British businessman and dedicated angler Paul Torday has found a way to combine a novel about fishing and all that it means with a satire involving politics, bureaucrats, the Middle East, the war in Iraq, and a sheikh who is really a mystic. Torday makes it all work in a most convincing way using memos, interviews, e-mails, and letters in clever juxtaposition.
A supportive course that helps students of all abilities build confidence through graded practice. The flexible package makes it ideal for mixed-ability classes, and varying teaching loads.
This is a connected comedy thriller over eight episodes set in Oxford with a cast that has almost become the repertory company.
Videos are designed to be flexible. Each chapter has a clear teaching point. It can be identified with a major structural area such as the passives or reported speech. A lot more goes on as well, but this clarity of focus makes it easy to select appropriate video materials to go with whatever you are using.
University of Chicago research psychologist Cacioppo shows in studies that loneliness can be harmful to our overall well-being. Loneliness, he says, impairs the ability to feel trust and affection, and people who lack emotional intimacy are less able to exercise good judgment in socially ambiguous situations; this makes them more vulnerable to bullying as children and exploitation by unscrupulous salespeople in old age.
Practice Makes Perfect: Mastering Grammar can be a valuable resource in learning grammar. It can be used by both students and teachers. Students (working alone or with their parents) can complete the worksheets, while teachers will find the materials of the book to be useful for classroom instruction. Tip sheets throughout the book highlight grammatical facts and rules, and self-correcting worksheets provide students with an interesting way to learn and practice grammar skills.
