The fact that you are beginning to study this book shows that you are no longer what is called an Intermediate student of English but can be considered Advanced - that is to say, it can be assumed that you can express yourself quite well in English, both in speaking and in writing. This book is intended to help you to improve still further so that you can reach the point where people will say that your English is fluent - a level measured by the Cambridge Proficiency examination, for example.
Am using this to refresh my high school Physics and Chemistry (that was over twenty years ago now!). I was worried this book may be a little on the basic side, but so far is proving great, getting me back to a level where I don't mind Googling for more advanced information.
The diagrams are really helpful and makes it less of a dry read.
An Introduction to Foreign Language Learning and Teaching
One of the original aims of the book is to provide an account of the field which was up to date, but which at the same time gave a historical persective, showing where current ideas and developments have come from. This perspective is important if we are to understand where we are , and eve where we may be going.
Marlowe Hapworth is found dead in his locked study, killed by an unknown assailant. This is a case for the Great Detective, Madame Vastra. Rick Bellamy, bare-knuckle boxer, has the life drawn out of him by a figure dressed as an undertaker. This angers Strax the Sontaran. The Carnival of Curiosities, a collection of bizarre and fascinating sideshows and performers. This is where Jenny Flint looks for answers. How are these things connected? And what does Orestes Milton, rich industrialist, have to do with it all?
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