The Speaking Test Preparation Pack for CPE is a comprehensive teacher resource pack from Cambridge ESOL to help teachers who are preparing students to take the Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE) Speaking test. Written by experienced examiners, it includes student worksheets with teacher`s notes, two sets of candidate visuals for Speaking test practice in class, and a DVD of students taking a Proficiency Speaking test so students can see what they will have to do on the day of the test.
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Cambridge University Press
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2011
The view that Russia has taken a decisive shift towards authoritarianism may be premature, but there is no doubt that its democracy is in crisis. In this original and dynamic analysis of the fundamental processes shaping contemporary Russian politics, Richard Sakwa applies a new model based on the concept of Russia as a dual state. Russia`s constitutional state is challenged by an administrative regime that subverts the rule of law and genuine electoral competitiveness. This has created a situation of permanent stalemate: the country is unable to move towards genuine pluralist democracy but, equally, its shift towards full-scale authoritarianism is inhibited. Sakwa argues that the dual state could be transcended either by strengthening...
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Cambridge University Press
Дата выхода: апрель 2012
This volume introduces a new concept, `criterial features`, for the learning, teaching and testing of English as a second language. The work is based on research conducted within the English Profile Programme at Cambridge University, using the Cambridge Learner Corpus. The authors address the extent to which learners know the grammar, lexicon and usage conventions of English at each level of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR). These levels are currently illustrated in functional terms with `Can Do` statements. Greater specificity and precision can be achieved by using the tagged and parsed corpus, which enables researchers to identify criterial features of the CEFR levels, properties that are characteristic and indicative...
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Cambridge University Press
Дата выхода: июнь 2012
Over the past decade criterion-referenced testing (CRT) has become an emerging issue in language assessment. Most language testing books have hitherto focused almost exclusively on norm-referenced testing, whereby test takers` scores are interpreted with reference to the performance of other test takers, and have ignored CRT, an approach that examines the level of knowledge of a specific domain of target behaviours. It is designed to comprehensively address the wide variety of CRT and decision-making needs that more and more language-teaching professionals must address in their daily work. Criterion-referenced Language Testing is the first volume to create a nexus between the theoretical constructs and practical applications of this new...
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Cambridge University Press
Дата выхода: июль 2012
Modern, original fiction for learners of English. Chief Inspector Jane Honeywell is a city detective who wonders why she has moved to a sleepy country town - nothing happens in Pilton. But then the rural peace and quiet is suddenly disturbed by a horrible murder. When Jane starts the dangerous pursuit of the killer, she discovers a more terrible plan in operation.
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Cambridge University Press
Дата выхода: январь 2003
Cambridge English Readers in an exciting new series of original fiction, specially written for learners of English. Graded into six levels - from elementary to advanced - the stories in this series provide easy and enjoyable reading on a wide range of contemporary topics and themes.
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Cambridge University Press
Дата выхода: апрель 2004
Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. When Dr Leighton is murdered Inspector Frank Williams and Sergeant Kate Miller set out to track down her killer. Was it her husband, her son or her colleague? All had reasons to hate her Level 1.
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Cambridge University Press
Дата выхода: декабрь 2012
Decisionmaker contains challenging business problems that engage learners in discussion and decisionmaking. The problems are suitable for learners with or without business experience making this book suitable for a wide range of teaching situations.
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Cambridge University Press
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
This is a handbook for language teachers who would like to develop their own reading materials or who wish to enrich a reading course. It offers a classification and description of exercises aimed at developing different reading skills. While the book is designed primarily for teachers of English as a second language, the exercises are equally appropriate for the teaching of other foreign languages and much of the book is relevant to the teaching of first-language reading skills. The question-types range from the familiar (for example, multiple-choice and open questions) to highly original exercises which require the integration of different skills and an active, creative response from the student. It encourages teachers to introduce...
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Cambridge University Press
Дата выхода: июль 2012
This comprehensive book examines approaches to teaching students who aim to make the leap from `advanced` or `superior` proficiency in a foreign language to `near-native` ability. While there are copious publications on classroom techniques and methods for lower levels of instruction, virtually nothing exists about this transition, which is vital for those who intend to use foreign languages in high-level international arenas. This book, by leading practitioners in this area of foreign language teaching, aims to fill this gap and assist those developing language programmes at the `advanced to distinguished` level. * Divided into three parts which provide information on different aspects of teaching at this level - theory of advanced...
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Cambridge University Press
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
Developing Grammar in Context offers a thoughtful and learner-centred approach to grammar study for students at intermediate level. The book provides 50 units of clear explanations and lively practice focusing on key grammar areas. Using real spoken and written examples drawn from the Cambridge International Corpus, Developing Grammar in Context will help learners consolidate and deepen their understanding of how English works. - Language is shown in authentic contexts encouraging learners to focus on meaning as well as structure. - Language areas are presented inductively to help engage learners` attention. - A range of varied practice activities cater to different needs and encourage learners to think about their own learning. - Review...
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Cambridge University Press
Дата выхода: апрель 2004
This Dictionary of Language Testing was written over a number of years by a group of researchers at the Language Testing Research Centre at the University of Melbourne. It contains some 600 entries, each listed under a headword with extensive cross-referencing. It is intended for those who may or may not have had experience in the field of language assessment but who do have a need for information. It is intended as a first stage in meeting that need, and intends to provide an orientation and, where appropriate, indicate where next to look.
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Cambridge University Press
Дата выхода: июнь 2012
Modern, original fiction for learners of English. Sam is like any other teenage girl except that she was born deaf. She meets Jim, falls in love and feels happier than ever before. Then one day Jim`s jealous ex-girlfriend reveals a secret. Sam
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Cambridge University Press
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2011
Discovering Fiction is a two-level anthology of American short stories by classic and contemporary American authors. Discovering Fiction 1 is designed for intermediate students. It includes stories by authors such as Isaac Asimov, Gwendolyn Brooks, Sandra Cisneros, and O. Henry. The text provides interactive, integrated skills lessons developed around each story.
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Cambridge University Press
Дата выхода: август 2011
How can you make a discussion really work? What sort of activities produce genuine and enthusiastic exchanges of ideas? How can you prepare such exercises quickly and easily? These are some of the questions that Discussions that Work sets out
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Cambridge University Press
Дата выхода: май 2012
Modern, original fiction for learners of English. It is 2051. CONTROL, the government of Europe, keeps everyone happy in a virtual reality where music made by dolphins gives exquisite pleasure. When Saul Grant, a writer, discovers the truth about
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Cambridge University Press
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. A brick smashes the window of a family-run Internet cafe in central London. A message comes with it: Don`t Stop Now! Matt, a frequent visitor to the cafe, offers to help Kate and her
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Cambridge University Press
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Cambridge English Readers in an exciting new series of original fiction, specially written for learners of English. Graded into six levels - from elementary to advanced - the stories in this series provide easy and enjoyable reading on a wide range of contemporary topics and themes.
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Cambridge University Press
Дата выхода: апрель 2004
Modern, original fiction for learners of English. Penny Wade travels to Barcelona to perform in a concert with her orchestra. But the trip is not quite what she imagined. Her double bass goes missing and her boyfriend is acting very strangely. One night everyone is woken by screams and the orchestra manager is found dead on the street outside their hotel. Did he fall from the hotel window or was he pushed? And what has Penny`s missing double bass got to do with it?
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Cambridge University Press
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Tendai comes to live in an isolated African village. Tendai is a runner, a dreamer and a storyteller. When landmines turn his world upside down, he runs, dreams and tells stories to try to deal with a terrible tragedy. A gripping story of victory over man-made evil, and of a young man who never gives up. Contains a paperback and 3 Audio CDs with complete text recordings from the book.
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Cambridge University Press
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2012
The fully revised edition of this `classic` helps teachers give their learners the tools they need to express themselves through a range of stimulating drama contexts. This completely revised edition of the `classic` title
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Cambridge University Press
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2012
New York on a cold, wet evening, six days before Christmas. Nathan Marley, an old-fashioned private investigator in a modern world, is relaxing in McFadden`s Bar. An expensively-dressed woman walks in the bar, buys a drink with a hundred-dollar bill, and leaves without her change. Marley decides to follow her, and suddenly Christmas becomes a lot more exciting than he expected.
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Cambridge University Press
Дата выхода: июль 2011
This comprehensive new book, available as both print and e-book, has been written by the highly experienced author, Ellie Tragakes, and has been designed for class use and independent study. The text includes in-depth analysis of all topics included in the IB syllabus at both Standard and Higher Levels. It uses accessible language with storytelling for students to follow, and efficiently presents and analyses topics to optimise learning. The provision of questions throughout each chapter is intended to provoke discussion and test students` understanding. There are also comprehensive end-of-chapter questions. The print book includes an accompanying CD-ROM that provides model answers to select review questions and case studies with...
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Cambridge University Press
Дата выхода: февраль 2012
This book describes in much detail both how and why franchising works. It also analyses the economic tensions that contribute to conflict in the franchisor-franchisee relationship. The treatment includes a great deal of empirical evidence on franchising, its importance in various segments of the economy, the terms of franchise contracts and what we know about how all these have evolved over time, especially in the market. A good many myths are dispelled in the process. The economic analysis of the franchisor-franchisee relationship begins with the observation that for franchisors, franchising is a contractual alternative to vertical integration. Subsequently, the tensions that arise between a franchisor and its franchisees, who in fact...
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Cambridge University Press
Дата выхода: июнь 2012
