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The Easiest and Fastest Way to Learn English With Pimsleur you’ll become conversational in English — to understand and be understood — quickly and effectively. You’ll learn vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation together through conversation. And our scientifically proven program will...

The Easiest and Fastest Way to Learn English With Pimsleur you’ll become conversational in English — to understand and be understood — quickly and effectively. You’ll learn vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation together through conversation. And our scientifically proven program will...

Scarlet is the colour of sin, and the letter ’A’ stands for ’Adultery’. In the 1600s, in Boston, Massachusetts, love was allowed only between a husband and a wife. A child born outside marriage was a child of sin. Hester Prynne must wear the scarlet letter on her dress for the rest of her life. How can she ever escape from this public shame? What will happen to her child, growing up in the shadow of the scarlet letter? The future holds no joy for Hester Prynne.

From minding your Ps and Qs to wondering why X should mark the spot, Alphabetical is a book for everyone who loves words and language. Whether it's how letters are arranged on keyboards or Viking runes, textspeak or zip codes, this book will change the way you think about letters forever. How on earth did we fix upon our 26 letters? What do they really mean? And how did we come to write them down in the first place?

In the first part of this speech training manual, we provide practical exercises for difficult speech patterns, such as word endings, consonant clusters, schwa, and strong and weak forms of words. The second part is devoted to connected speech patterns. The third part deals with natural flow of speech, intonation, sentence stress, and onomatopoeia. The fourth part covers how to make your speech interesting to listen to using power, pitch, pace, and pause.

Anyone who has experienced learning English as a second language knows the many challenges that conversational English presents. Just when you think that you have learned nearly perfect English you find that conversational English is about as far from perfect as it gets.

The Marquis lay there, like stone, with a knife pushed into his heart. On his chest lay a piece of paper, with the words: Drive him fast to the grave. This is from JACQUES. ’The French Revolution brings terror and death to many people. But even in these troubled times people can still love and be kind. They can be generous and true-hearted . . . and brave. An Oxford Bookworms Library reader for learners of English, adapted from the Charles Dickens original by Ralph Mowat.

English for Spanish Speakers Phase 1, Unit 1 contains 30 minutes of spoken language practice, with an introductory conversation, and isolated vocabulary and structures. Detailed instructions enable you to understand and participate in the conversation. The lesson contains full practice for all vocabulary introduced in this unit.

The Easiest and Fastest Way to Learn English With Pimsleur you’ll become conversational in English — to understand and be understood — quickly and effectively. You’ll learn vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation together through conversation. And our scientifically proven program will...

English for Persian Speakers Phase 1, Units 26-30 build on material taught in prior units. Each lesson provides 30 minutes of spoken language practice, with an introductory conversation, and new vocabulary and structures. Detailed instructions enable you to understand and participate in the conversation.

Agatha Christie is the most widely published author of all time and in any language. Now Collins has adapted her famous detective novels for English language learners. These readers have been carefully adapted using the Collins COBUILD grading scheme to ensure that the language is at the correct level for an intermediate learner. This book is Level 4 in the Collins ELT Readers series. Level 4 is equivalent to CEF level B2 with a word count of 20,000-26,000 words.

The African plains provide a stunning environment for Jan Brett's latest animal adventure. For as long as anyone can remember, the honeyguide bird and the African honey badger have been partners when it comes to honey:Honeyguide finds the honeycomb, Badger breaks it open, and they share the...

You will learn English through stories, like native English speakers do. English language teachers and learners, this book is for you! One of the oldest and most effective means of learning English language has been through the use of stories, and this book has 16 short, easy-to-understand stories which you can use to test and improve your English.

Improve your IELTS score by mastering new vocabulary words. That’s where Phrasal Verbs for the IELTS Speaking Test, Band 7-8+ comes in. It’s everything you need to improve your English vocabulary and score higher on the IELTS exam.

You may have asked yourself whether there is some effective method that can make you speak English fluently, efficiently, and with confidence. Well, there is such a method! Advanced English Conversations will first and foremost help you gain mastery and command of those tricky idioms and phrases that are so common in English. In this audiobook, you are going to be acquainted with 100 active dialogues that present the language functionally. In other words, you are going to learn exactly where and how to use the phrases effortlessly and with ease.

Tu mente es una obra de arte notable, y lo creas o no, puedes aprender desde la comodidad de tu propia cama sin pagar cursos costosos ni renunciar a horas de tu precioso tiempo libre. Al escuchar este audiolibro completo, te sumergirás en los sonidos de música relajante mientras escuchas frases clave en español. Primero, cada palabra o expresión nueva se dirá en inglés, luego en español y luego se repetirá. La repetición funciona como tarjetas flash en tu mente, inculcando el conocimiento rápida y fácilmente mientras estás en un estado de tranquilidad.

Drilling the Letter Pairs from Top to Bottom is the second book in the series. Here, we're going to shift gears from Book 1 in order to get you out of your head and into your body. All of the books in the series contain drills, which must be spoken out loud. But, this audiobook has almost no lecture material. After one chapter with a short explanation, review, and instructions on how to use the drills, the rest of the course is made up entirely of sound, letter, and word drills.

Spoken Spelling: Getting Down the Basics is the first book in the series Understanding Fast Spelling in Spoken English. This audiobook introduces the sounds of the 26 letters and puts them into three different groups in a brand new way. The audiobook is largely lecture and explanation, with listen-and-repeat drills provided throughout. You'll learn the names and sounds of the letters of English, the three groups that letters are divided into, and the different types of connection points that are created when pairs of letters are spoken.

Aprender inglés para adultos latinos: Aprende inglés fácil, fluido y rápido para la vida diaria, conversar y viajar es un libro para aprender y practicar más de 1,000 palabras y expresiones utilizados cotidianamente, en situaciones de la vida real, por personas que viven en o viajar a los Estados Unidos.

One of the more difficult things about working with native English speakers is their use of expressions, or idioms. What’s a “dog and pony show”? What does it mean to “leave someone in the lurch” or to “take a beating”? Unfortunately, you can’t stop English speakers from using these idioms, so you need to understand them yourself! Each of the more than 500 idioms in this book is presented, in alphabetical order, with its meaning and a business example. Recommended for intermediate to advanced English speakers.