Added by: badaboom | Karma: 5366.29 | Fiction literature | 2 November 2011
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My name is not easy. My name is hard like ocean ice grinding at the shore... Luke knows his I upiaq name is full of sounds white people can't say. So he leaves it behind when he and his brothers are sent to boarding school hundreds of miles away from their Arctic village. At Sacred Heart School, students Eskimo, Indian, White line up on different sides of the cafeteria like there's some kind of war going on. Here, speaking I upiaq or any native language is forbidden.
The Seafaring Dictionary - Terms, Idioms and Legends of the Past and Present
Navigable waters cover almost three-quarters of the surface of our planet, and they have been home to centuries of seafarers who, being isolated from land for extensive periods, developed a specialized language all their own. Their language is a complex mixture of the strange and the familiar, including words taken from many English dialects, coined words, slang words, words used by mariners speaking other tongues, and words developed to identify occupations, titles, equipment, or activities.
Confident Public Speaking, 2 editionPreviously titled PUBLIC SPEAKING: A PROCESS APPROACH, Deanna Sellnow's CONFIDENT PUBLIC SPEAKING, SECOND EDITION distinguishes itself as the introductory text that most effectively presents the process of public speaking and the strategies students can use to become confident public speakers. Student-oriented and reader-friendly, the book offers unique coverage of learning styles as an aspect of audience diversity, as well as its extensive, integrated coverage of overcoming communication apprehension and the significant role ethics plays in public speaking.
FCE Listening & Speaking Skills 2 (Speaking Part)This book provides systematic development of students´ listening and speaking skills. It also offers excellent preparation for the revised First Certificate Examination or any other examinations at the same level.
