English File fifth edition

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New video embedded into the lessons brings language learning to life and helps you communicate both inside and outside the classroom.

  • Language Level: A1 - C2

Learn English with dynamic, video-enhanced lessons. Every File contains videos which focus on Grammar, Vocabulary, Pronunciation, and skills development.

Keep learners motivated with authentic and contemporary topics with a proven methodology refined by years of continuous teacher feedback.

The Student Book comes with access to Skills Confidence (Beginner, Elementary) and Exam Confidence (Pre-Intermediate, Intermediate, Intermediate Plus, Upper Intermediate, Advanced, Advanced Plus).

With more video than ever before, authentic texts, and updated topics, English File fifth edition keeps you talking.

  • Student Book (print)
  • Workbook with key (print)
  • Workbook without key (print)
  • Student Book & Workbook multi-pack A
  • Student Book & Workbook multi-pack B
  • Student Book e-Book (2 years' access)
  • Workbook e-book (2 years' access)
  • Student Resources (2 years' access)
  • Teacher's Guide (print)
  • Teacher Resources (4 years' access)
  • Classroom Presentation Tools (Student Book and Workbook - 4 years' access)
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Key features

  • New video content embedded into every File provides a dynamic learning experience.
  • New drama video story that runs across Elementary, Pre-Intermediate, and Intermediate provides a drama with twists, turns and cliffhanging endings whilst introducing high frequency functional English and social English phrases.
  • Enhanced skills syllabus with a prominent focus on the 4 skills, and a wider variety of skills tasks.
  • The Student Book comes with access to Skills Confidence (Beginner, Elementary) and Exam Confidence (Pre-Intermediate, Intermediate, Intermediate Plus, Upper Intermediate, Advanced, Advanced Plus). Develop your confidence in English with access to bite-size Reading, Listening, Speaking, and Writing practice that complements the course, available in Oxford English Hub.
  • In the higher levels, Colloquial English provides new interviews, exclusive to English File, with well-known personalities and experts in their field.
  • British English course.

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Engage with authentic and motivating texts, topics, and tasks that will keep you talking.

Video enhanced lessons throughout every File helps students learn and practice Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation, and develops their listening and viewing skills. Video types used throughout the course include documentaries, drama, interviews, animation, vox pops and teacher generated video.

Make progress with English File’s proven methodology and balance of language and skills, which builds your confidence to communicate.

The Student Book comes with access to Skills Confidence (Beginner, Elementary) and Exam Confidence (Pre-Intermediate, Intermediate, Intermediate Plus, Upper Intermediate, Advanced, Advanced Plus) to help develop confidence in English.

90% of teachers who took part in an Oxford Impact study found that English File improves students’ speaking skills.

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Please note: The full digital experience of English File fifth edition will be available from August 2025. If you or your students redeem your access code before this date, you will not be able to access the full digital experience of the English File fifth edition, however, the countdown on your licence will begin.

To view the full digital experience, we invite you to explore Elementary level unit 7 in the free trial: English File fifth edition free trial

Student packs

Fully flexible learning for every situation. Whether your students are learning face-to-face, remotely, or a mixture of the two - there's a pack to suit your class.

Student Book with Skills Confidence/ Exam Confidence Student Digital Pack Student Book with Digital Pack

Learn
Student Book (print) ✔ ✔
Student Book e-book ✔ ✔
Student Resources ✔ ✔ ✔

Practice
Workbook e-book ✔ ✔
Skills Confidence/ Exam Confidence ✔ ✔ ✔
Resources within Digital Packs accessed via Oxford English Hub.

Teacher packs

Both our teacher's packs provide everything you need to create flexible lessons that work for your students, no matter whether you are teaching face-to-face or remotely.

Teacher's Guide with Digital Pack Teacher Digital Pack

Teach
Teacher's Guide (print) ✔
Digital Teacher's Guide (PDF) ✔ ✔
Teacher's Resources ✔ ✔
Student Book Classroom Presentation Tool ✔ ✔

Set practice
Workbook Classroom Presentation Tool ✔ ✔

Assess
Assessment ✔ ✔
All digital course materials and resources accessed via Oxford English Hub.

English File fifth edition includes:

English File fifth edition includes:

Beginner Elementary Pre-Intermediate Intermediate