Cambridge English for the Scuola Media
Andrew Littlejohn and Diana Hicks
with Maristella Sena and Biagio Tedesco
Cambridge University Press
This is an Italian version of Cambridge English for Schools.
There are also versions for: Poland, Russia and Spain

Cambridge English for the Scuola Media (CUP) is a refreshing, new approach to teaching English in the Italian Scuola Media. It is based on educational principles and features:

  • cross-curricular topics
  • learner-choice and decision-making
  • a clearly-structured, active approach to grammar and vocabulary learning.
  • 'Culture Matters' units about life in Britain and the United States of America
  • The Parcel of English link up scheme, which allows a class using the course to link up with a class in another country.

For teachers, the course includes an A to Z of Methodology, and a full rationale which explains educational principles in language teaching. Both are available at this web site, as well as the syllabus maps.


The course was piloted with over 5000 students and is now in use in schools throughout Italy.

    The course consists of:
  • A Students Book's - providing three years study of English
  • 3 Workbooks - one for each year
  • 3 Workbook cassettes
  • A Teacher's Book
  • A set of classroom cassettes.
  • A Test pack
  • Videos

Cambridge University Press in Italy:
Cambridge University Press
Via Massarenti 190
40138 Bologna (BO)
Tel: (051) 393249/391348
Fax: (051) 051 6360156
email: cp@bo.nettuno.it

Distributor in Italy:
Loescher Editore
Via Vittorio Amedeo II, 18
10121 Torino (TO)
Tel: (011) 565 4111
Fax: (011) 562 5822

You can also send queries by email to aldh@cup.cam.ac.uk