High-interest reading material to develop reading, thinking and problem-solving skills.
Key features
* The readings have been chosen for their high-interest value to adults and young adults. They are taken from a wide variety of authentic sources, such as news stories, magazine articles, biographies, folktales and poetry to provide a range of reading experience.
* The 12 units are thematically based around topics such as clothing, food or housing. Each unit has two readings on the same topic, giving students the opportunity to explore the topic in depth and to reinforce and expand their knowledge of related vocabulary.
* Reading skills, vocabulary and critical thinking are developed through a wide variety of pre-reading, reading, and post-reading activities.
* Vivid photographs and illustrations support the readings and help to clarify meaning.
* The books invite co-operative learning, with numerous opportunities for pair and group work.
* The books enable independent learning with a removable Answer Key and Remember the Words, a student's personal vocabulary diary.
* Teacher's Notes are provided for both novice and experienced teachers.
* A Cassette for each book contains clear, easy-to-understand recordings of all the reading texts.
* The books can be used independently, or with the support of The Oxford Picture Dictionary. Themes in the readers correspond to those in the Dictionary, and a Wordlist with page references to the Dictionary is provided.
The aftermath of graduate school can be particularly trying for those under pressure to publish their dissertations. Written with good cheer and jammed with information, this lively guide offers hard-to-find practical advice on successfully turning a dissertation into a book or journal articles that will appeal to publishers and readers. It will help prospective authors master writing and revision skills, better understand the publishing process, and increase their chances of getting their work into print.
In this guide experienced editors of scholarly books tackle such subjects as addressing a target audience, broadening a topic, reorganizing, developing a voice, and finding the best documentation system. Specific chapters address authors in different academic fields: the humanities, social sciences, sciences, and arts. The guide also gives advice to authors of books on topics of regional interest and of books written for practicing professionals.
Revising Your Dissertation will be useful for students who are developing a dissertation topic or are in the process of writing a dissertation, as well as those who have completed a dissertation they wish to bring to a wider audience.
NorthStar 1st ed. is an integrated, four-level series with two powerful strands. One focuses on developing listening and speaking skills, while the other focuses on reading and writing. The parallel books in each strand are linked at each level by theme, grammar and vocabulary. Because each pair of books explores the same themes from a different angle, the language is reinforced and recycled while the content remains fresh and exciting.
Cooking The English Way + 22 other 'Cooking the ... way' books! An introduction to the cooking of England, including simple recipes for traditional breakfast, lunch, teatime, and dinner dishes. Also includes a brief history of English cooking and typical menus.
The Hunter's Blades Trilogy is a New York Times best-selling trilogy written by science fiction and fantasy author R.A. Salvatore. It follows on from the previous book, The Servant of the Shard and the other books of the Paths of Darkness series. It contains three books: 1) The Thousand Orcs 2)The Lone Drow 3) The Two Swords The Two Swords was his 17th work concerning one of the most famous characters Salvatore has created, the drow, or dark elf, Drizzt Do'Urden. The series is followed by the installments in the Transitions series.
