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The Developing Teacher was awarded the Duke of Edinburgh/ESU Award for Best Entry for Teachers in 2009.The resource suggests that teachers themselves are the most powerful agents of change and development in their own professional career.The Developing Teacher is ideal for teachers who wish to take control of their own development, for those people in positions of responsibility for teacher development, and for complementing courses in language teacher education.ISBN: 9781905085224Nr pagini: 250...

"The Company Words Keep" is a practical and thought-provoking guide for language teachers, showing how the latest insights into "language chunks" can lead to learners acquiring natural and fluent English. Here is a new methodology based on the Lexical Approach, a practical theory of language, of learning - and of teaching. The authors have drawn on their considerable experiences to reflect both on the situation of many non-native teachers around the world who are not always sure which word partn...

"The Business English Teacher" is a book not only for teachers who are thinking of making a career move into the field of business English teaching but also for those who would like to increase their skills and develop their potential. "The Business English Teacher" contains three distinctive parts which focus in turn on theory, practice and development: Part A: What is a business English teacher? The answer involves a reassuring yet challenging mix of general and specific teaching skills, where...

\\"The Book of Pronunciation\\" is a definitive account of the key role pronunciation plays in teaching and learning, providing a highly authoritative but hugely accessible overview of the essential elements of English pronunciation as well as a wide range of classroom practice. \\"The Book of Pronunciation\\" is accompanied by a CD, which provides models for the teacher and practice for the learners. This book is the definitive resource for language teachers: looking for ways to incorporate pro...

The Autonomy Approach presents an important departure from the theoretical discussions which underpin the majority of work on learner autonomy. It introduces a practical perspective to self-directed language learning (teachable-learnable activities rooted in principles of learning), which draws on aspects of study skills and strategies as well as a variety of approaches, namely differentiated, individualised, self-directed, self-access and open-access learning. With the Autonomy Approach, emphas...

The inspiring stories of 5 people who changed history.Contents:Joseph-Michel Montgolfier, who helped humans to flyLouis Bleriot, the first person to cross the sea in an aeroplaneCharles Lindbergh, first to cross the Atlantic aloneAmelia Earhart, the first woman to fly alone across the AtlanticAmy Johnson, the British woman who broke flying recordsBRITISH ENGLISHWord count: 9,498Headword count: 906Each book includes a full recording of each story online.PLUS: visit www.collinselt.com/readers for ...

Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, from Starter to Advanced, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student's capabilities. Nelson Mbizi returns to his home in southern Africa after studying in Britain. When he tries to help a family of orphans he meets Viki, a South African TV presenter. The story of Nelson and Viki's relationship is told against a background of HIV/AIDS and government corruption on the one h...

Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, from Starter to Advanced, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student\\''s capabilities. On a hot August night in Milwaukee in the USA, a young artist and a gang leader\\''s girlfriend are shot in the street, a woman dies mysteriously in the Mercy Hospital emergency room, and a famous artist is killed at the opening of an exhibition of his work. Dr Maxine Cassidy feels sur...

Cambridge Discovery Education Interactive Readers are the next generation of graded readers - captivating topics, high-impact video, and interactive exercises designed to motivate and engage. Mummies from Egypt are famous. But other ancient cultures had them, too! Explore what we can learn about our history and our myths from mummies. Use the unique code inside the book to access the online reader, complete with videos and interactive exercises. Word count: 2387. Lexile Reading Level: 820LISBN: ...

International Management English is a ground-breaking new series developed by York Associates, who have been preparing professionals for international work for over 30 years. The series covers four key aspects of international business operations: Leading People, Managing Projects, Managing Change and Working Virtually. Managing Change deals with the challenges facing those who are having to lead others through changes in their working life. It covers all aspects of change management, from commu...

The inspiring stories of 6 people who changed history.Contents:Harriet Tubman, the slave who helped hundreds of other slaves to escapeEmmeline Pankhurst who wanted women to be able to voteMaria Montessori, the doctor who found a new way to teach childrenHelen Keller, the deaf and blind woman who became a famous teacherEva Peron, the actress who helped poor and sick people in ArgentinaNancy Wake, the Second World War spyBRITISH ENGLISHWord count: 7,001Headword count: 665Each book includes a full ...

The inspiring stories of 6 people who changed history.Contents:Alessandro Volta, inventor of the batteryMichael Faraday, inventor of the electric motorMarie Curie, famous for her work on radioactivityAlbert Einstein, creator of the Theory of RelativityAlexander Fleming, discoverer of the first antibioticLinus Pauling, chemist and peace activistBRITISH ENGLISHWord count: 15,287Headword count: 1,631Each book includes a full recording of each story online.PLUS: visit www.collinselt.com/readers for ...

The inspiring stories of 6 people who changed history.Contents:Antoine Lavoisier who wrote the first modern chemistry textbookHumphry Davy who discovered `laughing gas''Charles Darwin who changed people''s ideas with his theory of evolutionGregor Mendel who first discovered the science of geneticsLouis Pasteur who saved millions of lives by killing germsFrancis Crick who helped to discover the structure of DNABRITISH ENGLISHWord count: 13,021Headword count: 1,064Each book includes a full recordi...

The inspiring stories of 6 people who changed history.Contents:Alfred Nobel, creator of the Nobel PrizeAndrew Carnegie, the businessman who built libraries for poor peopleJohn D. Rockefeller who made money from oil and gave it all awayThomas Barnardo who created homes for poor childrenHenry Wellcome who used his money for medical researchMadam C. J. Walker who gave her money to the African-American communityBRITISH ENGLISHWord count: 13,950Headword count: 1179Each book includes a full recording ...

The inspiring stories of 6 people who changed history.Contents:Pablo Casals, the Catalan cello-playerLouis Armstrong, the American trumpet-player and singerFrank Sinatra, the Italian-American singer and actorEdith Piaf, France''s famous singing starMaria Callas, the Greek opera singerElvis Presley, the man who changed pop musicBRITISH ENGLISHWord count: 14,723Headword count: 1,121Each book includes a full recording of each story online.PLUS: visit www.collinselt.com/readers for videos, teacher r...

The inspiring stories of 5 people who changed history.Contents:Glenn Miller, the leader of the most famous big band in the USAPerez Prado, the Cuban musician who was known as `the King of Mambo''Ella Fitzgerald, the most popular female jazz singer in the USALuciano Pavarotti, one of the world''s best opera singersJohn Lennon, member of the famous band The BeatlesBRITISH ENGLISHWord count: 7,530Headword count: 687Each book includes a full recording of each story online.PLUS: visit www.collinselt....

The inspiring stories of 6 people who changed history.Contents:Edward Jenner, the man who fought the terrible disease, smallpoxFlorence Nightingale, the nurse known as `the lady with the lamp''Elizabeth Garrett, England''s first female doctorCarl Jung, the doctor who wanted to understand the human mindJonas Salk who defeated the dangerous illness, polioChristiaan Barnard, the first man to replace a human heartBRITISH ENGLISHWord count: 10,006Headword count: 883Each book includes a full recording...

The inspiring stories of 6 people who changed history.Contents:Galileo who wanted to show that the earth went around the sunRene Descartes, the Frenchman who famously said `I think, therefore I am''Sir Isaac Newton who proved how gravity worksCarl Friedrich Gauss, `the Prince of Mathematicians''Charles Babbage who invented computersAda Lovelace who wrote the first computer programBRITISH ENGLISHWord count: 8,351Headword count: 790Each book includes a full recording of each story online.PLUS: vis...

The inspiring stories of 6 people who changed history.Contents:Gaius Julius Caesar, the powerful Roman leaderQueen Elizabeth I who ruled England for 45 yearsGeorge Washington, the first president of the USAKing Louis XVI, the last king of FranceWinston Churchill who led Britain in the Second World WarChe Guevara, the Argentinian doctor who fought for revolutionBRITISH ENGLISHWord count: 18,924Headword count: 1,654Each book includes a full recording of each story online.PLUS: visit www.collinselt...

The inspiring stories of 6 people who changed history.Contents:William the Conqueror, the first Norman King of EnglandSaladin, historic Muslim leaderGenghis Khan, famous leader of the Mongol empireCatherine the Great, the woman who turned Russia into an empireAbraham Lincoln who stopped slavery in the USAQueen Victoria, the famous British QueenBRITISH ENGLISHWord count: 6,360Headword count: 628Each book includes a full recording of each story online.PLUS: visit www.collinselt.com/readers for vid...