Posted: July 21st, 2008, 6:00pm CEST
Market Leader: Intermediate: Business Law
市场领袖中级系列之商务法规
Author:Tricia Smith
Format:PDF 7.8MB
Page Count:96 pages
Publisher: Longman (2 Aug 2000)
Language English
ISBN-10: 058232842X
ISBN-13: 978-0582328426
The topics have been chosen following research among teachers to establish which are the areas of widest possible interest to the majority of their students
Provides input in reading, speaking and listening, with guidance for writing tasks
Contains vocabulary development activities and a rapid review of essential grammar
Regular focus on key business functions
Case studies allow students to practise language they have working on during the unit
Posted: July 21st, 2008, 5:00am CEST
The Linguistics Encyclopedia
语言学百科全书
Author: K. Malmkjaer
Format:PDF 4.3MB
Publisher: Routledge
Number Of Pages: 592
Publication Date: 1995-06
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0415125669
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780415125666
This A-Z encyclopedia covers over 150 areas of linguistics such as phonetics, dyslexia, semantics, grammar, phonology, rhetoric, stylistics, the origin of languages, writing systems, historical linguistics, pidgins, psycholinguistics, speech therapy, and lexicography.
Posted: July 20th, 2008, 5:33am CEST
College Writing: A Personal Approach to Academic Writing
大学英语写作
Author:Toby Fulwiler
Format:PDF 1.6MB
Publisher: Boynton/Cook
Number Of Pages: 256
Publication Date: 2002-01-11
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0867095237
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780867095234
Writing is a varied critical and imaginative process, not a rigid adherence to a set of conventions. Based on that premise, the third edition of College Writing, like its previous editions, continually exhorts students to find and celebrate their own voices. In fact, it is this affirmation of individual creativity that sets College Writing apart from other process-oriented rhetorics.
Lively and conversational in tone, the third edition boasts a writer-to-writer perspective that will put students at ease. College Writing walks students through the main elements of writing, from discovery and research to revising and editing. At the same time, author Toby Fulwiler allows for many detours in his step-by-step approach, with frequent reminders that everyone's processes are unique and that establishing and maintaining a personal voice can be achieved while meeting conventional academic expectations.
Fulwiler examines the different, yet overlapping stages of writing. He addresses rhetorical issues of audience, purpose, and voice, as well as the details of field, library, and Internet research, with particular attention to evaluating sources. He also offers these new features to keep students and teachers up to date:
Posted: July 19th, 2008, 5:07am CEST
Longman Student Grammar of Spoken and Written English
朗文学生口语与书面英语语法
Author:Douglas Biber, Susan Conrad, Geoffrey Leech
Format:PDF 82.3MB
Publisher: Pearson ESL
Number Of Pages: 487
Publication Date: 2002-12-10
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0582237262
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780582237261
This book is a coursebook and a reference grammar for students and their teachers. Although it is based on the Longman Grammar of Spoken and Written English (LGSWE), the Student Grammar is much more than just an abbreviated LGSWE. Rather, we have simplified and reorganized the content of the LGSWE, avoiding much technical detail while retaining the strengths of the larger book. For example, like the LGSWE, the Student Grammar contains over 3,000 authentic English examples, and contrasts the major patterns of use in spoken and written registers. However, we have simplified the presentation when possible; for example, we have tried hard to find new and simpler extracts from our corpus data, often replacing more complex examples in LGSWE.
Of the five authors of LGSWE, we three owe a debt of gratitude to our two other co-authors: Stig Johansson and Ed Finegan. We benefited from the work that Stig and Ed did on the LGSWE during our writing of the Student Grammar. We would also like to thank the students in English 528 at Northern Arizona University, who used a draft of the Student Grammar as their grammar textbook and provided numerous helpful comments and suggestions for revision.
To support the educational use of the Student Grammar, we have also written a Workbook, which can be used as a classroom textbook or for self-study by students. The Workbook provides exercises based on authentic English texts and sentences, linked directly to the Grammar Bites in the present book.
Posted: July 18th, 2008, 4:41am CEST
101 American English Idioms
101 美国英语习语
Author:Harry Collis
Format:PDF 11.3MB
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Number Of Pages: 104
Publication Date: 2007-02-12
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0071487727
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780071487726
This book makes American English phrases “duck soup.”
101 American English Idioms takes the mystery out of these common U.S. expressions and explains their meanings in context. On the audio CD, native speakers read each of the 101 idioms, so you can hear how American English sounds and practice what you have learned.
What Americans really mean when they say . . .
Drive someone up a wall--annoy someone greatly
Raise a stink--protest strongly
Pull someone's leg--fool someone
All thumbs--clumsy
Shoot the breeze--chat informally
Feel like a million dollars--feel wonderful
Duck soup--easy, effortless
Posted: July 18th, 2008, 4:41am CEST
101 American English Idioms
101 美国英语习语
Author:Harry Collis
Format:PDF 11.3MB
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Number Of Pages: 104
Publication Date: 2007-02-12
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0071487727
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780071487726
This book makes American English phrases “duck soup.”
101 American English Idioms takes the mystery out of these common U.S. expressions and explains their meanings in context. On the audio CD, native speakers read each of the 101 idioms, so you can hear how American English sounds and practice what you have learned.
What Americans really mean when they say . . .
Drive someone up a wall--annoy someone greatly
Raise a stink--protest strongly
Pull someone's leg--fool someone
All thumbs--clumsy
Shoot the breeze--chat informally
Feel like a million dollars--feel wonderful
Duck soup--easy, effortless
Posted: July 16th, 2008, 6:00pm CEST
Hot Topics 3
热门话题新闻英语3
Author:PAVLIK
Format:PDF 48.3MB
Publisher: Language Teaching Publications
Number Of Pages:
Publication Date:
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1413007104
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781413007107
HOT TOPICS is guaranteed to engage readers, stimulate thinking, and provoke conversation while developing vocabulary and reading skills. The controversial topics explored in the text all have more than one side to them, thus encouraging debate and classroom discussion.
• Three readings per chapter explore the same hot topic from different points of view. The readings in each chapter vary by genre and increase in difficulty to support reading development.
• A focus on reading skills and reading comprehension through pre-reading questions, skimming and scanning activities, the use of context clues, vocabulary analysis, and the development of critical thinking skills helps students increase their reading fluency.
• Open-ended questions at the end of every chapter encourage students to voice their opinions and defend their viewpoints either through discussion or in writing.
Posted: July 15th, 2008, 6:00pm CEST
Hot Topics 2
热门话题新闻英语2
Author: Cheryl Pavlik
Format:PDF 16.3MB
Publisher: Thomson Heinle
Number Of Pages: 182
Publication Date: 2006-01
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1413007066
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781413007060
HOT TOPICS is guaranteed to engage readers, stimulate thinking, and provoke conversation while developing vocabulary and reading skills. The controversial topics explored in the text all have more than one side to them, thus encouraging debate and classroom discussion.
• Three readings per chapter explore the same hot topic from different points of view. The readings in each chapter vary by genre and increase in difficulty to support reading development.
• A focus on reading skills and reading comprehension through pre-reading questions, skimming and scanning activities, the use of context clues, vocabulary analysis, and the development of critical thinking skills helps students increase their reading fluency.
• Open-ended questions at the end of every chapter encourage students to voice their opinions and defend their viewpoints either through discussion or in writing.
Posted: July 14th, 2008, 6:00pm CEST
Hot Topics 1
热门话题新闻英语1
Author:Cheryl Pavlik
Format:PDF 20.3MB
Publisher: Heinle & Heinle Publishers
Number Of Pages: 182
Publication Date: 2005-08-30
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1413007023
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781413007022
HOT Topics is a three-level reading discussion series written for inquisitive, mature students of English language learners. Each chapter contains several high-interest readings on a specific controversial and thought-provoking topic.
In the 30 years that I have been in English language training CELT), I have despaired of the lack of stimulating reading texts, accompanied by activities written specifically to energize and inspire the mature English learner. Why aren't many ESL reading texts sufficient? Although ESL learners may not yet have mastered English syntax, they still have interests beyond the mundane, and they certainly have ample reasoning ability. And while many reading texts are written about subjects of broad appeal, virtually all of them avoid topics that are deemed "too controversial" for the classroom setting. Unfortunately, many of those neglected topics are of great interest and relevance to adult lives. By steering course themes away from controversy, the instrucror also steers students away from motivating and stimulating topics.
Posted: July 13th, 2008, 6:00pm CEST
101 American English Riddles : Understanding Language and Culture Through Humor
101个美式英语字谜:透过幽默理解的语言和文化
Author:Harry Collis
Format:PDF 5.3MB
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Number Of Pages: 144
Publication Date: 1996-02-09
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0844256064
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780844256061
Humorous riddles with comic illustrations help ESL students gain new insights into American language and culture. Each riddle is accompanied by text that helps students grasp and master the underlying linguistic and cultural reasons why the joke is funny.
Posted: July 12th, 2008, 6:00pm CEST
How to Pass Advanced Verbal Reasoning Tests: Essential Practice for English Usage, Critical Reasoning and Reading Comprehension Tests (How to Pass)
Author:Mike Bryon
Format:PDF 1.3MB
Publisher: Kogan Page
Number Of Pages: 234
Publication Date: 2008-03-01
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0749449691
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780749449698
Aimed at applicants for graduate or managerial jobs, How to Pass Advanced Verbal Reasoning Tests addresses the rising demand for more difficult preparation material. Offering unbeatable score-improving practice for online or pen and paper tests, it will help anyone prepare thoroughly and impress their potential employer. With over 550 practice questions and answers available, covering all the major types of advanced verbal reasoning, along with explanations of scores, How to Pass Advanced Verbal Reasoning Tests contains everything that job candidates need to know to stand out from the crowd.
Posted: July 11th, 2008, 6:00pm CEST
The Least You Should Know about English: Writing Skills, Form A (Least You Should Know about English: Writing Skills)
# Author:Paige Wilson, Teresa Ferster Glazier
# Format:PDF 12.3MB
# Page Count: 336 pages
# Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing; 9 edition (May 10, 2005)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 1413008941
# ISBN-13: 978-1413008944
Improve your word choice, spelling, punctuation, sentence structure, and writing with THE LEAST YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT ENGLISH: WRITING SKILLS, FORM A! For thirty years, this developmental English text has helped students like you improve their skills through a simple, friendly approach. Extensive sets of exercises, humorous and informative topics, and a book-specific website with grammar reviews and resources, ensure that you succeed in this course.
With an amazing gift for explaining the basics of punctuation and grammar, Paige Wilson, Assistant Professor at Pasadena City College, focuses on the vital basics of English, reinforcing fundamental concepts with an abundance of easy-to-follow exercises.
Posted: July 10th, 2008, 6:00pm CEST
Vocabulary Games & Activities 2 (Penguin English Photocopiables)
企鹅词汇游戏2
Author:Peter Watcyn-Jones
Format:PDF 5.3MB
Publisher: Pearson ESL
Number Of Pages: 176
Publication Date: 2004-11-11
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0582465656
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780582465657
It's an excellent book, with materials suitable for all levels and age groups. Younger students love "Word Battleships", while older students find the "Half Crosswords" both challenging and entertaining.
One of the book's most attractive features is the fact that it cuts down significantly on class preparation time. All you need is access to a photocopier and scissors. In fact some activities require neither. "Three-in-a-row", a fun quiz, is an ideal stand-by for that class one has to give at a moment's notice. What impresses most about "Vocabulary Games and Activities" is the sheer variety of activities it has to offer. Apart from the afore-mentioned, you can find: bingo, dominoes, word-grouping activities, conundrums, "Find someone who", board games and dictations, all with the underlying characteristics of encouraging interaction in the classroom, reinforcing existing vocabulary and teaching new lexis in an almost effortless, and always enjoyable way. Finally, it's worth pointing out that a wide range of language is covered. Supplementary material is available for teaching homophones, prepositions, adjectives and idioms, as well as several word fields.
Posted: July 9th, 2008, 6:00pm CEST
Test Your Reading (Penguin Joint Venture Readers)
企鹅阅读测试
Author:M. Dean
Format:PDF 2.9MB
Publisher: Longman
Number Of Pages: 128
Publication Date: 2002-03-27
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0582469058
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780582469051
Reading is very important to heip you iearn English. It is also a lot of fun. But to learn as much as you can from reading, it is important to read different kinds of English. For example, the English you need when you read a train timetable is very different from the English you need when you read a story.This book has a lot of different kinds of English.
There are six sections in the book:
Section 1 is Messages: In this section somebody wants to send information in writing to somebody else. There is a test on menus and another on timetables. There is also a test on text messages and another on e-mails.
Section 2 is People: In this section all the tests are about people, in different ways. For example, there is an informal letter between friends. There is formal Engiish in a biography. There is a CV and a job application that you can use as models to help with your writing, as well as testing your reading.
Posted: July 8th, 2008, 6:00pm CEST
The Penguin Dictionary of American English Usage and Style
企鹅美国英语使用词典
Author:Paul M. Lovinger
Format:PDF 1.8MB
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Number Of Pages: 512
Publication Date: 2001-12-31
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0142000469
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780142000465
The Penguin Dictionary of American English Usage and Style covers a wide range of topics from grammar and punctuation to style and word choice. Drawing on more than 2,000 real-life examples of questionable usage, it features topics found in no comparable reference work, such as clear examples and definitions in all word entries and explanations of misunderstood and misused words and clichés. This authoritative and highly readable guide provides exceptionally clear answers in plain language to the most complicated questions about English. It will be welcomed by anyone who cares about the way words are used.
