Added by: maritri73 | Karma: 98.61 | Other exams, Audio | 14 May 2011
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ECPE book 2 preactice examinations SB
ECPE Book 2, Practice Examinations includes eight (8) complete practice tests which accurately reflect the level of difficulty (C2 level), content and format of the ECPE, providing a valuable resource for students.
Eight complete practice tests (Listening, Grammar, Cloze, Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension, Writing, and Speaking)
This book is for adults and young adults. Each book is divided into units designed to last for a lesson of approximately 50 minutes and includes a grid describing the skills, topic and language functions covered in each unit. It comprises 20 two page units based on taped material at intermediate level. There are a variety of listening topics such as a story, interview, discussion, monologue, news report and lecture based on authentic or stimulated authentic material. Integrated activities covering pre-listening tasks and discussion based on listening for gist and specific information, prediction and writing tasks based on topics are included.
A pre-intermediate text which uses naturalistic languge and includes plenty of redundancy and repetition to help students learn to listen to longer texts. There is a strong focus on listening for pleasure and on the media in general. Tasks develop listening for gist and specific details.
This is a listening skills book for elementary students based on topics and situations (recorded on an accompanying cassette) specially selected for their level. It aims to develop students' confidence to listen to and understand spoken English. The recorded material includes a variety of topics, conversations, stories, discussions and interviews. It includes a range of different accents and spoken styles to prepare students for the reality of contemporary English, together with graded tasks designed to focus listening and improve students ability to listen for different purposes. Each unit topic also includes a follow-up writing task.
Added by: math man | Karma: 198.35 | Periodicals, Audio | 13 May 2011
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The Economist May 14th 2011
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. In addition to regular weekly content, Special Reports are published approximately 20 times a year, spotlighting a specific country, industry, or hot-button topic. The Technology Quarterly, published 4 times a year, highlights and analyzes new technologies that will change the world we live in.
