For Unlock Third Edition we have carried out in-depth research working closely with a global panel of ELT professionals. By listening to the needs of teachers and students, we have developed an even more robust course.

Unlock has been developed using the Cambridge Learner Corpus and English Vocabulary Profile. This guarantees that the language presented to your learners throughout the course is both up-to-date and relevant. Using these tools, our authors can see how English is used, identify common mistakes made by learners at a given level, and get additional information on the vocabulary that should be covered at each CEFR level.

This research is unique to Cambridge and gives our authors an insight into language that they can then turn into accurate, effective learning materials.

Empower Second edition includes a unique assessment package that has been produced by our experts. The rigorous validation process involved over 35,000 trials in 43 countries to ensure that all tests are accurate, meaningful and fair.

The course syllabus is informed by English Profile and the Cambridge English Corpus and is carefully benchmarked to the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR). The CEFR is a standard guideline used to recognise a learner’s level of language fluency.

Using these standards in the development of Empower Second edition ensures that your students are encountering the most relevant and useful language at the right point in their learning.

From our extensive research with language teaching experts and students around the world, we know that students often measure their progress through their confidence and ability to speak spontaneously in the “real world.”

In direct response to this, we have created a student-centered course that covers all skills and puts speaking at its heart. Dedicated speaking lessons in every unit and a unique student-centered approach have been included to motivate and get students speaking with confidence. This course is specifically designed to fit in with students’ busy, modern lives, as well as meet the practical and professional needs of teachers.

Employability Skills is a fully online, 8-hour module about the 8 essential skills most needed by businesses nowadays, according to our own research. It’s perfect for young adults at CEFR level B1 or higher and it can be used on its own, or integrated with your English coursebook. Your students will be immersed into real-life workplace scenarios and they will be asked to make decisions, developing soft skills such as teamwork, communication, critical thinking, leadership and so on.

Research is at the heart of all our products and services. One of our main focuses here at Cambridge is on the development of cutting-edge, research-informed tests, qualifications and preparation materials, drawing from the experience of past candidates to help the future ones perform.