With a new set of components and strong digital support, the Close-up edition has been completely revamped to meet the new Cambridge exam specifications. Close-Up is as interesting, rich and relevant a course as ever, thanks to spectacular National Geographic photographs and facts that have been carefully selected to engage the curious minds of young teenagers.

The integrated Exam Close-up feature now gives students and instructors step-by-step tips and strategies on how to best approach exam tasks so students can put the advice into practice. The new Learning Focus feature presents 'learning to learn' prompts so students can see what they need to do outside of the classroom to progress. Students' abilities to think, form, articulate and justify personal thoughts are developed in the Ideas Focus sections, a key skill for success initially.