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A new addition to an established and popular practical series for teachers, Pronunciation" provides a rich resource of imaginative techniques and ideas for teaching pronunciation. Unlike other books on the subject, this book examines why learners fail to achieve good pronunciation and seeks a solution in building their confidence through a holistic approach. This concentrates on rhythm, stress, and articulatory settings first: if these are mastered, individual sounds should follow naturally."

This is a new and fully updated edition of the Paperback Oxford English Dictionary", offering over 120,000 words, phrases, and definitions. It covers all the words you need for everyday use, carefully selected from the evidence of the "Oxford English Corpus", a databank of 21st century English, containing hundreds of millions of words. For the new edition the definitions are clearer than ever before and there are extra usage notes to help with tricky points of grammar. Brand-new spelling notes give quick and easy help on commonly misspelled words, such as exaggerate and necessary. A brand-new Factfinder centre section gives quick-reference entries on people, places, and events, as well as useful lists of, for example, the world's seas and oceans, presidents and prime ministers, and countries and currencies. This portable and affordable dictionary is ideal for puzzle and crossword-solving, but also perfect for general reference at home, at school, or in the office. A new open design ensures that this dictionary is even more accessible and easier to use than ever before."

Graded 'read and do' fiction and non-fiction readers that teach children about the world around them.

The Masterpiece is the most autobiographical of the twenty novels in Zola's Rougon-Macquart series. Set in the 1860s and 1870s, it provides a unique insight into his career as a writer and his relationship with Cézanne, a friend since their schoolday s in Aix-en-Provence. It also presents a well-documented account of the turbulent Bohemian world in which the Impressionists came to prominence despite the conservatism of the Academy and the ridicule of the general public.

The activities in Dominoes keep students engaged in the stories and help to reinforce their understanding of the key language. They can be completed at home or in class. The project activities in Dominoes build on the themes from the story and encourage s

Gandhi (1869-1948) was one of the few men in history to fight simultaneously on moral, religious, political, social, economic, and cultural fronts. During his time as a lawyer in South Africa he developed his strategy of non-violence: the idea of opposing unjust laws by non-violent protest, which he made the basis of his successful struggle against British rule in India. In this Very Short Introduction to Gandhi's life and thought, Bhikhu Parekh outlines both Gandhi's major philosophical insights and the limitations of his thought. He looks at Gandhi's cosmocentric anthropology, his spiritual view of politics, his unique form of liberal communitarianism, and his theories of oppression, non-violent action, and active citizenship. He also considers how the success of Gandhi's principles was limited by his lack of coherent theories of evil, and of state and power, and how his hostility to modern civilization impeded his appreciation of its complexity. Gandhi's life and thought has had an enormous impact both within and outside India, and he continues to be widely revered, as one of the greatest moral and political leaders of the twentieth century.

Manu was seated, when the great seers came up to him: "Please, Lord, tell us the Laws of all the social classes, as well as of those born in between..."' The Law Code of Manu is the most authoritative and the best-known legal text of ancient India. F amous for two thousand years it still generates controversy, with Manu's verses being cited in support of the oppression of women and members of the lower castes. A seminal Hindu text, the Law Code is important for its classic description of so many social institutions that have come to be identified with Indian society. It deals with the relationships between social and ethnic groups, between men and women, the organization of the state and the judicial system, reincarnation, the workings of ka rma, and all aspects of the law. Patrick Olivelle's lucid translation is the first to be based on his critically edited text, and it incorporates the most recent scholarship on ancient Indian history, law, society, and religion.

The wind is strong on the Yorkshire moors. There are few trees, and fewer houses, to block its path. There is one house, however, that does not hide from the wind. It stands out from the hill and challenges the wind to do its worst. The house is called Wuthering Heights. When Mr Earnshaw brings a strange, small, dark child back home to Wuthering Heights, it seems he has opened his doors to trouble. He has invited in something that, like the wind, is safer kept out of the house.

*More than 20,000 words and phrases defined clearly without technical jargon *20,000 examples based on authentic sources, such as the Financial Times and the Wall Street Journal *Coverage of both American and British terms

Jazyková úroveň: Beginner, Elementary, Pre-Intermediate, Intermediate, Upper Intermediate, Advanced Popis: Učebnice, učebnice rozdělená na půl v balíčku vázaná i s pracovním sešitem a CR-ROMem (tzv. Multipack), pracovní sešit s audio a CD-ROM (s klíčem nebo bez), učitelská příručka, audio kazety nebo audio CD, studentská kazeta nebo audio CD, kazeta pro studenta listen and speak – pro poslech v autě nebo doma (k dílům 1 a 2), DVD k novým dílům, příručky s obchodní angličtinou, iTools, iPacks, internetové stránky. Hlavní znaky: •Šestidílný kurz pro středoškoláky a dospělé studenty. •Humor, zábava, motivace studentů. •Důraz na komunikativní schopnosti studentů a jejich jazykovou vybavenost nutnou pro běžnou praxi, obzvláště pak při různých společenských a pracovních příležitostech. •Word bank – obrázkový slovník 500 slov seřazených do tématických celků na konci učebnice. •Travel with English – základní fráze nutné pro cestování. •Dokonalá metodická příručka má v každém díle přes 60 stran kopírovatelných doplňkových aktivit (60–120 hodin). •Zdarma testy ke všem dílům na vyžádání v kancelářích OUP. •Anglicko-český slovníček naleznete zde http://www.oup.com/elt/catalogue/teachersites/englishfile/?cc=cz

One day, a farmer tells a farm boy to take everything out of an old building and throw it away. 'It's all rubbish,' he says. In the middle of all the rubbish, the boy finds a beautiful old piano. He has never played before, but now, when his fingers touch the piano, he begins to play. He closes his eyes and the music comes to him - and the music moves his fingers. When he opens his eyes again, he knows that his life is changed for ever ...

This is an updated edition of this complete first course in English for business. Business Basics" now leads on to "Business Focus" - the new course for pre-intermediate Business English students."

The Audio CD Pack contains a copy of the book along with an audio CD with a recording of the complete text in both British and American English. Listen and read to discover all about amazing minibeasts ...How many legs does a spider have? Why are earthworms important? Word count 1,249

This Very Short Introduction to Classics links a haunting temple on a lonely mountainside to the glory of ancient Greece and the grandeur of Rome, and to Classics within modern culture-from Jefferson and Byron to Asterix and Ben-Hur. We are all Classicists - we come into touch with the Classics daily: in our culture, politics, medicine, architecture, language, and literature. What are the true roots of these influences, however, and how do our interpretations of these aspects of the Classics differ from their original reception? This introduction to the Classics begins with a visit to the British Museum to view the frieze which once decorated the Apollo Temple at Bassae. Through these sculptures, John Henderson and Mary Beard prompt us to consider the significance of Classics as a means of discovery and enquiry, its value in terms of literature, philposophy, and culture, and its importance as a source of imagery.

This is the elementary coursebook that gets students talking, and that helps teachers and students more than any other.

You are walking through the streets of London. It is getting dark and you want to get home quickly. You enter a narrow side-street. Everything is quiet, but as you pass the door of a large, windowless building, you hear a key turning in the lock. A man comes out and looks at you. You have never seen him before, but you realize immediately that he hates you. You are shocked to discover, also, that you hate him. Who is this man that everybody hates? And why is he coming out of the laboratory of the very respectable Dr Jekyll?