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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

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

This remarkable book speaks to the heart of every classroom teacher offering a proven, practical approach that can help reduce the exhausting and often overwhelming classroom management problems confronting today

This book is the first to present in one volume an up-to-date guide to the central areas of teaching English to speakers of other languages (TESOL). Edited by two leading figures in TESOL, it contains 30 chapters written by internationally recognised language teaching professionals and applied linguistics. Current topics in TESOL are examined and future developments mapped out in an accessible but comprehensive way

The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation is filled with easy-to-understand rules,real-world examples, dozens of reproducible exercises, and pre- and post-tests. This handy workbook is ideal for teachers, students in middle school through college, ESL students, homeschoolers, and professionals. Valuable for anyone who takes tests or writes reports, letters, Web pages, e-mails, or blogs, The Blue Book offers instant answers to everyday English usage questions

Книга видного английского писателя излагает его взгляды на вопросы художественного творчества и некоторые этические проблемы. Включает также автобиографические заметки

This book presents a broad range of approaches to language study and teaching. It provides a basis for reflection on teacher`s role in facilitating the learning of English

Presents a biography, including excerpts from his speeches, letters and expressions we can see that Thomas Edison explains how he developed ideas and turned them into useful inventions.