The next best thing to a year in Russia! Streetwise Russian with Audio CD offers you a unique opportunity to learn first-hand how Russian is actually spoken. With the help of more than 25 everyday dialogues performed by native speakers, you pick up on the idioms, colloquialisms, slang, and vulgarisms currently used by people from all walks of life. Fascinating features help explain the cultural attitudes behind many expressions. And exercises enable you to flex your comprehension and conversational skills. Includes one 75-minute audio CD.
A radical revision of the successful Streetwise course for teenagers, combining new material with the best of the original edition. - It appeals to teenagers through a modern, attractive magazine format and explores issues that teenagers want to talk about. Many of the topics have been revised and updated to keep the material fresh and relevant. - There is a thorough grammar syllabus. Grammar is taught in context - teaching points arise naturally from the reading or listening texts, showing how structures are really used. After every two units `Grammar review` and `Grammar practice` sections provide essential consolidation and further practice. - There is a balance of skills work throughout. Reading exercises have been added which...
ISBN: 978-0-194-33411-2
Издательство:
Oxford University Press
Дата выхода: июль 2011
This groundbreaking undergraduate textbook on modern Standard English grammar is the first to be based on the revolutionary advances of the authors` previous work, The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language (2002), winner of the 2004 Leonard Bloomfield Book Award of the Linguistic Society of America. It is intended for students in colleges or universities who have little or no previous background in grammar, and requires no prior knowledge of linguistics.
ISBN: 978-0-521-61288-3
Издательство:
Cambridge
Дата выхода: август 2011
This volume forms part two of the two-stage successor to Sigue!. It shares the same aim of providing a practical, motivating and lively progression to Advanced Level Spanish. It is the student`s book, and features varied task formats, texts, and progression from a realistic starting point. The second edition also contains: a new unit on advanced study skills; regular development of study skills throughout; new units on the themes of modern Spain in the European context, education and career opportunities, work and technology, community relationships in the Hispanic societies, law and order, the environment, a dossier case study of Catalunya, and Spanish as a world language; factual background on aspects of Hispanic life and culture;...
"Chambers Students` Dictionary" gives lower intermediate learners of English the help they need, without overwhelming them with unnecessary information or too many details. Over 20 000 words and phrases and 23 000 examples of current English, supported by the British National Corpus. Over 1000 usage notes help students avoid common errors, and give opposites. Clear illustrations aid explanations, and help show the difference between words that can easily be confused.
ISBN: 0550107320
Издательство:
Chambers
Дата выхода: декабрь 1997
Designed for beginners, this best-selling textbook provides a lively introduction to the study of language. Starting from the basics, it provides a solid foundation in all of the essential topics, and introduces the analysis of the key elements of language - sounds, words, structures and meanings. A wide range of fascinating questions are explored, such as how conversation works, how children learn language, why women and men speak differently, and how language varies between regions and social groups. This third edition has been extensively revised to include new sections on important contemporary issues in language study, including language and culture, African American English, sign language, and slang. A comprehensive glossary...
ISBN: 978-0-521-54320-0
Издательство:
Cambridge University Press
Дата выхода: июль 2011
This course enables students from intermediate level upwards to develop the skills needed for English-medium study at post-secondary level. The main features of Study Tasks in English are: * A task-based approach. Whenever possible, students learn the skills they need through discovery and induction rather than telling. * Study skills and study competence. The course helps students to develop the underlying competence necessary for successful study - eg problem solving, thinking critically and creatively. * Awareness-building. Each unit ends with a self-assessment and application section, to help learners actively draw together the skills which they have focused on in the unit. * Study Practice in English. The Study Practice section...
ISBN: 978-0-521-42614-5
Издательство:
Cambridge University Press
Дата выхода: июль 2011
This best-selling textbook provides an engaging and user-friendly introduction to the study of language. Assuming no prior knowledge in the subject, Yule presents information in short, bite-sized sections, introducing the major concepts in language study - from how children learn language to why men and women speak differently, through all the key elements of language. This fourth edition has been revised and updated with twenty new sections, covering new accounts of language origins, the key properties of language, text messaging, kinship terms and more than twenty new word etymologies. To increase student engagement with the text, Yule has also included more than fifty new tasks, including thirty involving data analysis, enabling...
ISBN: 9780521749220
Издательство:
Cambridge University Press
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2012
This is a complete course in study skills for students in further and higher education institutions. Skills taught include: improving reading efficiency; note-taking; preparing for seminars; research techniques; essay organization and presentation; exam preparation. One unit also deals with the social aspects of studying in Britain. The emphasis is on student activity and realistic practical work. To make the course as flexible as possible, suggestions are given in the Tutor`s Book for `full-time` and `minimum time` allocations within each unit. Full-time allocations give about 90 classroom hours; the shorter programme can be completed in about 50 hours. The Tutor`s Book also provides suggestions for further reading and answers to the...
ISBN: 978-0-521-46908-1
Издательство:
Cambridge University Press
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
PREPARE 2nd edition Level 6 combines `teen-appeal` topics with gradual preparation towards the B2 First for Schools exam. Students will enjoy interactive, personalised lessons with themes and resources relevant to their interests. The new Life Skills approach inspires learners to expand their horizons and knowledge and includes insights from The Cambridge Framework for Life Competencies. Teachers can relax knowing every unit drives students towards exam success and that the course is creating confident English users with the enhanced vocabulary and grammar syllabus. A Student`s Book and Online Workbook is also available, separately.Second Editions.
ISBN: 9781108433327
Издательство:
Cambridge
Дата выхода: январь 2018
PREPARE 2nd edition Level 7 combines `teen-appeal` topics with extensive preparation for the B2 First for Schools exam. Students will enjoy interactive, personalised lessons with themes and resources relevant to their interests. The new Life Skills approach inspires learners to expand their horizons and knowledge and includes insights from The Cambridge Framework for Life Competencies. Teachers can relax knowing every unit drives students towards exam success and that the course is creating confident English users with the enhanced vocabulary and grammar syllabus. A Student`s Book and Online Workbook is also available, separately.
ISBN: 9781108434546
Издательство:
Cambridge
Дата выхода: январь 2018
PREPARE 2nd edition Level 6 combines `teen-appeal` topics with gradual preparation towards the B2 First for Schools exam. Students will enjoy interactive, personalised lessons with themes and resources relevant to their interests. The new Life Skills approach inspires learners to expand their horizons and knowledge and includes insights from The Cambridge Framework for Life Competencies. Teachers can relax knowing every unit drives students towards exam success and that the course is creating confident English users with the enhanced vocabulary and grammar syllabus. The access code for the extra language practice in the Online Workbook is inside the book.
ISBN: 9781108380638
Издательство:
Cambridge
Дата выхода: январь 2019
PREPARE 2nd edition Level 4 combines `teen-appeal` topics with gradual preparation towards the revised 2020 B1 Preliminary for Schools exam. Students will enjoy interactive, personalised lessons with themes and resources relevant to their interests. The new Life Skills approach inspires learners to expand their horizons and knowledge and includes insights from The Cambridge Framework for Life Competencies. Teachers can relax knowing every unit drives students towards exam success and that the course is creating confident English users with the enhanced vocabulary and grammar syllabus. The access code for the extra language practice in the Online Workbook is inside the book.Second Edition.
ISBN: 9781108380614
Издательство:
Cambridge
Дата выхода: январь 2019
"Successful Writing: Upper-Intermediate" provides a thorough preparation for the different types of writing necessary for students at upper-intermediate level. The book also focuses on the needs of students wishing to sit the Cambridge FCE examination and prepares students to write all types of composition, including descriptive, argumentative, discursive, narrative, reports, articles, letters, transactional letters and reviews. Each unit starts with listening to stimulate the students` interest. The lead-in is followed by theory, plans and full-length model compositions which help students produce successful pieces of writing. "Successful Writing: Upper-Intermediate" is accompanied by a separate Teacher`s book and an audio CD.
ISBN: 978-1-84216-878-3
Издательство:
Express Publishing
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2011
All students want to succeed. All teachers want to create great lessons. Success gives them the opportunity. Students will…. • enjoy their course with the inspiring and up-to-date topics and ‘Culture Shocks’ sections. • be motivated and confident with activities that help learners both understand and internalise grammar rules and avoid common mistakes • be able to speak easily with a syllabus that focuses on communication in real-world contexts and vocabulary. • are extensively prepared for school-leaving exams with a clear syllabus supported by exam practice and exam strategies. Teachers….. • can make every lesson different with the variety of material in the Student`s Book, the video, the CD-ROM, photocopiables and...
ISBN: 978-0-582-85559-5
Издательство:
Pearson
Дата выхода: июль 2011
The Matura Success Testing and Evaluation Book is not just a collection of tests. We are proposing a coherent system of evaluation and grading which covers language and skills tests as well oral exams, written assignments and class projects. To make the most of our proposal, different tests should be carefully planned over the semester or school year. The Testing and Evaluation Book includes: • Mini Presentations. • Roleplays • Written assignments • Projects • Short Language Tests • Language and Skills Tests • Mid-of-the-book test • End-of-the-book test • Matura Tests • Placement tests As well as the wide variety of tests, the Testing & Evaluation Book includes: • Tips on administration of the tests • Evaluation...
ISBN: 978-0-582-85381-2
Издательство:
Pearson
Дата выхода: июль 2011
The Matura Success Testing and Evaluation Book is not just a collection of tests. We are proposing a coherent system of evaluation and grading which covers language and skills tests as well oral exams, written assignments and class projects. To make the most of our proposal, different tests should be carefully planned over the semester or school year. The Testing and Evaluation Book includes: • Mini Presentations. • Roleplays • Written assignments • Projects • Short Language Tests • Language and Skills Tests • Mid-of-the-book test • End-of-the-book test • Matura Tests • Placement tests As well as the wide variety of tests, the Testing & Evaluation Book includes: • Tips on administration of the tests • Evaluation...
ISBN: 978-0-582-85399-7
Издательство:
Pearson
Дата выхода: июль 2011
