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GERMAN GCSE REVISION – SELF, FAMILY & FRIENDS, LEISURE & DAILY ACTIVITIES (The Language Gym – Sentence Builder Books)
This book is meant as a revision resource for GCSE German. It can be used independently by students as well as for teacher-directed classroom practice. It contains 16 units which focus mainly on the themes: myself, family and relationships, daily activities, my role model, hobbies and leisure.
Each unit consists of a knowledge organiser recapping the target sentence patterns and lexical items, a series of receptive vocabulary building activities; a set of narrow reading texts and activities; a set of translation tasks. The tasks are graded in order to pose an increasingly demanding but manageable cognitive load and challenge and are based on Dr Conti’s P.I.P.O. framework:
Pre-reading tasks (activation of prior knowledge and pre-teaching)
In-reading tasks (intensive exploitation of texts)
Post-reading tasks (consolidation)
Output (pushed-output tasks)
Consistent with Dr Conti’s E.P.I. approach, each of the 16 units in the book provide extensive recycling of the target lexical items both within each unit and throughout the book, across all the dimensions of receptive and productive processing, i.e.: orthography (single letters and syllables), lexis (both words and chunks), grammar/syntax (with much emphasis on functional and positional processing), meaning and discourse.
The recycling occurs through input-flooding and forced retrieval through a wide range of engaging, tried and tested, classic Conti tasks (more than 20 per unit). These include student favourites such as slalom writing, faulty translation, spot the missing detail, sentence puzzles, etc.
Table of contents
1 Introducing myself
2 Describing myself, my family and friends
3 Talking about my hobbies and interests
4 Describing a typical day in school
5 Describing what I do after school
6 Talking about a typical weekend
7 Talking about what I did last weekend
8 Talking about when I was younger
9 Discussing the qualities of a good friend
10 Describing the qualities of a good partner
11 Saying why I don’t get along with people
12 Saying why I get along with people
13 Saying why I argue with my parents
14 Discussing why couples break up
15 Talking about a person I admire
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Hong Kong Sign Language: A Trilingual Dictionary with Linguistic Descriptions: A Trilngual Dictionary with Linguistic Descriptions
The dictionary represents a milestone of sign language research in Hong Kong. The signs collected in this volume reflect the varieties commonly adopted in Hong Kong; each of them is given a near equivalent in both Chinese and English and a brief description about its linguistic properties. The dictionary also lays the foundation of sign linguistics research and the development of sign interpreter training, the production of sign language teaching and learning materials.Read more
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HSK 1 Chinese Characters Workbook for Beginners – Volume 1: New Words, Pinyin, Stroke Order, Popular Phrases, Example Sentences, Daily Dialogues, Quiz … for Lesson 1 – 7…
This book is a companion book for HSK 1 Standard Course Textbook and Workbook, designed to help learners to build a strong foundation in Mandarin Chinese Characters in each Lesson.
It includes:
- 6 Main Rules of Chinese Stroke Order & Example Characters
- 8 Basic Chinese Character Stroke Groups, Writing Direction & Example Characters
- New Words from Each Lesson 1 – 7 from HSK 1 Standard Course Textbook 1
- Mandarin Characters in Large Print
- Pinyin with tones
- English Meanings
- Popular Phrases in Simplified Chinese, Pinyin and English Definition.
- Stroke Order
- Example Sentences with new Words
- Daily Dialogues similar to the conversation of each Lesson
- Quiz and Answers – With Pinyin and English Meaning
It is perfect for beginners who want to master the most important vocabularies of the Chinese Language easily and quickly.
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IELTS 15 Academic Student’s Book with Answers with Audio with Resource Bank: Authentic Practice Tests (IELTS Practice Tests)
Authentic examination papers from Cambridge Assessment English provide perfect practice because they are EXACTLY like the real test. Inside IELTS 15 Academic with Answers with Audio you’ll find FOUR complete examination papers plus details of the different parts of the test and the scoring system, so you can familiarise yourself with the Academic test format and practise your exam technique. Download the audio for the Listening tests, example Speaking test video, answer keys with extra explanations and sample Writing answers (instructions on inner front cover), or access your audio and video directly via QR codes in the book.Read more
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IELTS 18 Academic Student’s Book with Answers with Audio with Resource Bank: Authentic Practice Tests (IELTS Practice Tests)
Authentic examination papers from Cambridge University Press & Assessment provide perfect practice because they are EXACTLY like the real test. Inside IELTS 18 Academic with Answers with Audio with Resource Bank you’ll find FOUR complete examination papers plus details of the different parts of the test and the scoring system, so you can familiarise yourself with the Academic test format and practise your exam technique. Download the audio for the Listening tests, example Speaking test videos, answer keys with extra explanations and sample Writing answers (instructions on inner front cover), or access your audio and video directly via QR codes in the book.Read more
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IELTS 18 General Training Student’s Book with Answers with Audio with Resource Bank: Authentic Practice Tests (IELTS Practice Tests)
Authentic examination papers from Cambridge University Press & Assessment provide perfect practice because they are EXACTLY like the real test. Inside IELTS 18 General Training with Answers with Audio with Resource Bank you’ll find FOUR complete examination papers plus details of the different parts of the test and the scording system, so you can familiarise yourself with the Academic test format and practise your exam technique. Download the audio for the Listening tests, example Speaking test videos, answer keys with extra explanations and sample Writing answers (instructions on inner front cover), or access your audio and video directly via QR codes in the book.Read more
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Italian Primary Sentence Builders – Book 1 (The Language Gym – Sentence Builder)
Italian Sentence Builders – Primary – Book 1 contains 10 units which concern themselves with a specific communicative function, such as ‘I can say my name and age’, ‘I can talk about the weather’, ‘I can say what’s in my town’. You can find a note of each communicative function in the Table of Contents.Each unit includes:
- a sentence builder modelling the target constructions, introduced by questions to guide communication;
- a set of Listening-As-Modelling activities to train decoding skills, sound awareness, speech-segmentation, lexical-retrieval and parsing skills;
- a set of reading tasks focusing on both the meaning and structural levels of the text;
- a set of translation tasks aimed at consolidation through retrieval practice;
- a set of writing tasks targeting essential writing micro-skills such as spelling, functional and positional processing, editing and communication of meaning.
Each sentence builder at the beginning of a unit contains one or more constructions which have been selected with real-life communication in mind. Each unit is built around that construction but not solely on it. Based on the principle that each E.P.I instructional sequence must move from modelling to production in a seamless and organic way, each unit expands on the material in each sentence builder by embedding it in texts and graded tasks which contain both familiar and unfamiliar (but comprehensible and learnable) vocabulary and structures. Through lots of careful recycling and thorough and extensive processing of the input, by the end of each unit the student has many opportunities to encounter and process the new vocabulary and patterns with material from the previous units.
Alongside the units you will find: No Snakes No Ladders tasks created to practise speaking skills with an engaging and fun board game that can be photocopied and played in groups of 3 students.
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Italian Sentence Builders – Pre-Intermediate to Intermediate (The Language Gym – Sentence Builder Books)
Italian Pre-intermediate to Intermediate Sentence Builders is a workbook aimed at beginner to pre-intermediate students co-authored by three modern languages educators with over 70 years of extensive classroom experience between them, both in the UK and internationally.This ‘no-frills’ book contains 15 units of work on very popular themes, jam-packed with graded vocabulary-building, reading, translation, retrieval practice and writing activities. Key vocabulary, lexical patterns and structures are recycled and interleaved throughout.
Each unit includes:
1) A sentence builder modelling the target constructions;
2) A set of vocabulary building activities;
3) A set of narrow reading texts exploited through a range of tasks focusing on both the meaning and structural levels of the text;
4) A set of retrieval-practice translation tasks;
5) A set of writing tasks targeting essential micro-skills such as spelling, lexical retrieval, syntax, editing and communication of meaning.Based on the Extensive Processing Instruction (E.P.I.) principle that learners learn best from comprehensible and highly patterned input flooded with the target linguistic features, the authors have carefully designed each and every text and activity to enable the student to process and produce each item many times over.
Alongside the macro-units you will find:
Question-skills units: two pages on understanding and creating questions. These micro-units occur after every unit in the book, so as to recycle the same question patterns in different linguistic contexts;
Revision workouts: these are retrieval practice tasks aimed at keeping the previously learnt vocabulary alive. They too occur at regular intervals, after every other unit.Please note that The Language Gym language-gym.com website is an ideal supplement to this booklet. Our website recycles every single lexical and structural item found in this book many times over via self-marking vocabulary, reading & listening workouts, in addition to engaging and fun games and a powerful Verb, Listening Trainer and Vocab Trainer.
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Italian Sentence Builders – Primary – Book 1 – ANSWER BOOK (The Language Gym)
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Japanese For Dummies Audio Set
Want to speak Japanese? Don’t have a lot of time? Japanese For Dummies Audio Set is designed to help you learn quickly and easily at home or on the road. From basic greetings and expressions to grammar and conversations, you’ll grasp the essentials and start communicating right away.This completely practical, portable learning system lets you set your own pace and skip around to explore topics that interest. Three one-hour CDs introduce the basics of Japanese, get you familiar with the languages structure, and prepare you to use the language in real-world situations. You can play them on any car or home stereo, copy them to your computer, and load the pre-converted files onto your mp3 to play them wherever and whenever you want. A 96-page compact guide helps you find your way around the CDs and handy Japanese/English dictionary for quick reference on the go. You’ll discover how to:
- Begin communicating in Japanese on a basic level
- Handle greetings and introductions
- Ask questions and understand the answers
- Build your vocabulary
- Talk about numbers, time, and the calendar
- Ask for directions
- Order a meal at a restaurant
- Understand Japanese parts of speech
- Form complete sentences and converse in Japanese
If you’re ready to start speaking Japanese, Japanese For Dummies Audio Set is the most effective, convenient, and friendliest tool you can use.
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KS2 Year 4 Essentials: Workbook Bundle – Ages 8-9
This brilliant back-to-school bundle is packed with Maths and English practice to help Year 4 pupils stay on track. It includes our brand new Reading Comprehension Targeted Question Book (9781782944492), plus our bestselling Targeted Question Books for Maths (9781847622129) and Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (9781782941323).
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Lawyer’s Latin: A Vade-Mecum
Updated and expanded, this invaluable reference book was originally written as an aid for those disadvantaged by the deteriorating standing of Latin in our education system and by its use as legal terminology. Professional and comprehensive, yet lighthearted, it is immensely readable and has assumed a readership far beyond the lawyers for whom it was primarily designed to assist. All those interested in or curious about Latin may like to dip in to discover such particularly succinct phrases as uberrimae fidei (of the utmost [good] faith), in tenebris (in the dark), doli capax (capable, legally, of wrong or fraud) or mala fide (in bad faith). Few learn Latin in school and young lawyers with minimal knowledge of the language will experience considerable difficulty as they continue to meet it, particularly in old reported cases, academic articles, statutes and in decisions of EC institutions and even falling from the lips of renegade judges. When Latin brings progress and comprehension to a halt, what then? Reach for “Lawyers’ Latin”.Read more
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Learn Chinese Vocabulary for Beginners: New HSK Level 1 Chinese Vocabulary Book (Free Audio) – Master 500 Words in Context (NEW HSK Vocabulary Series)
This book is your route to mastering your first 500 Chinese words!
Learn with full-sentence examples, accompanied by Simplified Chinese characters, Pinyin pronunciation aid, and English definitions and complete translations. Not only that, but it comes with FREE AUDIO and a dedicated chapter to help say ANY number from Zero to Billions in Chinese with ease.
With this book by your side, you will be well on your way to effective communication in Chinese!
If you are a beginner looking to build a strong foundation in Chinese or a student preparing for your New HSK Level 1 examination, then this book is for you!
Learn and enjoy with:
- Full list of vocabulary required for New HSK Level 1
- Simplified Chinese characters
- Pinyin pronunciation aid and English definition for every word
- Full-sentence examples with Pinyin and English translation
- Exclusive Chinese learning tips
- FREE downloadable audio, recorded by native speakers
This book will serve as your best friend in this exciting Chinese learning adventure.
Be bold, dream big, and believe in yourself!
This NEW HSK level 1 Vocabulary book is book 1 of our NEW HSK Elementary Vocabulary book Series, with a total of over 2000 Chinese words across 3 levels of learning. To ensure a seamless and effective learning experience, we strongly encourage you to acquire all three books in this series. Your commitment to consistent learning will undoubtedly yield remarkable results.
Note: The paperback is in black and white print; the eBook is in full color.
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Lonely Planet Fast Talk French: Guaranteed to Get You Talking (Phrasebook)
Although you can get by in France without speaking the language, knowing just a few essential phrases can help you make friends, enjoy service with a smile, and discover richer, more rewarding travel experiences. Fast Talk French is the concise language guide that is guaranteed to get you talking with confidence.
Taste your way around the cellars of Champagne, explore the sights of Paris, or grab that great shopping bargain.
Essential phrases to meet all your travel needs
How to get local recommendations
Easy-to-use pronunciation guides
Expert tips to boost your confidence
About Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveller since 1973. Over the past four decades, we’ve printed over 145 million guidebooks and phrasebooks for 120 languages, and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travellers. You’ll also find our content online, and in mobile apps, videos, 14 languages, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more, enabling you to explore every day.
‘Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.’ New York Times
‘Lonely Planet. It’s on everyone’s bookshelves; it’s in every traveller’s hands. It’s on mobile phones. It’s on the Internet. It’s everywhere, and it’s telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.’ Fairfax Media (Australia)
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Mandarin Chinese-English Bilingual Visual Dictionary with Free Audio App (DK Bilingual Visual Dictionary)
Learning Mandarin Chinese has never been this easy.
This trusty travel companion features comprehensive definitions and colourful images of daily life, helping you appreciate the nuances of the language and master pronunciation.
Keep the Mandarin Chinese-English Bilingual Dictionary by your side as you shop, eat, socialise, travel, and work. With more than 10,000 fully illustrated terms arranged by theme and an easy-to-use audio app guiding you, learning and retaining key terms is simple. Inside you’ll discover key nouns, verbs, and phrases, and a detailed index for instant reference.
Simplified Chinese characters, along with clear instructions for accurate pronunciation in the Pinyin accent, help you further enhance your Mandarin reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills. From names of dishes and seasons of the year to parts of the body and furniture around the house, find everything at your fingertips with this practical and stimulating dictionary.
The Mandarin Chinese-English Bilingual Dictionary has been updated to include modern technology and contemporary ways of life, and reflects the changes the language has undergone.
Whether travelling for business or for pleasure, remember to pack this comprehensive yet accessible bilingual dictionary.
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Mother Tongue: The surprising history of women’s words -‘Fascinating, intriguing, witty, a gem of a book’ (Kate Mosse)
A rich, provocative and entertaining history of women’s words – of the language we have, and haven’t, had to share our lives.
‘Fascinating, intriguing, witty, a gem of a book’ KATE MOSSE
‘Full of interesting observations … Entertaining’ PHILIP HENSHER, SPECTATOR
‘This superb book teems with historical marvels and their 21st century resonances.’ REBECCA WRAGG SYKES, author of Kindred
So many of the words we use to articulate the experiences women share feel awkward or alien. Medical terms are accurate but antiseptic. Slang often perpetuates stereotypes. Where are the plain, honest words for women’s daily lives?
From the dawn of Old English to the present day, Dr. Jenni Nuttall guides readers through the evolution of the words we have used to describe bodies, menstruation, sexuality, the consequences of male violence, childbirth, paid and unpaid work, and gender.
Along the way, she argues that, paradoxically, as women have made slow progress towards equality, we’ve lost some of the most expressive and eloquent bits of our vocabulary.
Inspired by Nuttall’s deep knowledge of the English language as well as conversations with her teenage daughter, this is a book for anyone who loves language – and for feminists who want to look to the past in order to move forward.
‘One of the wittiest and most insightful books of the year … A must- have for any lover of language, history or women’ BUZZ MAGAZINE
‘There is a nugget of joy and wisdom on every single page’ VICTORIA WHITWORTH, historian and author of Daughter of the Wolf
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Norwegian Wood: Discover Haruki Murakami’s most beloved novel
‘A masterly novel’ New York Times
‘Such is the exquisite, gossamer construction of Murakami’s writing that everything he chooses to describe trembles with symbolic possibility’ Guardian
Read the haunting love story that turned Murakami into a literary superstar.
When he hears her favourite Beatles song, Toru Watanabe recalls his first love Naoko, the girlfriend of his best friend Kizuki. Immediately he is transported back almost twenty years to his student days in Tokyo, adrift in a world of uneasy friendships, casual sex, passion, loss and desire – to a time when an impetuous young woman called Midori marches into his life and he has to choose between the future and the past.
*Murakami’s new book Novelist as a Vocation is available now*
‘Evocative, entertaining, sexy and funny; but then Murakami is one of the best writers around’ Time Out
‘Poignant, romantic and hopeless, it beautifully encapsulates the heartbreak and loss of faith’ Sunday Times
‘This book is undeniably hip, full of student uprisings, free love, booze and 1960s pop, it’s also genuinely emotionally engaging, and describes the highs of adolescence as well as the lows’ Independent on Sunday
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OET Trainer Medicine Student’s Book with Answers with Audio and eBook (Oet Course)
Six practice tests for healthcare professionals preparing to take the OET (Occupational English Test). This book is perfect for OET Medicine preparation, whether you are studying by yourself or in a class. It includes six authentic practice tests covering the four papers: reading, writing, listening and speaking. The first two tests are ‘guided tests’ with tips, advice and training activities to help build confidence and develop strategies for success. The book includes a code which gives access to digital resources online: an eBook version of the printed book, audio for listening activities, audio transcripts and answer keys with explanations. Audio can also be accessed quickly and easily from QR codes in the printed book.Read more
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Official Guide to Oet (Kaplan Test Prep)
The Official Guide to OET is the first guide book endorsed by the test maker (CBLA) and is designed to prepare students for the updated OET exam. Kaplan Test Prep, the world leader in test preparation since 1938, has authored this book incorporating key test-taking tips and strategies. The practice questions have been reviewed by CBLA to ensure they are true to the test.Get familiar with the exam to help you face the OET with confidence. Test-like Listening tracks, realistic practice questions, and additional online resources give you everything you need to succeed on the OET. This book is suitable for both self-study and classroom use.
To access your audio and online resources, first register online at kaptest.com/booksonline. Once you’ve registered, access your audio and resources at kaptest.com/login or download the Kaplan Mobile Prep app on Google Play or the App Store for your Android or iOS device
Tips and Practice
- 1 full practice test
- Online audio for Listening content
- Skill-boosting activities for each of the subtests (Listening, Reading, Writing & Speaking
- Self-study tips
- Test Day advice
Expert Guidance
- We know the test: The Kaplan team in conjunction with CBLA ensure our practice questions and study materials are true to the test
- Kaplan’s books and practice questions are written by experts who know students–every explanation is written to help you learn
- We invented test prep–Kaplan (www.kaptestglobal.com) has been helping students for 80 years, and our proven strategies have helped legions of students achieve their dreams
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Oxford Essential French Dictionary: French- English – English-French
The Oxford Essential French Dictionary is a new compact French-English and English-French dictionary that offers up-to-date coverage of all the essential day-to-day vocabulary with over 40,000 words and phrases and 60,000 translations. This dictionary is easy to use and ideal for travel, work, or study.The latest words in each language have been added, reflecting all aspects of life today, from computing and technology to lifestyle and business. Additional features include guides to French and English pronunciation, as well as help with both French and English verbs.
The Oxford Essential French Dictionary is ideal for anyone in need of a handy quick reference. An essential book for the study of French.
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Oxford Picture Dictionary: English/Chinese Dictionary
Vibrant, realistic illustrations and unparalleled teaching support make the Oxford Picture Dictionary Program what every classroom needs to build students’ vocabulary, reading, and critical thinking skills.Read more
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Pasos 1 Spanish Beginner’s Course (Fourth Edition): Coursebook
**The printing errors in Pasos 1 Fourth Edition have been corrected**
Pasos 1, fourth edition, is the first part of the best-selling two-stage Spanish course for adult learners who are either starting from scratch or who have a basic knowledge of the language. Whether learning for work or pleasure, at home or in the classroom, Pasos gives a thorough grounding in the language, enabling learners to speak, read, write and understand a language spoken by over 400 million people. This new edition has been fully updated and includes a wealth of new, contemporary photographs. A brand new section at the end of the course provides a range of activities linked to the DVD, available in the Pasos 1 CD & DVD Set or as part of the Complete Pack and Coursepack ebook.
What do I get?
Coursebook: containing 14 thematic lessons, this full-colour coursebook is the primary text for the course and is ideal for classroom and home use.
What’s in the course?
Pasos 1 is full of learning features to help you progress in reading, writing, listening and speaking Spanish:-Covers the skills and structures needed for the UK GCSE examination
-14 units include a range of everyday themes such as meeting people, shopping, making plans, talking about work and family and travelling
-Authentic reading, listening and video materials are used throughout for a range of activities based on everyday Spanish in Spain and Latin America (CD and DVD Set must be bought separately 9781473610767)
-Clear explanations and examples make the grammar easy to absorb
-The Rincón cultural feature presents short pieces of cultural interest about contemporary Spain and Spanish
-Free Interactive online quizzes and exercises are specially designed to reinforce learning in the classroom or at homeWhat will I learn in Pasos 1?
Key language structures and communication
Pasos 1 introduces the key structures of the language over 14 thematic lessons with the emphasis placed firmly on communication. Authentic reading and listening materials are used extensively for a wide range of lively activities based on everyday situations in Spain and Latin America.Vocabulary and grammar
From the outset, a realistic range of registers and vocabulary encourage development of the essential skill of comprehension. Clear examples and explanations make the grammar easy to absorb, and emphasis is placed on the acquisition of a wide range of essential vocabulary from an early stage.Culture and skills for daily life
Units begin with a Prepárate page of activities and include plenty of grammar tasks. The Rincón Cultural feature presents short texts of cultural interest and each unit ends with an Autoevaluación self-assessment checklist enabling students to review what they have learned. Audio track references on a page-by-page basis ensure that listening activities are easily identified and online resources provide extra practice of essential language. The new video, filmed entirely in Spain, brings authentic culture and language in the classroom.GCSE level material
Pasos 1 covers the skills and structures required at GCSE level and equivalent.How will I learn?
Balance and variety
Balance and variety are prominent features of the Pasos course: freer activities accompany graded, accuracy-based tasks, and there is a balance between presentation and practice of new language items and between the study and use of grammar and vocabulary, the cornerstones of language-learning. There are regular opportunities for revision and consolidation, and vocabulary and grammar support are given both at the end of each lesson and in full at the end of the book.Interactive quizzes and exercises
Fun, interactive online quizzes and exercises enable learners to reinforce and improve their skills, either in class or at home.Speaking and Grammar guides
With speaking becoming ever more important in today’s accreditations, the Pasos 1 range offers a 2-CD Speaking and Listening Skills Practice Set. There is also a dedicated Practical Grammar reference and practice book. It contains clear, accessible grammar explanations with examples and extension in both Spanish and English.Group or independent study
Pasos 1 is ideal for group study and is also useful for independent study and revision.What is new in the fourth edition?
Pasos 1 CD and DVD set*: Supplementary to the Coursebook.
Filmed entirely in Spain using native speakers, this brand new resource contains 12 colourful episodes which tie in with the lessons in the coursebook. Perfect for training students’ listening skills, the Pasos 1 video is designed to reinforce vocabulary and language structures while adding an additional cultural element to the course. It also provides the ideal basis for group discussions. There are numerous linked activities for use in class or for self-study, which can be found in a new section at the end of the coursebook. Optional sub-titles will help students to find their way through each of the episodes and give them the confidence to approach spoken Spanish with real understanding.Improvements and additions
The new edition has improvements and additions based on ideas and feedback from teachers and learners across the country. It has been fully updated and includes a wealth of new, contemporary photographs. A brand new section at the end of the book provides a range of activities linked to the DVD, available in the Pasos 1 CD & DVD Set or as part of the Complete Pack.Where does the Coursebook fit within the Pasos 1 Range?
Pasos 1 Coursebook: The primary text for the Pasos 1 course. Includes 14 thematic lessons and covers the skills and structures required at GCSE level and equivalent.Pasos 1 CD and DVD set*: Supplementary to the Coursebook.
All 12 videos are included on 1 DVD with optional subtitles.
The Audio and Support book provides the listening element of the course, along with transcripts and answers. It contains:
– 3 audio CDs (3 hours of recordings)
– 2 Support Books containing a key to the exercises and recording transcripts.Pasos 1 Course Pack: Pasos 1 Coursebook + Pasos 1 CD and DVD set. The Course Pack contains:
– 1 copy of the fourth edition of the Coursebook
– 3 audio CDs (3 hours of recordings)
– 1 DVD with 12 videos
– 2 Support Books containing a key to the exercises and recording transcripts.Pasos 1 Activity Book: Supplementary to the Coursebook or Course Pack.
The Pasos 1 Activity Book has been revised to tie in with 4th edition of the course with updated prices and references. It contains extra activities to consolidate and expand the material in the coursebook and grammar sections practising specific language points. As with the coursebook, two main revision units summarise what has been learned, providing reading texts with comprehension and writing tasks. Ideal for faster learners or for practice of a specific area, the Activity Book can be used alongside the Pasos 1 Coursebook or as self-access material for learners of Spanish using any course. Activities include word searches, crosswords, cultural quizzes, extra reading and comprehension tasks, and gap-fill conjugation exercises.Pasos 1 Speaking and Listening Skills Practice Set: Supplementary to the Coursebook or Course Pack.
Designed to help learners concentrate on and really improve their speaking and listening skills. This book includes:
– audio online
– a 160 page book packed with short exercises and transcriptsSpanish Practical Grammar Book: Supplementary to the Coursebook or Course Pack. A reference and grammar practice book containing clear, accessible grammar explanations with examples and extension in both Spanish and English.
*The audio and video for Pasos 1 is also available to purchase from the John Murray Languages app or from library.jmlanguages.com. You will be able to stream online or download to the app.
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Pocket Oxford Chinese Dictionary
Authoritative and up-to-date, this fourth edition of the Pocket Oxford Chinese Dictionary covers over 90,000 words and phrases, and over 120,000 translations of contemporary Chinese and English, with brand-new words in each language.More than just a dictionary, this handy reference book also includes a brand new section on communication giving you the tools you need to communicate effectively and understand aspects of another culture. The communication supplement gives help with all types of correspondence, including example letters, and emails to improve writing skills. It also includes a ‘useful phrases’ section to help you when travelling.
This dictionary is ideal for English and Chinese learners alike, with Chinese simplified and traditional characters as well as pinyin romanization used throughout. You can quickly find the character you need with look up in pinyin or by using the radical index. Mandarin pronunciations are provided in pinyin.
The new edition of the Pocket Oxford Chinese Dictionary is the perfect reference for student and adult learners needing an affordable, portable dictionary.
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Portuguese Phrases For Dummies
Are you thinking about traveling, studying, or working in Portugal or Brazil, but you don’t know any Portuguese? Want to improve your conversation skills with the Portuguese-speaking people in your life? Portuguese Phrases for Dummies is the perfect diving board for anyone looking to communicate and even become fluent in the language.As the fifth-most widely spoken language in the world, Portuguese can be heard in South America, Africa, Asia, and of course, Portugal. If you want to know basic Portuguese but don’t want a boring textbook that unloads tons of conjugation rules or long lists of words to memorize, then this quick-and-easy phrasebook will get your feet wet without overwhelming you. This friendly book covers a wide array of subjects both helpful and interesting, including:
- Numbers, days of the week, measurements, and time
- Making friends and small talk
- Enjoying every type of meal
- Shopping in markets and at stores
- Culture, leisure, and activities
- Work and transportation
- Finding a place to live
- Dealing with emergencies
- Slang and colloquial terms
- Phrases and particles to make you sound like a local!
Knowing these fundamentals, you’ll be able to communicate with Portuguese-speaking people and continue learning about the language and culture. With hundred of useful phrases at your fingertips, Portuguese Phrases for Dummies will give you a basic comprehension of this beautiful language and have you speaking instantly!
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Practice Makes Perfect: Complete Spanish Grammar, Premium Fourth Edition (NTC FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
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The most hands-on, practical workbook for learning to read, write and speak Spanish flawlessly
Practice, practice, practice―and improve your ability to read, write and speak Spanish as it’s really used. Practice Makes Perfect: Complete Spanish Grammar, Premium Fourth Edition has everything you need to progress from beginning to advanced fluency, from clear explanations and practical examples to all the practice required for language mastery.
This updated, new edition boasts enhanced audio support online and via mobile app, ensuring you’ll speak the language as well as you write and speak it. In addition to recordings of the answers of more than 200 exercises in the book, the McGraw-Hill Language Lab app now includes audio for hundreds of example sentences throughout the book, along with text-to-speech pronunciation for all vocabulary flashcard lists.
Practice Makes Perfect Complete Spanish Grammar, Premium Fourth Edition features:
• 350 exercises in 26 units covering all aspects of Spanish grammar, with explanations that include useful/helpful comparisons with English grammar
• Author has a proven teaching record, with extensive experience as an educator and curriculum developer
• Clear explanations and thorough exercises
• Recordings of exercise answers, and, new to this edition: example sentences and vocabulary lists
• Exercises for use either in the classroom use or for individual studyRead more
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Practice Makes Perfect: Spanish Verb Tenses, Premium Fifth Edition
Improve your skills with the bestselling workbook on Spanish verbs―now updated and enhanced with new audio exercisesVerbs are the cornerstone of active language proficiency, so making sure you get a firm grasp on their forms and use is vitally important. In Practice Makes Perfect: Spanish Verb Tenses, Premium Fifth Edition, you’ll find all the instruction and practice you need to achieve written mastery and feel more confident conversing in Spanish.
Written with extensive expertise and relatable humor by the veteran teacher and bestselling author Dorothy Richmond, this premium edition provides more than just the rules: You’ll find clear explanations on when and why particular verb tenses should be used, so you’ll gain a deeper understanding and find them easier to remember. You’ll also find powerful learning tools in addition to the vigorous workbook exercises, including audio exercises, unique to the app, that test recognition of verb forms, extensive recordings (including 110 conjugations), and the ability to record yourself (and replay) so that you can compare your pronunciation against native speakers.
You’ll also find:
• Streaming audio recordings of the answers to 106 exercises in the book, via digital support through iOS, Android, and the web
• Sets of flashcards for all the verb and vocabulary lists, now with Text-to-Speech for pronunciation guidelines
• Convenient digital auto-fill glossary makes look up quick and easy
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Practice Makes Perfect: Spanish Verb Tenses, Premium Fourth Edition (NTC FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
Learn the Correct Verb Tenses for Speaking and Writing in Spanish!
Mastering verb tenses in another language can be challenging. This accessible workbook provides a clear and engaging presentation of all aspects of Spanish verbs, combined with extensive practice that is ideal for beginning and intermediate language learners. There are plenty of examples illustrating why and when to use certain verb tenses. With numerous skill-building exercises, comprehensive verb conjugation tables, and new audio recordings and interactive review quizzes, you’ll learn to speak and write in Spanish in no time at all. The author uses humor and a healthy helping of celebrity references to keep you entertained while your learn.
Practice Makes Perfect: Spanish Verb Tenses will help you:
•Learn when and why to use different verb tenses•Reinforce your knowledge with everyday examples covering a wide range of topics•Build your verb skills using engaging exercises•Test your memorization with interactive quizzes•Study on-the-go with McGraw-Hill Education’s unique Language Lab app•Develop better pronunciation through extensive streaming audio recordingsRead more
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Pre-Intermediate to Intermediate – French Sentence Builders (The Language Gym – Sentence Builder Books)
French Pre-intermediate to Intermediate Sentence Builders is a workbook aimed at beginner to pre-intermediate students co-authored by two modern languages educators with over 40 years of extensive classroom experience between the two, both in the UK and internationally.This ‘no-frills’ book contains 15 units of work on very popular themes, jam-packed with graded vocabulary-building, reading, translation, retrieval practice and writing activities. Key vocabulary, lexical patterns and structures are recycled and interleaved throughout.
Each unit includes:
1) A sentence builder modelling the target constructions;
2) A set of vocabulary building activities;
3) A set of narrow reading texts exploited through a range of tasks focusing on both the meaning and structural levels of the text;
4) A set of retrieval-practice translation tasks;
5) A set of writing tasks targeting essential micro-skills such as spelling, lexical retrieval, syntax, editing and communication of meaning.Based on the Extensive Processing Instruction (E.P.I.) principle that learners learn best from comprehensible and highly patterned input flooded with the target linguistic features, the authors have carefully designed each and every text and activity to enable the student to process and produce each item many times over.
Alongside the macro-units you will find:Question-skills units: two pages on understanding and creating questions. These micro-units occur after every unit in the book, so as to recycle the same question patterns in different linguistic contexts; Revision workouts: these are retrieval practice tasks aimed at keeping the previously learnt vocabulary alive. They too occur at regular intervals, after every other unit.
Please note that The Language Gym language-gym.com website is an ideal supplement to this booklet. Our website recycles every single lexical and structural item found in this book many times over via self-marking vocabulary, reading & listening workouts, in addition to engaging and fun games and a powerful Verb, Listening Trainer and Vocab Trainer.
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Primary Arabic Sentence Builders – Part Zero: Arabic Sentence Builders – Primary (The Language Gym – Sentence Builder Books)
ABSOLUTE BEGINNER ARABIC SENTENCE BUILDERS – A lexicogrammar approach – PRIMARY – BOOK ZERO is meant as an introduction to Arabic for absolute beginners with no prior knowledge of the language. The purpose of this book is for students to learn the alphabet, practise reading and writing the Arabic script and communicate basic phrases about their name, age and how they are feeling. This book is primarily aimed at students with zero level of Arabic but can also be used to consolidate previous knowledge.Audio tracks
These are available for all units. Whenever you see an audio icon, it means that there is some kind of listening exercise or opportunity. These audios have been made by a native speaker team and can be accessed, free of charge, at:
language-gym.com, in the AUDIO section. This section can be freely accessed without a subscription.ABSOLUTE BEGINNER ARABIC SENTENCE BUILDERS – A lexicogrammar approach – PRIMARY – BOOK ZERO contains the following chapters:
1. The Alphabet
2. The vowels
3. Sukoon
4. Nunation
5. Stretched vowels
6. Doubled consonants
7. The sun and moon letters
8. I can say my name and my age
9. I can greet and say how I amThere will be a follow-up “BOOK ONE” which students can move on to once they complete this book.
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Récits – Les Objets Perdus – Joanna: Language Gym: French Sentence Builder – Readers
Les Objets Perdus is a story about friendship, resilience and finding the value in the things we take for granted. Written for, and with input from, GCSE French students, Les Objets Perdus is the ideal accompaniment to the GCSE French course.16-year-old Joanna has run away to France looking for freedom and independence. Arriving in Paris, she is looking forward to enjoying good food and experiencing the French culture. When she loses her money, her passport, and her bag, however, she finds herself alone and hungry in a chaotic and intimidating city. But a chance encounter with the enigmatic Michel, and his temperamental cat, Madame de Pompadour, leads her to unexpected adventures and the chance to look at life from a different angle.
Will Michel help Joanna to find her feet? And will Joanna learn how this kind, educated man ended up living on the streets?
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Récits – Les Objets Perdus – Joanna: Language Gym: French Sentence Builder – Readers
Les Objets Perdus is a story about friendship, resilience and finding the value in the things we take for granted. Written for, and with input from, GCSE French students, Les Objets Perdus is the ideal accompaniment to the GCSE French course.16-year-old Joanna has run away to France looking for freedom and independence. Arriving in Paris, she is looking forward to enjoying good food and experiencing the French culture. When she loses her money, her passport, and her bag, however, she finds herself alone and hungry in a chaotic and intimidating city. But a chance encounter with the enigmatic Michel, and his temperamental cat, Madame de Pompadour, leads her to unexpected adventures and the chance to look at life from a different angle.
Will Michel help Joanna to find her feet? And will Joanna learn how this kind, educated man ended up living on the streets?
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Short Stories in French for Beginners: Read for pleasure at your level, expand your vocabulary and learn French the fun way! (Foreign Language Graded Reader Series)
An unmissable collection of eight unconventional and captivating short stories for young and adult learners.
“I love Olly’s work – and you will too!” – Barbara Oakley, PhD, Author of New York Times bestseller A Mind for Numbers
Short Stories in French for Beginners has been written especially for students from beginner to intermediate level, designed to give a sense of achievement, and most importantly – enjoyment! Mapped to A2-B1 on the Common European Framework of Reference, these eight captivating stories will both entertain you, and give you a feeling of progress when reading.
What does this book give you?
· Eight stories in a variety of exciting genres, from science fiction and crime to history and thriller – making reading fun, while you learn a wide range of new vocabulary
· Controlled language at your level, including the 1000 most frequent words, to help you progress confidently
· Authentic spoken dialogues, to help you learn conversational expressions and improve your speaking ability
· Pleasure! It’s much easier to learn a new language when you’re having fun, and research shows that if you’re enjoying reading in a foreign language, you won’t experience the usual feelings of frustration – ‘It’s too hard!’ ‘I don’t understand!’
· Accessible grammar so you learn new structures naturally, in a stress-free wayCarefully curated to make learning a new language easy, these stories include key features that will support and consolidate your progress, including
· A glossary for bolded words in each text
· Full plot summary
· A bilingual word list
· Comprehension questions after each chapter.As a result, you will be able to focus on enjoying reading, delighting in your improved range of vocabulary and grasp of the language, without ever feeling overwhelmed or frustrated. From science fiction to fantasy, to crime and thrillers, Short Stories in French for Beginners will make learning French easy and enjoyable.
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Signing Made Easy: Complete Programme for Learning Sign Language [American Sign Language]: A Complete Program for Learning and Using Sign Language in Everyday Life
A comprehensive guide to learning and using Sign Language in everyday lifeThe authors of the acclaimed Perigee Visual Dictionary of Signing and The Pocket Dictionary of Signing have created a text and workbook in one. This volume will teach you how to use signing in English sentence format. Signing Made Easy offers the most thorough, step-by-step approach to learning sign language, complete with drills and practice exercises to increase signing ability and understanding.
Presented in a large-format, easy-to-follow design, this book includes:
– More than 3,500 different signs, with clear illustrations and descriptions
– Instructions on how to sign in complete sentences
– Exercises for learning how to give and receive signs
– Drills to reinforce vocabulary retention
– Chapters organized by subject — from “Work and Careers” to “Family and Social Life” to “Food” –that build progressively on previous lessons
– The complete manual alphabet
– Spelling exercises throughout
– Instructions for forming numbers and inflections
– A complete index for easy referenceRead more
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Slapper and Kelly’s The English Legal System
Slapper and Kelly’s The English Legal System explains and critically assesses how our law is made and applied. Trusted by generations of academics and students, this authoritative textbook clearly describes the legal rules of England and Wales and their collective influence as a sociocultural institution.
This latest edition has been extensively restructured and updated, providing up-to-date and reliable analysis of recent developments that have an impact on the legal system in England and Wales.
Key learning features include:
- useful chapter summaries which act as a good check point for students;
- ‘food for thought’ questions at the end of each chapter to prompt critical thinking and reflection;
- sources for further reading and suggested websites at the end of each chapter to point students towards further learning pathways; and
- an online skills network including how tos, practical examples, tips, advice and interactive examples of English law in action.
Relied upon by generations of students, this book is a permanent fixture in this ever-evolving subject.
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Spanish Dictionary and Grammar: Two books in one
The home of trusted Spanish dictionaries for everyday language learning.
An up-to-date easy-reference Spanish to English and English to Spanish Collins dictionary and a user-friendly grammar guide in one handy volume. A clear layout, cultural notes and an easy-to-use, revised grammar section make this the ideal Spanish reference for intermediate learners.
Designed for intermediate learners of Spanish, whether at school, at home, or for business. 80,000 references and 120,000 translations will help those learning Spanish take their language skills to the next level.
- This edition has been revised and updated to offer extensive and relevant coverage of today’s English and Spanish, with thousands of phrases and examples guiding the user to the most appropriate translation.
- A comprehensive grammar guide which presents detailed examples and translations to help users understand Spanish grammar – the perfect complement to the dictionary.
- The clear Collins typography gives the text a contemporary feel, and along with the new alphabet tabs, ensures that users find the information they need quickly and easily.
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Spanish For Dummies (European Spanish)
329 million people speak Spanish as a native language, it’s the third most spoken language in the world and is one of the six official languages of the United Nations.Packed with practical lessons, cultural facts and handy references, this essential guide teaches learners everything they need to be able to speak mainland Spanish quickly and confidently. The book contains Spanish conversations spoken by native Spanish speakers in a variety of everyday contexts and is perfect for learning Spanish on the go.
Spanish For Dummies:
Is for those looking to learn European Spanish
Allows readers to learn how to use their skills in a variety of everyday contexts and discover common expressions and important holidays phrases that’ll make them sound fluent
Contains a list of ten ways to speak Spanish quickly and ten favourite Spanish expressions
Includes a Spanish-English mini-dictionary and common verb lists
learners can download the audio to an iPod and listen while on the move
Note – CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of the e-book file, but are available for download after purchase.
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Spanish Sentence Builders – A Lexicogrammar approach: Beginner to Pre-intermediate (The Language Gym – Sentence Builder Books)
This is the newly updated SECOND EDITION!
This version has been fully re-checked for accuracy and re-formatted to make it even more user-friendly, following feedback after a full year of classroom use by thousands of teachers across the world. Spanish Sentence Builders is a workbook aimed at beginner to pre-intermediate students co-authored by two modern languages educators with over 40 years of extensive classroom experience between the two, both in the UK and internationally.
This ‘no-frills’ book contains 19 units of work on very popular themes, jam-packed with graded vocabulary-building, reading, translation, retrieval practice and writing activities. Key vocabulary, lexical patterns and structures are recycled and interleaved throughout.
Each unit includes:
1) A sentence builder modelling the target constructions;
2) A set of vocabulary building activities;
3) A set of narrow reading texts exploited through a range of tasks focusing on both the meaning and structural levels of the text;
4) A set of retrieval-practice translation tasks;
5) A set of writing tasks targeting essential micro-skills such as spelling, lexical retrieval, syntax, editing and communication of meaning.Based on the Extensive Processing Instruction (E.P.I.) principle that learners learn best from comprehensible and highly patterned input flooded with the target linguistic features, the authors have carefully designed each and every text and activity to enable the student to process and produce each item many times over.
This occurs throughout each unit of work as well as in smaller grammar, vocabulary and question-skills micro-units located at regular intervals in the book, which aim at reinforcing the understanding and retention of the target grammar, vocabulary and question patterns.Read more
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Spanish Sentence Builders – TRILOGY – Part I (The Language Gym – Sentence Builder)
The book contains 15 macro-units which concern themselves with a specific communicative function, such as ‘Describing people’s appearance and personality’, ‘Comparing and contrasting people’, ‘Saying what food you like and dislike’ or ‘Saying what you and others do in your free time’.Each unit includes:
- a sentence builder modelling the target constructions;
- a set of listening activities to model and input-flood the target language
- a set of vocabulary building activities which reinforce the material in the sentence builder;
- a set of narrow reading texts exploited through a range of tasks focusing on both the meaning and structural levels of the text;
- a set of translation tasks aimed at consolidation through retrieval practice;
- a set of writing tasks targeting essential writing micro-skills such as spelling, functional and positional processing, editing and communication of meaning.
- a “Bringing it all together” section to recycle and interleave the target language seen in previous units
At the end of each term, there is also an End of Term – Question Skills unit. These units are designed to model asking and answering the key questions which have been studied throughout the term. This is also an additional opportunity for structured production as students move towards routinising the language and producing spontaneous speech by the end of the term.
Each sentence builder at the beginning of a unit contains one or more constructions which have been selected with real-life communication in mind. Each unit is built around that construction but not solely on it. Based on the principle that each E.P.I instructional sequence must move from modelling to production in a seamless and organic way, each unit expands on the material in each sentence builder by embedding it in texts and graded tasks which contain both familiar and unfamiliar (but comprehensible and learnable) vocabulary and structures. Through lots of careful recycling and thorough and extensive processing of the input, by the end of each unit the student has many opportunities to encounter and process the new vocabulary and patterns with material from the previous units.
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Spanish Verb Grammar Pivots – Beginner to Pre-intermediate (The Language Gym – Sentence Builder Books)
The Spanish Verb Pivots book focuses on the present indicative, but also covers the immediate future, and gustar + infinitive (as well as ‘verbs like gustar’). It is aimed at learners in the A1-B1 proficiency range. It was conceived both for classroom and independent use, whatever the method, setting or course, as it offers ample opportunities for practice through a wide range of activities designed to appeal to learners with a variety of cognitive styles and learning preferences.It can be used to introduce the target verbs and associated grammar and lexicogrammar patterns to absolute beginners. It can also be useful if you teach lower-to-intermediate learners (years 9 to 11 in the U.K.) in order to consolidate, expand and deepen their mastery of those verbs and patterns. The latter learners, in our experience, are often able to master verb formation, but lack depth of knowledge, i.e. knowledge of verb collocations (which lexis the verbs partner with) and colligations (the rules which bind the verbs with what comes before and after them in a sentence).
Each macro-unit starts ‘small’ with the target verb being learnt within very basic sentence patterns and in the first person only. As each unit progresses the target verbs are modelled in sentence patterns which gradually increase in length and complexity. In order to enhance transferrability of learning and lexical depth, each verb is also practised with a variety of lexical sets. For instance, the verb Tener is practised with animals, classroom objects, clothes, physical description, emotional and physical states, age, etc.
Traditional grammar and lexicogrammar intersect throughout the whole book, as, in order for the learners to be able to become creative with each sentence pattern, they must also master the manipulation of the changeable items in each sentence such as verbs, adjectives, pronouns determiners, etc. The teaching of grammar arises organically from the need to enhance the generative power of each target sentence pattern – this is a major innovation of this book.
The book is very mindful of cognitive load. Hence, each instructional sequence gradually increases the cognitive challenge, with receptive activities in the initial section of each sub-unit paving the way for the productive ones located at the end and with each task priming the next. It goes without saying that the repeated processing and the constant recycling also makes it easier for the content to become effortlessly entrenched.
How can one supplement this book to enhance its impact?
Please note that this book is best used in synergy with language-gym.com and sentencebuilders.com. Both websites feature self-marking games and activities based on its content.Read more
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Talk Mandarin Chinese (Book/CD Pack): The ideal Chinese course for absolute beginners
Talk Mandarin Chinese (Book and CD) has already inspired thousands of people to learn Mandarin Chinese from scratch and find the confidence to give it a go.
This pack includes a 144-page, full-colour course book and 2 x 60-minute audio CDs.
Whether you’re learning for business, travel or just for fun, its straightforward, step-by-step approach will ensure you’re soon able to speak Mandarin Chinese in a range of everyday situations.
With its specially designed activities and clear, jargon-free grammar explanations you’ll quickly develop your language skills and make genuine progress right from the start.
- Make real progress using the successful, proven Talk method.
- Develop your language skills with tips and strategies to help you learn.
- Practise and learn with interactive activities to support every topic.
Other languages in the series: Arabic, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish.
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