This course is for people who want to learn how to converse in English in a more natural way. Learn from tv shows, movies, stand up comedies and many more popular media.
Stand Out Grammar Challenge workbooks provide supplemental exercises for students who desire even more contextualized grammar and vocabulary practice. Clear and concise grammar explanation boxes present English grammar structures in a straightforward manner. Practice exercises reinforce learning of key vocabulary and grammar. Five levels extend from low-beginning to high-intermediate. Can be used alongside Stand Out or as a supplement to other courses.
''Much drink may be said to be an equivocator with lechery: it makes him, and it mars him; it sets him on, and it takes him off; it persuades him, and disheartens him; makes him stand to, and not stand to: in conclusion, equivocates him in a sleep, and, giving him the lie, leaves him.'' Porter, Macbeth, II i. Why would Elizabethan audiences find Shakespeare''s Porter in Macbeth so funny? And what exactly is meant by the name the ''Weird'' Sisters? Jonathan Hope, in a comprehensive and fascinating study, looks at how the concept of words meant something entirely different to Elizabethan audi.
True to Life - Upper-Intermediate - SB & Personal Study Workbook
True to Life is a five-level course for adults. To ensure a high level of motivation, the course focuses on contemporary themes, language and learning styles that are relevant to adult learners. It provides between 72 and 96 hours of class work, depending on the various options used. The range of extra materials (photocopiable worksheets, tests and videos) create a comprehensive and flexible teaching package. The ready-made lessons can be used as they stand, saving teacher time, or adapted using the optional activities suggested in the Teacher's Book.
Stand Up Comedy: Here and Now (With English Subtitle)
Ellen DeGeneres' stand up, 'Ellen Degeneres: Here and Now'. A hilarious routine, Ellen talks about things such as procrastination and how foolish some modern things are (as of 2003). Clean humor, this is hilarious for the whole family!
