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Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: When Europeans first arrived in North America, between five and eight million indigenous people were already living there. But how did they come to be here? What were their agricultural, spiritual, and hunting practices? How did their societies evolve and what challenges do they face today? Eminent historians Theda Perdue and Michael Green begin by describing how nomadic bands of hunter-gatherers…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 462 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 288) Аннотация: «Oscar Wilde was already famous as a brilliant wit and raconteur when he first began to publish his short stories in the late 1880s. Admired by George Orwell and W. B. Yeats, the stories include poignant fairy-tales such as «The Happy Prince» and «The Selfish Giant» the extravagant comedy of «Lord Arthur Savile's Crime» and «The Canterville Ghost» and the daring narrative experiments of «The…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 024 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 202) Аннотация: A groundbreaking reconsideration of translation in English language teaching, this book is a survey and critical assessment of arguments for and against translation in different teaching contexts. This book proposes translation as one of a number of ways of relating English to students own languages. It surveys the contexts of monolingual and bilingual teaching and discusses the different uses…

Скачать книгу (размер 361 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 72) Аннотация: 'When he went home to Athens, the great prince Theseus left me on the island of Naxos. But why did he leave me? Everyone says that he was tired of me. But when we met, I was the princess of Crete and the most beautiful woman in the Aegean Sea.' Ariadne's story is one woman's tale of secret love, adventure and of escape — both from danger and from a life that she wanted to leave far behind her —…

Скачать книгу (размер 238 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 48) Аннотация: A fascinating account of the world of work from prehistoric times to the present day. Covering so much more than the 9 to 5 this book looks at all kinds of work from child labour and slavery to high powered or highly dangerous jobs. Learn about the machines replacing humans in the workplace and the communities who don't even have a concept of what work is. What happens when work is scarce or…

Скачать книгу (размер 238 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 48) Аннотация: The Audio CD Pack contains a copy of the book along with an audio CD with a recording of the complete text in both British and American English. Listen and read to discover all about amazing minibeasts... How many legs does a spider have? Why are earthworms important?

Скачать книгу (размер 238 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 48) Аннотация: The Audio CD Pack contains a copy of the book along with an audio CD with a recording of the complete text in both British and American English. Listen and read to discover all about super structures around the world... What are dams made of? How tall can a skyscraper be?

Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: The long-awaited, totally new edition of the Advanced level, providing a real challenge and stimulus for Advanced learners. — Building on the original Headway Advanced grammar syllabus, challenging language work really stretches advanced learners. — Rich, thought-provoking texts and topics actively engage students and stimulate discussion. — A focus on features of spoken language extends and…

Скачать книгу (размер 361 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 72) Аннотация: When Wallace the inventor meets Wendolene in her wool shop, he falls in love with her at once. But why does her dog, Preston, hate Wallace's dog, Gromit? Then, after Wallace's new sheep-shaving and pullover-making machine falls into the wrong hands, things start to go very wrong. Can Gromit save Wallace from the danger of a close shave?

Скачать книгу (размер 1 381 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 272) Аннотация: Leading theorists argue that in order to understand the processes of language use and language learning we need to understand how social and cognitive factors work interdependently, not separately.

Скачать книгу (размер 361 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 72) Аннотация: When his father is arrested in Dubai, Kareem has to move fast. He must show that his father is not a thief and prove that his family is honest. For Kareem is going to marry the beautiful and intelligent Samira Al-Hussain, and she could never marry someone from a bad family. So Kareem and his brother get to work quickly with a little help from Samira.

Скачать книгу (размер 116 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 24) Аннотация: Wobble Bear has just learnt to walk on his wibbly, wobbly toes. His crawling days are over and he walks and walks and walks all through the day. Even when he goes to the park, Wobble walks on the see-saw and walks down the slide — it's exhausting just watching him! So it's really no surprise that when bedtime comes Wobble Bear has finally run out of energy and he whispers to Mummy, 'Can't walk,…

Скачать книгу (размер 361 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 72) Аннотация: Emma Woodhouse is beautiful, clever and rich. She lives alone with her father, and spends a lot of her time thinking about future husbands — for her friends. When she meets Harriet Smith, a poor girl with no family, Emma decides that she must find a husband for her. Harriet is pleased to be Emma's friend — but will Emma's matchmaking make Harriet happy?

Скачать книгу (размер 1 381 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 272) Аннотация: «The fifth volume of Chekhov short stories completes the publication in the World Classics series of his entire work as a mature fiction-writer. Here are 22 stories, including «The Steppe» Chekhov's first short story to be published in a serious Russian literary journal. All the texts are taken from the highly-acclaimed translation by Ronald Hingley.»

Скачать книгу (размер 687 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 136) Аннотация: Fifty-six classroom activities requiring minimal preparation, ranging from shorter and less demanding to longer and more complex activities, culminating in a series of original dramatic sketches.

Скачать книгу (размер 1 008 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 199) Аннотация: This is one of two books of exercises designed to accompany Thomson and Martinet's. They provide intermediate learners with a wealth of interesting and lively practice material, concentrating on those areas of grammar which generally cause most difficulty.

Скачать книгу (размер 361 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 72) Аннотация: Once 'green' was just a colour. Now we use it to talk about a way of looking at our world and thinking about the environment. But how green is our planet today? From nuclear power plants to Nemo the clownfish, from polar bears to pesticides, from Greenpeace to global warming, this book brings together many different stories that have made environmental history. Read it, and perhaps you too can…

Скачать книгу (размер 238 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 48) Аннотация: The Audio CD Pack contains a copy of the book along with an audio CD with a recording of the complete text in both British and American English. Listen and read to discover all about your five wonderful senses... How do your eyes work? Whats under your skin?

Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: Here is a lovely boxed-set of four fairy stories from Ian Beck, one of our most celebrated writers and illustrators for children. The best-loved tales are all here: There is a wolf who disguises himself as a dear old grandmother in Little Red Riding Hood. There are tiny elfin helpers who busy themselves with needle and thread in The Elves and the Shoemaker. There's a cunning fox who captures a…

Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 112) Аннотация: A four-level teenage course combining exciting new material with all the features that made the original Hotline so popular. — The unique loopback structure ensures constant revision and a realistic pace to the syllabus. A new photocopiable end-of-unit test for each unit consolidates the revision process. The grammar-based syllabus presents new structures using a problem-solving approach. This…