This book is a collection of absorbing and thought-provoking questionnaires and quizzes with related activities for students of English at upper- intermediate and more advanced levels. Questions like the ones above which require a personal response from the reader can serve as an enjoyable and provocative starting-point for fluency practice in the language classroom.

Speaking is a highly challenging yet essential skill for most learners to acquire. Learners need to speak with confidence to carry out the most basic social transactions, like asking directions or ordering food. They also need to develop their speaking skills to fulfil more sophisticated needs like making friends, impressing people and arguing their case. This book’s variety of task types reflects the variety of situations that learners will meet in the real world. The aim of this book is to make students actually want to communicate. That motivation is provided via a broad range of contexts, from the serious and thought provoking through to light-hearted games that allow students to relax and speak freely. Rather than focusing on speaking in

This book contains a wide range of activities aimed at improving your English and developing the language and skills which you will need to pass the examination. As well as providing relevant practice in reading, writing, listening and speaking, each unit of Ready for First Certificate includes one or more Language focus sections, which revise the main grammar areas, together with Vocabulary slots which will help you to increase your word store.

In Company trains students in the language and skills which are immediately transferable to the workplace. Each lesson is a stand-alone, fast-track to competence in a particular skill and falls into one of the following categories: Talking points. Networking. Desk work. Presenting. Meetings. Key features. Practical business skills. Integrated lexical syllabus. Systematic approach to grammar. Stimulating content.

Idioms for Everyday Use introduces learners to more than 230 common idioms. The hands-on worktext format helps individuals both to understand the idioms and to use them with confidence in their own communication. Learners encounter the high-frequency idioms in context, analyze their meanings. and practice using them in a variety of activities.

So you plan to build your vocabulary! Learning vocabulary is a very important part of learning English. If you make a grammar mistake, it may be wrong’ but very often people will understand you anyway. But if you don’t know the exact word that you need, it is very frustrating for you, and the person you are talking to. Good English means having a big vocabulary! There are better and worse ways to build your vocabulary and this book will help you to build your vocabulary quickly and effectively.

Providing the skills students need to conquer any school writing assignment, Better Writing Right Now is a complete walk-through of each step of the writing process. Including everything from timed essay exams to research papers, this book provides tips and formats students can use for writing resumes, cover letters, general business letters, memos, e-mails, reports for work, and more. These basics writing skills provide the confidence and practical ability necessary to succeed in any situation that requires writing.

This book - which can be used alone, along with other vocabulary and spelling builders of your choice, or in combination with the LearningExpress publication, Vocabulary and Spelling Success in 20 Minutes a Day - will give you practice dealing with synonyms, vocabulary in context, antonyms, and spelling. It is designed to be used by individuals working on their own and for teachers or tutors helping students to build their vocabulary and spelling skills. Practice on 1001 vocabulary and spelling questions should go a long way in alleviating word anxiety!

«Благословенное дитя» — один из лучших романов Лин Ульман, норвежской писательницы, литературного критика, дочери знаменитого режиссера Ингмара Бергмана и актрисы Лив Ульман.

Три сестры собираются навестить отца, уединенно живущего на острове. Они не видели его много лет, и эта поездка представляется им своего рода прощанием: отец стар и жить ему осталось недолго. Сестры, каждая по-своему, вспоминают последнее лето, проведенное ими на острове, омраченное трагическим и таинственным случаем, в котором замешаны все.

Званый ужин в элегантном особняке, шампанское, дамы в жемчугах, непринужденные беседы — таковы декорации романа «Пир», за которыми прячется нечто менее респектабельное: безумие, абсурдные убийства, грабежи.