Most international students need to write essays and reports for exams and coursework. Yet writing good academic English is one of the most demanding tasks students face. This new edition of Academic Writing has been fully revised to help students reach this goal. Clearly organised, the course explains the writing process from start to finish. Each stage is demonstrated and practised, from selecting suitable sources, reading, note-making and planning through to re-writing and proof-reading.
Super Safari British English edition is a three-level pre-school course that welcomes very young children to English through stories, songs and tons of fun while supporting their cognitive, motor-sensory and social development. Join Gina and her friends on an exciting adventure that welcomes pre-school children to English through colourful stories, action songs and fun arts and crafts. With children's development in mind, this exciting pre-school course introduces the new language through play while improving memory and concentration; practising motor-sensory skills and developing thinking and creativity. Together with Gina, children also discover the fascinating world around them, the link between English letters and sounds, and the importance of sharing and other values. Pupil's Book 1 includes a fabulous DVD-ROM with animated songs and interactive games - perfect for family fun at home.
An enhanced edition of the popular English course for secondary students, now with a multi-dimensional package to cater to a range of abilities in the classroom.A new, refreshed edition of the five-level English course for teenagers, with a clear structure, supported approach to speaking, practice, and exam preparation still at its heart.Solutions has been thoroughly modernized with 80% new content to draw in students, embed the grammar and vocabulary presented, and engage them in the tasks. Its guided approach builds up every student’s confidence, through step-by-step objectives, lots of practice, meaningful personalization activities, and exam preparation tasks.The course now embraces a wide range of teaching methods, furnishing the teacher with a flexible pick-and-choose package for use in the classroom, at home, and on the move. The digital elements of the course enliven the material and allow teachers to vary the pace and focus of their lessons.Solutions turns all students into active learners, by offering a rich variety of learning opportunities for a whole range of abilities through extension and revision activities in all components - giving everyone a sense of achievement whatever their level.Key featuresLesson-per-page structure with achievable goals, clear signposting of the skill being practised, and gradual build-up to a productive outcome, gives everyone a sense of achievement after every classUpdated, motivating texts with effective vocabulary exploitation activities for increased engagement and active practiceSpeaking is integrated into all lessons, with step-by-step guidance leading to real-life practice, to make the activities meaningful and memorableWorkbooks with integrated audio, either in a print + audio CD combination, or online with built-in audio and an automated marking system, offer students a huge amount of listening practice while giving the teacher the option of reducing their marking loadProductive tasks, 'Check your work’ features, Exam Strategy boxes, and opportunities for home learning through the Online Workbook and Words phone app all help to involve the students actively in their learning process and build their confidence in preparation for examsDVD-ROM material for every Culture, Reading, or Speaking lesson in the Student’s Book reinforces the grammar and vocabulary being taught and presents it in a different, student-appealing contextiTools material and extra activities on the Teacher’s Resource CD-ROM allow the teacher to vary the pace and focus of the lesson, and tailor the material in a mixed-ability classroom settingThe Words phone apps offer fun, 'on the move’ vocabulary reference and practice, giving students control over their vocabulary revision
Sal and her mother a picking blueberries to can for the winter. But when Sal wanders to the other side of Blueberry Hill, she discovers a mother bear preparing for her own long winter. Meanwhile Sal's mother is being followed by a small bear with a big appetite for berries! Will each mother go home with the right little one?
One lesson-per-page structure with achievable goals, clear signposting of the skill being practised, and gradual build-up to a productive outcome, gives everyone a sense of achievement after every class Updated, motivating texts with effective vocabulary exploitation activities for increased engagement and active practice Speaking is integrated into all lessons, with step-by-step guidance leading to real-life practice, to make the activities meaningful and memorableDedicated writing page in every unit provides model texts and a step by step guide for producing their own piece of work Get Ready for Your Exam pages, Productive tasks, 'Check your work' sections, and Exam Strategy boxes, ensure students are well prepared for their school leaving exam
Classic/British English In these six stories we join the brilliant detective, Sherlock Holmes, and his friend Dr Watson, in a variety of exciting adventures. These include several suspicious deaths, the mystery of the engineer with the missing thumb, and the strange case of the two men who share a very unusual name.
* Special Exam Focus sections for each paper and new text-based activities for Paper 1, part 1, and Paper 3, parts 1 and 2 * Regular opportunities for reviewing and testing, with additional photocopiable tests in the Teacher's Book * Emphasis on personalisation gets students involved and interacting in class * Smart, contemporary look and enjoyable texts have instant appeal
In this book, Walter Judd and Grant Judd give detailed species accounts of every plant found in Tolkien's universe, complete with the etymology of the plant's name, a discussion of its significance within Tolkien's work, a description of the plant's distribution and ecology, and an original hand-drawn illustration in the style of a woodcut print.
There is nothing quite like the smell of a scrumptious steak and ale pie cooking in the oven. There perhaps isn't anything better than the first taste of a caramel and coffee eclair. From Britain's favourite expert baker comes a mouth-watering new book about two of our nation's obsessions: pies and puddings. Paul Hollywood puts his signature twist on the traditional classics, with easy-to-follow, foolproof and tantalising recipes for meat and potato pie, pork, apple and cider pie, lamb kidney and rosemary suet pudding, sausage plait and luxury fish pie. He will show you how to create inventive dishes such as chicken and chorizo empanadas, chilli beef cornbread pies and savoury choux buns. If that isn't enough, here you will find his recipe for the Queen of puddings, as well as spiced plum pizza, chocolate volcanoes and apple and Wensleydale pie. There are also regional recipes like Yorkshire curd tart and the Bedfordshire clanger, and a step-by-step guide to all the classic doughs from rich shortcrust to choux pastry. Paul Hollywood's Pies and Puds is simply a must-have.Whether you're a sweet or a savoury person, a keen novice or an expert baker: it's time to get baking pies and puds.
Cambridge Business qualifications are internationally recognised business qualifications which demonstrate an ability to use English in professional contexts. As a Cambridge English examination, it is used as a suitable entry requirement by academic instit
Fourth edition of the best-selling Cambridge English: First (FCE) course, updated to prepare for the 2015 revised exam. This Workbook without answers provides practice of the language covered in the 24 units of the Objective First Fourth edition Student's Book. An accompanying Audio CD provides exam-style listening practice. A Workbook with answers is also available.
The most accurate English-Arabic / Arabic-English dictionary ever published, based on real modern evidence of both English and Arabic with over 130,000 words and phrases and 200,000 translations.
insight is a new five-level English course for secondary students. It is a thought-provoking course which will challenge your students to reach their full potential. insight will challenge, develop and inspire your students. It will motivate and engage them with thought provoking topics and information rich texts which will challenge their opinions and inspire them to think critically about the world they live in. It will prepare them for a life of learning with a clear focus on developing their skills and autonomous learning habits. It will give your students a deeper awareness of how language works, furnishing them with not just the meaning of vocabulary but also the rules that govern its use, allowing your students to use it with confidence. Key Features Thought-provoking topics and information-rich texts will challenge your students’ opinions, educate them about the world they live in, and inspire classroom discussion. A coherent and systematic vocabulary syllabus, Vocabulary insight pages, and a ten-page Vocabulary bank explore vocabulary in greater depth. Culture pages in every unit and related DVD material will broaden your students’ understanding and knowledge of the customs, traditions, and history of English-speaking countries. Optional literature-based lessons in the workbook allow you to enrich your classes with classic English literature. All school-leaving exam topics are covered, and exam-like tasks appear throughout to help prepare your students for their exam. The insight workbook provides further practice of the language taught in the Student's book plus an abundance of extra resources including Literature insight, Pronunciation insight and Exam insight sections. insight will challenge, develop and inspire your students. It will motivate and engage them with thought provoking topics and information rich texts which will challenge their opinions and inspire them to think critically about the world they live in. It will prepare them for a life of learning with a clear focus on developing their skills and autonomous learning habits. It will give your students a deeper awareness of how language works, furnishing them with not just the meaning of vocabulary but also the rules that govern its use, allowing your students to use it with confidence.
Gold New Edition follows the same approach as previous editions but has been revised and updated following extensive research with users throughout the world. It helps teachers to deliver stimulating, discussion-rich lessons with lots of personalisation. There is a strong emphasis on communicative practice and the development of natural speaking skills to build student confidence.
In the second book in the Penny series by Caldecott Medalist Henkes, Penny receives a surprise package in the mail from her grandma. It's a doll! Penny loves her doll, and she sets out to find a name for her. Original.
Cambridge Primary English is a flexible, endorsed course written specifically to support Cambridge International Examinations' curriculum framework (Stages 1-6). This write-in Activity Book includes the following features. Activities which support, enrich and reinforce the core teaching in the Learner's Book, using the same themes and texts to enhance comprehension. Activities which are designed to build, practise and consolidate the reading and writing skills of all learners. Further activities and games targeting specific grammar and language points, extra writing and spelling activities.
Complete Key for Schools is official preparation for the Cambridge English: Key (KET) for Schools exam. It combines the best in contemporary classroom practice with engaging topics aimed at younger students. The information, practice and advice contained in the course ensure that they are fully prepared for all parts of the test, with strategies and skills to maximise their score. Informed by Cambridge's unique searchable database of real exam candidates' answers, the Cambridge English Corpus, Complete Key for Schools includes examples and exercises which tackle common problem areas at this level. This Student's Pack includes the Student's Book without answers with CD-ROM and Workbook without answers. The Audio CD contains the Audio for the Workbook exercises.
This title presents grammar through context, guiding students as they discover meaning. It combines this guided discovery approach with extensive form-based practice, ensuring that students have all the knowledge they need to use English grammar confidently and accurately.
Cristanne Miller's major edition of Dickinson's poems presents the 1,100 poems the poet retained during her lifetime, in the form she retained them. Dickinson took pains to copy these poems onto folded sheets in fair hand, arguably to preserve them for posterity. Included are Dickinson's alternate phrases and the editor's notes and Introduction.
Now in a new edition, National Geographic Learning brings the world to your classroom with Life, a six-level integrated-skills series with grammar and vocabulary for young adult and adult English language learners. Through stunning National Geographic content, video, and engaging topics, Life inspires a generation of informed decision-makers. With Life, learners develop their ability to think critically and communicate effectively in the global community.
Tasks for teachers of English that help to develop language awareness and invite consideration of the pedagogical implications and classroom applications.
Wider World is the portal to a fascinating world of English language knowledge and skills for the 21st century learner. The combination of authentic and engaging videos from the BBC with Pearson's ELT expertise gives teenage learners everything they need to achieve their goals in the wider world.
Your students * will gain confidence thanks to the short, simple explanations and plenty of practice exercises. * be motivated by the variety of interesting and stimulating exercise types. * be able to find their way around easily thanks to clear signposting, plus a detailed contents page and grammar index. * learn more than just grammar with the new vocabulary sections, including word building. * be able to assess their progress regularly with the new scored self-check pages * be able to do further practice and self-testing with the brand new CD-ROM.
Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, from Starter to Advanced, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student's capabilities. Dan Combes is a former MI6 agent living peacefully in France. After being attacked by a former colleague, he realises his relationship with the British Secret Service has not yet finished. He believes the attack is linked to his roles in Berlin and Central America. But that was years ago so why do they want him dead now? Dan returns to England and confronts his difficult past - a web of lies and deceit that he knows must end. Paperback-only version. Also available with Audio CDs including complete text recordings from the book.
This beloved story is a perfect way to teach children about respecting their elders and about all the unique adventures they can have with an older generation Come for a visit in Bear Country with this classic First Time Book(R) from Stan and J
The extraordinary musical inspired by the book The Man Who Fell to Earth by Walter Tevis and its cult film adaptation starring David Bowie, and incorporating some of Bowie's most iconic songs.
This practical and concise language guide for English-speaking travelers to Mongolia allows one to navigate with ease and confidence through what might otherwise prove to be a daunting linguistic and cultural experience. Mongolian vocabulary and phrases are given in both the Roman alphabet and the Mongolian Cyrillic script, enabling the user to pronounce words easily while becoming familiar with the script.
Speak English fluently like a native speaker with these advanced English conversation dialogues.What would it mean for your studies or career to be able to speak and write freely in English? How about understanding more of what you hear or read? These idioms and phrases in Advanced English Conversation Dialogues are designed to improve your English quickly and easily.Jackie Bolen has nearly fifteen years of experience teaching ESL/EFL to students in South Korea and Canada. She has written dialogues filled with helpful idioms and phrases in American English, plus each dialogue has practice exercises.You'll improve your English vocabulary in no time at all! This book is part of the series, "Advanced English Conversation Dialogues, Expressions, and Idioms."Pick up a copy of the book today if you want to...Learn some new English idioms and phrasesHave a variety of authentic dialogues at your fingertipsImprove your American EnglishSpeak English fluently and confidentlyHave some fun while learning EnglishGet your copy of the book today. Advanced English Conversation Dialogues by Jackie Bolen will help you stay motivated while consistently improving your English skills.
To earn coins for the Astro Bear video game, Brother and Sister Bear find ways to work for money. How they find the middle ground between being spendthrifts and little misers makes for a funny, realistic story.
Word count 10,715 Read at a comfortable level with word count and CEFR level on every cover Illustrations, photos, and diagrams support comprehension Activities build language skills and check understanding Audio improves reading and listening skills Glossaries teach difficult vocabulary Free editable tests for every book Download audio as an MP3
This Level 8 Decode and Develop pack contains 6 books, one of each of: The Beehive Fence, The Ogre's Dinner, A Lucky Find, The Strange Old House, A Good Turn, The Secret Pop Star. Biff, Chip and Kipper Stories: Decode and Develop are an exciting new set of stories from Roderick Hunt and Alex Brychta. Full of humour and drama with a delightful mixture of familiar settings and brand new magic key adventures to inspire young readers. Featuring all your favourite characters, children will enjoy exploring the detailed humorous illustrations and be captivated by the storylines. These phonics-based stories are perfect for embedding and building on children's phonics knowledge. They contain high-interest vocabulary to support language development beyond Phase 5 of Letters and Sounds. Each book contains inside cover notes to help adults read and explore the content with the child, supporting their decoding and language comprehension development. Teaching notes on Oxford Owl support independent reading, guided reading, writing, and speaking, listening and drama activities.
Business Partner is an eight-level business English course that teaches real-world language and business skills. Authentic videos with expert commentary on key business topics. Innovative video-based communication skills training. Practical training in functional business skills. Financial Times content on a wide variety of topics. A flexible, modular approach to personalise what students learn. Multiple opportunities to work on realistic case studies.
"A generous collection with a distinctly upbeat tone, this gives a taste of the best poets writing for children over the last several decades. Lobel's drawings imbue the whole with action and graphic images as inventive as the verse. Successfully geared to meet home, school, and library needs."--(starred) "Booklist.
When backyard sluggers Brother and Sister join the Bear Country Cub League, they get real uniforms and play on a baseball field. They also have pressure to win and competition from the other cubs. But it's Mama's advice that helps them prepare sensibly for team sports.
Malthus's Essay looks at the perennial tendency of humans to outstrip their resources: reproduction always exceeds food production. Today Malthus remains a byword for concern about man's demographic and ecological prospects. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 128, Publishers: HarperCollins Publishers, Author: Agatha Christie, ISBN-13: 9780008392987, Date of issue: 2020
Series Description Read Shakespeare in all its brilliance and actually understand what it means. Each No Fear Shakespeare contains the complete text of the original play, a line-by-line translation, a complete list of characters, and plenty of helpful commentary. No Fear Shakespeare gives you the complete text of "Antony and Cleopatra" on the left-hand page, side-by-side with an easy-to-understand translation on the right. Each No Fear Shakespeare containsThe complete text of the original playA line-by-line translation that puts Shakespeare into everyday languageA complete list of characters with descriptionsPlenty of helpful commentary
A book obsessed with capturing the world in words, The Describer s Dictionary is an indispensable reference tool that writers have turned to over the past twenty years in pursuit of clarity and honesty in their craft. The dictionary is organized in a reverse reference format allowing readers to zero in on the precise term they need in any given situation. Flip to the section on body types to browse alternatives to the commonplace muscular, such as sinewy, robust, and mesomorphic, and peruse handpicked evocative passages on the facing page to spark further inspiration. With a whole raft of additional terms and new passages from contemporary masters such as Zadie Smith, Khaled Hosseini, and Michael Chabon, this newly expanded edition is an unmatched resource for any writer seeking to master the art of description."
Cambridge Grammar for IELTS provides complete coverage of the grammar needed for the IELTS test, and develops listening skills at the same time. It includes a wide range of IELTS tasks from the Academic and General Training Reading, Writing and Listening modules, and contains helpful grammar explanations and a grammar glossary. A Student's Book 'with answers and Audio CD' is also available.
This book offers readers a bug's-eye view into the strange and fascinating world of carnivorous plants. From the "jaws" of the Venus flytrap to the pretty sundew plant whose delicate tentacles entrap its prey, the unique anatomy and behaviors of meat-eating plants are detailed with clear, engaging text and art.
Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 148, Publishers: Alphabet Publishing, Author: Colin Ward, ISBN-13: 9781948492508, Date of issue: 2020
