The material consists of 15 units with accompanying cassette plus a full introduction, tape transcripts and answer key with explanatory notes. "Soundtracks" should provide useful practice for students preparing for the listening tests of the Cambridge First Certificate and Proficiency Examinations in English. It can be used in classrooms or for self-study. "Soundtracks" aims to encourage students to: develop a sound approach to listening; improve skills in extensive and intensive listening; study language in use and react to interesting and entertaining content. For teachers "Soundtracks" offers material for well-balanced lessons, a supplement for a main course and a rationale for teaching listening skills.