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1) Lord Jim
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The eponymous Jim is a young, good-looking, genial, and naive water-clerk on the Patna, a cargo ship plying Asian waters. He is, we are told, "the kind of fellow you would, on the strength of his looks, leave in charge of the deck." He also harbors romantic fantasies of adventure and heroism--which are promptly scuttled one night when the ship collides with an obstacle and begins to sink. Acting on impulse, Jim jumps overboard and lands in a lifeboat,...
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"This fun and engaging visual guide to the most common and useful English idioms and phrases will help you understand and remember English idiomatic expressions and their meanings, making your English more fluent and natural. English for Everyone: English Idioms combines an innovative visual teaching method with the best of DK design to make one of the most difficult aspects of learning English as a foreign language incredibly easy. Hundreds of expressions...
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Developed by the author, a speech consultant and accent specialist, this book features her method, which focuses on the anatomical placement of sound and on the musculature used in articulation. Where other accent reduction/English pronunciation products rely on solely mimicking of audio sounds, this work focuses visually, audibly, and narratively on the physical ability to speak English, noting that many sounds of English may be difficult for the...
5) Why do we say that?: 101 idioms, phrases, sayings & facts! A brief history on where they come from!
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Collects 101 popular idioms and sayings and explains their origins and how their usage has changed over time.
"Like many people, you've probably used idioms or phrases like these without giving them a second thought. But if you were to take a moment to step back and learn about them you'll be pleasantly surprised to discover the mesmerizing and sometimes outright bizarre origins to these fun sayings! In Why Do We Say That, we have curated 101 of...
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Complete English as a foreign language is a comprehensive language course that takes you from beginner to intermediate level. This book is for use with the accompanying audio CDs containing two hours of audio (ISBN 9781473601604). The new edition of this successful course has been fully revised and is packed with new learning features to give you the language, practice and skills to communicate with confidence. Maps from A1 to B1 of the Common European...
10) ESL games for the classroom: 101 interactive activities to enagae your students with minimal prep
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"Every lesson needs a conversation starter. Whether you want to warm up a class, emphasize a particular grammar or vocabulary lesson, or wrap things up with a fun twist, ESL Games for the Classroom offers interactive classroom activities that require little or no prep work to make learning fun. Quick and easy to set-up, the activities in this book offer engaging ways to use class time effectively. With clear organization by skill and level, ESL Games...
11) Beyond dreams
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Includes six short stories that deal with crisis situations faced by teenagers, including racism, abuse, sense of failure, aging relatives, drunk driving, and abortion.
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"Includes the TOEFL's 500 most frequently encountered words to help you expand your English vocabulary. Features a sample practice reading test with answer key to help you assess your mastery of TOEFL vocabulary. Provides advice on getting the most out of your dictionary and thesaurus. Contains practical strategies to help you learn and retain word meanings. Extensive vocabulary practice exercises help test your word knowledge."--Back cover.
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Practice in survival reading volume 4
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The instructions are followed by a set of 10 questions which incorporate 3 levels of reading comprehension skills: locating facts, interpreting facts, and applying knowledge. Answer keys to the objective questions are found at the back of each book. Also provided is a list of words at a fourth grade or above reading level that may require special attention before the student attempts the reading selections. The workbooks contain actual diagram and...
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