Cambridge Essential English for Queensland Second Edition

Relevant and engaging resources for today’s Queensland Essential English students

REGION:

Queensland

LEVELS:

Year 11 / Year 12

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This series includes the following components

Cambridge Essential English for Queensland Second Edition comprehensively covers the revised Essential English syllabus to be implemented for Units 1&2 in 2025.

New high interest content:

A new chapter in Unit 1: Language that Works focusses on working in the live entertainment industry to immediately engage students in the subject as they explore aspects of workplace communication.
New studies in Chapter 4 Unlocking potential: inspiration through film explore a range of inspiring feature-length films, reflective texts and television shows.
New texts and extracts throughout, including: Free Willy and the experience of Keiko the whale; the design of the Australian $50 note; examples of live entertainment marketing; and extracts from scientific articles, autobiographical works and fiction.
New extended material in Chapter 5 The corners of my mind: personal writing, including an expanded Stolen Generations case study.

New embedded teacher explanation notes offer alternative ideas for tasks, approaches, and assessment ideas.

Scaffolded teaching with routines, activities and extension tasks to suit a range of student needs.

Trusted features from the first edition:

Support for teachers

Contextual information at the start of each chapter supports all teachers, including those new to teaching English.
An introductory chapter, with explanations and key literacy routines and strategy examples.
Downloadable, editable worksheets.

The ‘Glossex’, a combination of glossary and index, is a useful tool allowing students to expand their vocabulary by listing and defining important or difficult words. The Glossex is now included in the print textbook.

Cambridge Essential English for Queensland Units 3&4 Second Edition is being published in 2025 for implementation in 2026.

Learn more: cambridge.edu.au/essentialenglishQLD

The text delivered in print format.

Offline Textbook

The downloadable offline version of the student text enables students to take notes, highlight key passages, and bookmark pages. It is available from Cambridge GO using the unique 16-character code that is included with the purchase of the Print Textbook and the Interactive Textbook.

Interactive Textbook

The online version of the student text delivers a host of interactive features to enhance the teaching and learning experience of the student text. It is accessed online through Cambridge GO using a unique 16-character code supplied with the Print Textbook, or available for purchase separately as a digital-only option.

The Interactive Textbook is available as a calendar-year subscription. Your subscription term is defined as follows: if activation occurs between January and July of this year, subscription concludes on 31 December this year. If activation occurs between August and December of this year, subscription concludes on 31 December the following year.