This newly updated edition of our bestselling course (over 300,000 copies sold in the 20th century) features 40% new content as well as brand-new audio recordings. Structural changes in the language, the emergence of new terms, and idiomatic expressions have led to editorial updates in order to provide you with the best method for learning contemporary English.
As an international language of communication, English holds official or special status in 75 countries, and more than 750 million people speak it as a first or second language. With its Latin and Germanic roots, it is a language rich in grammatical nuances and precise vocabulary that should be mastered from the very beginning of learning.
The recordings include all the English texts from the lessons and translation exercises in the book. They are performed at a progressive pace by professional native speakers.