A Conversation Book helps students to develop conversation fluency. The student-centered text and audio teach the vocabulary and life skills necessary for natural communication. Each of the ten units focuses on an essential aspect of daily life such as food, shopping, and work. Activities ranging from role plays to group surveys promise a lively class and help students achieve the language competencies needed to succeed at school and work. Easy-to-follow unit structure, Picture Dictionary openers introduce and contextualize the vocabulary of each lesson and Model Conversations and Partner Interviews offer students opportunities to talk about their own lives. REDUCED VERSION by Pumukl
Dictionary of Law8,000 TERMS CLEARLY DEFINED (fourth edition)
This dictionary provides the user with the main vocabulary currently being used in British and American law. The areas covered include criminal, civil, commercial and international law, as well as interactions with the police and legal advisers, and the procedures of the courts and prisons. Common words used in reading or writing reports, articles or guidelines are also included.
The dictionary is designed for anyone who needs to check the meaning or pronunciation of legal terms, but especially for those who need some knowledge of legal terms in their work but who may not be legal professionals, or for those for whom English is an additional language. Each headword is explained in a clear, straightforward way. Pronunciations, uncommon plurals and uncommon verb forms are provided.
This dictionary is one of a series designed for use in schools. It is intended for students of astronomy, but we hope that it will also be helpful to other science students and to anyone interested in the subject.
This fifth edition has been extensively revised and extended and now contains over 3700 headwords covering the terminology of modern astronomy. A totally new feature of this edition is the inclusion of over 1500 pronunciations for terms that are not in everyday use. A number of appendixes have been included containing useful astronomical data. There is also a list of Web sites and a bibliography. A guide to using the dictionary has also been added to this latest version of the book.
A First Dictionary of Cultural Literacy: What Our Children Need to Know
This revised edition of A First Dictionary of Cultural Literacy offers the common core of knowledge children should have by the end of grade school. E. D. Hirsch, author of the best-selling Cultural Literacy and co-author of The Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, has updated his popular children's version for a generation that needs not only a solid grounding in the arts and sciences but a clear understanding of the world around them - from world geography to the World Wide Web. Inviting and informative, the book is organized by subject, including mythology, history, religion and philosophy, music, art, geography, medicine, technology, and many more. No other book gives children so much of the world, from ancient history to current technology, in one engaging volume.
Containing over 13,000 entries, this fully revised new edition of the bestselling Dictionary of Business provides comprehensive coverage of all aspects of business, from the office to the stock exchange and international trade affairs, as well as e-commerce and many business-related Internet terms. It is ideal for professionals who need to know business terms, including non-native speakers of English, and for all students of business.
Terms are explained in clear, simple English, easily understandable by readers with no specialist knowledge, and each entry has a sample sentence to show how the term is used in context, with quotations from magazines and newspapers. The Dictionary also includes useful supplements on telephone manner, business letters, financial documents and world currencies.
