Using definitions from the 2000 word Longman Defining Vocabulary, this activator offers many example sentences showing how words are used, taking many of them from authentic texts and conversations. It aims not to be confusing by offering key words that students should already know, and presents them with a choice of words and phrases on menus, similar to those on a computer screen. The dictionary also explains the use of various grammatical patterns.
Phrases, Clauses and Conjunctions: Understanding Grammar
Everyone knows that books on grammar are among the most boring on the planet, right? Read Understanding Grammar and find out how wrong you can be! Written in an easy-to-understand style and packed with plenty of imaginative and exciting examples, these six books clarify rules, offer practical help to the struggling young wordsmith and generally lead an enjoyable way through the tangled thicket that is - or is that which is? - English grammar.
A modern English-Polish and Polish-English dictionary by Longman. Allows the users not only to translate words, but also do various exercises in grammar, phonetics, and writing. Contains 65 500 words, 58 000 sample sentences, and 21 000 phrases and idiomatic expressions.
Stamina Pro is a program that teaches you to touch-type in a series of lessons of increased difficulty. There are five modes in the program: Lessons (the introductory part, skip it if you're familiar with the keyboard and just want to increase your confidence and typing speed), Phrases (typing whole phrases, main mode), Alphabetic ant-hill (considered more difficult than Phrases mode), ALL keys (checks how well you know the keyboard) and External file, where you can choose your own text file, say, a Dickens novel, and practice typing it.
The Right Phrase for Every Situation…Every Time These days, it's not enough to work for a good cause or worthy organization. If you want to receive funding from a corporation, community, foundation, or government institution, it all comes down to one thing: your proposal. With hundreds of ready-to-use “Perfect Phrases,” you'll quickly know the right words to use for the three major sections of every successful grant proposal ...
