A 720-page book with 110 lessons, 4 audio CDs and 1 mp3 download (2,000 files) lasting 2 hrs 40 min. Yearning to start English or refresh your knowledge after a long spell without practising? Our best-seller, promises a fluid, pleasant learning experience with this latest edition. The structural developments of the language, the coining of new terms and idiomatic expressions are regularly factored in to provide you with the best course in contemporary English. As the language of international communication, English enjoys an official or special status in 75 countries, and over 750 million people speak it as a first or second language. Boasting Latin and Germanic roots, it's a language of many subtleties in grammar and has a rich, precise vocabulary that you need to master from the outset. Available in this box set in 4 audio CDs and downloadable MP3 format, the recordings include all the texts in English for each lesson and the translation exercises from the book. These progressively more challenging texts have been recorded by professional native speakers. Lively, useful dialogue. Carefully-constructed progression. Pronunciation using the recordings