This sequel to the best selling series, History's Turning Points, continues with thirteen additional moments in time that changed the course of history. These docu-dramas, with dramatizations carried out at the actual sites of the events and some newly released historical footage, provide perspectives of these events that only visual interpretations of the latest in historical research can provide.
Fly with the Wright Brothers, storm the Bastille, learn how television was created and what it meant to the war in Vietnam.
Wydawany w Polsce dwumiesięcznik dla osób uczących się języka angielskiego w wersji biznesowej na poziomie zaawansowanym (C1). Każdemu artykułowi towarzyszy lista przetłumaczonych słówek. Niektóre teksty posiadają wersję audio lub wideo.
For thousands of years, the star-filled sky has been a source of wonder, discovery, entertainment, and instruction. Ancient people from nearly every continent and culture wove exciting stories about the mythological figures they saw in the heavens. People also used the sun, moon, and stars for time-keeping and navigation. And careful observers throughout Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and elsewhere kept precise astronomical records, eventually paving the way for the Scientific Revolution and its remarkable discoveries about the nature of the universe.
Spelling with the Spellits and Spelling Strategies - a series of British television BBC to help elementary school students in the study of spelling, word formation and pronunciation of English words. Cartoon characters explain the rules and exceptions, sing funny songs to help you better assimilate the material and dramatizations teach young viewers, in a awkward position can get, if you are illiterate. The disc can be recommended to students of English special schools for memorizing the spelling, as well as developing a good perception of oral British speech.
