Paragraph Writing: from Sentence to Paragraph

Title: Paragraph Writing: from Sentence to Paragraph
Level: Pre-intermediate to Intermediate
Author(s): Dorothy E. Zemach and Carlos Islam
Publisher: MacMillan
Date: 2004
Pages: 108
Size: 25.40 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High, full-color
Language: American English

Paragraph Writing encourages learners to develop their writing skills from simple sentence to full paragraphs. The process approach has the benefit of not only developing writing skills, but also independent thought and creative writing. The Student Book contains peer review forms and a grammar reference section. Paragraph Writing is great foundation for Success with College Writing. [+/-]

When starting to write assignments in English, students need to be able to:
● find ideas for their writing and express these in sentences
● logically order sentences to form paragraphs
● strengthen their work through review and revision

The back of the Student’s Book contains peer review forms and a grammar reference section.

Paragraph Writing provides students with:
● Focus on particular aspects of paragraph writing, such as topics, style, and development
● Writing support to help them with brainstorming, organizing ideas, writing topic sentences, and supporting their ideas
● Language support to help them with vocabulary, grammar, and punctuation
● Guidance on reviewing their own and their classmates’ writing in order to make revisions
● Structured, graded writing assignments at the end of each unit Paragraph Writing leads naturally into College Writing.

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Managing Your Classroom with Heart

Title: Managing Your Classroom with Heart: A Guide for Nurturing Adolescent Learners
Author(s): Katy Ridnouer
Publisher: ASCD, Virginia, USA
Date: 2006
Pages: 189
Size: 1.43 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High
Language: American English

Although the United States trains more than enough teachers to meet its needs, the attrition rate for educators is higher than that of any other professional occupation. According to a report from the National Commission for Teaching and America’s Future, up to one-third of new U.S. teachers leave the profession within the first few years. Katy, the writer, was one of them. [+/-]

Katy has seen herself how caring for students helps a teacher meet curricular goals; tapping into the excitement of reaching a child emotionally provides energy to reach that child academically. Try out the many approaches that she illustrates throughout this book, and you will find yourself concentrating less on “dealing with” your students and more on inspiring them. It is her hope that as you put her guidelines into practice, you will begin to develop your own classroom management style—one that’s a perfect fit for both your personality and your school. This book is intended as a starting point. Your final destination is entirely up to you.

About the author
Katy Ridnouer has taught students ranging from age 5 to 55 in ethnically and economically diverse classrooms. She has taught English in a public high school and a public middle school and is a member of the faculty at Central Piedmont Community College, where she has taught in a high school diploma program, in a developmental English program, and in a teacher training program. She has been a reading specialist, English teacher, and journalism teacher at a private school for students with learning disabilities, and has taught in a high school equivalency program on the Cheyenne River Reservation. She has also worked with students one-on-one in a tutoring center and in private practice.

Katy earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and a Master of Education degree at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. She lives in Matthews, North Carolina, with her husband and three sons. You may contact her at katyr@carolina.rr.com.

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Listen to Me!: The Voices of Pupils with EBD

Title: Listen to Me!: The Voices of Pupils with Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties (EBD)
Author(s): Susan Wise
Publisher: Lucky Duck
Date: 2000
Pages: 151
Size: 1.67 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High
Language: British English

"Shortlist SEN Best Academic Book Award." This book very cleverly combines the academic study with a practical, accessible format. Margin summaries allow the browser to find relevant material. Most importantly, the book provides teachers with suggestions on how to better provide for the pupils who are hard to reach and hard to teach. [+/-]

About the author
Susan gained her doctorate by researching the experiences of young people who had become disaffected with school. Here, she uses that information to provide a fascinating insight into the feelings and views of those young people who are hard to motivate. What we learn from her work is that we might not like what we hear, we might not agree with what we hear, but, if we are to include these young people in our schools, then we must listen to them.

Reviews
"This book is an essential tool if schools are to achieve effective ways forward with those students who are unhappy; disaffected and therefore unable to cope with the present system" -SNIP

"This is a valuable and well-written book which deserves to be widely read" -Support for Learning

"The structure of the book is well organized and the use of marginal summaries is particularly use for those wishing an overview of the key themes from the book" -Educational Psychology in Practice

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In Charge Book 1 and 2 (Grammar Exercises)

Title: In Charge 1 and 2
Level: Advanced
Author(s): Evelina Dimitrova-Galaczi and Árpád Galaczi
Publisher: Longman
Date: 2003
Pages: 147
Size: 1.31 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High
Language: American English

A new two-level advanced course, In Charge has a thematic syllabus that invites learners to talk and write about stimulating topics while developing critical thinking skills and learning strategies. The twelve units in each book are based on high-interest themes such as memorable moments, odd jobs, conflict resolution, biological clocks, and humor. Progress checks every three units consolidate key language, present test-taking strategies, and provide useful practice for standardized tests. [+/-]

The new edition of Scott Foresman English is a balanced, four-skills program for secondary and young adult students that combines a strong treatment of reading and writing with an explicit presentation of learning strategies for academic success. A flexible program with multiple entry levels, Scott Foresman English can be used as a comprehensive eight-level course or as separate mini-courses.

The four levels in the second edition of Scott Foresman English are as follows:
• Introductory: On Your Mark 1 and 2
• Beginning: In Contact 1 and 2
• Intermediate: On Target 1 and 2
• Advanced: In Charge 1 and 2

Key features of the Scott Foresman English program:
• A fully integrated four-skills syllabus promotes well-rounded learning and academic preparation.
• Thematic units teach English through a variety of high-interest content.
• A student-centered approach encourages students to share their personal experiences, develop critical thinking skills, and use learning strategies.
• Prelistening, prereading, and prewriting activities give students the focus and support they need to succeed with these language skills.
• Clear grammar presentations provide a balance of controlled and communicative practice.

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Longman English Grammar Practice for Intermeidate Students

Title: Longman English Grammar Practice for Intermeidate Students
Level: Intermediate
Author(s): L. G. Alexander
Publisher: Longman
Date: 1998
Pages: 303
Size: 7.52 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High
Language: British English

There is no point in learning grammar for the sake of learning grammar. Grammar is the support system of communication and we learn it to communicate better. Grammar explains the why and how of language. We learn it because we just can't do without it. This book deals entirely with English as a foreign language (EFL). It is for intermediate students who are working with a teacher or working on their own. It covers every important area of the English language. [+/-]

Longman English Grammar Practice is a practice book. It is intended to support (not replace) the material in language courses and is organized for this purpose:
• The material is laid out on facing pages.
• Each set of facing pages deals with a major point of grammar.
• This major point is divided into small, manageable amounts of information. Clear notes explain the points to be practised, followed by an exercise on just those points.
• The last exercise is in context, usually an entertaining story with a cartoon illustration. It sums up all you have learnt in the exercises you have just done and shows you how the language works. It is a 'reward' for the hard work you have just been doing!

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Express Yourself: Writing Skills for High School

Title: Express Yourself: Writing Skills for High School
Author(s): Edith N. Wagner
Publisher: LearningExpress
Date: 2002
Pages: 160
Size: 1.20 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High
Language: American English

Each year you move up in high school, it becomes more and more critical to have strong writing skills. Essays, classes, standardized tests, exit exams, and most importantly, college essays, will all require you to be the best writer you can be. Even the very best writers have room for improvement. If you want to realize your writing potential and achieve your goals, Express Yourself is for you! [+/-]

This indispensable book can help you
• Get the extra help you need for writing essays and compositions
• learn invaluable writing tips and strategies
• Overcome test related anxiety and write with self-confidence

In addition, you'll practice and learn from these examples:

• Test questions
• Term paper topics
• Thesis statements
• Research techniques
• Persuasive speaking ideas
• Narratives of personal experience
• Narratives for academic purposes
• Poetry
• Drama

Master the writing skills that teachers look for, employers demand, and college admissions directors expect to see in your work!

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Resumes That Get You Hired

Title: Resumes That Get You Hired
Author(s): LearningExpress Editors
Publisher: LearningExpress
Date: 2006
Pages: 252
Size: 1.10 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High
Language: American English

GET IT RIGHT - and your resume can get you in the door and into the job you really want. In today's career world, "just the facts" won't do it. You have got to be smart, competitive, convincing, and professional. Resumes That Get You Hired gathers all the relevant information to guide you through every step of the way, from analyzing your strengths and selling yourself most effectively, to choosing and using the best format for your resume - traditional printed, electronic, or scannable. [+/-]

This book has it all:
• A fill-in-the-blanks questionnaire to get you started
• Making the right layout choices: paper, format, font
• Writing a cover letter: the 8 points that impress
• E-mail and the Web: the ways to go
• Prepare your resume so it scans without glitches
• Pros and cons of hiring a professional resume writer
• Vocabulary lists of power words and phrases
• Online career website directory, and online and print resources

TABLE of CONTENTS
Introduction
Chapter 1: What a Resume is ... and What It’s Not
Chapter 2: Compiling the Necessary Information to Include on Your Resume
Chapter 3: Choosing the Proper Resume Format
Chapter 4: Putting Your Resume Together
Chapter 5: Your Resume’s Appearance: Make Sure It’s Easy to Read
Chapter 6: Creating and Submitting Your Resume Package: from Cover Letters to Thank-You Notes
Chapter 7: Electronic Resources and Resumes
Chapter 8: Resume Software Makes the Whole Resume-Writing Process Easier
Chapter 9: Hiring a Professional Resume Writer
Chapter 10: The 35 Resume Mistakes to Avoid
Chapter 11: Putting the Pieces Together and Landing a Job
Appendices
A. Action Verbs and Power Phrases for Your Resume
B. Defining and Describing Your Job Title
C. Online Career Website Directory and Other Online Resources for Job Seekers
D. Print Resources for Job Seekers
Index of Exhibits: Sample Resumes, Resume Formats, and Tips on Cover Letters
Index

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Job Interviews That Get You Hired

Title: Job Interviews That Get You Hired
Author(s): LearningExpress Editors
Publisher: LearningExpress
Date: 2006
Pages: 272
Size: 1.80 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High
Language: American English

Job Interviews That Get You Hired thoroughly covers all the information you need to have a successful interview experience. LearningExpress career experts lead you through the critical steps to take before you even set up the interview. [+/-]

Learn how to gather your resources, contact and expand your network, and create and submit the ultimate resume/cover letter package. Get started on the right career path with this book:

• How your network can advance your job search
• The latest strategies for researching companies before the interview
• The 10 success factors most employers look for
• How to translate success factors into personal success stories
• Top 25 interview mistakes: a before-you-go checklist
• How to handle group, panel, case, and recruiter interviews
• The 10 tough questions interviews love to ask
• The smartest questions you can ask
• How to negotiate the best deal and accept or reject a job offer

TABLE of CONTENTS
Introduction
Chapter 1 Getting Started
Chapter 2 First Impressions
Chapter 3 Do Your Homework
Chapter 4 Get Ready
Chapter 5 Informational Interviews and Traditional Job Interviews
Chapter 6 How to Handle Other Types of Interviews
Chapter 7 Troubleshooting Difficult Interview Situations
Chapter 8 Negotiating the Job Offer
Chapter 9 Putting It All Together
Chapter 10 Appendixes
A. Books on Interviewing, Resumes, and Job Hunting
B. Online Information Resources
C. Sample Resumes
D. Sample Letters
E. Sample Package 1
F. Sample Package 2
G. Sample Case Interviews
Index of Exhibits: Sample Resumes, Cover Letters, and Interview Tips
Index

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Research & Writing Skills Success in 20 Minutes a Day

Title: Research & Writing Skills Success in 20 Minutes a Day
Author(s): LearningExpress Editors
Publisher: LearningExpress
Date: 2002
Pages: 124
Size: 1.77 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High
Language: American English

Research and Writing Skills Success will help you improve your research skills in just 20 short lessons of 20 minutes a day through basic research and writing tools that you can practice at home. Carefully designed to make researching any topic and writing a research paper manageable and easy, every lesson teaches different skills that will help you to put together a research paper from start to finish in just a few short weeks. [+/-]

The lessons in this book are designed to take you through the initial phases of writing a research paper such as finding a topic, locating your sources, evaluating them, framing your thesis question, and writing your paper. Plus, there’s a pretest at the beginning of the book to see what areas you need to improve, and a post-test to see how far you have progressed!

What makes Research & Writing Skills Success so effective?
• The introductory diagnostic test helps you find your strengths and weaknesses.
• A streamlined approach—20 easy to follow steps—leads you through the research process with style and efficiency.
• Emphasis on the organization process allows the research paper to virtually write itself.
• Examples and models give you a benchmark for your own work.
• Each step takes a relatively short amount of time.
• The posttest helps you measure what you have learned.
• EXTRA! The appendices provide a list of style manuals and research topics you can use.

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How to Read Faster and Recall More, 3rd Edition

Title: How to Read Faster and Recall More: Learn the Art of Speed Reading with Maximum Recall
Author(s): Gordon Wainwright
Publisher: HowTo Books
Date: 2007, 3rd Edition
Pages: 130
Size: 4.48 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: Very good, OCRed
Language: British English

In today's information-laden and time-constrained world we are required to digest an increasing amount of written and printed material. Most people, in their capacity as student, job seeker, employee or leisure reader, want to be able to deal with their daily reading faster and also recall it effectively. This book gives you the means to do just that by: [+/-]

• finding the techniques for improvement that work best for you;
• providing methods for increasing retention and recall;
• promoting flexibility - the key to reading efficiently;
• offering techniques for developing skim-reading; and,
• highlighting problem areas and suggesting ways of addressing them.

The book contains exercises to facilitate your development and assesses your results throughout, ensuring that you come away reading faster and recalling more.

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Read Better, Remember More, 2nd Edition

Title: Read Better, Remember More, 2nd Edition
Author(s): Elizabeth Chesla
Publisher: LearningExpress
Date: 2000
Pages: 253
Size: 1.80 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High
Language: American English

The 20 practical chapters in this book are designed to help you better understand and remember what you read. Because you need to understand what you read in order to remember it, many chapters focus on reading comprehension strategies that will help you improve your overall reading ability and effectiveness. [+/-]

This innovative classroom-tested approach to understanding and remembering more of what you read is presented in 20 easy-to-follow lessons that build confidence and skills. Most books on reading skills for adults focus on speed; this book helps you to retain what you read and remember key information. It provides tips for note taking and other vital memory aids, with an all-new assessment pretest to help pinpoint your strengths and weaknesses. The all-new post-test will help gauge your improvement. This edition features a new appendix of word roots, prefixes, and suffixes.

Note: This book is a revised edition of: How to read and remember more in 20 minutes a day. 1st ed. ©1997.

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Proofreading, Revising, & Editing Success in 20 Minutes a Day

Title: Proofreading, Revising, & Editing Success in 20 Minutes a Day
Author(s): Brady Smith
Publisher: LearningExpress
Date: 2003
Pages: 205
Size: 1.50 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High
Language: American English

When a written document reaches its audience, it needs to be word-perfect because spelling, grammar, and overall structure speak volumes about a writer's aptitude. Most standardized tests require that test takers write an essay or complete a short written section. It is important that writers take the time to learn how to find and eliminate misspelled words, correct grammar, and organize thoughts.

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Practical Vocabulary: Impress Employers & Coworkers

Title: Practical Vocabulary: Impress Employers & Coworkers - Come Up with the Right Word Every Time!
Series: The Basics Made Easy in 20 Minutes a Day
Author(s): Judith N. Meyers
Publisher: LearningExpress
Date: 1998
Pages: 203
Size: 1.50 Mb
Format: .html
Quality: High
Language: American English

Practical Vocabulary was specially designed for students and busy adults who need to improve basic vocabulary skills quickly to move ahead at work and in the classroom. Through a self-contained program of 20 lessons that take just 20 minutes a day to complete, this book provides an easy route to vocabulary mastery. There are hundreds of practical vocabulary tips and easy to implement steps to success, plus real world examples that build real world skills.

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Just in Time Vocabulary

Title: Just in Time Vocabulary
Author(s): Elizabeth Chesla
Publisher: LearningExpress
Date: 2004
Pages: 222
Size: 1.60 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High
Language: American English

This Cram series serves the reader who needs to review and learn specific material in a short period of time for the purpose of passing an important test, such as an exit exam, admissions test, vocational exam, or certification exam. In ten streamlined chapters, readers learn the most often tested vocabulary words and discover timesaving study skills and essential test-taking strategies. Each chapter has special features designed to make studying fast and efficient, including tips on handling multiple choice questions, using context to determine meaning, and easy to remember terms, rules, and shortcuts.

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Getting Organized at Work

Title: Getting Organized at Work
Series: The Basic Made Easy in 20 Simple Steps
Author(s): Dawn B. Sova, Ph.D. with Robert Gregor
Publisher: LearningExpress
Date: 1998
Pages: 181
Size: 1.54 Mb
Format: .html
Quality: High
Language: American English

How often do you forget to return phone calls? Miss deadlines? Waste time searching for telephone numbers, papers, and supplies? Following the simple 20-step program in Getting Organized at Work will teach you recognize and eliminate bad habits, and develop a system of organization that works, so you can take control of your workspace.

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Improve Your Writing for Work

Title: Improve Your Writing for Work
Series: The Basics Made Easy in 20 Minutes a Day
Author(s): Elizabeth Chesla
Publisher: LearningExpress
Date: 1990
Pages: 181
Size: 1.60 Mb
Format: .html
Quality: High
Language: English

No matter how much you dislike writing, you probably can't survive in your job or get ahead without it such as filling out applications and forms, making a request, submitting a work report and many more. It makes no difference how seldom you have to do it, or how brief the writing is; whether you do it badly or well will leave a lasting impression. No one is born with the ability to write clearly and efficiently. [+/-]

It is a skill you can learn - far more quickly and effectively than you may ever have dreamed possible - in the pages of Improve Your Writing For Work.

Do You Know...
• The 7 basic ways to organize your ideas? (See chapter 15)
• How to strike the proper tone when writing to your boss? A client? A co-worker? (See chapter7)
• The one word you should avoid in a letter of criticism or complaint? (See chapter 8)
• How to make sure you get what you're asking for? (See chapter 11)
• What 4 things will get you labeled a "bad writer"? (See chapter 17)

Only Improve Your Writing For Work from LearningExpress...
• Specifically teaches workplace writing - and how it differs from other kinds of writing
• Addresses everyone's writing needs in the workplace, not just managers and executives
• Deals with the real problems that people face when writing - like coming up with enough to say
• Provides sample practice exercises - with answers & explanations

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I Read It, but I Don't Get It: Comprehension Strategies for Adolescent Readers

Title: I Read It, but I Don't Get It: Comprehension Strategies for Adolescent Readers
Author(s): Cris Tovani and Ellin Oliver Keene
Publisher: Stenhouse Publishers
Date: 2000
Pages: 152
Size: 1.08 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High
Language: American English

There is something for every type of student here. There are universal strategies from basic reading comprehension to literary analysis. I've always struggled with how to teach inference and analysis to students-I know how I do it, but how do I transfer this knowledge to my students? This book covers the strategies along with the author's personal experiences teaching them in the classroom. Most, if not all, teachers will be able to relate to the author's humorous yet realistic writing style. Student responses to reading are reenacted and I found myself nodding and smirking with the commonalities. The book makes it all come to life.

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GRE Prep Course, 9th Edition

Title: GRE Prep Course
Author(s): Jeff Kolby and Scott Thornburg
Publisher: Nova Press
Date: 2004, 9th Edition
Pages: 610
Size: 3.38 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High
Language: American English

The GRE is not easy. There is no quick fix that will allow you to "beat" the test. But the GRE is very learnable. If you study hard and master the techniques in this book, your score will improve-significantly. If you don’t have a pencil in your hand, get one now! Don’t just read this book—write on it, study it, scrutinize it! In short, for the next six weeks, this book should be a part of your life. When you have finished the book, it should be marked-up, dog-eared, tattered and torn. [+/-]

This book will introduce you to numerous analytic techniques that will help you immensely, not only on the GRE but in graduate school as well. For this reason, studying for the GRE can be a rewarding and satisfying experience.

Although the quick-fix method is not offered in this book, about 15% of the material is dedicated to studying how the questions are constructed. Knowing how the problems are written and how the test writers think will give you useful insight into the problems and make them less mysterious. Moreover, familiarity with the GRE’s structure will help reduce your anxiety. The more you know about this test, the less anxious you will be the day you take it.

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Grammar Games and Activities for Teachers

Title: Grammar Games and Activities for Teachers
Level: Elementary to Advanced
Author(s): Peter Watcyn-Jones
Publisher: Penguin
Pages: 189
Size: 2.77 Mb
Format: DjVu + WinDjView
Quality: Very good, well-scanned, readable
Language: English

Grammar: Games and Activities for Teachers is an invaluable source book by Peter Watcyn-Jones, the author of the best-selling TEST YOUR VOCABULARY series. It is divided into two parts: Part 1 gives detailed teacher's notes for each activity, while Part 2 contains the various cards, handouts, etc. to be photocopied. There are 120 activities for teaching and revising grammar. [+/-]

These range from elementary to advanced and many contain material to be photocopied and mounted on card. They have been devised for pair work, group work and sometimes whole class activities and have been grouped into eleven main sections which include jigsaw reading, bingo and board games. Teachers are encouraged to adapt these activities to suit their own classroom situation. This book is an absolute gem for anyone taching EFL but particularly for those travelling around, as it contains games and activities which can be made at your teaching institution, rather than carrying lots and lots of boards and pieces etc.

There is a clear index for items covered and activities cover all levels and each activity has the potential to be adapted for a level other than that for which it was designed.

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Foreign Language Teachers and Intercultural Competence

Title: Foreign Language Teachers and Intercultural Competence: An International Investigation
Author(s): Lies Sercu, Ewa Bandura, Paloma Castro, Leah Davcheva, Chryssa Laskaridou, Ulla Lundgren, Maria Del Carmen Ariet Garcia, Phyllis Ryan
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
Date: 2005
Pages: 231
Size: 1.49 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High
Language: British English

Foreign Language Teachers and Intercultural Communication: An International Investigation reports on a study that focused on teachers' beliefs regarding intercultural competence teaching in foreign language education. Its conclusions are based on data collected in a quantitative comparative study that comprises questionnaire answers received from teachers in seven countries: Belgium, Bulgaria, Poland, Mexico, Greece, Spain and Sweden. [+/-]

It not only creates new knowledge on the variability, and relative consistency, of today's foreign language teachers' views regarding intercultural competence teaching in a number of countries, but also gives us a picture that is both more concrete and more comprehensive than previously known.

About the authors
The authors of the book are all members of CULTNET, a network of researchers of interculture in foreign language education. Lies Sercu (K.U.Leuven, Belgium) initiated and coordinated the project on which the book is based. The other project partners were Ewa Bandura (Jagiellonian University, Poland), Paloma Castro (University of Valladolid, Spain), Leah Davcheva (British Council, Bulgaria), Chryssa Laskaridou (Directorate for primary education on Western Thessaloniki, Greece), Ulla Lundgren (Jonkoping University, Sweden), Maria del Carmen Mendez Garcia (University of Jaen, Spain) and Phyllis Ryan (UNAM: Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico).

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Fifteen Thousand Useful Phrases

Title: Fifteen Thousand Useful Phrases
Author(s): Greenville Kleiser
Publisher: Plain Label Books
Date: 2006
Pages: 624
Size: 1.32 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High
Language: English

"Words without thought are dead sounds; thoughts without words are nothing. To think is to speak low; to speak is to think aloud." --Max Muller The most powerful and the most perfect expression of thought and feeling through the medium of oral language must be traced to the mastery of words. Nothing is better suited to lead speakers and readers of English into an easy control of this language than the command of the phrase that perfectly expresses the thought. [+/-]

The taste for beauty, truth, and harmony in language can be developed by careful study of well-selected phrases and literary expressions as furnished in this book. A good literary style is formed principally by daily study of great English writers, by careful examination of words in their context, and by a discriminating use of language at all times.

A helpful exercise is to pronounce a phrase aloud and then fit it into a complete sentence of your own making. This practice gives added facility and resourcefulness in the use of words.

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Laugh and Learn: 95 Ways to Use Humor for More Effective Teaching and Training

Title: Laugh and Learn: 95 Ways to Use Humor for More Effective Teaching and Training
Author(s): Doni Tamblyn
Publisher: AMACOM
Date: 2003
Pages: 272
Size: 1.56 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High
Language: English

While Laugh and Learn offers plenty to keep smiles on the faces of trainers and their students, it's not a collection of one-liners and knock-knock jokes. It's an enlightening and practical look at how teachers and training professionals can inject elements of entertainment, creativity, humor, and emotion into their existing methods, even when dealing with serious or technical topics. [+/-]

Filled with fun, challenging, and thought-provoking exercises to help readers feel more comfortable being funny, the book also provides dozens of workshop activities and techniques to introduce humor into the learning environment.

Combining the latest brain studies and humor research with the author's own 23 years of experience in comedy and corporate,training, Laugh and Learn is a fascinating look at what makes learners perk up, pay attention -- and remember! It’s the first book that 1) explains the research that shows how humor can make information more memorable, 2) teaches communicators how to be funny without relying on joke-telling or novelty store items, and 3) gives specific, light-touch techniques that can be used by virtually anyone who seeks to present their message more effectively.

This book will help teaching professionals to:
• Attract more learners to their programs
• Get and hold learners’ attention throughout the learning process
• Present curriculum memorably
• Positively affect learner attitudes
• Go beyond teaching facts, to encourage and model creative thinking (a much-sought ability in today’s organizations!)
• Improve performance scores both inside and outside of the classroom
• Enhance their own reputations as contributors to their organizations' bottom line
• Get "buy-in" from organizational decision-makers

Moreover, LAUGH AND LEARN is a true page-turner! Rich in insights, research data, showbiz secrets, and backstage anecdotes, it is a book that will be read and reread. From the very first chapter, readers will begin to see that professional development can actually be fun!

Wouldn't you like your learners to say the same?

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Just Grammar Intermediate

Title: Just Grammar: for class or self-study
Level: Intermediate
Author(s): Jeremy Harmer and Hester Lott
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish
Date: 2004
Pages: 100
Size: 39.90 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High
Language: American English

Just Grammar Intermediate consists of 14 units which offer omprehensive grammar explanations and provide practice activities to improve the student's ability to use the language. Each unit takes one area of grammar (eg. noun phrases) and then deals with it in three parts.

Just Grammar Intermediate features:
• a progressive grammar syllabus
• clear explanations and examples
• a variety of exercise types
• a three-stage approach leading to mixed activities

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Idioms Organiser: Organised by Metaphor, Topic and Key Word

Title: Idioms Organiser: Organised by Metaphor, Topic and Key Word
Author(s): John Wright
Publisher: Heinle
Date: 2002
Pages: 295
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Language: British English

IDIOMS ORGANISER is the most comprehensive idioms practice book for intermediate and advanced students. It is ideal for all students preparing for the FCE, CAE, Proficiency, and TOEFL exams. IDIOMS ORGANISER takes this difficult area for students and organises it in such a way that students at last can make sense of it.

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Grammar Zappers! (Teaching Resource)

Title: Grammar Zappers! (Teaching Resource)
Level: Intermediate
Author(s): Mark Fletcher
Publisher: Brain Friendly
Date: 2003
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Grammar lessons which make the 'difficult bits' EASY! Grammar Zappers is designed for teachers with limited preparation time who want to provide lively, motivating language skills lessons to introduce, test or revise the use of Prepositions; use of The Past Tense; use of The Present Perfect/Past Tenses; and use of The Present Simple/Continuous Tenses. All the lessons have:
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Grammar in Plain English, 3rd Edition

Title: Grammar in Plain English
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Publisher: Barron's Educational Series
Date: 1997, 3rd Edition
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This effective and easy-to-use English grammar brush-up manual is written for adults preparing for the GED, for ESL students preparing for the TOEFL or TOEIC exams, and for all others who need to improve their skills in basic English usage. [+/-]

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Most important 500 Word List for TOEFL Test (I)

IDIOSYNCRASY: A. personal peculiarity - Wearing white was one of Whistler's idiosyncrasies. Synonyms: eccentricity, foible, mannerism, crotchet, aberration, quirk, singularity.

IGNOMINIOUS (noun: IGNOMINY): Incurring public disgrace - suffered an ignominious descent from political power. Synonyms: infamous, degrading, opprobrious, odious. Antonyms: illustrious, renowned, preeminent.

IMMACULATE: Spotless; pure - an immaculate reputation. Synonyms: undefiled, unsullied, unblemished, untarnished. Antonyms: defiled, sullied, blemished.

IMMINENT: Likely to occur soon - stood in imminent peril. Synonym: impending.

IMMUNE (verb: IMMUNIZE): Exempt from; protected from - immune from taxation. Synonym: unsusceptible.

IMPALE: To pierce through with a pointed instrument - impaled a spider to the wall.

IMPEACH: (1) To accuse (a public official) of wrongdoing - impeached the judge for accepting a bribe. Synonym: arraign. (2) To cast discredit upon - impeached his motives. Synonyms: call in question, discredit.

IMPECCABLE: Faultless - performed with impeccable skill. Synonyms: consummate, irreproachable, unerring, infallible. Antonyms: culpable, fallible.

IMPERVIOUS: Incapable of being penetrated - a mind impervious to new ideas. Synonyms: impermeable, impenetrable. Antonyms: permeable, pervasive.

IMPLACABLE: Incapable of being soothed, made peaceful, or forgiving - implacable resentment. Synonyms: unrelenting, inexorable, unappeasable. Antonyms: placable, forbearing.

IMPLICIT: (1) Implied but not clearly expressed - an implicit agreement. (2) Unquestioning - implicit confidence. Synonyms: tacit, implied. Antonym: explicit.

IMPORT (noun): Meaning; significance or importance - a matter of great import. Synonyms: purport, moment, consequence.

IMPOSTOR (noun: IMPOSTURE): One who pretends to be what he is not unmasked as an impostor. Synonyms: quack, mountebank, charlatan, bogus, fraud.

IMPRECATION: A curse - hurled imprecations at those who would not listen to him. Synonyms: execration, malediction, anathema. Antonyms: benediction, benison.

IMPREGNABLE: Unconquerable - an impregnable fortress. Synonym: invincible. Antonym: vulnerable.

IMPROPRIETY: Improper act, manners, or expression - guilty of impropriety in public office. Synonyms: indecency, indecorum. Antonym: amenity.

IMPROVIDENT: Lacking in thrift; not providing for future needs - an improvident spender. Synonyms: prodigal, shiftless.

IMPUGN: To attack or criticize as false; to call in question - impugned his honesty.

INCARCERATE: To imprison - crushed his opponents by incarcerating them. Synonyms: intern, immure. Antonyms: emancipate, enfranchise.

INCISIVE: Cutting, penetrating - incisive criticism. Synonyms: sarcastic, mordant, trenchant, acute.

INCOGNITO. With one's identity concealed - traveled incognito.

INCONTROVERTIBLE: Indisputable - incontrovertible evidence. Synonyms: irrefutable, indubitable.

INCREMENT: An increase - a salary increment. Synonym: accrual.

INCUMBENT (noun): An officeholder - the incumbent in an election. (adj.): Obligatory - felt it incumbent to reply. Synonyms: mandatory, imperative.

INDEFATIGABLE: Untiring - an indefatigable worker. Synonyms: unflagging, unremitting, persevering.

INDIGENOUS: Native - Rice is indigenous to China. Synonyms: innate, inborn.

INDOOMITABLE: Stubborn in determination not to be subdued - indomitable courage. Synonyms: insuperable, irrepressible, invincible, unyielding. Antonyms: tractable, amenable, docile, submissive.

INFERENCE: A conclusion reached by reasoning from data or premises - an inference drawn from his remarks. Synonyms: deduction, implication.

INGENIOUS: Demonstrating originality, skill, or resourcefulness - an ingenious device. Synonyms: dextrous, inventive, adroit. Antonyms: maladroit, gauche.

INGENUOUS: Simple and straightforward; concealing nothing - an ingenuous plan that anyone could see through. Synonyms: unsophisticated, naive, candid. Antonym: sophisticated.

INGRATIATE: To win another's favor or good opinion tried to ingratiate himself with the politician.

INHIBIT: To check or hinder - inhibited his friend from a foolhardy course. Synonyms: restrain, curb. Antonym: promote.

INNOCUOUS: Harmless; inoffensive - an innocuous remark, but it enraged him.

INNUENDO: An indirect reference or suggestion (frequently derogatory) - conveyed his idea by innuendo. Synonyms: (verb) intimate, insinuate.

INORDINATE: Excessive - spoiled by inordinate praise. Synonyms: immoderate, intemperate, extravagant.

INSATIABLE: Unable to be satisfied - insatiable greed. Synonyms. unappeasable, unquenchable, insatiate.

INSCRUTABLE: Incapable of interpretation or understanding - the inscrutable smile of the Mona Lisa. Synonyms: unfathomable, cryptic, enigmatic.

INSIDIOUS: Working secretly or slyly - that insidious disease, cancer. Synonyms: wily, crafty, furtive, treacherous, artful, guileful perfidious.

INSTIGATE: To stir tip - instigated discontent among the soldiers. Synonyms: foment, incite.

INTEGRITY: Honesty, moral soundness - a man of proved integrity. Synonyms: probity, uprightness, incorruptibility.

INVEIGH (noun-. INVECTIVE): To speak angrily or bitterly-inveighed against economic discrimination. Synonyms: rail, denounce, fulminate, vituperate.

IRASCIBLE: Easily angered - Even petty things made Peter irascible. Synonyms: choleric, petulant, testy, peevish, splenetic, touchy. Antonyms: placid, equable.

IRE: Anger -aroused his ire. Synonyms: resentment; (adj.) irate, incensed.

IRKSOME: Tedious, monotonous - an irksome chore that no one liked.

ITINERANT: Traveling about; wandering - an itinerant salesman. Synonym: nomadic.

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Most important 500 Word List for TOEFL Test (H)

HAIL: To greet - The crowd hailed the returning hero. Synonyms: accost, salute.

HARANGUE (verb): To deliver a long. noisy speech- harangued the multitude. Synonyms: rant, declaim. (noun): A loud, tiresome speech - an empty harangue which bored his audience. Synonym: tirade.

HARBINGER, A forerunner; ail announcer - the robin, harbinger of spring. Synonyms: precursor, herald.

HAUGHTY: Proud; looking down with contempt on others - dismissed the messenger in a haughty manner.

HEEDLESS: Thoughtless; taking little care - rushed into battle, heedless of the danger. Synonyms: inadvertent, rash, incautious. Antonyms: prudent, circumspect, mindful, wary.

HEINOUS: Wicked; hateful - committed a heinous crime. Synonyms: atrocious, outrageous, monstrous, odious, nefarious, abominable.




HERESY: An opinion held in opposition to the traditional view - a view condemned as heresy. Synonym: heterodoxy. Antonym: orthodoxy.

HIATUS: A gap or vacancy; break -left a hiatus on the page where he erased a sentence. Synonym: breach.

HISTRIONIC: Pertaining to the theater; designed for show - broke into histrionic laughter, hollow and insincere. Synonyms: dramatic, theatrical.

HOAX (noun): A trick or deception; a practical joke - played a hoax upon the credulous public. Synonym: canard. (verb): To play a trick on; to deceive - He hoaxed the crowd completely with his disguise.

HOMONYM: Two words having the same sound but different meanings - confusing such homonyms as mail add male.

HOVEL: A dirty or wretched dwelling - born in a hovel, died in a mansion.

HYPERBOLE: Extravagant exaggeration for effect - An example of hyperbole: "There are a million objections to the project." Synonym: overstatement. Antonym: understatement.

HYPOTHESIS: An assumption made for the sake of argument - worked from a fantastic hypothesis. Synonym: supposition.




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Most important 500 Word List for TOEFL Test (G)

GARNISH: To trim or decorate - dishes garnished attractively with greens. Synonyms: adorn, deck.

GENEALOGY: A record of a person's or a family's ancestors or relatives - an interesting genealogy, including saints and sinners. Synonym: lineage.

GENESIS: Origin - chemistry, which had its genesis in alchemy. Synonym: inception.

GESTICULATE: To make gestures, or indicate feelings by. motions - gesticulated wildly to show his distress.

GHASTLY: Horrible, deathlike - a ghastly disaster which shocked the world. Synonyms: gruesome, grisly, pallid, macabre, grim, lurid.

GIBE (variant spelling: JIBE): To laugh at; to utter with scorn - gibed at his enemy mercilessly. Synonyms: mock, sneer, jeer, scoff, flout, deride (adj.: derisive), rail, taunt.

GLIB: Smooth-spoken, fluent - a glib liar, distorting the truth effortlessly.






GLUTTONOUS (noun. GLUTTON; verb: GLUT): Inclined to cat to excess - gulped down his food in gluttonous fashion. Synonyms: voracious, intemperate.

GOSSAMER (noun): A very thin gauzelike fabric or structure - a poem so delicate that it seemed an unreal gossamer. (adj.): Thin and light - the gossamer wings of a dragon fly. Synonyms: diaphanous, flimsy, gauzelike Antonyms: substantial, ponderous.

GREGARIOUS: Habitually fond of associating in a company or herd - gregarious sheep; that gregarious animal, man. Antonyms: lone, aloof.

GRIMACE: A distortion of the face to express an attitude or feeling - a grimace that was more expressive than words.


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Most important 500 Word List for TOEFL Test (F)

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FACADE: Front or face, especially of a building - a facade of marble.

FACETIOUS: Given to joking or inappropriate gaiety; said in fun - brightened the evening with his facetious remarks. Synonyms: jocose, droll, flippant, frivolous. Antonyms: solemn, grave, saturnine.

FALLACIOUS (noun: FALLACY): Unsound; misleading; deceptive - led astray by fallacious reasoning and plans.

FALLIBLE: Liable to make mistakes or be deceived - Being human, Tom was naturally fallible. Antonyms: infallible, unerring.

FATHOM: To penetrate and understand - difficult to fathom his mysterious actions.

FATUOUS: Foolish; silly - a fatuous suggestion that struck us as stupid. Synonyms: inane, vacuous, puerile. Antonyms: judicious, sagacious, sage.




FEALTY: Faithfulness - The soldiers were pledged to fealty to their ruler. Synonyms: allegiance, constancy, fidelity. Antonyms: disloyalty, infidelity, treachery.

FEASIBLE: Workable - a feasible plan, proved practical by - previous experience. Antonym: impracticable.

FEIGN (noun: FEINT): To pretend - He feigned to be angry, but we saw through his pretense. Synonyms: dissemble, sham, dissimulate, affect.

FELICITY (adj.: FELICITOUS): (1) A state of happiness - promoted felicity in the nation. Synonym: bliss. (2) A high ability - lie has a felicity of language, mastery of the well-chosen phrase.

FERVID: Spirited; ardent - a fervid debater, full of emotion. Synonyms: perfervid, impassioned, zealous, fervent, vehement.

FESTOON (noun): A garland of flowers, leaves, etc. hung between two points - the room bright with festoons of Thanksgiving decorations. (verb): To hang with festoons - a room festooned with spring flowers.

FETISH: (1) Something that is believed to have magical powers - savages worshipping the fetish in a ceremonial dance. Synonym: charm, talisman, amulet. (2) An object of unreasoning devotion and worship – Photography, begun as a hobby, became a fetish.

FIASCO: A ludicrous and complete failure - all his glorious plans ending in a fiasco. Synonym: debacle.

FICTITIOUS: Unreal; made-up - used a fictitious name to avoid being recognized. Synonym: fabricated.

FLACCID: Lacking firmness - muscles grown flaccid after the illness. Synonyms: flabby, limp.

FLAGRANT: Outstandingly bad - condemned for his flagrant abuse of power. Synonyms: glaring, scandalous, notorious, conspicuous, gross.

FLAMBOYANT: Elaborately showy - written in a flamboyant, style, full of highly decorative imagery. Synonyms: florid, ornate, resplendent, embellished, garish, gaudy, gorgeous, rococo. Antonym: somber.

FLAUNT: Display or wave boastfully - flaunted the excellent report before his delighted parents.

FLEETING: Passing swiftly -the fleeting hours of happiness. Synonyms: transitory, fugitive.

FLUCTUATE: To waver from one course to another; to vary irregularly - his mood fluctuating with every hour. Synonyms: oscillate, vacillate, undulate, sway.

FORBEAR (noun: FORBEARANCE): To exercise self control; to keep from - forbearing to shoot the animal despite temptation. Synonyms: restrain, abstain.

FORENSIC: Pertaining to public discussion or law courts - a lawyer gifted in forensic debate. Synonyms: rhetorical, oratorical.

FORTUITOUS: Accidental - a fortuitous meeting with a friend in need. Synonyms: casual, incidental, adventitious, random.

FRACAS: A disorderly quarrel - A fracas broke up the meeting. Synonyms: brawl, altercation, fray, wrangle, imbroglio.

FRUSTRATE: To prevent (the attainment of an object); to defeat or render ineffectual - His scholastic progress was frustrated by a serious illness. Synonyms: balk, thwart, foil, baffle, obstruct, discomfit. Antonym: abet.

FULSOME: Disgustingly excessive - nauseated by fulsome praise.

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