"The common-core knowledge in this series is the next big step for ELT to take in the 21st century."

"Extremely well-planned and constructed and very impressive."

"At last a course that truly prepares students for IELTS by developing the necessary skills from the pre-intermediate level."

"Skills in English has formed the backbone of our 2008 Intensive English Course and I would recommend it to anyone who is looking for a skills-based course with an academic focus."

"I would thoroughly recommend this series to any centre running academic English courses."

"We have finally found a textbook which caters for international students at tertiary level."

"A very useful addition to the EAP tutor toolkit, which has received positive feedback from students too."

"Attractively presented, with interesting topics and a number of language tasks which engage the students' interest and enhance the four language skills."

"The topics are very interesting because they reflect today's world and what surrounds our students."

"Very appropriate for mixed-ability groups having different degrees of confidence in their English abilities."

"We are now using this series very successfully."

"The Skills in English Listening books fill a big gap in the market."

"The single most useful tool you could buy, if you are going to invest in a resource for embedding ESOL into a mainstream Science or other study curriculum, or is you are resourcing a Language Support provision."

"The topics and tasks are appropriate for all learners and the course is preparing them well for future university study."

"The Skills in English Course Book, Level 2, Part A centres around skills required for academic learning. This series covers elementary to advanced levels focusing on all four skills. The focus is on the following lexical themes: Education (revising and remembering); Daily Life (relationships); Work and Business (making decisions); Science and Nature (cycles and processes) and The Physical World (comparing countries). Each section includes vocabulary, grammar practice, new skills for learning and the application of these skills. A variety of activities are covered in each section and are consolidated with reading texts, grammar skills and vocabulary lists all found in the resource book. Transcripts for all listening activities and answers to tasks can also be found here. Further practice exercises can be accessed through www.skillsinenglish.com. As most course books go, the material contains many standard features such as multiple choice questions, matching, gap filling, fact finding, reordering, comprehension tasks, etc. Due to the broad subject scope, vocabulary building and diverse practice, I feel this book can certainly assist students in acquiring skills required for surviving in an academic environment where lectures, tutorials, research and assignments are done in English. The Resource Book is well-organized and colourful, which makes reading and learning more enjoyable. The only downside that I noticed was that the colour coding used for vocabulary was at times somewhat confusing. My overall impression is that this publication is well-planned and impressively presented. I would recommend this book for students preparing for academic pursuits. Most of the sections are self-explanatory and can be used in both a classroom and as a self-study guide."