A wide range of activities provides further controlled practice of the main grammatical, functional and vocabulary areas 'Exploring Vocabulary' key vocabulary and comprehension tasks, which check understanding of meaning and usage 'Help Yourself' sections provide learner-development activities which encourage students to reflect on language and the language-learning process Three short stories encourage extensive reading for pleasure Regular 'Sound/Spelling Links' sections draw attention to common links between sound and spelling in English Review list of key vocabulary