This is the entrancingly entertaining yet amazingly effective guide that shows you how to know the meaning of words that you have never seen or heard before, learn the history of words so that they come alive for you, master an invaluable and permanent technique of word-viewing within 30 days. This is the one book that makes you love to learn.
There's no stopping Betty. Audiences all over the world arecheering for the vibrant overachiever with the spirit and thesmarts to live her dream. She may not be fashionable, but in theskin-deep world of high fashion, she's the fairest of them all.Designed to resemble fictional fashion bible Mode magazine, UglyBetty: The Book offers insider interviews with the cast andcreative team as well as a comprehensive episode guide. Plus!Features include: how to win friends at work, your style horoscope,Hilda's quick 'n' easy makeup tips, how to diva up your officespace, and complete access to every character's style! And much,more more!
Roy Eberhardt has just moved to Florida and he doesn't like itmuch. But oneday he.finds the running boy and lie becomes much moreinteresting. Doesthis bou know angthing about the problems at thenew pancake restaurantsite? Whg does he want to save the littleowls that live there? And can Rog doangthing to help?
Larry Daley has left his job as a night guard at the Museum ofNatural History,and is now a rich businessman. Then he hears thathis old.friends - Teddy Roosevelt and the other exhibits - aremoving to the Smithsonian Museum in Washington. And when the Tabletof Ahkmenrah brings all the exhibits in the Smithsonian to Life,the trouble really starts Can Larry and his .friends win theBattle of the Smithsonian?
Limerick, 1934. It's cold and it's wet.Frank, his parents and three brothers have just come back fromAmerica to start a new life in Ireland. But life in Limerick iseven harder than life in 1930s' New York. Frank's `father, Malachy,is from the North of Ireland and people sag he has the "strangelook". He loves his family but he also likes to drink ... Seen through a child's eyes, Angela's Ashestells the true story of Frank's experiences with school, work,girls, death and the Catholic Church.
Next to the exhortation at the beginning of Moby-Dick, "Call meIshmael," the first sentence of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudicemust be among the most quoted in literature. And certainly whatMelville did for whaling Austen does for marriage--tracing theintricacies (not to mention the economics) of 19th-century Britishmating rituals with a sure hand and an unblinking eye. As usual,Austen trains her sights on a country village and a fewfamilies--in this case, the Bennets, the Philips, and the Lucases.Into their midst comes Mr. Bingley, a single man of good fortune,and his friend, Mr. Darcy, who is even richer. Mrs. Bennet, whomarried above her station, sees their arrival as an opportunity tomarry off at least one of her five daughters. Bingley iscomplaisant and easily charmed by the eldest Bennet girl, Jane;Darcy, however, is harder to please. Put off by Mrs. Bennet'svulgarity and the untoward behavior of the three younger daughters,he is unable to see the true worth of the older girls, Jane andElizabeth. His
Extensive reading improves fluency and there is a real need inthe ELT classroom for contemporary graded material that willstimulate students. This compelling biography tells the story ofthe world's most famous president; from his schooldays in Hawaiiand Indonesia, to his time as a community activist in Chicago, andhis subsequent route to the White House.
It features： Alphabetical listing of entries；Explanations of meanings of synonyms；Antonyms；Index。The ideal companion to the best-selling，The Word Book Ⅲ and The Written Word Ⅲ。
Extensive reading improves fluency and there is a real need inthe ELT classroom for motivating, contemporary graded material thatwill instantly appeal to teenage students with a limited knowledgeof English. "Spooky Skaters" is a comic-strip style reader about agroup of skateboarders from the land of the living and the 'Land ofthe Dead'.
It's 1957, and Indiana Jones, the .famous explorer, is back! DrIrina Spalko, apower-hungrg Russian scientist, wants to find thecrgsta[ skull - and nothing willstop her. When Indg meets mtutt,their adventures take them.first to Nazca inPeru, and then ta the'lost citg' o.f Akator in the heart o.f the Amazon. But canthegsurvive the terrible dangers that lie in the kingdom ofthe crgstalskull?
Michael Jackson, the man, the music, the mystery - Bog med CD- level 3 - fra 8. klasse (Scholastic - Vicky Shipton) On the 25th June, 2009, MichaelJackson dies of a heart attack at the age of fifty. He was one ofthe biggest stars in the world and he had sold more records thanany other singer. But he was also famous for his unusual privatelife and his strange appearance. Who was the real Michael Jackson?Read about Michael Jackson' journey from child star to 'King ofPop', and the difficulties that he faced, in this amazing story ofhis life. With Fact Files on 'Memories of Michael', 'MichaelJackson, Motown and the colour barrier' and 'Child stars'. Anon-fiction reader which tells the fascinating story of MichaelJackson in an informed and mature way. The Fact File sectiondevelops themes from the reader to enhance the reading experienceand covers subjects such as the breakthrough of black artists intomainstream music. The ‘People and Places’ section gives a visualtimeline of Michael Jackson and th
Extensive reading improves fluency and there is a real need inthe ELT classroom for motivating, contemporary graded material thatis suitable for Beginner-level students. "Kaori and the Lizard Kng"is a manga-style comic strip story which will have immediate appealwith young teenagers.
Extensive reading improves fluency and there is a real need inthe ELT classroom for motivating, contemporary graded material thatwill instantly appeal to students. "Billy Elliot" is based on thaward-winning film and tells the story of a young boy who followshis dream, against all the odds. It also provides an insight intoBritish culture and family relationships.
School is never boring for Zoeg and her.friends atPacific Coast Academy. Lolawants to be in the school play - can thecute English gag, Simon, help her withher 'terrible' Englishaccent? And Zoeg wants to be in the dance contest but canshe findthe right partner?
When a group of skaters are wrongly accused of vandalising avaluable piece of art, the Spooky Skaters decide it’s time tointervene … Another ghoulish tale from the Land of the Dead ineasy-toread comic-book format.
The gear is 1588. Spain is the strongest countrg in the world.The Spanishking, Philip II, is a proud Catholic. England, ruled bklQueen Elizabeth I, is aProtestant country. When the Catholic queen,Marg, Queen oj~ Scots, is executedby Elizabeth, Spain is ready toattack. As the Spanish Armada sails towardsEngland, Elizabethprepares to protect her country, her people and her positionasqueen.
Betty Suorez has just got her frst job. She is the assistant tothe editor at Mode,a top -fashion magazine in New York. But there'sone problem - she doesn't careabout-fashion and she's not cool - atatl! What will life be like.for her in a worldwhere.fashion tseverything?
Following the death of her husband, Mrs Dashwood and her threedaughters, Elinor, Marianne and Margaret, are forced to leave theirfamily home and move to a small cottage in Devon. There, Mariannemeets and falls in love with the charismatic Mr Willoughby but sheis left distraught by his inconsistent behaviour. And whilstconsoling her younger sister, Elinor is forced to confront her ownfeelings towards Edward Ferrars, an old family friend …
Extensive reading improves fluency and there is a real need inthe ELT classroom for motivating, contemporary graded material thatwill instantly appeal to students. The Lost Chronicles is based onthe first series of the hugely successful TV series about a groupof survivors from a plane crash who find themselves on an isolateddesert island.
