Clear Speech from the Start gives beginning students immediate help with the essential elements of English pronunciation. Like Clear Speech, this lower-level text concentrates on the features that will make the biggest difference in students` ability to understans and communicate with others, such as rhythm, intonation, and sounds as grammar cues

This popular textbook offers a comprehensive and practical introduction to central themes in the principles and practice of teaching English as a foreign/second language. It is written both for teachers and for those taking professional courses in English language teaching

Outside the classrom, students meet English in the real world. Outside the clasroom, they step into the local lifestyle. In the museums and garage sales and churches of America, ESL students join their vibrant communities as learners, observers, English speakers, and new member of American culture. Through structured activities, A to Zany leads students in engaging, community-based tasks that will expand their language skills and nourish their understanding of life in the USA

The Cambridge Thesaurus of American English is an orginal and up-to-date collection of more than 200,000 synonyms and antonyms for the most commonly used words and phrases in contamporary American English

Admission Matters is the best book on college admissions on the market today. It is a must-read for every parent whose child getting ready to embark on the college admissions journey and for every high school student who is wondering how to deal with parents during this stressful time

Thesauruses give you synonym lists but don`t tell you which word is appropriate to use in a given context. Choose the right word does. Now in its second edition, this unique blent of thesaurus, dictionary and manual of English usage has been completely revised and updated. In over 1,000 entries, it defines, compares and contrasts 6,000 commonly used synonyms and related words to help you find the right word to express yourself clearly and exactly

A timeless classic, this workbook-style text celebrates holidays—and the ESL learner! Each of the 20 chapters targets a holiday via an informative three-page reading. Key vocabulary is bolded and recycled. For example, the Valentine’s Day unit embraces the words romance, affection, sweetheart, companion, feelings and others that are then reviewed in matching exercises, sentence completions, and Internet tasks. Black and white photos further add to the celebration. Special appendices extend learning with relevant holiday “documents” (The Pledge of Allegiance, MLK’s I Have a Dream speech, etc.), gift-giving customs, and traditional songs. An answer key is in the back. Holidays included aside from the most common: President’s Day, St. Patrick’s, Easter, Memorial Day, The 4th of July, Election Day, Veterans Day, Cinco de Mayo, Kwanzaa, Ramadan, and Yom Kippur

Daniel Jone`s classic pronuoncing dictionary is the ultimate guide to pronounciation in English. Now in its 17th edition, it includes thousands of pronounciation not shown in general dictionaries, from people to places, to words from science, technology and literature

The most reliable and intertaining guide to effective writing and speaking for Americans today, The Columbia Guide to Standard American English belongs on the desk of everyone who uses our ever-changing language. This book will help you write and speak clearly and appropriately for a full range of purposes and audiences. Unlike most writers on English usage (who so often reflect British practises) Wilson focuses on American English. In eddition, his guide is the first to present a systematic, comprehensive view of our language - both spoken and written - as influenced by context