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Once upon a time, the worst words you could utter were short, simple and tended to be four letters in length. Now things are more complicated. To be insulted as a 'snowflake' or an 'expert' is arguably worse than being called a **** or a **** or even a...

The Language and Literature Reader is an invaluable resource for students of English literature, language, and linguistics. Bringing together the most significant work in the field with integrated editorial material, this Reader is a structured and...

Melleron loves the forest in Melleron's Monsters. He knows it like the back of his hand, but he is amazed to discover two new creatures eating silverberries. Are they monsters from beyond Stonewall Mountains? Melleron soon finds himself in deadly danger...

Project X CODE is a book-by-book series built for SEN and struggling readers aged 6-11. Welcome to Micro World, invented by Macro Marvel - an amazing theme park where you have to shrink to get in! Disaster strikes when CODE, the computer that controls...

Word grammar is a theory of language structure and is based on the assumption that language, and indeed the whole of knowledge, is a network, and that virtually all of knowledge is learned. It combines the psychological insights of cognitive linguistics...

In The Lobster's Birthday and Other Stories, discover what happens when you wake up thirsty in the middle of the night. How do you play a trick on the most insufferable boy in the village, while helping out Aunt Arabelle at the same time? What would you...

The INTERTEXT series has been specifically designed to meet the needs of contemporary English Language Studies. Working with Texts: A core introduction to language analysis (third edition, 2007) is the foundation text which is complemented by a range of...

Language typology identifies similarities and differences among languages of the world. This textbook provides an introduction to the subject which assumes minimal prior knowledge of linguistics. It offers the broadest coverage of any introductory book,...

Biff, Chip and Kipper Stories: Decode and Develop More A are exciting new titles in the Oxford Reading Tree series. The stories continue to provide storylines full of humour and drama, with familiar settings and all your favourite characters with some...

The King and Queen and Princess Pip are going on holiday in Princess Pip's Holiday. 'This holiday is going to be BORING,' says Pip when she discovers they are going to a castle. But is she right? TreeTops Fiction contains a wide range of quality stories...

In Snooty Prune Prunella hates her name. Why does everyone have to call her 'Prune'? Things get worse when she moves to a new school. Will she find a friend in the mysterious pen pal? TreeTops Fiction contains a wide range of quality stories enabling...

Sakura is a Wish Fisher. She catches wish fish and delivers each fish to its rightful owner so their wish can come true. One day, she notices that there don't seem to be many wish fish in the river, and discovers that the Emperor has stolen them! The...

Tabloid Britainexamines four popular tabloid newspapers and uncovers the variety of linguistics strategies they use to depict contemporary Britain. These strategies are shown to construct, in a circular fashion, an impersonation of the language of the...

Cultivating motivation is crucial to a language learner's success - and therefore crucial for the language teacher and researcher to understand. This fully revised edition of a groundbreaking work reflects the dramatic changes the field of motivation...

Excite your children and give them a firm foundation in phonics. Part of the Bug Club family, Bug Club Phonics aims to help children learn to read by the age of six in a fun and accessible way. Following the order of Letters and Sounds, the Bug Club...

A pack of four stories in a series which provides a reading programme for Key Stages 1 and 2, aiming to combine enjoyable, motivating stories with a carefully developed and consistent progression.Book InformationISBN 9780435092566Author Gill...

Excite your children and give them a firm foundation in phonics. Part of the Bug Club family, Bug Club Phonics aims to help children learn to read by the age of six in a fun and accessible way. Following the order of Letters and Sounds, the Bug Club...

The Level 2 Biff, Chip and Kipper Stories, written by Roderick Hunt and illustrated by Alex Brychta, provide a rich story context to help develop language comprehension and decoding skills. Stories, More Stories A and More Stories B offer a predictable...

In Fur from Home Animal Adventures, sheep from space are trying to deliver the intergalactic post, Royston the cat dreams of visiting London, and Baxter the bear is travelling south to find his dad. Join them on their amazing journeys. Chucklers is a...

In Fur from Home Animal Adventures, sheep from space are trying to deliver the intergalactic post, Royston the cat dreams of visiting London, and Baxter the bear is travelling south to find his dad. Join them on their amazing journeys. Chucklers is a...

This textbook provides a thorough and precise account of all the major areas of English grammar. For practical reasons the author concentrates on Standard English and only selected aspects of its regional variation. The book is written for students who...

"The most consistent of all series in terms of language control, length, and quality of story." David R. Hill, Director of the Edinburgh Project on Extensive Reading.The moment I first met you, I noticed your pride, your sense of...

In Kid Wonder and the Half-Hearted Hero Kid Wonder faces her toughest test yet. How can she get the hopeless superhero, Doughnut Boy, to take his job seriously? TreeTops Fiction contains a wide range of quality stories enabling children to explore and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781585100187Author Evelyn AbbottFormat PaperbackPage Count 230Imprint Focus Publishing/R Pullins & CoPublisher Focus Publishing/R Pullins & CoWeight(grams)...

Bertha and Fiona are twins. In Bertha's Secret Battle Bertha is fed up with everyone booing her in the wrestling ring and cheering Fiona. It's not fair. Why does Fiona always win? TreeTops Fiction contains a wide range of quality stories enabling...

Excite your children and give them a firm foundation in phonics. Part of the Bug Club family, Bug Club Phonics aims to help children learn to read by the age of six in a fun and accessible way. Following the order of Letters and Sounds, the Bug Club...

The Routledge Handbook of Language in the Workplace provides a comprehensive survey of linguistic research on language in the workplace written by top scholars in the field from around the world. The Handbook covers theoretical and methodological...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780325099170Author Andrea HonigsfeldFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Heinemann Educational Books,U.S.Publisher Heinemann USA

Project X Origins is a ground-breaking guided reading programme for the whole school. Action-packed stories, fascinating non-fiction and comprehensive guided reading support meet the needs of children at every stage of their reading development. In...

Translating Institutions outlines a framework for research on translation in institutional settings, using the Finnish translation unit at the European Commission as a case study. Because of their foundational multilingualism, the institutions of the...

Perfect for enjoying in school or at home, Bug Club is proud to present a series of plays to get kids reading, sharing and interacting at KS1. Presented by celebrated children's author Julia Donaldson, each play features engaging stories, beautiful...

This impeccable edition still stands the test of time for students at school and university who wish to approach Cicero's major speeches against Mark Antony after the assassination of Julius Caesar. Denniston's commentary gives assistance with...

The Hairem Scarem is very hairy and very scary. Every time the other animals tell him to cut his hair, he cuts some off and sticks it on their head. Everyone is afraid of him, until the Hair Queen makes him cut off all his hair until he is almost bald...

Genre: Fantasy story with a predictable structure and patterned language. Learning Objectives: Word Recognition Strand 5: Read simple words by sounding out blending the phonemes all through the words from left to right (CVC words). Language...

Pearson English Readers bring language learning to life through the joy of reading. Well-written stories entertain us, make us think, and keep our interest page after page. Pearson English Readers offer teenage and adult learners a huge range of...

Project X CODE is a book-by-book series built for SEN and struggling readers aged 6-11. Welcome to Micro World, invented by Macro Marvel - an amazing theme park where you have to shrink to get in! Disaster strikes when CODE, the computer that controls...

The Level 3 Biff, Chip and Kipper Stories, written by Roderick Hunt and illustrated by Alex Brychta, provide a rich story context to help develop language comprehension and decoding skills. First Sentences include a range of high frequency vocabulary...

Phonology in English Language Teaching is an introductory text, specifically directed at the needs of language teachers internationally. Combining an overview of English phonology with structured practical guidance, this text shows how phonology can be...

Genre: Fantasy time-travel stroy Learning Objectives: Language Comprehension Strand 7: Draw together ideas and information from across a whole text, using simple signposts in the text. Writing Opportunities Strand 10: Use planning to establish clear...

This module introduces Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling (TPRS), an input-based language teaching method. TPRS provides a framework for teaching classes completely in the target language-even those at the beginner level. Through the...