English Language For Adults

IELTS is the most popular English exam in the world today. It is also the ideal way to perfect the English language from a basic to advanced level. In this series, you will be escorted through the course with Richard Aspinall, a teacher who has a proven track record in teaching the IELTS curriculum successfully all over the world. He will take you through this "easy to follow" step-by-step guide where you will be represented by a student and you will learn everything you need to know to improve your English.

Part motivation, part preparation, SAT Prep Talk gives you the tools and techniques to conquer the new SAT. Best of all, it's downloadable, so you can take it anywhere!

The inspiring stories of six people who changed history, including Voltaire, the French writer who believed in equality for all; Charlotte Brontë, the British novelist who wrote Jane Eyre; Mark Twain, the American who wrote Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer; Jacques Prévert, the writer known in France as 'the People's Poet'; Ayn Rand, whose writing expressed her own philosophical ideas; and Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, who wrote about life in a Soviet Labour Camp.

Lernst du Englisch? Are you learning German? This book can help you with that: one chapter in English, one chapter in German... Dieses Buch kann dir dabei helfen: ein Kapitel auf Englisch, ein Kapitel auf Deutsch... Sixteen-year-old Natalya Pushkaya has one dream and one dream only: becoming the best ballerina ever. Dancing's always been who she is, and she's working her hardest to land the main role of the School of Performing Arts' end-of-the-year showcase. But...will she make it? Within a week, Natalya's life will be changed forever.

The inspiring stories of six people who changed history. Contents: Gaius Julius Caesar, the powerful Roman leader; Queen Elizabeth I, who ruled England for 45 years; George Washington, the first president of the USA; King Louis XVI, the last king of France; Winston Churchill, who led Britain in the Second World War; Che Guevara, the Argentinian doctor who fought for revolution.

The inspiring stories of six people who changed history. Contents: Edward Jenner, the man who fought the terrible disease smallpox; Florence Nightingale, the nurse known as 'the lady with the lamp'; Elizabeth Garrett, England's first female doctor; Carl Jung, the doctor who wanted to understand the human mind; Jonas Salk, who defeated the dangerous illness polio; Christiaan Barnard, the first man to replace a human heart.

The inspiring stories of six people who changed history, including Pablo Casals, the Catalan cello player; Louis Armstrong, the American trumpet player and singer; Frank Sinatra, the Italian American singer and actor; Édith Piaf, France's famous singing star; Maria Callas, the Greek opera singer; and Elvis Presley, the man who changed pop music.

The inspiring stories of six people who changed history. Contents: Alfred Nobel, creator of the Nobel Prize; Andrew Carnegie, the businessman who built libraries for poor people; John D. Rockefeller who made money from oil and gave it all away; Thomas Barnardo who created homes for poor children; Henry Wellcome who used his money for medical research; Madam C. J. Walker who gave her money to the African-American community.

The inspiring stories of five people who changed history, including Joseph-Michel Montgolfier, who helped humans to fly; Louis Blériot, the first person to cross the sea in an aeroplane; Charles Lindbergh, the first person to cross the Atlantic alone; Amelia Earhart, the first woman to fly alone across the Atlantic; and Amy Johnson, the British woman who broke flying records This book is level 2 in the Collins ELT Readers series.

The inspiring stories of six people who changed history, including Geoffrey Chaucer, writer of the first great works of English literature; William Shakespeare, writer of the greatest plays in history; Charles Dickens, who wanted to make England a better place; Victor Hugo, the French writer who cared about the poor; Leo Tolstoy, the man who wrote War and Peace; and Rudyard Kipling, who wrote The Jungle Book and won a Nobel Prize.

The inspiring stories of six people who changed history. Contents: Harriet Tubman, the slave who helped hundreds of other slaves to escape; Emmeline Pankhurst, who wanted women to be able to vote; Maria Montessori, the doctor who found a new way to teach children; Helen Keller, the deaf and blind woman who became a famous teacher; Eva Perón, the actress who helped poor and sick people in Argentina; Nancy Wake, the Second World War spy.

Descubre el audio de cabecera de los padres que quieren hablar en inglés con sus hijos. Nuestro Best Seller para niños de cero a nueve años. Contiene cuentos, poemas, vocabulario y frases de uso común que le ayudarán a los más pequeños a empezar a conocer el idioma y a familiarizarse con los sonidos anglófonos.

This DNA Study Guide, written by Mark Richards, a chief examiner for one of the leading UK exam boards, provides all the insights and analysis of this dramatic play of a group of students who do something very bad indeed. As well as providing individual tutorials on the context, the language and style, the setting, the structure and the themes, it goes through each part of the play, highlighting all you need to know. Furthermore, there are tutorials on how best to answer exam questions and a tutorial highlighting some of the key quotations.

Animal Farm, by George Orwell, is one of the great dystopian novels of it's time and is layered with many different meanings, making it a joy to read and to interpret. Our audio tutorials, written by Aimee Coelho, a passionate English teacher at Millfield School in Somerset and an exam board examiner, will furnish you with everything you need for your GCSE coursework and exam preparation.

「ラグい」「漁る」「割った」…など「あるあるフレーズ」が満載！ この本では「決め撃ち」や「裏取り」、「ラグい」「この家漁るわ」「アーマー割った！」…など、ＦＰＳプレイヤーなら「あるある」のフレーズ・単語が収録されています。お決まりフレーズを英語で何というか、ぜひ確かめてみてください！

The inspiring stories of six people who changed history. Contents: Johann Sebastian Bach, who wrote the Brandenburg Concertos; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the child genius; Giuseppe Verdi, who wrote the operas Aida and La Traviata; Johann Strauss, 'The Waltz King'; Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, who wrote the ballet Swan Lake; Irving Berlin, who wrote There's No Business Like Show Business.

The inspiring stories of five people who changed history, including Glenn Miller, the leader of the most famous big band in the USA; Pérez Prado, the Cuban musician who was known as the 'King of Mambo'; Ella Fitzgerald, the most popular female jazz singer in the USA; Luciano Pavarotti, one of the world's best opera singers; and John Lennon, member of the famous band The Beatles.

The inspiring stories of six people who changed history. Contents: William the Conqueror, the first Norman King of England; Saladin, historic Muslim leader; Genghis Khan, famous leader of the Mongol empire; Catherine the Great, the woman who turned Russia into an empire; Abraham Lincoln, who stopped slavery in the USA; and Queen Victoria, the famous British Queen. This book is level 1 in the Collins ELT Readers series.

Thousands of students and teachers and professionals alike have used the Super Study Album to defeat ADHD and achieve laser-like concentration, to stop procrastinating, and to work for extended periods at peak performance.

Creativity is a gift shared by all, yet most of us have been led to believe that if we are not starving artists, musicians, or writers, then creative thinking is not something we are capable of. This just isn't true and to prove it I've brought together some of the best methods to trigger and retain that creative spark within.