Ceri Jones Bücher

When life gives you lemons you make lemonade. But, what happens when life gives you a stick of rhubarb, a kohlrabi or a cabbage? What do you make then? This book is here to help.

Ideal for teachers looking for an easy-to-use adult general English course, Straightforward, is flexible and simple to use, based around 12 topics per level. It always takes the most suitable methodological approach to what is being taught, resulting in the perfect balance of skills and language work. Extra section including functional language, writing skills, grammar notes and word lists round off the Students Book.Key Features:Simple enough for new teachers to use; flexible enough for tho

A classroom tested English-course for adults and young adults, "Inside Out" has been designed to develop real-life communicative skills and powers of self-expression. Creative grammar learners organize and develop their knowledge of grammar. Easy-to-use exercises put rules into pratice - and are then recycled as speaking activities. All grammar work is backed up with clear summaries. Personalized speaking a series of challenging speaking tasks focuses on learners' own experiences and opinions. Choices within tasks encourage learners to take charge of interactions. Structured planning time is built into tasks, improving both fluency and accuracy. Contextualized lexical items are seen in context, showing how words and phrases function and how they collocate with each other. Focus exercises highlight and recycle lexis to help learners build a bigger and better active vocabulary. Realistic listening and a rich selection of accessible and entertaining cartoons, postcards, letters and extracts from newspapers, magazines and novels. Listenings include conversations, interviews and classic pop songs recorded by the original artists.

This is a reference book of Welsh idiomatic speech with guides for learners on pronounciation of north and south Wales dialects.

A general English course for adults and young adults based on observation of what good teachers do in the classroom. The lessons offer a balanced mix of language input, skills work and oral tasks.

For ease of use and practicality Straightforward Second Edition is structured to provide one lesson per double-page spread (A/B/C/D), lasting around 90 minutes. All lessons are interlinked to promote better and more memorable learning, but there is the flexibility to pick out certain key sections to focus on certain language points.

This book traces the growth of English literary criticism from its origins to the present. It has a supplementary introduction to the concepts of structuralism, reader response criticism, and deconstructive theory and practice.

The Student's Book is beautifully designed and structured to contain one lesson per double page spread throughout the book. Each unit covers a range of material and highlighted sections help to develop the core skills. Self-assessment boxes at the end of each unit check and monitor student progress and allow them to become independent learners.

Macmillan Literature Collections are designed for advanced English students, featuring a selection of unedited short stories. The authors included write in a language that advanced learners can easily understand. This collection offers various elements to enhance the reading experience: A glossary highlights challenging words, which are indexed and explained on the page below the text. Key terms that students may not know but can infer from context are printed in bold and defined at the book's end. Before reading each story, a brief summary provides insight into the plot, making it easier to follow without revealing the ending. Additionally, exercises precede each story to help students master the more difficult vocabulary they will encounter. After reading, further exercises reinforce useful vocabulary and grammatical concepts present in the story. The collection showcases the evolution of literary styles and perspectives throughout the twentieth century, featuring stories like "Lesson on a Tortoise" by D. H. Lawrence, where a teacher faces challenges in class; "The Teddy-bears' Picnic" by William Trevor, which explores a newly married couple's issues; and "The Rough Crossing" by F. Scott Fitzgerald, depicting a turbulent Atlantic crossing. Other notable stories include Roald Dahl's "Lamb to the Slaughter," about a pregnant wife's dilemma, and Annie Proulx's "The Blood Bay," where a cowboy takes a dead man's shoes.