Ideal for use in the home, at school, or in the office, this comprehensive and authoritative reference provides all the synonyms and antonyms you need for everyday use. It contains a wide selection of alternative words and opposites with the most useful words highlighted. The clear color layout makes the content easily accessible and the handy size makes it easy to carry with you wherever you may be. This is the perfect companion to the Collins Mini Dictionary.
ISBN: 978-0-00-732491-0
Издательство:
HarperCollins UK
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2011
Clearly and attractively presented, this reissue of the second edition of the Collins COBUILD Elementary English Grammar offers pre-intermediate learners of English a firm foundation in the principles of English Grammar. The second edition of the Collins COBUILD Elementary English Grammar has been written for pre- intermediate to intermediate learners of English in order to provide them with a sound understanding of the basics of English Grammar. The reference material is attractively presented on the left-hand pages, with useful and challenging exercises on the right-hand pages, serving as reinforcement. Examples from the Bank of English have been used to illustrate the patterns shown, common phrases have been identified and...
ISBN: 978-0-00-742371-2
Издательство:
HarperCollins Publishers
Дата выхода: август 2011
"Collins: English for Business: Pre-Intermediate: Business Grammar & Practice" is a comprehensive and clear guide to English grammar for the workplace. Choose the topics of most interest to you or work through the whole book for a comprehensive course in pre-intermediate grammar.
ISBN: 978-0-00-742058-2
Издательство:
HarperCollins Publishers
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Learn how to write 250 of the commonest Chinese characters, with stroke by stroke guidance on every page. With thousands of characters to learn, beginning to read and write Chinese is a daunting task. Aimed at learners, this book takes you through 250 of the commonest characters in a clear and accessible way. The meaning of every character is explained along with information about its radical, the compound words it can form, its history, and more. There is a practice grid on every page, showing how the character is written, with space for you to practice writing the character for yourself. It is generally agreed that learners of Chinese need a working knowledge of about 100 characters in order to make themselves at all understood and to...
ISBN: 978-0-00-745006-0
Издательство:
HarperCollins
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2012
Especially designed for children aged 8 and over, "Collins Primary Illustrated Dictionary" contains full sentence definitions, example sentences, parts of speech (noun, verb, etc) as well as synonyms, word histories, cross-references and pronunciation. Collins Word Wizard gives extra grammar, writing and spelling support. "Collins Primary Illustrated Dictionary" has been especially designed to support the language and literacy needs of children aged 8-10. Written in a clear, straightforward style, it places words within a context familiar to the student. It extends and reinforces key dictionary skills by showing parts of speech (for example, whether a word is a noun or verb) and other forms of a word (for example plural forms as well as...
ISBN: 978-0-00-720386-4
Издательство:
HarperCollins UK
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Collins Easy Learning English Verbs is an accessible guide to English verbs. With simple explanations of English verbs and the way they work, this book will prove indispensable for anyone who wants to improve their knowledge of English verbs. Using clear explanations and examples, all the essential grammar of verbs, such as tense and aspect, is covered. This book also provides a detailed look at verbs which are especially important or difficult to learn, such as phrasal verbs, irregular verbs, and primary and modal auxiliary verbs. Each point is described in a user-friendly format, with corpus examples that show how English is really used today.
ISBN: 978-0-00-734064-4
Издательство:
HarperCollins UK
Дата выхода: июль 2011
For children aged 6 and over, this best-selling illustrated dictionary contains full sentence definitions and child-friendly example sentences as well as colourful illustrations and photographs, colour headwords and an A--Z on every page. Collins Junior Illustrated Dictionary has been especially written to support the needs of children aged 6 to 8. It introduces key dictionary features such as showing parts of speech (noun, verb, adjective or adverb) and other forms of a word (for example plurals or past tense of a verb). The clear, spacious layout, colour headwords, guidewords at the top of each page plus the A--Z \`tab\` index on each page ensure that the dictionary is easy-to-use. Bright, colourful illustrations and photographs...
ISBN: 978-0-007-20367-3
Издательство:
HarperCollins UK
Дата выхода: февраль 2011
Scale: 1:17,500 ( inches to 1 mile). Full colour street level map of a large area of central London, bound in an attractive card cover. Ideal for tourists. MAIN FEATURES This attractive tourist map, presented in a durable card cover, has clear full colour mapping at inches to 1 mile. It has a wealth of detail, showing colour-coded land use information in addition to the intricate named street network. Key destinations are plotted and named on the map and all the streets and places of interest are fully indexed. INCLUDES / Main railway lines and stations. / Full colour-coded detail. / Underground map on the back cover. / Underground stations plotted on map. / Separate index for places of interest. AREA OF COVERAGE From Hammersmith in the...
ISBN: 978-0-00-727435-2
Издательство:
HarperCollins UK
Дата выхода: август 2011
The perfect dictionary for everyday reference, this survey contains all the words and definitions you need on a daily basis, presented in a handy, portable format that is ideal for carrying to school or work. The attractive, open layout is a pleasure to consult, as all entry words and spelling forms are highlighted in color. Based on analysis of Collins Corpus, the largest database of the English language, this study includes completely up-to-date coverage of written and spoken English. All definitions are provided in clear, no-nonsense language, and modern meanings come first so it is easy to find the sense needed. The clear, concise usage notes give advice on puzzling or disputed points in using English.
ISBN: 978-0-00-732490-3
Издательство:
HarperCollins UK
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
Do you find it difficult to communicate well on the phone? Do misunderstandings lead to frustration at work? Would you like to be more assertive and better at influencing people? Collins English for Business: Speaking will help you to make yourself understood in business. Model dialogues present key phrases to help you communicate effectively in different situations. You can choose to work on the units that are most relevant to you, or work through the whole book for a full course in business speaking. Twenty 4-page units cover key areas such as networking, negotiating and telephoning. Clear navigation to key language in short, practical units. The audio CD presents natural English conversations plus role-plays to help with fluency. The...
ISBN: 978-0-00-742323-1
Издательство:
HarperCollins Publishers
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Вашему вниманию предлагается "Русско-английский и англо-русский словарь". Особенности издания: Более 45000 слов и выражений; Включены недавно вошедшие в широкий обиход слова и выражения; Особое внимание уделяется труднопереводимым словам; Английское произношение дается в соответствии с международной фонетической системой; Хорошее оформление, доступная подача материала, удобство в обращении.
ISBN: 5-93390-009-5
Издательство:
ЦентрКом
Дата выхода: апрель 2002
The plain guide to the clear presentation of written language: punctuation is the `nuts and bolts` of the English language, and here is the ideal everyday companion. Punctuation has been described as `a courtesy designed to help readers understand a story without stumbling`. Included in this essential guide are: - `Ten Golden Rules of Punctuation` by a Victorian schoolmistress - how to deal with capitalization, full stops and commas - mastery of colons, parentheses, dashes, hyphens, questions, exclamations and apostrophes - the ultimate punctuation test - witty cartoons by Hunt Emerson.
ISBN: 978-0-00-728806-9
Издательство:
HarperCollins UK
Дата выхода: июнь 2010
Le Collier de la reine est l`un des romans les plus romanesques d`Alexandre Dumas. Il se consacre à un épisode authentique du règne de Marie-Antoinette. La machiavélique comtesse de La Motte trame de ténébreuses intrigues et tend un piège qui révèle que la reine est une femme exposée aux atteintes du monde et aux violences de la passion. La prémonition d`une fin terrible plane sur toute l`intrigue et l`inscrit dans l` roman d`aventures sous-tend la réalité historique et rend sa description palpitante. La figure mythique de Cagliostro, l`homme aux mille vies, incarne le thème du vengeur masqué, du héros satanique comme le sera Monte-Cristo. Jeanne de La Motte...
ISBN: 978-2-07-041657-8
Издательство:
Gallimard
Дата выхода: декабрь 2012
If your speaking skills are preventing you from getting the score you need in IELTS, Collins Speaking for IELTS can help. Don`t let one skill hold you back.
ISBN: 978-0-00-742325-5
Издательство:
HarperCollins Publishers
Дата выхода: август 2011
With stunning new design and layout and the most up-to-date travel information, the market`s most indispensable phrasebook CD pack has been reinvented, and is better than ever. Gem Russian CD Pack will give you the right word at the right time - every time. In all of the most common travel situations, you need the reassurance that you can communicate with ease. A reliable, portable and easy-to-use phrasebook is a travel essential, and now with the completely re-designed Collins Gem Russian CD Pack with an accompanying CD to help you hear and practise the language for real, the right word will always be at your fingertips. With a whole new look inside and out that includes a new cover and easy-to-navigate layout, it is now simpler than...
ISBN: 978-0-00-724703-5
Издательство:
HarperCollins Publishers
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
Illustrated by award winning artist Nick Sharratt, this fabulous dictionary is designed to teach young children simple word and picture association, and to help them develop their language skills - an essential stage in learning to read. My First Picture Dictionary contains a selection of common everyday words, grouped in familiar themes such as In the Park, At the Seaside, and Things We Like to Eat. Each word is accompanied by a bold, colourful illustration, and many spreads also feature an action-packed scene incorporating the words. A special feature of the dictionary are the questions posed by the cat, the dog and the family of children who appear throughout the book. These questions help parents and teachers to share the book with...
ISBN: 978-0-00-720345-1
Издательство:
HarperCollins UK
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2012
"Collins Cobuild Intermediate English Grammar & Practice" is a reference and practice book for intermediate learners of English. Suitable for study at home and in the classroom, it contains all the essential grammar points you need for accurate and confident English. All of the most important English grammar points explained in clear and simple language, with warning notes to help you avoid potential problems; Two-page units with grammar explanations on left-hand pages and exercises on the right; Extra exercises at the back of the book help you put grammar into practice; Hundreds of examples from the Collins corpus show how the grammar points work in real English.
ISBN: 978-0-00-742373-6
Издательство:
HarperCollins Publishers
Дата выхода: август 2011
Do you start an email and then don`t know what to write next? Are you unsure what the right tone is for your audience? Would you like help with the structure of your written English? Collins English for Business: Writing will help you to write clearer business documents more efficiently. Easy-to-follow explanations and simple tasks will improve your writing style. You can choose to work on the units that are most relevant to you, or work through the whole book for a full course in business writing. Twenty 4-page units cover key areas such as varying tone, structuring documents and considering your audience; Models and examples provide key vocabulary and guidance; The real language of business English taken from the Cobuild corpus; Focus...
ISBN: 978-0-00-742322-4
Издательство:
HarperCollins Publishers
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Help your students become natural and fluent English speakers with Collocations Extra. Simple to use and quick to prepare, this impressive collection of photocopiable collocation activities encourages students to practise natural language \`chunks\` from elementary right through to advanced level. Popular topics and a CD-ROM with templates for games make it simple to integrate these activities into your classes. Informed by the Cambridge International Corpus, Collocations Extra ensures that the most frequently used collocations are presented and practised in their natural context.
ISBN: 978-0-521-74522-2
Издательство:
Cambridge University Press
Дата выхода: январь 2011
Publicada en Buenos Aires a causa de la censura, LA COLMENA irrumpió en 1951 en la anodina escena literaria española de la época, introduciendo en ella una decidida corriente de crítica y renovación. Como el propio CAMILO JOSÉ CELA afirma en una nota a la primera edición, esta novela «no es otra cosa que [Š] un trozo de vida narrado paso a paso, sin reticencias, sin extrañas tragedias, sin caridad, como la vida discurre». Ambientada en Madrid en unos pocos días del mes de diciembre de 1943, la obra refleja la realidad intrahistórica de aquellos días de incertidumbre de la posguerra a través de unos personajes inmersos en una insignificancia que como afirma GONZALO...
ISBN: 978842063-439-5
Издательство:
Alianza Editorial
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2011
