First Certificate Avenues is a 15 unit, topic-based coursebook which prepares students for the exam while at the same providing them with a motivating course at the intermediate/upper-intermediate level. The Coursebook is attractively designed in full colour and is accompanied by a set of two cassettes, and a Teacher's Book which provides thorough support to the teacher as well as an answer key and tapescripts for all the listening material. A special feature of the units is the fourth lesson which focusses on the five papers of the exam and offers the learner the opportunity to practise the various exam task types. The coursebook is particularly strong on preparing exam candidates for Paper 5 The interview, a part of the exam which learners abroad find especially difficult.

'It is ... a pleasure to be able to recommend a new book aimed at upper intermediate level students which is up-to-date and interesting.' Lynn Bradshaw, MSSATE Newsletter, November 1995
'This is a book for students who want to make progress and which promotes student independence and self-study.' Lynn Bradshaw, MSSATE Newsletter, November 1995
'Avenues is a good supplementary coursebook with interesting topic-based activities and vocabulary components ... This book is visually appealing, well laid out and easy to use, with clear reference sections.' Darina Drummond and Maureen Stone, TESOL ANZ Newsletter Dec. 95