English Adventure Intensive Edition guarantees maximum lerner involvement through the combination of Disney stories and solid educational principles.
Based on the Multiple Intelligencies theory, English Adventure Intensive Edition addresses all types of learners through a variety of ways to present new material and a wide range of activity types to practise and reinforce language.
Special focus on cross-cultural and cross-curricular connections, ideal for content-based teaching
Values Curriculum for every unit leads to solid education principles
The Nigger of The "Narcissus": A Tale of the Forecastle By Joseph Conrad (Jozef Konrad Korzeniowski)
Added by: stovokor | Karma: 1758.60 | Fiction literature | 2 January 2009
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Excerpt from one of the readers reviews: The "Narcissus" is as dense as poetry also, both allusive and elusive. You can read it as a grittily realistic adventure tale, or as a metaphysical poem of unfathomable depth. I chose to read it both ways. The adventure is a tale of misery and terror, while the little sailing vessel is half capsized in a sea of monstrous waves; like most adventures, it's something to laugh and brag about...after it's over. The metaphysical poem centers on the identity of James Wait, the man of color (if I typed the alternate word here, amazon would squeamishly suppress this review) who boards the ship at the last minute and who declares that he is ill unto death as soon as the ship leaves port. His presence, and that of the sour malcontent Donkin, nudge the crew toward mutiny as well as heroism. That crew is a colorful bunch, a diverse and well-individuated sampling of humanity; depth of character is Conrad's epic theme.
The Alps Adventure Guide is your all-season guide to Europe's mountains - the best cities, national parks, and resort destinations in the alpine regions of Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, and Switzerland. The Alps Adventure Guide shows you how to experience the Alps more intensely and directly than most travelers ever will - getting out of the bus, taxi, or rental car and seeing it all close-up, through walks, bike rides, horseback excursions, winter sports, culinary adventures, and interaction with the local people. For each destination, you'll learn what to see, where to sleep, where to eat, where to party, and where to play.
The first edition of this book, Adventure Guide to the Leeward Islands, won second place in the Best Book category of SATW's Central States Chapter. Each of the islands in this chain - Anguilla, St. Martin/Sint Maarten, Antigua, Barbuda, St. Kitts & Nevis - has its own history, culture and ecology, offering a cultural melange for those on an island-hopping vacation. Rainforest, beaches, wetlands, mangrove swamps and offshore shoals afford an unlimited variety of places in which to create your own adventure vacation. The Adventure Guide to the Leeward Islands is THE ultimate resource if you're heading for some fun in the sun. Covering all the usual sites and attractions featured in other guidebooks, including historical forts, plantations and in-town places of interest, this Adventure Guide also leads you away from the tourist traps and into the heart of the island to discover hidden waterfalls, pure mountain streams and secret trails. In addition, you'll find an entire run-down on where to stay and eat, from five-star resorts to family-run B&Bs and from haute cuisine to roadside stands selling the best BBQ chicken on the island. Focusing on outdoor activities, the authors recommend local tour operators and adventure outfitters, with contact names and numbers. Maps and photos.
