and study skill tips, self-assessment sections at the end of each module, and practice in exam-style exercises for all four components of the Proficiency exam. The grammar sections cover all key grammatical areas, with advanced points and a Grammar Reference section, and a complete practice test is included. This description has been provided by the publisher.