An easy-to-use course for adults who either want to learn English quickly for a specific purpose - such as travel - or who just prefer a much more straightforward approach to learning. Each page is one complete lesson, and each lesson has just one learning focus.
The Economist is a global weekly magazine written for those who share an uncommon interest in being well and broadly informed. Each issue explores the close links between domestic and international issues, business, politics, finance, current affairs, science, technology and the arts.
Word Smart JuniorNow this is the way to add new words to your vocabulary! Word Smart Junior will make you laugh so much, you'll be amazed that you've just learned more than 120 fascinating and very useful words! Parents, teachers, and friends will marvel at your eloquence. And all you have to do is listen up!
Your hosts, Fred and Ginger, will introduce you to extraordinary characters, and you're sure to concur that a talking apple, a singing lizard, and a gifted cook can be a real boon to your vocabulary. Not only will you earn kudos as you learn new words without straining your brain, but you'll also be preparing for a test that is right around the corner, the SAT!
Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss what Matters Most(Only Audio)
We've all been there: We know we must confront a coworker, store clerk, or friend about some especially sticky situation--and we know the encounter will be uncomfortable. So we repeatedly mull it over until we can no longer put it off, and then finally stumble through the confrontation. Difficult Conversations, by Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, and Sheila Heen, offers advice for handling these unpleasant exchanges in a manner that accomplishes their objective and diminishes the possibility that anyone will be needlessly hurt.
