Gold Experience 2nd Edition
English type: British English
Levels: 8 (Beginner-Advanced)
CEFR: A1-C1
Suitable for: Teenagers preparing for Cambridge English exams for schools
Fast-paced course that motivates students to build language and skills for the classroom, exams and the world.

In more detail
Digital components for students and teachers
All Gold Experience 2nd Edition digital components are available through the Pearson English Portal, easy for you to access and use in one place.
For students
Students can access all course resources and use them during an online lesson or at home, for homework and for further practice. These include:
- interactive Student’s eBook
- practice English App
- digital resources
- online practice
For teachers
Teachers can access the resources and tools that help them plan and deliver successful online lessons and assessment, set up extra online practice and monitor students' progress. These include:
- presentation tool
- integrated Zoom account
- digital resources
- test generator
- online practice
Learning English for the real world
The comprehensive and well-balanced language syllabus features plenty of authentic audio and video content to help teenage students experience and practice "real life" English in context.
Through engaging video tasks, Speak Up discussion activities and project work, teenagers develop the 21st century skills they will need later in life and their future careers.
Independent Learning activities push students to actively engage with their learning and take responsibility for their progress.
Components & ISBNs
Student components
- Ten units: nine topic-based units and a tenth review unit in exam task format
- Exam-like tasks are marked with an icon for ease of identification
- Additional vocabulary sets in the back of the book
- Students explore topics, collaborate and present to the class in end-of-unit projects
- Independent learning sections help students become more successful learners
- Detailed grammar and language explanations, plus a full page of practice activities for every unit
- Exam-related help and useful language for productive tasks
Access code in the Student’s Book.
- Access to videos and class and workbook audio
- Additional fun practice of course vocabulary
The Interactive Student’s eBook provides:
- an online version of the Student’s Book, enabling students to complete activities wherever they are
- audio and video at the point of use
- user friendly navigation
- Consolidates the Student’s Book lessons with targeted practice, unit by unit
- Additional practice of reading, writing, speaking, listening and use of English skills
- Extensive grammar and vocabulary practice
- Complete practice exam in Unit 10
- Designed for independent study at home and practice in class
- Audio for listening lessons available on the Student’s App
- Fully interactive version of the Workbook
- Instantly graded activities with supportive feedback
- Personal gradebook for students to review their performance
- Remediation videos and activities
- Audio and video for the Student’s Book

The Pearson English Portal connects teachers, learners and world-class resources, enabling you to work together, anytime and anywhere. Providing rigorous pedagogical development powered by advanced technology, it's easy to use, flexible, and uniquely comprehensive – transforming teaching, revolutionizing learning, and improving outcomes. MyEnglishLab is now accessed via the Portal.
- Additional intensive practice for the exams
- Two complete practice tests, one with tips and guidance for every task
- Extensive support for productive tasks
- Online answer keys, audio and speaking test videos with teacher’s resources
Teacher components
- Teaching notes with additional classroom ideas, including for mixed ability classes and fast finishers
- Exam information, including differences between Student’s Book activities and those in the exam
- Advice on teaching for exams, flipping the classroom, developing students as independent learners, teaching with projects and teaching with readers
- Advice on what makes a solid answer, a good answer and what acing an answer looks like
- Photocopiable audio scripts and videoscripts
- Workbook answer key
Via the Pearson English Portal – access code in the Teacher’s Book.
- Teaching notes (from the Teacher’s Book)
- Grammar PowerPoint presentations for each unit’s grammar points
- Three photocopiable worksheets per Student’s Book unit, with full teaching notes and answer key
- Class audio and video
- Assessment package
- Extensive range of tests for use throughout the course (pdfs and Word docs):
- Diagnostic test to help place students
- Unit tests: grammar, vocabulary and use of English; and listening and reading
- Review tests every three units: grammar, vocabulary and use of English; writing; and speaking
- End-of-Year test with three papers: Listening, Reading and use of English; Writing; Speaking
- A/B versions of core tests
- Versions for students with special educational needs
- Answer keys and audio files
- Extensive range of tests for use throughout the course (pdfs and Word docs):
Via the Pearson English Portal – access code in the Teacher’s Book.
- Fully interactive version Student’s Book and Workbook activities with integrated audio and video
- Planning mode (includes teacher’s notes) and teaching mode
- Easy navigation via book page and lesson flow
- Additional game activities

The Pearson English Portal connects teachers, learners and world-class resources, enabling you to work together, anytime and anywhere. Providing rigorous pedagogical development powered by advanced technology, it's easy to use, flexible, and uniquely comprehensive – transforming teaching, revolutionizing learning, and improving outcomes. MyEnglishLab is now accessed via the Portal.
Via the Pearson English Portal – access code in the Teacher’s Book.
- Teacher access to the learning management system for Online Practice:
- Assign tasks to the whole class, groups or individual students
- Automatic marking to save time
- View how individual students and the whole class are progressing overall and by skill

The Pearson English Portal connects teachers, learners and world-class resources, enabling you to work together, anytime and anywhere. Providing rigorous pedagogical development powered by advanced technology, it's easy to use, flexible, and uniquely comprehensive – transforming teaching, revolutionizing learning, and improving outcomes. MyEnglishLab is now accessed via the Portal.
Via the Pearson English Portal – access code in the Teacher’s Book.
The new Test Generator enables teachers to generate a test based on the content from the assessment package that comes with Gold Experience 2nd Edition.
- Teachers can randomize the test questions to give each student a different test
- Tests are available online and in PDF, for printing out and use in class
- Students receive a notification when they have an online test assigned to them
- Teachers can see the automatic test results from the online tests and grade the printed tests manually
ISBNs
Component | ISBN |
Student's Book & eBook | 9781292392745 |
Student's Book with Online Practice & eBook | 9781292392752 |
Student's eBook Access Code | 9781292243160 |
Student's eBook w/ Online Practice Access Code | 9781292194172 |
Online Practice Access Code | 9781292194189 |
Workbook | 9781292194257 |
Teacher's Book w/ Teacher's Portal Access Code | 9781292239743 |
Teacher's Portal Access Code | 9781292423159 |
Teacher's Presentation Tool USB | 9781292194233 |
Teacher's Resource Book | 9781292194226 |
Class Audio CDs | 9781292194134 |
Exam Practice - Cambridge | - |
Component | ISBN |
Student's Book & eBook | 9781292392769 |
Student's Book with Online Practice & eBook | 9781292392776 |
Student's eBook Access Code | 9781292243177 |
Student's eBook w/ Online Practice Access Code | 9781292194301 |
Online Practice Access Code | 9781292194318 |
Workbook | 9781292194387 |
Teacher's Book w/ Teacher's Portal Access Code | 9781292239750 |
Teacher's Portal Access Code | 9781292423166 |
Teacher's Presentation Tool USB | 9781292194363 |
Teacher's Resource Book | 9781292194356 |
Class Audio CDs | 9781292194264 |
Exam Practice - Cambridge | - |
Component | ISBN |
Student's Book & eBook | 9781292392783 |
Student's Book with Online Practice & eBook | 9781292392790 |
Student's eBook Access Code | 9781292243184 |
Student's eBook w/ Online Practice Access Code | 9781292194431 |
Online Practice Access Code | 9781292194448 |
Workbook | 9781292194516 |
Teacher's Book w/ Teacher's Portal Access Code | 9781292239774 |
Teacher's Portal Access Code | 9781292423173 |
Teacher's Presentation Tool USB | 9781292194493 |
Teacher's Resource Book | 9781292194486 |
Class Audio CDs | 9781292194394 |
Exam Practice - Cambridge | - |
Component | ISBN |
Student's Book & eBook | 9781292392806 |
Student's Book with Online Practice & eBook | 9781292392813 |
Student's eBook Access Code | 9781292243191 |
Student's eBook w/ Online Practice Access Code | 9781292194561 |
Online Practice Access Code | 9781292194578 |
Workbook | 9781292194646 |
Teacher's Book w/ Teacher's Portal Access Code | 9781292239798 |
Teacher's Portal Access Code | 9781292423180 |
Teacher's Presentation Tool USB | 9781292194622 |
Teacher's Resource Book | 9781292194615 |
Class Audio CDs | 9781292194523 |
Exam Practice - Cambridge | - |
Component | ISBN |
Student's Book & eBook | 9781292392820 |
Student's Book with Online Practice & eBook | 9781292392837 |
Student's eBook Access Code | 9781292243207 |
Student's eBook w/ Online Practice Access Code | 9781292194691 |
Online Practice Access Code | 9781292194707 |
Workbook | 9781292194776 |
Teacher's Book w/ Teacher's Portal Access Code | 9781292239811 |
Teacher's Portal Access Code | 9781292423197 |
Teacher's Presentation Tool USB | 9781292194752 |
Teacher's Resource Book | 9781292194745 |
Class Audio CDs | 9781292194653 |
Exam Practice - Cambridge | - |
Component | ISBN |
Student's Book & eBook | 9781292392844 |
Student's Book with Online Practice & eBook | 9781292392851 |
Student's eBook Access Code | 9781292243146 |
Student's eBook w/ Online Practice Access Code | 9781292194820 |
Online Practice Access Code | 9781292194837 |
Workbook | 9781292194905 |
Teacher's Book w/ Teacher's Portal Access Code | 9781292239828 |
Teacher's Portal Access Code | 9781292423203 |
Teacher's Presentation Tool USB | 9781292194882 |
Teacher's Resource Book | 9781292194875 |
Class Audio CDs | 9781292194783 |
Exam Practice - Cambridge | - |
Component | ISBN |
Student's Book & eBook | 9781292392868 |
Student's Book with Online Practice & eBook | 9781292392875 |
Student's eBook Access Code | 9780433020486 |
Student's eBook w/ Online Practice Access Code | 9781292194950 |
Online Practice Access Code | 9781292194967 |
Workbook | 9781292195032 |
Teacher's Book w/ Teacher's Portal Access Code | 9781292239835 |
Teacher's Portal Access Code | 9781292423210 |
Teacher's Presentation Tool USB | 9781292195018 |
Teacher's Resource Book | 9781292195001 |
Class Audio CDs | 9781292194912 |
Exam Practice - Cambridge | - |
Component | ISBN |
Student's Book & eBook | 9781292392882 |
Student's Book with Online Practice & eBook | 9781292392899 |
Student's eBook Access Code | 9781292243153 |
Student's eBook w/ Online Practice Access Code | 9781292195087 |
Online Practice Access Code | 9781292195094 |
Workbook | 9781292195162 |
Teacher's Book w/ Teacher's Portal Access Code | 9781292239842 |
Teacher's Portal Access Code | 9781292423227 |
Teacher's Presentation Tool USB | 9781292195148 |
Teacher's Resource Book | 9781292195131 |
Class Audio CDs | 9781292195049 |
Exam Practice - Cambridge | - |
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Resources & training videos
Teaching with Gold Experience 2nd Edition
This complete package of videos covers four themes: Overview, Planning and Assessment, Digital, and “How to…”. They are available on Pearson English Portal for teachers.
These videos will help you implement the course and help your students' progress in their learning.
Course introduction
This video will guide you through the key features of Gold Experience 2nd Edition.
Components for students
This video will help you understand component roles and how they work together.
Components for teachers
This video will help you understand component roles and how they work together.
A unit walk-through
This video will help you understand the structure of the unit, presenting the role of each section.
Beautiful posters to decorate your classroom and color your world
Inspired by Gold Experience 2nd Edition, celebrate the visually-engaging content with these printable sets of classroom resources. The resources refer to unit openers, which serve as an engaging and thought-provoking introduction to the new topic.
Each set includes:
- a classroom poster
- a set of question cards
- teacher’s notes
They can be used to organize games, speaking tasks, time-filling activities year-round and even color your world!
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Learn on the go
Every student using Gold Experience 2nd Edition now has instant access to full course audio video material and fun practice activities Pearson Practice English App.