Practice Makes Perfect: English Grammar for ESL Learners (Practice Makes Perfect Series)
ISBN: 0071441328 Binding: Paperback Edition: 1 Author(s): Ed Swick Publisher: McGraw-Hill Number of Pages: 192
Continuing the success of the bestselling Practice Makes Perfect series Practice Makes Perfect English Grammar for ESL Learners features well-organized presentations skill-building exercises and a focus on practical conversational skills Here you will find clear explanations accompanied by highlighted examples and boxed summaries of key points You also get numerous exercises in a variety of formats including fill-inthe-blank sentences and passages translations multiple-choice questions sentence rewriting and creative writing exercises Answers to all questions are provided in the back of the book
Practice Makes Perfect: Basic English (Practice Makes Perfect Series)
ISBN: 007159762X Binding: Paperback Edition: 1 Author(s): Julie Lachance Publisher: McGraw-Hill Number of Pages: 192
Bite-size lessons Big-time learning With Practice Makes Perfect: Basic English you'll get just the basics--essential vocabulary and grammar to get you to the next stage of learning English Inside three-page units cover each subject which can be completed in a mere 10 to 15 minutes Also included are engaging and humorous exercises to keep you focused and interested while you gain confidence in your new language
Improve Your English: English in Everyday Life (DVD w/ Book): Hear and see how English is actually spoken--from real-life speakers
ISBN: 007149717X Binding: Paperback Edition: 1 Author(s): Stephen Brown, Ceil Lucas Publisher: McGraw-Hill Number of Pages: 144
A revolutionary new DVD that teaches you practical English using real conversations Improve Your English: English in Everyday Life combines the video advantages of DVDs with the educational benefits of fluent American English speakers in unscripted interviews You will benefit from hearing real people--men and women from various regions and backgrounds--having spontaneous conversations about themselves and their daily lives The DVD also has a transcript and workbook designed to refine your listening and speaking skills Includes one 120-minute DVD
Practice Makes Perfect: Intermediate English Grammar for ESL Learners (Practice Makes Perfect Series)
ISBN: 0071462937 Binding: Paperback Edition: 1 Author(s): Torres-Gouzerh Robin Publisher: McGraw-Hill Number of Pages: 360
Master English grammar through hands-on exercises and practice practice practice Practice Makes Perfect: Intermediate English Grammar for ESL Learners helps you take your English grammar skills to a higher level and gives you the confidence to speak and write in your new language This referenceworkbook leads you through English grammar using concise easy-to-understand language keeping you focused on achieving your goal of total fluency Practice Makes Perfect: Intermediate English Grammar for ESL Learners is packed with:
Example sentences that illustrate and clarify each grammatical point
Dozens of exercises in formats suited to your learning style
A detailed answer key for quick easy progress checks Master these tricky subjects: verbs modal auxiliaries passive voice participial adjectives perfect tenses the passive form with get subject-verb agreement and much more
ISBN: 0446692867 Binding: Paperback Edition: Author(s): Megan Crane Publisher: Grand Central Publishing Number of Pages: 288
In this wickedly funny first novel-think Legally Blonde in Oxford-a young New York woman exchanges her corporate job for a year of books blokes beers and new best friends in graduate school in England
Alexandra Brennan is fed up with her dead end New York City job-and even more fed up of running into her smug ex-boyfriend So when he crosses the line by telling her that she'll never get into graduate school in the United Kingdom that's precisely what she does
Armed with imported cigarettes and extra strength coffee Alex leaves home and crosses the Atlantic to face all that Great Britain and grad school have to offer including ill-considered romantic interludes a red-headed nemesis with intellectual pretensions and ulterior motives a preponderance of eighties music and more books than she can possibly read in a year What she discovers however is that instead of running away from home - she may have actually found it
With a cheeky sense of humor and terrific cast of characters ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE is a funny and irreverent novel about a young woman's misadventures on the path to adulthood
Speak English Like an American (Book & Audio CD set)
ISBN: 0972530037 Binding: Paperback Edition: 3rd Author(s): Amy Gillett Publisher: Language Success Press Number of Pages: 176
If you already speak English but now would like to start speaking even better then the bestselling book & audio CD set Speak English Like an American is for you This set is designed to help native speakers of any language speak better English Over 300 of the most-used American English idioms and phrases are presented in engaging dialogue with plenty of usage examples illustrations and lots of exercises -- with convenient answer key -- to help you learn the material The audio CD includes all of the dialogues Ideal for self-study as well as for ESL classroom use A fun and effective way to improve your conversational English Also visit the other titles in this excellent series: - More Speak English Like an American: with an addition 300+ idioms and expressions - Speak Business English Like an American: over 300 of the business expressions you need to succeed
Painless English for Speakers of Other Languages (Barron's Painless)
ISBN: 0764135627 Binding: Paperback Edition: Workbook Author(s): Jeffrey Strausser, Jose Paniza Publisher: Barron's Educational Series Number of Pages: 288
This book will be of special value to middle school students and high school students growing up in families where English is not the first language Like other titles in Barron's Painless series the approach to learning is informal and user-friendly The authors take students step by step through all parts of speech--nouns pronouns verbs modifiers prepositions conjunctions and interjections Next they offer advice for improving vocabulary spelling and American English pronunciation emphasizing the importance of active listening and learning vowel sounds and R sounds and recognizing silent letters and homophones The book's final three chapters concentrate on written English advancing from correct punctuation and sentence structure to writing essays and stories The book's gradual step-by-step approach makes the mastery of English a truly painless process for students whose first language is other than English
Practice Makes Perfect: English Vocabulary For Beginning ESL Learners (Practice Makes Perfect Series)
ISBN: 0071460853 Binding: Paperback Edition: 1 Author(s): Jean Yates Publisher: McGraw-Hill Number of Pages: 192
Hundreds of English words to get you speaking in your new language with confidence--now Practice Makes Perfect: English Vocabulary for Beginning ESL Learners introduces you to hundreds of essential words and helps you quickly build the skills and confidence needed to use them correctly in conversation Many useful exercises provide you with word-building practice You also learn how to rapidly analyze new words you may encounter and incorporate them into your ever-growing vocabulary
Working with English Language Learners, Second Edition: Answers to Teachers' Top Ten Questions
ISBN: 0325009856 Binding: Paperback Edition: 2 Author(s): Stephen Cary Publisher: Heinemann Number of Pages: 208
If you teach English language learners you probably have too many unanswered questions to count
How do I assess a student's English
How do I get my reluctant speakers to speak English
How do I teach grade-level content to English beginners
Fortunately second language acquisition expert and teacher coach Stephen Cary has answers to your most pressing concerns In Working with English Language Learners he responds to teachers' ten most frequent and most problematic questions with essential information ready-to-use ideas and helpful new professional development supports Cary takes on the big questions in Working with English Language Learners Second Edition He answers them thoroughly with: Classroom Stories: examples drawn from actual classes that demonstrate outstanding ELL practices Reflections: coaching commentary that highlights key teaching strategies and ties together theory and practice Discussion & Application: professional reflection questions and action items new to the second edition that encourage strong responsive ELL practices With all this plus updated and expanded lists of teacher resources ELL references and acronyms new samples of student work helpful tools templates and self-assessment rubrics for teachers Working with English Language Learners Second Edition is perfect for any professional development setting or for self-study Read it and finally get your most important ELL questions answered
English as a Second F*cking Language: How to Swear Effectively, Explained in Detail with Numerous Examples Taken From Everyday Life
ISBN: 031214329X Binding: Paperback Edition: 1 Author(s): Sterling Johnson Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin Number of Pages: 96
America swears by it
In the English language swearing is essential to effective communication Whether you want to succeed in business school or social circles a strong command of vocabulary is absolutely necessary Just imagine a stranger to our shores trying to comprehend the following conversation:
John: Mary would you like to attend the opera this evening Mary: Fcking-A should I wear my black dress John: Why the fck not Mary: Fcked if I know-Oh fck I just remembered It got fcked up in the wash John: Well fck the opera Let's stay home and fck Mary: Good fcking idea
English as a Second Fcking Language (ESFL) is the perfect way for nonnative speakers to learn the basics of swearing At the same time it also offers native speakers a wide variety of twists and new refinements Page after page ESFL provides a smorgasbord of swearing synonyms designed to boost your vocabulary-everything from the conventional dmn and sht to a host of more inventive terms that would make any truck driver blush And when you're finished reading our Final Fcking Exam is the perfect test of your swearing skills You'll be surprised by how much you've learned
