Cambridge IGCSE First Language English Digital Teacher's Resource Access Card

Deliver outstanding lessons and save valuable planning time with this comprehensive digital Teacher’s Resource, fully aligned to the Cambridge IGCSE™ and O Level First Language English syllabuses (0500/0990) for examination from 2027. This updated resource follows the same structure as the coursebook and workbook for seamless navigation and instructional alignment.

Whether you're guiding students in developing close reading skills, analytical writing, or narrative composition, this Teacher’s Resource provides ready-to-use materials, lesson ideas, and detailed assessment tools to support confident, skills-based teaching.

Key Features

• Fully supports the Cambridge IGCSE™ and O Level First Language English syllabuses (0500/0990) for 2027

• Follows the exact unit structure of the coursebook and workbook for easy lesson planning

• Includes answers to all coursebook and workbook activities, helping streamline marking and student feedback

• Ready-to-use lesson plans, worksheets, reading passages, PowerPoints, and writing models to support classroom delivery

• End-of-unit tests with mark schemes to monitor and track student progress

• Content structured around both reading and writing skill development

• Supports multiple text types including comprehension, summary, descriptive, narrative, and directed writing

• Developed with accessibility in mind: Coursebook and Workbook components meet WCAG 2.2 Level AA standards

Contents Overview

Introduction & Setup

• About the authors

• How to use the series and this teacher’s resource

• Syllabus overview and assessment guidance

• Approaches to teaching and learning

Part 1: Reading

• Unit 1: Reading skills and strategies

• Unit 2: Reading for comprehension

• Unit 3: Summary writing

• Unit 4: Analysing and explaining writers' effects

• Unit 5: Extended response to reading

• Unit 6: Reading practice

Part 2: Writing

• Unit 7: Writing skills

• Unit 8: Directed writing

• Unit 9: Descriptive writing

• Unit 10: Narrative writing

• Unit 11: Writing practice

Ideal For

• Teachers preparing students for Cambridge IGCSE™ or O Level First Language English

• Classrooms using the 2027 syllabus with coursebook and workbook integration

• Educators seeking time-saving, high-quality teaching resources with built-in assessments

• English departments supporting structured skill development in both reading and writing

Plan with confidence and teach with impact using this all-in-one digital Teacher’s Resource.