WISHES is a modular secondary-level course for learners of English at upper intermediate level (CEF level B2.1). The course combines active English learning with a variety of lively topics presented in themed modules and prepares students for the Cambridge ESOL FCE examination as well as other exams at this level. Key Features: - systematic development of all four language skills through realistic tasks which encourage the learners` personal engagement; - lexical exercises practising and activating all essential vocabulary including collocations, idioms, phrasal verbs, fixed phrases, prepositional phrases and word formation, as well as Appendices of phrasal verbs and prepositional phrases; - a variety of reading texts from authentic contemporary sources, with exercises which encourage learners to read extensively as well as intensively; - Progress Check sections at the end of each module; - grammar sections covering all major grammatical areas plus a Grammar Reference section; - Further Practice section on lexical items and key-word transformations; - Culture, Curricular and Green Issues sections.