In People Like Us you`ll meet people from different countries all over the world. But remember that your culture is not just your country. It`s what you do and how old you are. It`s where you live. It`s the things you like doing and the things you don`t like doing. It`s the way you talk and your education. It`s about your friends, your family and your own character. This is your cultural identity. People Like Us has three aims: • to help you find out about other cultures. • to help you find out more about your own culture. • to help you enjoy practicing your English. People Like Us, for adult and young adult learners of English, is an integrated skills course exploring cultural values and attitudes. Based on over twenty hours of...
ISBN: 978-0-333-97448-3
Издательство:
Macmillan ELT
Дата выхода: июль 2011
The fifth and final collection of poems from one of America`s best-known contemporary writers of poetry and prose - and many would claim its most influential and imitated poet. the gas line is leaking, the bird is gone from the cage, the skyline is dotted with vultures; Benny finally got off the stuff and Betty now has a job as a waitress; and the chimney sweep was quite delicate as he giggled up through the soot. I walked miles through the city and recognized nothing as a giant claw ate at my stomach while the inside of my head felt airy as if I was about to go mad. it’s not so much that nothing means anything but more that it keeps meaning nothing, there’s no release, just gurus and self- appointed gods and hucksters. the more...
Пособия "People Like Us" и "People Like Us, Too" знакомят учащихся и студентов с реальными людьми из разных стран мира, в том числе и из России, традициями и национальными ценностями, нормами речевого и неречевого поведения, этикетом - всем тем, что составляет понятие "культура". Задания пособий "People Like Us" и "People Like Us, Too" помогут учащимся и студентам не только усовершенствовать свои знания современного английского языка, но и...
ISBN: 978-0-333-97451-3
Издательство:
Macmillan ELT
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Artem Samsurov, a protege of Lenin, makes an extraordinary escape from Tsarist Russia to reach sanctuary in Australia, but soon discovers that repression and injustice exist there too. Though distracted by an infatuation with a beautiful female lawyer, he throws himself back into the socialist cause, only to be imprisoned, then accused of murdering an informer. But he never loses his belief that the revolution will come - and in 1917, he returns to Russia alongside an Australian journalist to fight for it. Based on a true story, Keneally`s enthralling novel takes us to the heart of the Russian Revolution through the dramatic exploits of one inspiring man. Once again, he illuminates a seismic period of history from an intimate, unusual...
ISBN: 978-0-340-95186-6
Издательство:
Hodder Education
Дата выхода: июль 2011
The concluding volume of The History of Middle-earth series, which examines the Appendices to The Lord of the Rings.The Peoples of Middle-earth traces the evolution of the Appendices to The Lord of The Rings, which provide a comprehensive historical structure of the Second and Third Ages, including Calendars, Hobbit genealogies and the Westron language. The book concludes with two unique abandoned stories: The New Shadow, set in Gondor during the Fourth Age, and the tale of Tal-elmar, in which the coming of the dreaded Numenorean ships is seen through the eyes of men of Middle-earth in the Dark Years.With the publication of this book, the long history of J.R.R. Tolkien`s creation is completed and the enigmatic state of his work can be...
ISBN: 9780261103481
Издательство:
HarperCollins Publishers
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2022
Hanna Heath, an Australian rare book expert, has been offered the job of a lifetime: analysis and conservation of the famed Sarajevo Haggadah, rescued from Serb shelling during the Bosnian war. Priceless and beautiful, the book is one of the earliest Jewish volumes ever to be illuminated with images. When Hanna discovers a series of tiny artifacts in its ancient binding - an insect wing fragment, wine stains, salt crystals, a white hair-she begins to unlock the book`s mysteries, ushering in its exquisite and atmospheric past, from its salvation back to its creation through centuries of exile and war. Inspired by a true story, "People of the Book" is a novel of sweeping historical grandeur and intimate emotional intensity - an acclaimed...
ISBN: 978-0-14-311454-3
Издательство:
Penguin Group
Дата выхода: август 2011
In People Like Us you`ll meet people from different countries all over the world. But remember that your culture is not just your country. It`s what you do and how old you are. It`s where you live. It`s the things you like doing and the things you don`t like doing. It`s the way you talk and your education. It`s about your friends, your family and your own character. This is your cultural identity. "People Like Us: Exploring Cultural Values and Attitudes" has three aims: to help you find out about other cultures; to help you find out more about your own culture; to help you enjoy practicing your English. "People Like Us: Exploring Cultural Values and Attitudes", for adult and young adult learners of English, is an integrated skill course...
ISBN: 978-0-333-97447-6
Издательство:
Macmillan ELT
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Пеплум – фантасмагорический роман, о прошлом, будущем, конце света и пришествии Иисуса Христа.В этом романе сочетается сатира, научная фантастика, психология, богословие и современная философия.
ISBN: 978-2-253-14489-2
Издательство:
Livre de Poche
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Boring! Peppa is bored of all her old books. Join her on a fun-filled library trip to find more. A Peppa Pig storybook fans will want to read again and again!
ISBN: 978-1-4093-0485-2
Издательство:
Ladybird Books
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
Daddy Pig`s Fun Run is a delightful storybook based on the award-winning television character Peppa Pig. Huff, puff! Will Peppa Pig`s Daddy make it to the finish line of the fun run and raise enough money to fix the school roof? Part of the My First Storybook range, Daddy Pig`s Fun Run is a colourful and engaging board book based on the award-winning Nick Jr. television series. The captivating stories and familiar characters are ideal for encouraging children to take an early interest in reading. The Peppa Pig range of books are fun, interactive and educational, ideal for encouraging children to start to read by themselves. Titles available from Ladybird include: Fun at the Fair, Peppa Goes Swimming, Peppa`s Big Day Out and many more.
ISBN: 9781409304869
Издательство:
Ladybird Books
Дата выхода: январь 2018
Peppa and her friends are going on a school bus adventure up a mountain. But what will they find at the very top? Read this delightful story to find out.
ISBN: 978-1-4093-0021-2
Издательство:
Ladybird Books
Дата выхода: август 2011
Join Princess Peppa and Prince George in a magical fairy tale world, full of pictures to draw and colour, puzzles to solve and fabulously fluffy fabric stickers.
ISBN: 978-1-4093-0510-1
Издательство:
Ladybird Books
Дата выхода: август 2011
