Etymology

No man of letters savers the ABC's, or serves them up, like language-loving humorist Roy Blount Jr. His glossary, from ad hominy to zizz, is hearty, full bodied, and out to please discriminating palates coarse and fine. In 2008, he celebrated the gists,...

Building on the success of previous editions, Focus on Grammar 5th Edition continues to leverage its successful four-step approach that lets learners move from comprehension to communication within a clear and consistent structure. Centred on thematic...

The rich variety of the English vocabulary reflects the vast number of words it has taken from other languages. These range from Latin, Greek, Scandinavian, Celtic, French, Italian, Spanish, and Russian to, among others, Hebrew, Maori, Malay, Chinese,...

The study of classical languages by earlier generations of English-speaking students was greatly facilitated by the study of English grammar in the schools, a tradition now out of favor but one that emphasized precisely the concepts, terms, and...

English as a Second Language (ESL) education has gained an increasingly important role in career development in science, business, and industry on the global stage. Language teaching practice often assumes that most of the difficulties that learners face...

Millions of adults in the U.S. report that they speak limited English, and English Language ability appears linked to multiple dimensions of adult life, such as civic participation and workforce participation and mobility. This new book focuses on some...

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CEF goals are the focus of communication activities where students learn and practice the language they need to have conversations in English. Clear outcomes in every lesson of every unit provide students with a sense of achievement as they progress...

The Reading and Writing Booklet includes four pages per unit to target specific skills. The first page focuses on reading, the second on comprehension with more of a range of texts than those offered in the CLIL and Wider World pages of the Pupil's Book...

Cambridge English for Schools Practice Tests have been designed to familiarise students with the level and format of the Cambridge English Key, Preliminary and First for Schools examinations with these relevant and up-to-date practice tests.About the...

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Throughout the first half of the nineteenth century, America was captivated by a muddled notion of "etymology." New England Transcendentalism was only one outcropping of a nationwide movement in which schoolmasters across small-town America taught...

English language learners (ELLs) often face the difficult challenge of learning both a new language and new subject matter at the same time. In Teaching English Language Learners Across the Content Areas, Judie Haynes and Debbie Zacarian offer...

Explore the beauty and intrigue of the English language through this collection of the most fascinating words in the dictionary.Close your eyes for a moment and think of the word “solitude”. What do you see? A deer drinking from a still pond in the...

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This book is a collection of articles written in honor of Professor Stanislaw Stachowski, a distinguished linguist from the Jagiellonian University in Krakow. Stachowski is known both in Polish academic circles and to a wider world of scholars as an...

- Step-by-step guidance on how to use Gold in the blended classroom - Full teaching notes with answer key and audio scripts - Ideas for additional and alternative activities - Two photocopiable worksheets with teaching notes for each unit - Test-master...

Practice Tests Plus familiarises young learners with the task types, question formats and style of the exams. It helps them achieve results that have a positive impact on their future language learning.Book InformationISBN 9781408296615Author Marcella...

When originally published in 1873 one of the aims was to protest against an idea that the Japanese language was very imperfect, and therefore it should be exterminated! The second was to give a general idea of the Japanese language as it is spoken. Book...

Focus on Literacy explores research on the second language literacy development of learners aged 5-18. It demonstrates how teachers can interpret such research to facilitate their instructional decision-making and classroom practice. This...

No other course offers you the same benefits as Family and Friends. The exceptionally strong skills training programme includes a focus on real speaking and writing output. Plus - the amazing package of integrated print and digital resources suits all...

12 thematic modules for Pre-Intermediate and 10 thematic modules for Elementary and Upper Intermediate, each divided into sections: - Topic Talk (opening page) - networks that provide guided choice by marrying functional language with lexical items -...

Tocharian and Indo-European Studies is the central publication for the study of two closely related languages, Tocharian A and Tocharian B. Found in many Buddhist manuscripts from central Asia, Tocharian dates back to the second half of the first...

Practice Tests Plus familiarises young learners with the task types, question formats and style of the exams. It helps them achieve results that have a positive impact on their future language learning.Book InformationISBN 9781408296554Author Kathryn...

Module by module teaching notes, including lead-ins, background information on the texts and ideas for extension activities.Six photocopiable Exam practice sections providing the opportunity to test skills for Papers 1-4.37 module-linked photocopiable...

The Teacher's Book provides lesson notes, answers to exercises and Students' Book pages all in one volume. Using teacher's notes has never been easier.Book InformationISBN 9781408258453Author Tim FosterFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Pearson...

Interesting and relevant topics teenagers relate to Real Time photo story with related exercises using functional language, real contexts and situations Words2know provide clear focus on vocabulary and make revision easier. Also recorded on class CD and...

Gold Pre-First Exam Maximiser: * Recycles and reviews the Coursebook grammar and vocabulary * Provides exam practice in exam format, with strategies and guidance * Includes one complete Practice Test for timed practice in the run-up to the exam *...

Commerce is ideal for pre-work students, studying at pre-intermediate to intermediate levels, who will need to use English in work situations. Commerce develops the vocabulary, language, and skills that students need to communicate effectively in both...

- Step-by-step guidance on how to use Gold in the blended classroom - Full teaching notes with answer key and audio scripts - Ideas for additional and alternative activities - Two photocopiable worksheets with teaching notes for each unit - Test-master...

Ricky, a loveable robot who makes English language learning special and fun for young learners. Through stories and games with attaractive illustrations and a variety of digital materials, Ricky makes English come to lifeBook InformationISBN...

The Teacher's Book provides lesson notes, answers to exercises and Students' Book pages all in one volume. Using teacher's notes has never been easier.Book InformationISBN 9781408258491Author Patricia MugglestoneFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint...

Gold Pre-First Exam Maximiser: * Recycles and reviews the Coursebook grammar and vocabulary * Provides exam practice in exam format, with strategies and guidance * Includes one complete Practice Test for timed practice in the run-up to the exam *...

A robot in the classroom?! Yes - it's Ricky a loveable robot who makes English language learning special and fun for young learners. Through stories and games with attractive illustrations and a variety of digital materials. Ricky makes English come to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788763546195Author Birgit Anette OlsenFormat PaperbackPage Count 181Imprint Museum Tusculanum PressPublisher Museum Tusculanum PressDimensions(mm) 21mm *...

This great new series focuses on the real-life pre-school environment, a familiar setting for little ones to start learning English through other subjects. Monkey (the puppet) starts every lesson in a fun way and the children's...

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