Going for Gold is a two-level Intermediate and Upper-Intermediate course designed to develop students' language skills and provide a gradual introduction to the requirements of the Cambridge FCE exam. 

 

Going for Gold Coursebook checklist:

- Enjoyable and contemporary topics;

- Thorough language and skills training;

- Motivating practice activities with a strong emphasis on personalisation;

- Graded introduction to Cambridge exam style tasks;

- Regular opportunities for reviewing and testing;

- Supportive writing reference section including review of sub-skills, model answers and useful language.

- Going for Gold Intermediate corresponds to level B1 PET of the Common European Framework.

 

Other levels in the Gold series are:

- Going for Gold Upper Intermediate (B1+ to B2 Pre-FCE level)

- FCE Gold Plus (B2 level)

- CAE Gold Plus (C1 level)

- New Proficiency Gold (C2 level)

 

- Richard Acklam has been involved in EFL teaching/teacher-training since1982. He has mainly worked for International House in London, Paris and Cairo. He has an MA (TEFL) from the University of Reading. His publications include The Choice series [co-author with Sue Mohamed] (Longman), First Certificate Gold, Advanced Gold and Going for Gold (Intermediate and Upper Intermediate) [co-author with Araminta Crace] (Pearson Education).

- Araminta Crace - A full time freelance writer of ELT materials, Araminta has taught in Brazil (where she was a Director of Studies), Egypt, Portugal and Spain, and worked as a teacher trainer at International House.