'It is 1968. Paddy Clarke is ten years old, breathless with discovery: He reads with a child's voraciousness, collecting facts the way adults collect grey hairs and parking tickets. Doyle captures the speech pattern of childhood brilliantly, the weird logic of incessant questions, the non-sequiturs and wonderments ... Like all the great comic writers Roddy Doyle has become an explorer of the heart.' Joseph O'Connor, Irish Times
Fairyland is a new course at primary level. Young learners enter a world of fantasy and adventure where learning English becomes a memorable and rewarding experience! Join us and feel the magic!
This is the big one from Peter Ackroyd — and a worthy companion to London: The Biography. Only Peter Ackroyd can combine readable narrative and unique observation with a sharp eye for the fascinating fact. His method is to position Shakespeare in the close context of his world. In this way, he not only richly conjures up the texture of Shakespeare’s life, but also imparts an amazing amount of vivid, interesting material about place, period and background.
Sky is a four-level course for young students. Flexible and easy to teach, Sky gives students the motivation to learn and the confidence to succeed in English. Real people, relevant language and authentic topics bring language learning to life, clearly presented grammar leads to meaningful communication activities, lively cross-cultural sections.
Lifestyle is designed to meet everyday language requirements of people who need English for work, travel and socialising.
As well as dealing with how people communicate at work, it also helps learners interact effectively outside of the work environment, enabling them to "get things done" in a variety of sitations.