Contains practical, tried-and-tested ideas and materials for planning, organizing, and carrying out project work with children aged between 5 and 13. This work combines language and skills development with activities which challenge young learners and motivate them to be independent

Portraits of America features 165 of Allard’s finest photographs. Presented in chronological order, with incisive introductions to each section written by Allard himself, these photographs show the creative development of a remarkably gifted artist

ESL students, TOEFL and TOEIC test takers, and all others for whom English is a second language and who want to improve their pronunciation will find this book and compact disc combination especially instructive. The new second edition presents a significantly increased number of exercises, all of them providing practice in every sound that is specific to American-style English. Emphasis is on stress and intonation patterns in conversational English. Recognition of these patterns is essential to fluent speech and listening comprehension. Four compact discs replace the first edition's audiocassettes, and have been increased by 50 minutes in playing time to a total of 5 hours and 20 minutes

Traditional Chinese drama grew out of many sources including farce and balladry but its basic feature is the perfomance of stories through song and dance

The short stories selected in this book amply reflect the latest trends in Chinese literature, featuring the great changes in China midst a globalizing world as well

This picture album features the charisma of the three generations of collective leadership in the party's diplomatic work with Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping and Jiang Zemin at the coreThis picture album is dedicated to the 80th Anniversary of the Great, Glorious and Correct Communist Party of China

This book contains the records of interviews made by reporters with 100 academicians in their homes