The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is a dictionary published by the Oxford University Press (OUP), and is one of the most successful dictionaries of the English language.
The Oxford English Dictionary is the accepted authority on the evolution of the English language over the last millennium. It is an unsurpassed guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of over half a million words, both present and past. It traces the usage of words through 2.5 million quotations from a wide range of international English language sources, from classic literature and specialist periodicals to film scripts and cookery books.
Большой Оксфордский словарь, крупнейший словарь английского языка. Оксфордский словарь включает все слова, бытующие или бытовавшие в английском литературном и разговорном языке с 1150, даётся их детальная этимологическая, семантическая, орфографическая, орфоэпическая и грамматическая характеристика. Показываются изменения значения, правописания, произношения и употребления каждого слова в различные исторические периоды, что подтверждается примерами, чаще всего цитатами. Словарь содержит около 615 тыс. слов и около 2,5 млн. цитат из 20 тыс. произведений более чем 5 тыс. авторов.
Систематически переиздаются сокращённые варианты О.C.: «Shorter Oxford English dictionary» и «Concise Oxford dictionary of current English».
CAE Practice Tests by Oxford Description
Five complete practice tests for the CAE. Key features:
The authors have used their specialist knowledge of the CAE exam to provide practice exam questions which genuinely replicate the real test papers.
Each reading text is taken from a different source, giving students experience in coping with the widest variety of authentic material.
Photocopiable answer sheets give students practice in transferring their answers from the test paper.
The With Answers edition helps teachers and students learn about the mark scheme through detailed notes and real examples of student composition.
I have scanned and uploaded the book with answers and tapescripts to my website. There are the audio files in a separate zip file as well:
The Pocket Oxford Dictionary Contains over 140.000 definitions. The Pocket Oxford Dictionary program gives you instant access to an invaluable reference book directly from Windows.
Известные книга, радиопостановка и фильм. В данном случае – для уровня intermediate.
Oxford University Press
Intermediate
The perfect combination of fine writing and suspense-filled plot makes Buchan’s the Thirty-Nine Steps an engaging novel of intrigue, which was adapted to the screen by Hitchcock in 1935. Written in 1915, we follow protagonist Richard Hannay through England and the lowlands of Scotland as he eludes spies and keeps Europe from war.
Buchan The 39 steps
