Updated and expanded to reflect the vocabulary and format of the most recent SATs` Critical Reading sections, "Hot Words for the SAT" presents and defines more than 365 words that appear most frequently on SAT exams. These are words that test takers need to know in order to achieve a high Critical Reading score. The book is divided into 37 lessons, each consisting of dozens of illustrative sentences and a thematic word cluster. Each cluster contains words having similar meanings or words that apply to similar circumstances. Also included are new pronunciation keys for each word, memory tips, expanded review exercises following every five lessons, and an alphabetical word index. Students who successfully complete the book`s exercises and...
ISBN: 978-0-7641-4479-0
Издательство:
Barron`s Educational Series, ins
Дата выхода: август 2011
Появление большого количества новых гостиниц потребовало от архитекторов и проектировщиков новых разработок во внешнем и внутреннем оформлении зданий. Дизайн, стиль, характер гостиниц тесно связаны с архитектурными особенностями зданий.
ISBN: 978-84-96429-10-9
Издательство:
Monsa
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
This book, divided into room types such as lobbies, restaurants, bars, lounges, guest-rooms, spas and sports facilities, showcases an array of some of the most recently built and inventive hotels in the world.
ISBN: 978-1-59253-432-6
Издательство:
Rockport
Дата выхода: август 2011
Modern, original fiction for learners of English. Life and death in Venice. A young man and a beautiful woman meet and fall in love in the most romantic city in the world. She makes his dreams come true, but what does the future hold for them and what price must they pay for their happiness?
ISBN: 0-521-64997-8
Издательство:
Cambridge University Press
Дата выхода: январь 2011
Hotline is a four-level course for teenagers. It may be started at beginner level (Hotline Started) or false-beginner level (Hotline Elementary). Hotline takes students to an intermediate level of English. This Workbook contains write-in exercises related to all sections of the regular units of the Student`s Book. Answers to all the exercises are provided in the Teacher`s Book.
ISBN: 5-89973-058-7
Издательство:
Oxford University Press
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2005
Winner of the 1999 Pulitzer and Pen/Faulkner prizes, The Hours is a daring and deeply affecting novel inspired by the life and work of Virginia Woolf. A passionate, profound and haunting story of love and inheritance, hope and despair. Exiled in Richmond in the 1920s, taken from her beloved Bloomsbury and lovingly watched over by her husband Leonard, Virginia Woolf struggles to tame her rebellious mind and make a start on her new novel. In the brooding heat of 1940s Los Angeles, a young wife and mother yearns to escape the claustrophobia of suburban domesticity and read her precious copy of Mrs Dalloway. And in New York in the 1990s, Clarissa Vaughan steps out of her smart Greenwich Village apartment and goes shopping for flowers for the...
Famed for their high-concept catwalk shows and extravagant collections, the radical Dutch design duo Viktor & Rolf have taken the fashion world by storm over the last 15 years. This sumptuously produced book is the most comprehensive exploration of Viktor & Rolf’s work to date, and includes an essay by the fashion historian Caroline Evans, an interview with the designers, a detailed biography and perceptive texts on each collection. Particular attention is given to signature looks from such collections as Atomic Bomb and Russian Doll, which showcase the duo’s unique blend of cool irony and surreal beauty. Featuring style shots by some of the world’s most celebrated photographers, catwalk images, behind-the-scenes snapshots and...
ISBN: 978-1-85894-460-9
Издательство:
Merrell Publishing
Дата выхода: август 2011
At the start of the new millenium there still continued to be a question mark over the family residence with regars to its design, production and concept. The family house continues to represent a popular and powerful medium for architecture. In fact we could go as far as to say that the 21st century has brought with it great changes as regards the nuclear family’s living accomodation. Taking the house as some form of experiment and its design a mechanism for evotution is and has always been one of the favourite topics as regards modern architecture.
ISBN: 978-84-96429-64-2
Издательство:
Monsa
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Classic / American English The House of the Seven Gables is the home of an important family: the Pyncheons. They have the house and a lot of land, but no money and many problems. Is there a curse on the family? This is a story about money, murder, and love.
ISBN: 978-1-4058-4279-2
Издательство:
Longman Group UK Limited
Дата выхода: июль 2011
A market leading textbook offering a fresh and engaging approach to the teaching of modern inorganic chemistry while giving a clear, well-balanced introduction to the key principles of the subject. The full-colour text design with three dimensional illustrations brings the subject to life. Throughout the book students are able to reinforce their learning with the use of worked examples and self-study exercises. Numerous applications and topic boxes also relate the chemistry to everyday life.
This is the ultimate showcase of "House Beautiful`s" best home decorating tips, in one spectacular volume. Brimming with hundreds and hundreds of stunning photos and a thousand inspiring ideas from two of "House Beautiful`s" most successful books, "500 Sensational Ways to Create Your Ideal Home" (9781588167583) and "500 Makeovers" (9781588166944), this lavish collection is packed with suggestions for every type of home renovation project. Whether you`re planning a large-scale transformation or doing a quick touch up, you`ll find terrific advice in easy-to-manage bite-size doses, all organised by room or design element.
Paul realises he will never be able to marry Maria if he remains poor. When he wins the story competition, he believes his problems are over. Can he marry Maria now?
ISBN: 978-1-4050-7614-2
Издательство:
Langenscheidt
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Filled cover-to-cover with gorgeous full-color photographs of inspirational home ideas from around the world, "Houses DesignSource" showcases myriad examples of wonderful design solutions. This beautiful volume considers the many factors, which impact the design of a home, including location, climate, and space. Also featured are green homes, prefab houses, renovated residences, and more. "Houses DesignSource" is an astounding source of ideas for architects, as well as homeowners wishing to create or enhance their daily environments.
This book uses readings from newspapers, works of non-fiction, and college textbooks to illustrate the use of target structures. The Student`s Book provides clear presentations of the basic principles of 27 important areas of English grammar, through a wide variety of exercises and tasks for writing and editing. It engages students with topics that range from artificial intelligence and laptop computers to the environment and economics. This important grammar text provides a real-world context that allows students to see how the English language really `works`.
ISBN: 978-0-521-65758-7
Издательство:
Cambridge University Press
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
`How English Works` makes grammar practice interesting. Rules are easy to understand and remember; exercises entertain as well as teach. Learners who want to use the book for self study are guided in their learning, and teachers who want to use the book in class will find extra exercises for group work. If you are an intermediate or advanced learner, `How English Works` offers you: - short clear grammar explanations and rules - information about the grammar of speech as well as writing - simple reliable examples in real English - easier exercises to give you confidence - more challenging exercises to make you think - opportunities to work out some rules for yourself - tests to show you what you need to study most - an...
ISBN: 0-19-431456-1
Издательство:
Oxford University Press
Дата выхода: декабрь 1999
Nowadays, not only has much Hollywood animation and game design become informed by the Japanese manga aesthetic, but these works are increasingly done by computer applications. Indeed, Photoshop and other 3D software have become detailed and versatile enough to be an ideal tool to successfully render the nuances of the human figure and face. "How To Create Virtual Beauties" is a must-have volume for those working in such fields, a comprehensive guide to rendering beautiful characters through computer technology that allows not only for exquisite rendering of complex forms, but also allows for saving, editing, re-editing, animation and manipulation of the created artworks.
Whether you aspire to produce award-winning documentaries, shoot a television commercial for your business, capture the kids for all eternity, or just whittle your Hawaiian-vacation video to a tolerable length, you\'ve come to the right book. With technical savvy and user-friendly language, authors Dave Johnson, Todd Stauffer, and Rick Broida show you the essentials of operating digital camcorders and using software to perform remarkable feats of moviemaking. You don\'t need a Titanic-sized budget, a degree in film production, or even a lot of technical know-how. You just need a camcorder, a computer, some video editing software, and a copy of How to Do Everything with Your Digital Video Camcorder.
ISBN: 0-07-223069-X
Издательство:
Osborne/McGrawHill
Дата выхода: декабрь 2003
How to Teach English with Technology by Gavin Dudeney and Nicky Hockly offers a clear, comprehensive, confidence-building introduction to the use of technology in the language classroom. *Practical advice on how to use the Internet, email, podcasts, interactive whiteboards etc *Tutorial CD-ROM with guided examples and step-by-step instructions *Advice on how to keep up to date with new technologies
ISBN: 978-1-4058-5308-8
Издательство:
Longman Group UK Limited
Дата выхода: июль 2011
The first story in this volume, How the Two Ivans Quarrelled, is an amusing portrayal of two exceptionally close friends, the mortal insult that drives them apart, and the ensuing chaos that occurs. This is Gogol`s humour at its best, where the most irrelevant-seeming details and turns of phrase suddenly take on a bizarre life of their own. The second story, Ivan Krylov`s Panegyric in Memory of My Grandfather, has an ingenuous narrator praise the nobility and modesty of a landowner whose actions prove him to be otherwise. The final two stories, by the Russian satirist Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin, are satirical attacks on the inability of civil servants to cope with real life, and on Russia`s autocracy. Together, they represent some of...
ISBN: 978-1-84749-173-2
Издательство:
Alma Books
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2011
How to Negotiate Effectively provides tips, tools and techniques for getting it right. It explores and advises on every aspect of the negotiation process, including: tactics and counter-measures, handling deadlock, making concessions, enhancing your authority and getting the best deal. This new edition also contains material on identifying true decision makers, and how to spot buying signals in negotiations. An essential step-by-step guide, How to Negotiate Effectively will help anyone achieve a balanced `win-win` outcome every time.
The How offers practical teaching ideas within a clear, theoretical framework. Each title includes a photocopiable `Task File` of training and reflection activities to reinforce the theories and practical ideas presented. An analysis of how listening, speaking, reading and writing, as well as grammar and vocabulary, are tested in a range of exams, and a description of appropriate teaching strategies for each. A guide to all the major international English language exams and information on how to keep up-to-date with changes to these exams.
ISBN: 978-0-582-42967-3
Издательство:
Pearson Education Limited
Дата выхода: июль 2011
