This book provides extensive coverage of the national curriculum, and the Scottish 5-14 guidelines. This is a systematic approach to grammar progression, with clear explanations and extensive practice. It contains interesting topics, set in authentic contexts, from France and other French speaking countries. It also features clear and attractively designed pages, with humorous and stimulating artwork. It provides user-friendly vocabulary and grammar reference sections to encourage independent learning. It includes end of unit summaries to provide a clear learning framework. It provides full coverage of the New National Curriculum requirements. The book puts forward more grammar activities and more emphasis on verb learning. It also features new inclusion of ICT activities; new differentiation of exercises; new “Reading for pleasure” sections; and new motivating Flashcards. This is a lively and modern Students’ Book, with clear presentation, and integrated assessment guidance tasks.