Ugly Americans：The True Story of the Ivy League Cowboys Who Raided the Asian Markets for Millions(Only Audio)Ugly Americans is the true story of John Malcolm, a Princeton graduate who traveled halfway around the world in search of the American dream and pulled off a trade that could be described as the biggest deal in the history of the financial markets.
Without speaking a word of Japanese, with barely a penny in his pocket, Malcolm was thrown into the bizarre life of an ex-pat trader. Surrounded by characters ripped right out of a Hollywood thriller, he quickly learned how to survive in a cutthroat world -- at the feet of the biggest players the markets have ever known.
This is a very short but effective course on Shadow Talk (speaking at the same time as the recording), so you can improve your pronunciation and fluency. Watch the video to know how to. After you finish this mini course, practice with your audio books until you reach a very good conversation level. Very good!
To a teenage student, nothing is more motivating than learning. Every unit in What's up? has been carefully designed to pave the way for the achivement of learning goal. Simple grammar and vocabulary presentations, numerous practice opportunities, stimulating reading and listening materials, useful models for speaking and writing tasks, a clear and attractive layout - all ensure a smooth and successful learning process. Students will finish each What's up? unit with a sense of having fulfilled a goal, with the desired level, confidance and motivation to face the new challenges ahead.
