This book aims to extend and improve the accuracy of
your vocabulary and help you prepare for the IELTS test. It introduces
vocabulary through listening and reading texts that reflect the materials used
in the IELTS test. Learning new words in context can help you to remember them
and also helps you to understand their meaning. This book also give you
opportunities to practice new words so that they can become part of your active
vocabulary.
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Monday, 25 August 2014
Cambridge Grammar for IELTS with answers
This book is for anyone preparing for IELTS. This
book contains 25 units. Each unit is in four parts:
- Context listening
- Grammar
- Grammar exercises
- Test practice.
The Key contains:
- Answers for all the exercises
- Sample answer for exercises where you use your own ideas to help you check your work
- Test tips for each exercises type in the Test practice section
- Sample answer for all the writing tasks in the Test practice section.
Meaning and the English Verb
Every language has its peculiar problems of meaning for the
foreign learner. In the English language, some of the biggest yet most
fascinating problems are concentrated in the area of the finite verb phrase: in
particular, tense, aspect, mood and modality.
Meaning and the English Verb describes these fields in detail
for teachers and advanced students of English as a foreign or second
language. This new third edition uses up-to-date examples to showdifferences and
similarities between American and British english, reflecting a great deal of
recentresearch in this area. It also takes account of the subtle changes
which are taking place in the language today.
In print for over 30 years, Meaning and the English Verb has
established itself as a recognised authorityon the meaning and use of verb
constructions in English. This updated third edition will ensure that it
remains an invaluable text for teachers and students of English
worldwide.
Advancing Your Phrasal Verbs
This is a vocabulary resource book for teachers of teenage and adult learners at upper-intermediate and lower-advanced levels.
15 units with answers
Tuesday, 5 August 2014
Navigating English Grammar - A Guide to Analyzing Real Language
An
engaging and fresh take on the rules and politics of English grammar, written
in lively prose. It goes a step further than most books on grammar by providing
an overview of the field, with a discussion of historical and current debates
about grammar, and how we define, discuss, and approach it. Presents a novel,
inquiry–based approach to understanding speakers′ unconscious knowledge of
English grammar Makes lucid connections, when relevant, with current linguistic
theory Integrates language change and variation into the study of grammar
Examines historical sources of socially evaluative perceptions of grammar, as
′good′ or ′bad′, and notions of language authority Provides syntactic
explanations for many modern punctuation rules Explores some of the current
controversies about grammar teaching in school and the role of Standard English
in testing and assessment
New Headway Upper – Intermediate Interactive Practice
New Headway Upper-Intermediate
Interactive Practice CD-ROM (3rd edition)
The
award-winning series that combines the best of traditional methods with current
teaching techniques.
Key
features
* New
Headway English Course now provides a seamless syllabus progression from
beginner to upper-intermediate level.
* It
takes a clear and structured approach to grammar. Grammatical structures are
introduced in context, with questions that encourage students to work out the
rules for themselves. A comprehensive 'Grammar section' at the back of the
Student's Books provides a useful reference before, during or after the lesson.
* A
well-defined vocabulary syllabus concentrates on three key areas: learning new
words in lexical sets; acquiring good habits for learning vocabulary; and
developing vocabulary 'systems' such as sound and spelling relationships.
*
Integrated skills work is an important feature of the course. In every unit the
reading and listening activities contextualize and bring together much
previously introduced language. The choice of interesting texts,
together with manageable, motivating tasks ensure students develop fluency and
accuracy in all four skills.
*
Supportive Teacher's Books at each level include an explanation of the
methodology, step-by-step lesson guidance, additional activities, photocopiable
tests, cultural notes, and detailed answer keys.
*
Teacher's Resource Books provide photocopiable games and activities to
supplement the main course materials.
*
Workbooks at each level offer a range of exercises to revise and extend the
grammar and vocabulary covered in the
* Student's Book, plus extra related input
where appropriate.
* There
is high-quality, integrated support and supplementary material at various
levels, including: New Headway Pronunciation Course, Making Headway, Headway
Videos, and New Headway English Course Interactive Practice CD-ROM.
Professor Grammar's Rule Book
Professor Grammar's Rule
Book
50 Essential English
Grammar Rules as Broadcast on BBC World Service
In this book,
Professor Grammar presents 50 of the most useful grammar rules needed by
students of English. Read the rules and then complete the exercises.
This book is based on
the highly popular BBC series Professor Grammar.
Ready to Write
Presenting
paragraph development in clear, teachable steps, Ready to Write prepares
high-beginning and low-intermediate students for the fundamental composition
skills needed for successful academic work. Through a clear progression of
learning tasks, Ready to Write provides these benefits: Presents important
organizational principles of good academic writing such as "topic
sentences, supporting details, ordering of details, identifying and eliminating
irrelevancies, " and "transition words." Helps students apply
these organizational principles to major rhetorical forms, among them
"comparing and contrasting, describing, reporting, giving information,
analyzing, " and "letter writing." Contextualizes writing in
real-world tasks such as "letters, reports, exams, articles for
newsletters, " and "advertising copy."
Test Your Phrasal Verbs
Test Your
Phrasal Verbs is part of the popular Test Your series devised by Peter
Watcyn-Jones. It features 60 tests providing motivating practice in using
phrasal verbs in English, This fully revised and updated edition is more
user-tnendly than ever with new tips and information boxes, clear explanations
and a full answer key.
* 60
tests to practise key phrasal verbs at intermediate to advanced level
* Wide
variety of tests, including gap-fills, multiple choice, matching exercises,
cartoons, and full answer key
* Tips to
guide you on which phrasal verbs to use
* Full
answer key
* ideal
for self-study and classroom use
The Great Book of Best Quotes Of All Time
An
organized collection of very best quotes of all time in very systematic way as
an interactive PDF. Customized according to alphabetical order & Contains
quotes of Great legends & some top most categories as books, music, A.I,
movies, teamwork, Business etc. An organized collections of 200+ pages &
2000+ quotes. The great book of best quotes of all time. This is a Creative
Commons Licensed book and is available for free.
New Cambridge Advanced English
New Cambridge Advanced English places
a strong emphasis on vocabulary, collocation and idiom. It includes CAE
exam-style exercises but is suitable both for exam and non-exam candidates.
This is a third edition, differing from the second edition by only one minor
change in a reading passage. It can be used with the second edition Teacher's
book and audio components.
Thursday, 31 July 2014
Check Your Vocabulary for English for the IELTS Examination
This workbook provides
material to revise and build the vocabulary needed to pass the IELTS
examination. It contains activities to help students prepare for the
general training or academic modules of the IELTS exam. It comes
with instructions and combines both self-study and classroom
exercises.
I
found this book excellent for the essay and not only. It gives you
ideas on various subjects, and there is a very good chance you will encounter a
similar one in the writing test - at least this was my case.
It also helps you moving words from the passive vocabulary - words that you know and understand, but do not use - in the active one, being able to include them in your essay and possibly in your speaking test (read the examples and the essays you write with loud voice - this way you can improve your speaking skills too.
Perfect Grammar: How to Recognise, Correct and Avoid Grammatical Errors
Who else
wants to make their writing sparkle? How often have you written something and
not been sure if it is correct? Should you write 'its' 'it's' or 'it is'? Armed
with this book, you will never make those errors again. This is an essential
guide for students and teachers in post-16 education and for people in
business. Communication is essential in any organisation and good grammar is
the 'oil' that lubricates the flow of communication.
Advanced Grammar and Vocabulary
Advanced
Grammar & Vocabulary is a comprehensive Use of English manual for students
preparing for the Cambridge CAE and Proficiency in English or any other EFL
examination at a similar level. It combines clear and functional presentation
of grammar and vocabulary issues with a huge variety of challenging and
stimulating exercises. Its unique item-by-item approach makes it ideal
supplementary classroom material, and its simplicity of design makes it an
invaluable tool for self-study. Advanced grammar & vocabulary takes a
holistic teaching approach, using listening, reading and detailed notes to help
learners master all the skills needed at this level.
The Ultimate Phrasal Verb Book
Updated
to reflect questions found on the most recent ESL tests, this book presents 400
common phrasal verbs as they are used in everyday English. Phrasal verbs are
verbs combined with prepositions or adverbs. Familiarity with phrasal verbs and
understanding their use as nouns (breakup, showoff, and many others), or
adjectives (spaced-out, broken-down, stressed-out and many others) is essential
to ESL students. This book’s hundreds of examples in context and hundreds of
exercises will be extremely useful to ESL students who are preparing for TOEFL
or who simply wish to improve their English.
Understanding and Using English Grammar
The
classic text for students, knowledge of which are in the range from
intermediate to advanced level. A clear presentation of the material,
accompanied by contributing to his learning illustrations makes the book as
special product. The third edition has a greater emphasis on the communicative
aspect of the English language in the U.S. ENGLISH ONLY WITH KEYS!
Work on Your Idioms – Master the 300 Most Common Idioms
Work on
your Idioms is a new practice book for learners who want to increase the number
of idioms they know and be confident in using them. Each unit presents students
with a selection of idioms and clear examples of when and how to use them. This
is followed by practice exercises to ensure the learner will be able to
remember and use what they have learnt in their written and spoken English.
Academic Writing Practice for IELTS
Book
Review:
This is a
self-study publication with two audio-cassettes for students preparing for the
Academic Module of the International English Language Testing System (IELTS),
which is administered by The British Council, the University of
Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES) and by IELTS
Australia.
The book covers the
four modules of the IELTS exam: listening, reading, writing
and speaking. Special features of the book are: the reading exercises,
the detailed Keys for these exercises, the wide range of exercises to help
you prepare for Writing Task1, and the detailed Key for the Reading
Tests.
The publication may
also be used as a course book, or as a supplement to a course
book.
book.
So that you may repeat
the exercises in this book, we would advise you to avoid marking
the text. This new edition incorporates the changes to the speaking
module introduced in July 2001.
Ace the IELTS
Book
Review:
Four chapters that
cover all the skills: Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking - everything
that matters, everything that affects your score is explained in those
chapters.
The format of the exam is described and explained - after you've read the first pages of the book you will know what sections there are, how long each section takes and what you need to do in each section.
Read this e-book in any order you like, the chapters are completely independent, so you can skip a chapter and come back to it later. If you're good at listening, but need to work on your writing, you can go straight to the Writing chapter and study it first.
You can read this 67-page e-book in one day - in case you are time-poor and have found this website just days before your exam. It WILL help you in any case, just know this: the more you practice according to the tips in this book, the better your score will be in IELTS.
Your e-book is a PDF file that you can read on any computer, laptop or mobile device (iPod, iPhone, iPad, Blackberry, etc). Take it with you anywhere - no matter what computer you have at home, at work, in your college or university, the e-book will work.
The format of the exam is described and explained - after you've read the first pages of the book you will know what sections there are, how long each section takes and what you need to do in each section.
Read this e-book in any order you like, the chapters are completely independent, so you can skip a chapter and come back to it later. If you're good at listening, but need to work on your writing, you can go straight to the Writing chapter and study it first.
You can read this 67-page e-book in one day - in case you are time-poor and have found this website just days before your exam. It WILL help you in any case, just know this: the more you practice according to the tips in this book, the better your score will be in IELTS.
Your e-book is a PDF file that you can read on any computer, laptop or mobile device (iPod, iPhone, iPad, Blackberry, etc). Take it with you anywhere - no matter what computer you have at home, at work, in your college or university, the e-book will work.
Ace The IELTS
Contains:
1.
It guides you
step-by-step through the Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking tests
2.
It is written in
simple everyday English anyone can understand
3.
It shows you how to
manage your time
4.
It gives you clear and
simple tips on how to do General Training IELTS tasks
5.
It has examples for
every task you might ever see in IELTS
6.
It teaches you great
techniques to do things FAST
7.
It tells you how to
make the best impression on your examiner
8.
It will get you ready
for IELTS in one month or less - that's a promise!
9.
It is up-to-date with
2013 IELTS standards
10.
It protects you from
walking into IELTS traps (and there are many)
Achieve IELTS 2: English for International Education
Book
Review:
Achieve IELTS 2 is designed for student's preparing to take the International English Language Testing System test at postgraduate level.
It takes students from IELTS 5.5 to 7.5 and was developed and tested at UK and international universities and language schools by experienced IELTS teachers and examiners.
Student's Book provides: clear, useful advice on approaching the test from an experienced examiner; contemporary topic-based units covering the core skills of reading, writing, listening and speaking; carefully graded development of test skills, building to a full practice test; a strong grammar syllabus which revises key structures needed by students at this level.
Class Audio CDs (3): CD1 (Tracks 1-27), CD2 (Tracks 1-27) CD3 (Tracks 1-30)
Teacher's Book includes: an overview of IELTS, an introduction to the aims and rationale of the course, advice on how to use the Student's book, activities, suggestions for additional activities, model answers and students' answers with examiner's comments for the writing test, an end-of-course evaluation, full answer key.
Louis Harrison, Caroline Cushen, Susan Hutchison, "Achieve IELTS Student's Book: English for International Education: Upper Intermediate - Advanced Bk. 2"
Download here Part 1
Download here Part 2
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