Topic-based units
Bridges offers clearly structured, thematic units that practise all language skills, leading students to a high level of communicative competence in both oral and written work.

Vocabulary
Bridges pays special attention to vocabulary development and looks at easily confused words, idiomatic language and word-building techniques. The Workbook includes a unique Vocabulary Builder designed to increase students' wordpower.

Language and Culture
The topics in Bridges are carefully chosen in order to use the English language as a bridge to other areas of the Bachillerato curriculum and to expand students' general knowledge and familiarity with aspects of Anglo-Saxon culture.

Exam Preparation
Bridges offers thorough, step-by-step preparation for both oral and written examinations. The special exam preparation and practice sections enable students to face their PAU examinations with confidence.

Best range of support materials available for teachers
Bridges offers an interleaved Teacher's Manual and a Teacher's All-in-One Pack with tests, practice exams and additional photocopiable worksheets. The Digital Teacher's Pack includes all the Teacher's All-in-One Pack material in editable Word format, the unique PAU Examination Builder, as well as Interactive Whiteboard Materials.

The Burlington Speech Trainer
Bridges 1 is accompanied by the Burlington Speech Trainer, which students can use at home to improve their pronunciation and oral fluency.

Common European Framework of Reference for Languages and language portfolios
Bridges offers guidelines and photocopiable assessment sheets for teachers wishing to work with language portfolios and the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Components for the Student

• Student's Book + coupon for Burlington Speech Trainer (Bridges 1)
• Two-in-One Workbook and Vocabulary Builder
• Website Activities in the Student's Zone (also available in multirom format on request)

Components for the Teacher

• Teacher's Manual (interleaved with Student's Book)
• Teacher's All-in-One Pack
• Digital Teacher's Pack containing three CD-ROMs:
- PAU Examination Builder, which includes ready-to-use exams for every autonomous region and a bank of build-your-own exams with a variety of question types. Teachers may create their own new exams at the touch of a button.
- Test Factory and Other Resources in editable Word format, which includes all material from the Teacher's All-in-One Pack, all reading texts from the Student's Book and all listening scripts from the Student's Book
- Interactive Whiteboard Materials featuring photo prompts for speaking activities, interactive text analysis, and Student's and Workbook answers

• Class Audio CDs
• Exam Practice Multirom
• Speaking in Context DVD + leaflet

Also available: Catalan editions, Galician and Basque booklets