A GCSE French revision course geared to meet the revised requirements of the National Curriculum and covering all syllabuses. The nine topic-based units provide coverage of the redefined areas of experience. Each is sub-divided into colour-coded sections of increasing difficulty, providing a differentiated approach and catering for students of all abilities. Regular features include grammar and vocabulary support, dictionary work, revision and homework sections. There are frequent "controle continu" self-assessment pages. At the end of each unit, an "infomerciale" transfers the language into a vocational context and constitutes a bridge towards more advanced studies.
She was raised in East Yorkshire and educated at Goldsmiths, University of London (BA) and the University of East Anglia (MA, 1998).
Cross's first novel, My Summer of Love, was published in 2001 and was the winner of a Betty Trask Award in 2002. It was made into an acclaimed film directed by Paweł Pawlikowski and starring Emily Blunt and Nathalie Press. She also wrote The Secrets She Keeps, published in 2005. These two books are set in Yorkshire. Her third and latest novel, Spilt Milk, Black Coffee, was published in 2009..
Helen Cross lives in Birmingham with her husband Andy, and her two daughters, Kendra and Cleo. She tutors at the Arvon centre.