Fold and Say® Basic Concepts Mini-Books has 106 reproducible Mini-Books to help teach children 53 basic concept pairs. These mini-books present the concepts, one at a time, using several different scenes. Children learn the concept in the first few scenes and then identify the concept within a scene using a foil (unrelated concept). The last scene in the mini-book asks the student to draw, color, or write the concept for extra practice or assessment. Basic Concepts allows a progression from easier to more difficult concepts by dividing the concepts into Level 1 and Level 2.

Grades PreK and Up

The following book was designed to help students get the utmost of Shakespeare's work.The plots  summaryof the plays summary is presented with acts and scenes  helping the student learn the names of the characters. The next section describes the characters more fully and places them within the scenes. A discussion of both themes and style is followed by the placement in its historical context. The critical overview shares what critics have said about the work; and a collection of essays provide criticism written by Shakespeare scholars. Each entry ends with a list of sources and suggested further reading. Inset boxes include information about media adaptations, suggestions to "compare and contrast," and "Topics for Further Study." Black and white illustrations, reproductions of paintings of scenes, and some photographs of present-day actors in scenes from the plays are also in the text. Each volume ends with the same two-page glossary and a cumulative index to major themes and characters. This provides some help especially for those students for whom reading Shakespeare is a challenge because of their reading skills. It will help them sort out characters and plot in a more sophisticated way than a reference written for a younger audience.

WORD TOWN - Basic English Vocabulary
presents hundreds of common vocabulary words found within a typical town. It is organized into 20 relevant scenes, such as house, school, hospital and supermarket, each emphasizing real-life situations. Students can see, hear and read all of the words necessary for everyday communication in English. The clear, colorful scenes and easy-to-read type facilitate quick learning of essential words. In addition to vocabulary, correct pronunciation is stressed. This CD-ROM is a helpful aid in the classroom, with a tutor or for independent study.
Level: Beginning/Intermediate

Программа  содержит сотни общеупотребительных слов в рамках типичного города. Она представлена в виде 20 соответствующих тем, включая: дом, школа, больница, супермаркет и д.р. с акцетом на реальные ситуации. Студенты могут видеть, слышать и читать все слова необходимые для каждодневного общения на английском. Яркие и красочные сцены способствуют быстрому изучению основных слов. Этот CD- ROM очень полезен для работы в группе, с репетитором или для самостоятельных занятий.

Juan Rico signed up with the Federal Service on a lark, but despite the hardships and rigorous training, he finds himself determined to make it as a cap trooper. In boot camp he will learn how to become a soldier, but when he graduates and war comes (as it always does for soldiers), he will learn why he is a soldier. Many consider this Hugo Award winner to be Robert Heinlein's finest work, and with good reason. Forget the battle scenes and high-tech weapons (though this novel has them) - this is Heinlein at the top of his game talking people and politics.

Американская классическая проза 20 века

Ernest Hemingway
The Snows of Kilimanjaro

Actor Charlton Heston reads "The Snows of Kilimanjaro," a short story by Ernest Hemingway originally published in 1938. The story takes place in Africa, which Hemingway knew and enjoyed visiting as a big game hunter. As the scene opens, Harry, a writer, is stranded with his wife and their safari party in the African bush. Their truck has broken down and Harry's leg has developed gangrene which grows progressively worse.

Throughout the story, Harry recalls scenes from his past. The scenes Hemingway describes clearly stem from his own life; he spent summers as a child in the wilderness of upper Michigan, was wounded and decorated for bravery during the First World War, and lived in Paris between the wars. The story's theme of a writer struggling with his talent resembles Hemingway's own struggles and self-questionings.

Charlton Heston won an Academy Award in 1959 for his performance in the title role of "Ben-Hur." The story is presented in four segments and has been edited for length.