Cambridge Skills for Fluency is a learner-centred range of materials designed specifically to develop students' fluency and confidence in listening, speaking, reading and writing. They are at four levels from pre-intermediate through to advanced and are suitable for use as supplementary texts or as core texts on skills development courses. Each part in the Cambridge Skills for Fluency series: * promotes fluency by presenting a wide variety of both old and new topics in creative and imaginative ways * genuinely engages students' interest and encourages them to share personal reactions and opinions fluently * focuses on a particular skill but the other skills are integrated in a way that reflects real life use of language * contains twenty units designed to take about an hour of class time, a detailed contents map and brief teaching notes.

'These four books are the most interesting and exciting I've come across for a long time, and I'd recommend them to new and experienced teachers alike.' IATEFL Teacher Development Group Newsletter
'I recommend that teachers examine the Cambridge Skills for Fluency series ... there is something here for everyone, and some will find that there is quite a gold mine between the pages of these volumes.' Cross Currents
'Consistent with the prime aim of increasing fluency, these Cambridge Skills for fluency materials incorporate a wide range of interesting subject matter, accompanied by appropriately graded activities that could be successfully adapted to most upper-intermediate ESL classes. The authors have indeed found authentic material, and have presented it in a way that will engage students' attention, create and atmosphere for lively classroom discussions and, finally, help them improve their reading, writing and listening skills.' VATME Newsletter, 1995
'The material is creatively presented and easy to access, and the activities are thoughtfully constructed. Students develop important skills and are then given the opportunity to use them in interesting and purposeful ways.' VATME Newsletter, 1995
'It has much to offer ESL classroom teachers in their daily search for stimulating material based on the communicative approach ... it would be a valuable and practical resource in the self-access room or for independent use at home.' Prospect Vol 10, 1995