The worktexts are appropriate for use with small groups, a full class, or by independent learners. The self-explanatory nature of the lessons frees the teacher for individual mentoring. Students from middle school through adult classes will appreciate the variety of contextual themes, which include humor, amazing facts, historical highlights, and excerpts from real-world documents and forms, as well as high-interest material from academic content areas. Both illustrations and graphic art are used to support the instruction and maintain interest. A variety of puzzles, riddles, and games are intended to sharpen critical thinking skills as they provide additional interest and amusement.
Practise Advanced Writing - Analysis and Practice for CAE and Proficiency
Practise Advanced Writing is a writing skills book designed for students at post FCE level. It follows on from Practise Writing, providing the student with practice in a wide variety of written English, including reports, letters, narratives, descriptions and opinions. The book is divided into four and six page units, providing double page spreads for ease of use. Each unit has a written model, usually in the form of an authentic text, which is followed by a variety of exercises moving from a general analysis of the text to more specialised language exercises.
Your hands-on, friendly guide to writing young adult fiction With young adult book sales rising, and bestselling authors like J.K. Rowling and Stephenie Meyer exploding onto the scene, aspiring YA writers are more numerous than ever. Are you interested in writing a young adult novel, but aren't sure how to fit the style that appeals to young readers? Writing Young Adult Fiction For Dummies gives you tricks of the trade and proven tips on all the steps to write a YA book, from developing an idea to publication.
Basic Skills for the TOEFL iBT is a 3-level, 12-book test preparation series designed for beginning-level students of the TOEFL iBT. Each level consists of four books: Reading, Listening, Speaking, and Writing. Over the course of the series, students build on their current vocabulary to include common TOEFL and academic vocabulary. Students new to the test are also introduced to level-appropriate passages, lectures, conversations, and questions found on the TOEFL iBT.