Samuela Eckstut-Didier Pořadí knih (chronologicky)

Strategic Reading is a three-level series designed to develop reading, vocabulary-building, and critical-thinking skills. The Student's Book contains 16 thematic units with a selection of engaging topics that motivate learners to relate the reading to their own experiences. Three inviting reading passages in each unit, all adapted from authentic sources, allow students to explore the theme in depth. The original sources expose learners to a wide range of writing styles. Preview pages in every unit introduce new vocabulary and ask thought-provoking questions. There are also pre-reading activities that stimulate students' interest in the unit theme. Vocabulary-building activities improve students' ability to deal with unfamiliar words, and recycle key vocabulary with challenging exercises and puzzles.

Now in its second edition, this text helps students gain an excellent foundation in English grammar through numerous exercises, both oral and written. Discussion topics include pollution, politics, and cultural differences and similarities.

This is part of a course which is aimed at students who require a thorough but fast-moving review of English, together with presentation and practice of more advanced material. This four-colour course provides students with the language they need for success in their work and studies. Focusing on authentic materials and thought-provoking issues, "Finishing Touches" prepares students for further independent study and for social and professional situations. Its comprehensive language syllabus helps students improve their ability to read native-speaker texts; understand extended spoken discourse; write essays, reports and letters; and participate fully in complicated conversations. Student's books A and B are available, as well as a teacher's book and a cassette which accompanies student's book A.

What's in a Word? is designed to help intermediate students increase their active and passive vocabulary by focusing on meaning, pronunciation, and usage.What's in a Word? -- Introduces vocabulary thematically through high-interest readings. -- Develops vocabulary-building strategies and expands on known words. -- Teaches effective use of a monolingual dictionary. -- Provides a communicative context for word practice. A removable answer key is provided.

This elementary reading skills book is based on slightly adapted authentic texts, including newspaper and magazine articles, technical information, advertisements, humour and song lyrics. It is designed to develop a variety of reading skills and encourage students to enjoy reading English. It aims to activate vocabulary and improve students' ability to read for different purposes such as for gist and for detailed information. Various topics are covered so as to stimulate interest. These include travel, animals and health, fortune-telling, sport, fireworks, viewpoints of different generations, customs and beliefs, health, the sexes, changing times, work, helping the blind and modern technology.

This book consists of 16 units, each with an authentic reading text and an accompanying exercise to develop reading skills. Various texts and topics such as adverts, newspaper and magazine extracts, book extracts, technical and text material, poetry and interviews are included to stimulate interest. It aims to provide a principled approach to reading skills and includes sections for comprehension and discussion and details on grammar and vocabulary. It comprises a key to closed answers and also has details of each text outlining structure, language, text type and topic, for ease of access.