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Macmillan Publishers
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«The Pit and the Pendulum»: A prisoner wakes up to find himself in a dark cell with a deep pit. «The Gold Bug»: A golden insect leads to an incredible discovery. «The facts in the case of Mr. Valdemar»: A patient is hypnotised minutes before he dies. Is he really dead? «The Fall of the House of Usher»: A man visits an old friend and finds himself in a house full of horrors! «Down in the Maelstrom»: A sailor describes a terrifying trip though the maelstrom. «The Masque of the Red Death»: No one can escape the red death-not even a prince! «The Oblong Box»: A traveller boards a ship to New York. What does he carry in the oblong box? Retold by Stephen Colbourn.» |
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This romantic thriller, set in modern times, follows on from the adventure described in River God. Duraid and Royan Al Simma find the set of papyrus scrolls written by Taita, a slave to a queen of Ancient Egypt, on which he recorded the whereabouts of the tomb of Pharaoh Mamose. But before the Egyptologists can mount an expedition to search for the tomb, Duraid is murdered.Recommended for older readers. |
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Shine Grammars develop and consolidate all the grammar covered in Shine 1, 2 and 3, although they can be used with any course book. There is a separate answer key booklet for each level. |
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1860 — England. Two frightening ghost stories. The Signalman: A visitor comes to a signal-box next to a railway tunnel. The signalman tells the visitor about his important work. But the signalman also tells him a frightening story. Is the story true? Is there a ghost on the railway? The Ghost at the Trial: George Fothergill listens to a trial in a court of law. A man is accused of murder. Did the man murder his friend? Then George sees something strange at night. And he sees a strange man in the court. Why does the man always look at George? Why does the man never speak? A Picture Dictionary of difficult vocabulary; Notes about the life of Charles Dickens; Notes about the story. Retold by F.H.Cornish. |
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A story at Level 4 of a series of children's illustrated ELT readers which are graded at five levels, according to length and complexity of plot. The stories cover a wide variety of genres, and have both British and foreign settings. |
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Skills for First Certificate Reading provides thorough and comprehensive training in language and exam skills for students preparing for Paper 1 of the Cambridge First Certificate in English examination. The Student's Book includes: — 16 thematic units. — task-based exercises developing essential reading skills. — four complete paper 1 reading practice exams, conforming to specifications. — motivating and interesting first certificate-level texts. — pairwork exercises for discussing reasons for answers and deducing successful approaches. — Exam know-how, providing key practical easy-to-understand exam tips, hints and approaches. — wordperfect, providing key first certificate vocabulary development. — Grammar focus, providing training in receptive grammar encountered when reading. — Speed reading development exercises and how to do... Reference section at the back of the book. |
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«Smart is an exciting new course with a strong grammatical base for secondary school students, taking them from beginner level to intermediate. The course introduces new language through ten topic-based units in which dialogues and reading texts help present new grammar and vocabulary in situations which are of interest to this age group. Fun characters which appear throughout the course also help present new language items. Key features include: • Further help with grammar in a «Grammar Guide» within each lesson. • A «Language Plus» page after each second unit which provides additional grammar practice. • Special features include «Ant TV»r «English club» and the adventures of the Supertwins. • Coverage of the four skills of Speaking, Listening, Reading and Writing. • «Reference Plus» section at the back of the Student's Book with grammar reference guide. • Activity English pages provide students with further opportunities for skills work. The Teacher's Book contains full teaching notes, photocopiable activities, tests and ideas for further exploitation. The Workbook gives written practice of language covered in each lesson.» |
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Smart is a new four-level English course with a strong grammatical base for students aged 10-14, taking them from false beginner to intermediate level. Each level is designed for 80-100 hours of classroom time. |
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«Smart is an exciting new four-level course with a strong grammatical base for upper primary school students, taking them from beginner level to intermediate. The course introduces new language through ten units in which dialogues and reading texts help present new grammar and vocabulary in situations which are of interest to this age group. Members of the pop group Smart Moves, who appear throughout the course, also help present new language items. Key features in the Student's Book include: • Further help with grammar in «Grammar guide» boxes within each lesson. • «Language Plus» pages for each unit, which give additional grammar practice. • «Stopover» pages after the fifth and tenth units, giving consolidation of language already covered. • Coverage of the four skills of speaking, listening, reading and writing. • A grammar reference section for support. • Suggestions for cross-curricular activities. The Teacher's Book contains full teaching notes, photocopiable activities, tests, culture notes and ideas for further exploitation. The Workbook gives written practice of language covered in each lesson.» |
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Smart is a four-level course with a strong grammatical base for secondary school students. It introduces new language through ten topic-based units in which dialogues and reading texts help present new grammar and vocabulary in situations of interest to this age group. |
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•The lessons offer a balanced mix of language input, skills work and oral tasks.•A systematic and extensive lexical syllabus enriches students' topic-based vocabulary and develops their awareness of lexical patterns. •A wide range of speaking tasks help students become flexible communicators in English.- •Functional language lessons present and practise language that is immediately useful to students in their daily lives.-» •A wide variety of reading and listening texts present relevant and authentic English. •'Did you know' sections give up-to-date, cultural information. |
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Features a general English course based on observation of what good teachers do in the classroom. This teacher's book contains teaching notes, methodology builders, photocopiable activities, editable tests, and an AudioCD. |
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This is a new general English course for adults and young adults based on observation of what good teachers do in the classroom. Straightforward is transparent in its structure, pragmatic in its methodology and varied in its content. The workbook contains a complete twelve-unit writing course, extra reading texts and activities for every unit and a free audio CD with dictation activities. |
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A general English course for adults and young adults based on observation of what good teachers do in the classroom. This student's book contains 90 hours of teaching material. |
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•Extensive teaching notes and extra ideas for every lesson. •Detailed notes on the language and cultural content of the Student's Book material. •Regular 'Methodology Builders' offer immediately useful teaching ideas and advice. •A photocopiable worksheet for every Student's Book lesson, including songs. •Two resource CDs, including tests and self-assessment worksheets. |
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Straightforward is a multi-level course for adults and young adults. Based on observation of what good teachers do in the classroom, Straightforward is transparent in its structure, pragmatic in its methodology and varied in its content. • Lesson-by-lesson consolidation material. • Extra reading texts. • Complete 24-page writing course for use in the classroom or at home. • Audio CD with dictation exercises and audio versions of reading texts. • Short story by Bram Stoker. • Available with or without key. Other components: Student's Book (with CD-ROM)/(without CD-ROM). Teacher's Book (including Teacher's notes Resource materials & two Teacher's Resource CDs). Class CDs. Portfolio. |
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Straightforward is a multi-level course for adults and young adults. Based on observation of what good teachers do in the classroom, Straightforward is transparent in its structure, pragmatic in its methodology and varied in its content. • Lesson-by-lesson consolidation material. • Extra reading texts. • Complete 24-page writing course for use in the classroom or at home. • AudioCD with dictation exercises and audio versions of reading texts. • Short story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. • Available with or without key. |
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Teaching Practice is an essential reference book for EFL teachers and trainers on pre-service courses. It takes account of current views on training and is consistent with Cambridge ESOL’s guidelines for CELTA. |
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Trains the students to use the telephone confidently and effectively in the course of their work. In addition to teaching language common to business phone calls, this work prepares students for dealing with specific situations in the business context in which they operate. |
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