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Pardon My French
Things you didn't know about France: you burnt Joan of Arc! smuggling live chickens into rugby matches is patriotic how many times to kiss on the cheek where not to cross the road French guns don't go 'bang' what do you call a party? bon appetit is vulgar a six-pack is a bar of chocolate the dangers of being called Peter or Penny your smallest finger is your 'ear' finger the importance of Wednesdays how to tip and when to celebrate Christmas? Forget the French you learnt at school. Based on twenty years of hard-won knowledge, Pardon My French takes you through all the words you need to survive, shows how and why they work, and steers you past all the pitfalls and potential embarrassments of speaking French in France.From sugar-cube etiquette to why the Marseillaise is all about slaughtering Austrians and Prussians as bloodily as possible, Charles Timoney lays bare the Gallic mindset alongside their bizarre language. Covering all areas of everyday life from eating and drinking to travel, work and, crucially, swearing and sounding like a teenager, this is not just the most entertaining, but also the most useful book on France and the French you'll ever read.
Author:
Charles Timoney
Publisher: Penguin Books
ISBN: 9781846140525
Format: Paperback Book
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Street Spanish 2
You're taking my hair! ...What? If you heard this expression (!Me estas tomando el pelo!) from a native Spanish speaker, you wouldn't know it was the equivalent of you're pulling my leg! unless you had read David Burke's newest book devoted to the exciting and imaginative world of popular Spanish idioms. Based on the bestselling Street Spanish, this second volume in the series is sure to put readers al corriente (up-to-date, or literally in the current), as they encounter hundreds of colorful phrases hidden away in the Spanish language and usually reserved for native speakers. Designed to teach the fundamentals of Spanish idioms in ten fun, easy lessons, Street Spanish 2 features: * Dialogues, vocabulary lessons, and a glossary of hundreds of Spanish terms. * Entertaining word drills, crossword puzzles, fill-ins, and find-a-word charts. DAVID BURKE (Studio City, California) has worked for the Olympic Games as a supervisor of the Translation Department, served as an interpreter for the Algerian government, and conducted foreign tours to visiting dignitaries at Universal Studios. His Street French and Street Spanish books have sold nearly 200,00 copies.
Author:
David Burke
Publisher: John Wiley and Son
ISBN: 9780471179719
Format: Paperback Book
In Store Price: $27.95
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The American Heritage Pocket Spanish Dictionary
Packed with more than 40,000 translations, this handy and affordable bilingual reference tool features U.S. English and Latin American Spanish and hundreds of useful idioms and phrases, and is one of the only pocket-size dictionaries to feature tables of irregular verbs in both English and Spanish.
Author:
American Heritage Dictionary
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH)
ISBN: 9780618132164
Format: Paperback Book
In Store Price: $7.95
Online Price: $7.31
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Academic Success for English Language Learners
Academic Success for English Language Learners: Strategies for K-12 Mainstream Teachers, edited by Patricia Richard-Amato and Marguerite Ann Snow, is dedicated to helping teachers meet the sociocultural, cognitive, and academic language needs of today's English Language Learners (ELLs). Designed for mainstream teachers, this anthology demonstrates how students can leverage their backgorund knowledge and skills to function successfully in content-area classes. Balancing conceptual foundations with practical strategies, the book's four-part format includes chapters written by some of the field's most respected researchers and teachers. It offers a solid reeprtoire of techniques for creating a positibve instructional environment. *Part I: Theoretical Considerations -- Pesents a variety of ideas to stimulate thinking and help teachers develop their own theories of practice. *Part II: Sociocultural Issues and Implications -- Focus on sociocultural concerns and their implications in the classroom. *Part III: The Classroom: Instruction and Assessment Practices -- Presents a wide range of pedagogical and classroom management strategies.*
Part IV: Readings In Specific Content Area -- Relates many of the preceding strategies and issues to specific content areas across grade levels, including math, literature, social studies, science, physical education, music, and art.
Author:
Marguerite Ann Snow & Patricia A. Richard-Amato
Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
ISBN: 9780131899100
Format: Paperback Book
In Store Price: $157.95
Online Price: $145.31
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Access Spanish: Level 2
Access Spanish 2 is the modern course for adult learners of Spanish at intermediate level. It consolidates previous language skills, using the familiar 'Access' framework of Language Focus panels, learning tips and assessment checklists and looks at a variety of topic areas in greater depth, covering practical matters such as dealing with finances, internet orders, moving house, the world of work and the environment. A wide range of activities based on realistic resources and situations affords plenty of opportunities for reading and writing authentic Spanish, enabling learners to communicate at a higher level. Each of the 10 units begins with a variety of revision activities and there is frequent consolidation of important grammar points, giving learners the confidence to move forward. Numerous references to web-based activities, which will be an invaluable support to students' learning, add significantly to the course. A unique feature of the Access series is the free website www.accesslanguages.com which provides comprehensive support for teachers and learners alike.
Author:
Maria Utrera Cejudo
Publisher: Hodder Education
ISBN: 9780340916889
Format: Paperback Book
In Store Price: $67.99
Online Price: $62.55
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Basic Reading Power
Basic Reading Power, Second Edition, by Beatrice S. Mikulecky and Linda Jeffries, is a student-centered reading skills textbook with a process approach to reading improvement. Its unique structure, featuring four key sections used oncurrently, helps beginning-level students (with a vocabulary of 300 words) to become better readers in school, college, or business. *Reading for Pleasure encourages students to master new reading strategies and broaden their vocabulary. *Comprehension Skills emphasizes strategic reading skills, such as skimming, making inferences, recognizing topics, and understanding sentences. *Vocabulary Building offers strategies for learning new words, including personalized vocabulary lists, using context clues, and expanding categories of words. *Thinking Skills provides targeted practice in inference and analytical skills.New to the Second Edition: *A two-color design featuring index tabs for easy navigation *An expanded Teacher's Guide with sample syllabus *Updated content, additional readings, and a unit on identifying word parts Test booklets contain reproducible black line masters to be used as additional practice or to test reading skills presented in the student books.
Author:
Beatrice S. Mikulecky & Linda Jeffries
Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
ISBN: 9780131305496
Format: Paperback Book
In Store Price: $78.95
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Beginner's Russian Script
Russian is from the same 'family' of languages as English (Indo-European) and has been very much influenced by languages such as Latin and French, but also by Greek, Hebrew and Old Church Slavonic. In the 9th Century a monk called St Cyril is reputed to have devised the Russian script - hence its name: Cyrillic. There are only 33 letters in the Russian alphabet and learning Russian really is much simpler once you know the script. If you are going to visit Russia, you need a basic recognition of the script, at least to be able to read the street signs and find your way around. 'Teach Yourself Beginner's Russian Script' starts from scratch and teaches you how to read and write the Russian alphabet correctly from the beginning. It will enable you to understand enough from signs, directions, instructions and even menus to be able to get by on your next visit to Russia or to take your study of the language further. The book is divided into different sections. Units 1-4 introduce you to the letters of the printed alphabet step by step with exercises to practise each new point.In these units each new Russian word will also be transliterated so that you can practise saying the words as well as reading and writing them.
The fifth unit is a revision unit so that you can review what you have learnt and go back over any areas of difficulty. In Units 6 and 7, you will learn how to read and write the handwritten Russian script. Finally, in Units 8-10, you will be given practice on specific topics: town and transport, hotel and restaurant, and hobbies. By the end of the book, you will understand how the Russian script works and will have mastered the basics of reading and writing Russian. The leader in self-learning with more than 300 titles, covering all subjects. Be where you want to be with Teach Yourself.
Author:
Daphne M. West
Publisher: Hodder Education
ISBN: 9780340860267
Format: Paperback Book
In Store Price: $19.99
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Better Reading French
Provides a method of learning and sharpening French language skills. This book contains passages that reflect real-life, contemporary issues and situations, taken from magazines, the Internet, books, and newspapers. It covers such topics as love, music, travel, technology, politics, and history.
Author:
Annie Heminway
Publisher: McGraw Hill Publishers
ISBN: 9780071391399
Format: Paperback Book
In Store Price: $26.95
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Beyond True Stories
Would you believe -- ? *A woman invests in stocks and makes $22 million -- and then donates almost all of it to a university! *A Japanese guard helps a prisoner of war survive World War II because of the shared love of an opera aria. Beyond True Stories continues and expands the True Stories tradition with eight thematic units, each bases on a real-life, human-interest story. Each unit opens with A True Story in the News, followed by readings and activities that explore the theme. Beyond True Stories is a book students won't want to put down. Features *Reading strategies and vocabulary building activities help to prepare students for academic work. *A variety of texts -- including first-person accounts, expository pieces, and graphs -- provide practice with different kinds of reading. *Thought-provoking discussion and writing prompts encourage personal expression and complete the reading process. The True Stories series also includes: *Very Easy True Stories*All New Very Easy True Stories*Easy True Stories*All New Easy True Stories*True Stories in the News, Third Edition*More True Stories, Second Edition*Even More True Stories*Beyond True Stories
Author:
Sandra Heyer
Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
ISBN: 9780130918147
Format: Paperback Book
In Store Price: $70.95
Online Price: $65.27
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A Conversation Book: Bk. 2
A Conversation Book 2, Revised Third Edition, by Tina Kasloff Carver and Sandra Douglas Fotinos, presents an inviting, student-centered approach to developing fluency in English conversation. Contextualized picture dictionary-type pages provide students with the vocabulary needed for everyday life. Following each vocabulary lesson, task-based and cooperative activities such as role-playing, storytelling, problem solving, and community activities offer numerous opportunities for students to practice their language and conversation skills. A Conversation Book 2 now includes conversation springboards, complete with an audio program, and grammar. Of Related Interest A Writing Book, Second Edition, is a Teacher's Resource Book which offers more than 100 reproducible masters for cooperative, conmpetency-based writing activities, all coordinated with the lessons in A Conversation Book 1 and 2. Correlations are included in A Writing Book and in the Teacher's Editions of the Conversation Books.
Author:
Tina Kasloff Carver & Sandras Fotinos
Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
ISBN: 9780137281145
Format: Paperback Book
In Store Price: $52.95
Online Price: $48.71
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Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
Ideal for PET and FCE preparation Packed full of useful study extras, the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary helps you on your way to becoming a confident, natural English speaker. With clear definitions, written especially for intermediate level students, and thousands of examples that put the language into context, this dictionary is an invaluable companion, whether you are learning English for work or pleasure, or preparing for an exam. The best bits of the dictionary ...* NEW! Improved and expanded study pages include the innovative 'Talk' section, focussing on conversation, and how people really speak in day-to-day situations. * NEW! Word Partner boxes show how words are used together, helping you develop natural sounding English. * NEW! Special 'new words' section focuses on the latest words to enter the English language, ensuring that the language you learn is always up to date. * NEW! Thesaurus boxes make your English sound more natural by providing alternatives to over-used words, helping you to widen your vocabulary. * Learner Error notes taken from the Cambridge Learner Corpus - based on real student errors from Cambridge ESOL papers - help you to avoid typical mistakes.The Cambridge Learner's Dictionary CD-ROM includes the whole dictionary in a handy searchable format and much more, too!
You can listen to every word in British and American English - and even record yourself for comparison. The best bits of the CD-ROM ...* UNIQUE! SMART thesaurus helps build vocabulary and allows you to create topic-related word lists at the click of a button. * QUICKfind, a mini pop-up version of the dictionary, lets you look up words as you work with no effort. * Hundreds of interactive vocabulary practice exercises - to use on-screen, or print out for classroom use - help you to monitor your progress.
Author:
Kate Woodford & Elizabeth Walter,
David Shenton & Corinne Burrows
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521681964
Format: Paperback Book
In Store Price: $45.95
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Chinese Link
Chinese Link: Zhongwen Tiandi Intermediate Chinese is the second component of the Chinese Link curriculum. The Chinese Link series systematically emphasizes and integrates the National Standards for Foreign Language Education's 5Cs --Communication, Cultures, Comparisons, Connections, and Communities. The Intermediate level curriculum continues to provide a practical, learner-centered, and enjoyable language and culture learning experience for intermediate level Chinese learners, as well as an efficient and comprehensive teaching resource for instructors. This intermediate text includes coverage of both simplified and traditional characters. Chinese Link Intermediate level Chinese encompasses 20 lessons and is divided into 2 volumes (Level 2/Part 1 and Level 2/Part 2), each containing 10 lessons. It is designed to be completed in an academic year of college level study. The main text is accompanied by a workbook that includes homework exercises and a character book section that provides more detail on each character studied. The audio program includes recordings for both the text and the workbook.
Author:
Yanhui Zhang & Sue-Mei Wu Yueming Yu
Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
ISBN: 9780131947665
Format: Paperback Book
In Store Price: $138.95
Online Price: $127.83
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Classroom Observation Tasks
Through a bank of 35 structured tasks, Classroom Observation Tasks shows how to use observation to learn about language teaching.
Author:
Cambridge Teacher Training & Development,
Ruth Wajnryb
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521407229
Format: Paperback Book
In Store Price: $56.95
Online Price: $52.39
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Complete Spanish Grammar
Presents ways to master Spanish grammar. This book covers topics from present tense regular verbs to double object pronouns. It covers various aspects of Spanish grammar that learners need to master. It focuses on the practical aspects of Spanish as it's really spoken.
Author:
Gilda Nissenberg
Publisher: McGraw Hill Publishers
ISBN: 9780071422703
Format: Paperback Book
In Store Price: $21.95
Online Price: $20.19
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The Concise Oxford Russian Dictionary
This dictionary provides coverage of 120,000 words and phrases, and over 190,000 translations. It includes completely up-to-date treatment of contemporary Russian and English, including amniocentesis, global warming, information superhighway, multimedia, streetwise, and time-share. There is extra in-text grammatical information extended constructions, complementation, and difficult points of grammar. It records Russian as it is used today, as there is special emphasis on modern idioms and colloquial usage with numerous illustrative examples. There is specialized coverage of common abbreviations and acronyms such as APC, HRT, PC, OMOH, and CKB, and coverage of British and American English. New to this edition is a guide to Russian language and culture on the World-Wide-Web. A new guide to email and the Internet offers a unique gateway to language and culture in the Russian-speaking world. There is also a Thematic wordfinder. This entirely new thematic wordfinder brings together the essential vocabulary from a broad range of subject areas including the environment, society, business and industry, communication, media, and the arts.
Specially designed as a reference section for writing, it covers the key topics recquired by regional exam boards.
Author:
Boris Ungebaun & Paul Falla,
Marcus Wheeler, Boris Ottokar Unbegaun, P S Falla & others
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780198601524
Format: Hardback Book
In Store Price: $69.95
Online Price: $64.35
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A Dictionary of Latin Words and Phrases
A Dictionary of Latin Words and Phrases is a handy reference for all kinds of writing, as well as an absorbing collection of phrases, mottoes, proverbs and sayings. This new dictionary offers a fresh look at a language which has retained its influence and colour. It includes a thematic index - a comprehensive index will take you to all the words and phrases relating to a particular subject, covering everything from ambition, beauty, and courage to war and wisdom. It features more than just words and phrases - along with clear translations and pronunciation guidance, sources from literature and history are annotated with fascinating descriptions and explanations that place the phrases in context. It contains mottoes of countries and famous people and institutions, such as the American dollar, Henry VIII, Oxford University and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer are just a few of the inspiring and sometimes ironic mottoes. It also includes proverbs - familiar and amusing proverbs are included and easily found in a separate index, along with literary examples - an A-Z listing of all Latin authors cited includes outlines of their lives and works.
Author:
James Morwood
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780198601098
Format: Paperback Book
In Store Price: $37.95
Online Price: $34.91
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Elementary Modern Standard Arabic: Pronunciation and Writing Lessons 1-30 v.1
The Elementary Modern Standard Arabic Course (EMSA) is the premier introduction, for the English-speaking student, to the active written language of the contemporary Arab world. Expressly designed for the beginning student, the course is written by a team of Arabic language teachers consisting of native and non-native Arabic speakers, linguists and people whose primary interests are literature and allied areas. It implements an audio-lingual approach to language teaching while presenting the elements of Modern Standard Arabic as written and spoken in the contemporary Arab World. Volume 1 is complete in itself and presents a practical introduction to the writing system of Arabic and to its pronunciation, with reading and writing pronunciation drills. Thirty lessons provide a basic working knowledge of Arabic. Each lesson contains a text, a vocabulary, grammar and drills including oral and written comprehension passages. An Arabic-English glossary completes the volume. The course continues in Volume 2, which extends the knowledge of vocabulary, grammar and expression. Fifteen further lessons are followed by appendices which give reference information.
Author:
Ernest N. McCarus & Peter F. Abboud
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521272957
Format: Paperback Book
In Store Price: $120.00
Online Price: $110.40
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Essential Spanish Verb Skills
Helps master correct Spanish verb usage - a major step in developing mature Spanish-language communication skills. This book shows you how to apply correct verb usage to sentence building. It demonstrates how verbs function in formal and everyday spoken and written Spanish.
Author:
Rogelio Alonso Vallecillos
Publisher: McGraw Hill Publishers
ISBN: 9780071453905
Format: Paperback Book
In Store Price: $25.95
Online Price: $23.87
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Exploring Japanese Literature
Yasunari Kawabata, Yukio Mishima and Junichiro Tanizaki are all giants of world literature. It stands to reason that students of Japanese would long to read them in their original language. Ixploring Japanese Literature enables them to do just that. Featuring one each of these writers most characteristic stories - plus linguistic support in the form of a built-in dictionary - the book picks up where the authors previous bestselling text, Breaking into Japanese Literature, left off.
The poignancy of romance between a wealthy Tokyoite and a provincial geisha in Yasunari Kawabata's Snow Country the ecstatic frenzy of a couple committing ritual suicide in Mishima's Patriotism the amoral antics of a playboy aesthete trying to fire up his flagging zest for life in Tanizaki's The Secret-Exploring Japanese Literature is a reader's entree into the uniquely rich and exotic world of modern Japanese fiction.
On each two-page spread, the original Japanese is printed in large type on the left-hand page, with the corresponding English translation on the right and the dictionary running along the bottoms of both. Everything the student needs to read the stories and understand them is right there.
To enrich students experience even further, Exploring Japanese Literature also features biographies of the three novelists, mini-prefaces that set the scene for the individual stories, and evocative illustrations. In addition, there is a dedicated website at www.speaking-japanese.com where learners have the chance to put forward their own interpretations of the Japanese and engage in debate with the author, the editor and, of course, other readers of the book.
Exploring Japanese Literature is recommended for upper-intermediate and advanced level students.
Author:
Giles Murray & Tetsuji Kiwaki
Publisher: Kodansha Europe Ltd
ISBN: 9784770030412
Format: Paperback Book
In Store Price: $39.95
Online Price: $36.75
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Facon de Parler 2: Student Book
Facon de Parler 2 is the second stage of this lively, highly illustrative and communicative French course designed to take adult beginners to GCSE level and beyond. Whether you are learning for holiday, business or exam purposes, the authors will guide you step by step through all the basic language skills and there is plenty of opportunity to practise what you have learnt as you go along. Now in its fourth edition, the book has been revised and updated to reflect the innovations of the technological era, while retaining the strengths and familiarity of the previous edition. Illustrated dialogues and exercises, comprehension questions, structured pair- and group-work activities, grammar notes and regular revision sections to consolidate learning feature in this gently paced and unintimidating course. Facon de Parler 2 is ideal for home learners as well as class study. Used with the accompanying audio CD pack and brand new Facon de Parler 2 Activity Book, this best-selling course provides the complete package for adult learners in French.
Author:
Angela Aries & Dominique Debney
Publisher: Hodder Education
ISBN: 9780340940228
Format: Paperback Book
In Store Price: $49.99
Online Price: $45.99
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