This is James Clavell's tour-de-force; an epic saga of one Pilot-Major John Blackthorne, and his integration into the struggles and strife of feudal Japan. Both entertaining and incisive, Shōgun is a stunningly dramatic re-creation of a very different world

Пособие содержит несколько наиболее общих тем: семья, погода, театр, образование, путешествия и т.д. Каждая тема сопровождается большим колическтвом заданий и упражнений, направленных на формирование и закрепление навыков составления рассказа с использованием прямой и косвенной речи, умения задавать вопросы и отвечать на них

When he finds a lost beagle in the hills behind his West Virginia home, Marty tries to hide it from his family and the dog's real owner, a mean-spirited man known to shoot deer out of season and to mistreat his dogs

The remarkable courage and deep convictim of Martin Luther King Jr. live on this classic prothetic text, a veritable primer in the principles and practice of nonviolence

Like several previous novels in the Barsoom series, Synthetic Men introduces a completely new character as its protagonist: Vor Daj, a warrior from Helium and a member of John Carter

Second language learning theories is an introduction to the field of second language learning for students without a substantial background in linguistics. Drawing on the expertise of both a specialist in the teaching of second language and a linguist specialising in second language acquisition, this textbook provides an up-to-date introductory survey of the most active and significant perspectives on the subject

Данное пособие предполагает овладение в сжатые сроки (80-140 часов) навыками спонтанного мотивированного говорения. Цель достигается благодаря коммуникативному творческому характеру упражнений, основанных на многократном повторении речевых образцов

Levels: Beginner to Intermediate. Primary to Adult. 49 games for practicing specific grammar in the ESL or EFL classroom. With clear instructions for the games, there are 96 pages of photocopyable masters. The objective of these activities, aside from practicing the grammar, is natural student interaction and conversation. Students from 7th grade to 107 years will have fun working together playing the games while they pick up new vocabulary and use the grammar they

This story grips you from the first moment when Fadi and family lose six year old Mariam as they are trying to escape from war-torn Afghanistan. Not only a great lesson on the challenges faced by immigrant families, but a truly heartwarming and emotional story

It is about two 13-year-old boys, Jim Nightshade and William Halloway, who have a harrowing experience with a nightmarish traveling carnival that comes to their Midwestern town one October. The carnival's leader is the mysterious "Mr. Dark" who bears a tattoo for each person who, lured by the offer to live out his secret fantasies, has become bound in service to the carnival...