Tato autorka se specializuje na literární a kulturní aspekty výuky jazyků a čerpá z více než dvaceti let zkušeností v oblasti výuky angličtiny jako cizího jazyka. Její práce se zaměřuje na rozvoj čtenářských a psacích dovedností studentů prostřednictvím poutavých materiálů. V současné době přispívá do významných edic a působí jako redaktorka pro dramatizovaná díla. Její přístup obohacuje jazykové vzdělávání o hlubší literární a kulturní vhled.
Published 2017. Intermediate to Upper Intermediate CEF level B1/B2 - 1,400
Headwords Oxford Bookworms enjoy a world-wide reputation for high-quality
storytelling and a great reading experience. Research shows reading a lot
improves all your language skills. Experts recognize Oxford Bookworms as the
most consistent series in terms of language control, length, and quality of
story - very important for fluent reading and extensive reading. There's a
wide choice of titles too - something for everyone. 'My brother preferred
being with mother and me. He used to help us prepare vegetables in the kitchen
or make the bread. But what he liked best was listening to my mother's
stories.' But those childhood days are long gone, and now a great distance
divides sister and brother, children and mother. The stories in this volume of
World Stories come from India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. The writers are Romesh
Gunesekera, M. Athar Tahir, Chitra Divakaruni, Anu Kumar, Anne Ranasinghe,
Ruskin Bond, Anita Desai, Vijita Fernando, and Amara Bavani Dev.
Published 2008. Pre-Intermediate to Intermediate CEF level B1 - 1,000
Headwords. Oxford Bookworms enjoy a world-wide reputation for high-quality
storytelling and a great reading experience. Research shows reading a lot
improves all your language skills. Experts recognize Oxford Bookworms as the
most consistent series in terms of language control, length, and quality of
story - very important for fluent reading and extensive reading. There's a
wide choice of titles too - something for everyone. 'Your grandmother is old,'
says Mr Li to his daughter. 'She has eaten more salt than you have eaten
rice.' Mr Li is cross with his daughter when she does not show respect to her
grandmother, but Mr Li himself is not always patient with his old mother. She
has lived a long time, and the future holds no promise for her. So she holds
on to the past...Bookworms World Stories collect stories written in English
from around the world. The stories in this volume are from China, Singapore,
and India, and are by writers Ha Jin, Minfong Ho, and Ruth Prawer Jhabvala.
Published 2017. Intermediate to Upper Intermediate CEF level B1/B2 - 1,400
Headwords Oxford Bookworms enjoy a world-wide reputation for high-quality
storytelling and a great reading experience. Research shows reading a lot
improves all your language skills. Experts recognize Oxford Bookworms as the
most consistent series in terms of language control, length, and quality of
story - very important for fluent reading and extensive reading. There's a
wide choice of titles too - something for everyone. When did you last meet a
polar bear, or go to a magician for help? These stories offer many different
experiences. Some are strange, some are scary, some are sad, some are blackly
funny. A few are shocking - when Lin Lin returns home for a funeral, she
learns a dark and terrible family secret which may destroy her. Bookworms
World Stories collect stories written in English from around the world. These
stories are from Australia, Canada, India, Malaysia, Nigeria, Singapore, South
Africa, and Trinidad.
Historický román slavného francouzského romanopisce vypráví o dobrodružstvích a láskách čtyř nerozlučných přátel v neklidných dobách vlády Ludvíka XIII. První díl z románové trilogie.
Klasický román z prostředí zámožných středních vrstev na anglickém venkově na konci 18. a počátku 19. století. Autorka líčí klidný a ničím nerušený život, všední radosti, zábavy a starosti. Rodinný klid bývá narušen zejména tehdy, když jsou v rodině dcery a na obzoru se objeví možný ženich. Vdavky jsou pro ženu v této době jedinou možností zaopatření a proto je nutné důmyslné splétání sítí kolem kandidáta ženitby. Autorka dává svému románu ironický podtext. Všechny postavy románu - stoický pan Bennet, jeho energická manželka a pět dcer vstoupily již dávno do podvědomí čtenářské veřejnosti.
Román americké autorky vypráví o rodině čínských poválečných přistěhovalců a srovnává nejen rozdíly mezi generacemi, ale i mezi Amerikou a Orientem. Americká autorka čínského původu vypráví komorní příběh čtyř žen, které se v San Francisku po čtyřicet let jednou týdně scházejí a udržují přátelství, spojené vzpomínkami na vlast. Po smrti jedné z žen se její dcera vydává poprvé v životě do Číny, aby se setkala se svými nevlastními sestrami. Jako dokonalá Američanka přijíždí do země rodičů a teprve tam poznává, že chápe matčino poselství a že v sobě nemůže natrvalo zapřít krev předků.... celý text
The book aims to coverage of the five main areas of difficulty at advanced level - grammar, phrasal verbs, vocabulary, word study and writingconcise, clearly-presented explanationsextensive practice of each point covereda strong element of recyclinga user-friendly, attractive layout, so that the material is accessible and a pleasure to usea variety of exercise types which are not exam-specificexamples of all the CAE and revised CPE task-types for Papers 2 and 3an appendix of useful reference material.Recycling Advanced English is divided into five distinct Section 1 GRAMMAR (25 units)This large section aims to cover all the major grammatical points at advanced level, with practice and revision exercises for consolidation.Section 2 PHRASAL VERBS (15 units)In this section, phrasal verbs are grouped according to their particle, and there is also a focus on three-part phrasal verbs and phrasal verbs as nouns, with extensive practice in varying formats.Section 3 VOCABULARY (22 units)Here there are texts and tasks presenting and practising vocabulary from key topics which regularly occur in advanced classwork and examination syllabuses.Section 4 WORD STUDY (17 units)This section attempts to get beneath the surface of the language and to delve deeper Into the linguistic areas which cause difficulties for the advanced learner,such as idioms, false friends, humour and collocations. Recycling Units are an important element in Sections 1 -4 , providing consolidation of each block of preceding units. It is therefore advisable to use the Recycling units in the order in which they appear.Section 5 WRITING (11 units)This section offers guidance on a number of different writing tasks and styles, with appropriate phrases to learn, as well as practice exercises. All the types of composition required for CAE and revised CPE are covered, with model answers in the Appendix. There is also a unit of tips on writing, and additional writing tasks for extra practice.The APPENDIX provides additional grammar reference material and model answers for writing tasks.The Revised EditionThe book has been revised and expanded for a number of to update some of the material, to incorporate the valuable suggestions sent in by readers, and to bring the tasks in line with the revisions to the CAE and CPE syllabuses. Much of the book remains essentially the same as its predecessor, but there are minor alterations to almost all units, and major changes to many of the tasks, especially those in the Recycling units. There are five completely new units.New material a page on Discourse markers in Unit 12 of the Grammar sectiontwo new units in the Vocabulary section - E-mail and the internet and UK governmentthree new units in the Word Study section - Humour, puns and jokes, Collocations and New languageadditions to the Writing section to cover all CAE and revised CPE task types.
