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Pathways is a dual skills course that can be taught in parallel or as individual strands - Reading and Writing, and Listening and Speaking - and topics and language complement and mirror each other. Students benefit from a targeted skills syllabus where...

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Illuminating Fiction contains nineteen interviews with fiction-writing luminaries including Edward P. Jones, Julia Glass, Amy Bloom, Jill McCorkle, Margot Livesy, Ron Carlson and Steve Almond. The interviews contain questions about narrative, voice,...

Koalas are recognized around the world for their cute and lovable appearance. But unfortunately the koala population is rapidly declining because their natural home in the thick forests of Australia is being destroyed. What can be done to help the...

Four English Vocabularies to Spell, written in a clear, conversational style, posits that the English language has four distinct yet interconnected systems for spelling. The text borrows from the work of linguists Henry Lee Smith, Jr. and Henry J...

When the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, the religious group aimed to destroy any artistic expression that violated their strict interpretation of Islamic rules. A group of Afghan artists risked death by disobeying the Taliban to preserve the...

This book is a collection of biographical sketches of some of the leading figures of our time, though the figures aren't people but configurations of words. Proposing that such words constitute an active force that can lead us into certain attitudes and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788194622161Author Kanya SenguptaFormat HardbackPage Count 117Imprint VARSHA GOYALPublisher VARSHA GOYAL

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780814138755Author John GoldenFormat HardbackPage Count 285Imprint National Council of Teachers of EnglishPublisher National Council of Teachers of English

This book explores two strands of Audiovisual Translation referred to as "research" and "use". As their points of convergence as well as divergence are brought to light, the contributors show that the two tend to overlap and...

The evaluation of linguistic theories depends heavily on what kind of data can be regarded as evidence either for or against their hypotheses. The question of what data types linguistic theories use, and which of these types are acknowledged as evidence,...

Scholarship in language and the law is these days developing at an unprecedented rate, as the academic presence and social impact of the field are becoming more and more significant in an ever growing number of national environments. This collection...

Many college instructors today are "Baby Boomers" or from "Generation X." These generations are generally characterized as having a strong work ethic, self-assured, independent learners, goal-centered, and mentally focused. In contrast, most college...

This book is a compilation of selected stories, essays, and reminiscences that Dorothy West wrote for the Vineyard Gazette from the 1960s to the early 1990s. In these entries, West retraces life on the island as she experienced it from 1908, when she was...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783631551707Author William A. A. WilsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Peter Lang AGPublisher Peter Lang AGWeight(grams) 370g

This resource for secondary school ELA and ELL teachers brings together compelling insights into student experiences, current research, and strategies for building an inclusive writing curriculum. The ELL Writer expands the current conversation on the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798765722886Author Keith KopkaFormat PaperbackPage Count 277Imprint Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co ,U.S.Publisher Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co ,U.S.Weight(grams)...

Purpose, Pattern, and Processexplores the processes writers engage in when they write. It focuses on how the purpose of the writing and the patterns of organization used to develop the content affect how those writing processes work. The organization and...

Genre: Animal fantasy play Learning Objectives: Language Comprehension Strand 7: Explain organizational features of a play text, including layout. Writing Opportunities Strand 9: Make adventurous word and language choices appropriate to the style and...

This book is part of the Oxford Reading Tree Fireflies series which offer a wide range of stimulating non-fiction titles for young children. It includes a variety of topics covering all areas of the curriculum, from science to citizenship. The books...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781900771658Author Fiona SampsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Poetry SocietyPublisher Poetry Society

"Success with BEC" offers complete exam preparation. Each module is divided into: Business Topic lessons which teach vocabulary from BEC topic areas; Business Skills lessons which focus on essential communication skills; and, Exam Spotlight...

One of the most significant developments in current literary studies is the rediscovery and reevaluation of texts by British writers of African descent. This volume combines popular texts with hard-to-find selections in a format that enables students to...

"Success with BEC" offers complete exam preparation. Each module is divided into: Business Topic lessons which teach vocabulary from BEC topic areas; Business Skills lessons which focus on essential communication skills; and, Exam Spotlight lessons which...

"Success with BEC" offers complete exam preparation. Each module is divided into: Business Topic lessons which teach vocabulary from BEC topic areas; Business Skills lessons which focus on essential communication skills; and, Exam Spotlight lessons which...

"Magpies Workbooks" provide valuable reading and language support for the "Magpies Storybooks" at Stages 8 and 9. The range of activities to accompany each storybook encourages children to look more closely at the stories, to focus on...

This pack contains 6 copies of one workbook, suitable for teachers to use in the classroom with a group of children.Ideal for follow-up independent activitiesBook InformationISBN 9780199161638Author Jenny AcklandFormat PaperbackImprint Oxford University...

Available in packs of 6 as well as packs of 30.Book InformationISBN 9780199162499Author Jenny AcklandFormat PaperbackPage Count 16Imprint Oxford University PressPublisher Oxford University PressWeight(grams) 1484g

In this era of globalization and the world-wide web, the ability to communicate accurately and effectively using English idioms is more important than ever. As such, daily American idiomatic expressions have emerged to be the most forceful lingua franca...

During the last few decades there has been a growing scholarly interest in the Book(s) of Chronicles, which resulted in a respectable number of commentaries in various languages. Yet, the book remains inviting for further study and research. The present...

The weather on Earth is always changing. One day it's cloudy, the next day it's sunny, and the day after - who knows? Meteorologists are scientists that can predict the weather. But how do they do it? What causes these changes in weather?About the...

Greve, Italy, is one of the many cities around the globe that is part of the 'Slow City' movement: a way of living designed to fight the negative effects of our increasingly fast-paced world. The 'Slow City' movement has also inspired individuals...

Most people enjoy the sport of sky diving because they get to fall at extremely high speeds, but some people want to go even faster. One man is even experimenting with various methods of increasing his speed. What is he doing to go faster? Is it...

In France, some people earn money by selling a special food called a 'truffel'. Truffles can be found in the woods, however they are very rare and expensive. That's why they are sometimes called 'black diamonds'. What is this unusual food, and why is it...

The Arctic region of Canada is home to a huge depression in the earth called the Haughton Crater. A group of explorers has come to the area to explore the challenges expected when traveling to Mars. What challenges will they experience? What preparations...

Beagles are dogs with an extremely powerful sense of smell. They often work at airports to find illegal or unsafe items. Before they can do the job,, they must go through training. What does it take to be on the Beagle Patrol? What happens to dogs...

Flora grew up in a large city in Tanzania. Then she married and moved to a small village where she and her husband hunt and farm to live. She dreams of going back to the city but doesn't want to leave her family. Will Flora stay in the village? Will...

In the town of Kariba, Africa, people and animals live together happily. The town was built in a place where wild animals live. As long as both humans and animals obey certain rules, they can live peacefully. What are the rules in Kariba? How...

Cuban International Relations at 60 brings together the perspectives of leading experts and the personal accounts of two ambassadors to examine Cuba's global engagement and foreign policy since January 1959 by focusing on the island's key international...

This new edition offers a fully updated and expanded overview of the field of information organization, examining the description of information resources as both a product and process of the contemporary digital environment. Information Resource...