by Eric Van Bemmel, Janina Tucker IELTS to Success 3rd Edition IS a valuable resource for people preparing for the Academic Module of the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) The authors fully explain the Listening. Reading. Writing and Speaking sections of the IELTS test. and provide many...

by Max Cryer Have you ever wondered where terms like Angostura bitters and the green room come from? Or why we call some people lounge lizards and others sugar daddies? These are just a few of the words and phrases that language expert Max Cryer examines in this...

Authors: Bob Obee, Virginia Evans, Jenny Dooley This book consists of a collection of six (6) complete practice tests each for the revised Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) examination. The tests have been designed to reflect the exam type tasks according to the CAE specifications and provide excellent preparation...

By: Charles W.Kreidler Describing Spoken English provides a practical and descriptive introduction to the pronunciation of contemporary English. It presumes no prior knowledge of phonetics and phonology. Charles Kreidler describes the principal varieties of English in the world today. Whilst concentrating on the phonological elements they share, the...

By: Michael Rost Examines listening as both a means of achieving understanding and as a teachable skill. The underlying theme of the volume is that an integration of cognitive, social, and educational perspectives is necessary in order to characterise effectively what listening ability is and how it may...

By: John Field This book challenges the orthodox approach to the teaching of second language listening, which is based upon the asking and answering of comprehension questions. The book’s central argument is that a preoccupation with the notion of ‘comprehension’ has led teachers to focus upon the product...

By: Jean Curthoys, Victor H. Dudman Victor Dudman’s revolutionary English Grammar brings grammar and logic together by conceiving grammar as ‘the necessary preliminary to logic’. The focus, for logicians, is the discussion of ‘conditionals’; for grammarians it is the concise and accurate explanation of the infamous English modals....

Edited by: Nalan Kenny, Elvan Eda Işık-Taş, Huang Jian This edited book focuses on current practices, challenges and innovations in the emerging field of English for Specific Purposes (ESP). By combining diverse, empirically-proven and innovative ESP practices from all over the world with inspiring theoretical input and reflections...

By: Penny Ur Vocabulary Activities provides a wealth of ideas for introducing, presenting, expanding, exploring and practising vocabulary. These teacher-friendly activities are clearly written and wide-ranging, and the book also contains a detailed guidelines section outlining the key principles involved in teaching and practising vocabulary. Also contains an...