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For Dummies language books are packed with practical lessons and cultural facts and they all include an audio CD with dialogue.

Contains and Audio CD. Collins Grammar for IELTS is a self-study course for learners of English who plan to take the Academic IELTS test to demonstrate that they have the required ability to communicate effectively in English at university. Twenty 4-page units each target one section of the IELTS...

Arabic Grammar in Context offers a unique and exciting approach to learning grammar. It presents grammar as a necessary and essential tool for understanding Arabic and for developing comprehension and production skills. Features include: authentic texts from a rich variety of sources, literary an...

A witty guide to a language that moves in mysterious ways. It's for anyone who writes, and that means everyone. Be it an email, a memoir, a social media post or an essay, we all have writing to do and linguistic mazes to navigate. Artificial intelligence hasn't made us redundant -- yet. This is a...

Do you know your bromance' from your dudevorce', your turnt' from your thirst trap'? How about bae' or doe'. Or Fomo', Lit AF', Tea' (not the drink), Dead' (not the state of non-being)? We get it - communicating in the modern world is hard. With more than 600 let us be your guide to the English l...

SLANG & DIALECT HUMOUR. AUSTRALIAN. Trouble negotiating the modern word - what with all these new fangled words and phrases? Do you know your "bromance" from your "dudevorce", your "turnt" from your "on fleek"? How about "bae" or "doe". Or "Fomo", "Lit AF", "Tea" (not the drink), "Dead" (not the ...

Presents a complete training course for students intended to sit the IELTS (International English Language Testing System). This series reflects the format of the test and develops the necessary skills for each module. It offers separate titles for the Academic Modules and the General Modules. It...

"The story of Robin Hood is very famous. Robin Hood robbed rich people and gave the money to the poor people. He loved adventure, and he was the best bowman in England. The greedy Sheriff of Nottingham hated Robin, and the beautiful Lady Marian loved him. His most famous adventures are in this bo...

Alex Forley had everything: good looks, money, a beautiful house in London, an attractive girlfriend and a close group of friends. But now he is dead and Detective Inspector Rod Eliot wants the answers to two simple questions. Was it murder? And if so, who was the murderer? From p. 4 of cover.

After journeying through the carefully paced explanations, conversations cultural info and activities, learners will be able to use Tagalog (Filipino) in a wide range of common situations. From shopping for food to asking directions, from telling time to expressing how you feel, this book gives y...

"Red Dog was a Red Cloud kelpie, an Australian sheepdog. His life was full of excitement and adventure. He travelled all over Western Australia, and never really had an owner. But he had many, many friends, and he always knew where to go for a good meal. Louis de Bernières collected these storie...

Grand Central Station, New York in mid-July. It's early morning, but everyone is suffering in the heat. Private investigator Nathan Marley is on his way to another wasted day at the office. But a chance meeting with a homeless woman at the station and a surprise letter changes all of that. Marley...

This newly designed, beginner-level German audio course is ideal for language learners looking for a fun and effective course with short, manageable daily lessons. Lessons are in a fun, diary-like format, designed to fit seamlessly into your daily schedule. The audio CD runs for 60 minutes. Follo...

If you enjoy manga, you'll love learning Japanese with this book. The language lessons are interspersed with entertaining manga comic strips that make it easy to learn and remember all the key vocabulary and grammar. The plot picks up where Learn Japanese with Manga Volume 1 left off - following ...

Elizabeth Gilbert, a successful writer, had everything - a husband, friends, a big house in New York. But one day she realized she did not want any of it. Her marriage broke down, and she went through a long, painful divorce. A new relationship brought more heartbreak, deep depression followed, a...

From the colloquial to the vulgar, PARDON MY GERMAN! contains all those words that you didn't learn in school and would never use in polite company. An unabashed and unprudish dictionary, PARDON MY GERMAN! will let you explore the seamier side of the language. Be sure that your idioms and insults...

Learn more than 10,000 of the most useful words and phrases in English with this illustrated dictionary for English-language students. Building on the success of the English for Everyone programme and DK's Bilingual Visual Dictionary series, English for Everyone: Illustrated English Dictionary us...

The 3 audio CDs guide learners through a series of 12 short units. Each unit introduces around 5 new key words or phrases before expanding on the basic vocabulary with practice activities, memory tips and culture and etiquette advice. The accompanying booklet provides full transcripts of the CD c...

Five stories about discovery - a perfume that attracts men, a book that shows people's thoughts, a remarkable change in a woman's life, the secret of high intelligence, and a way of making time stand still - make up this entertaining collection.

"Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, from Starter to Advanced, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student's capabilities. Six stories about a world we cannot explain. A film star discovers the dangers of dan...

Award winning original fiction for learners of English.

Each of these highly entertaining stories centres around one of the five sense. We meet a well-known broadcaster whose blindness is her power ; a war hero who hates noise and wants silence ; a wine-taster who has an accident ; a university lecturer who learns Tai Chi ; and a magazine journalist w...

What is the difference between cant and jargon, or assume and presume? What is a fandango? What's the new name for Calcutta? How do you spell supersede? Boutros Boutros-Ghali? Is it hippy or hippie? These questions really matter to Bill Bryson, ever since his days as a rookie subeditor on "The Ti...

A compendium of everyday sayings, slang and idiom which make Australian conversations colourful and interesting, loud and bright. Seemingly incomprehensible to foreigners, they represent a linguistic imprint of what Australians are.

This kit "is divided into 9 units based on themes which contextualize the listening tasks. The units are: shopping ; banking ; getting around ; around the house ; bringing up kids ; work and study ; friends and neighbours ; holidays and leisure ; radio.

Is your lack of vocabulary holding you back? Does your small bank of Italian words leave you tongue-tied? Using Tony Buzan's highly successful methodologies, Word Power will provide you with the language that you need to start making your Italian really work for you.