This collection of poems explores ways the living and the dead meet - for lunch, in an artwork, on an allotment plot, in the city. We meet poets, artists and others engaged in the struggles and contradictions of their own times, and encounter challenges from our own.
Discover Britain is a practical guide for tourists, business visitors and language students coming to Britain. It contains a wealth of detailed information about life in Britain, clearly organised so that users can quickly find the facts they need. Moreover, it is the only reference guide to Britain arranged especially for the visitor who is also a learner of English. Help is given with words and expressions which might not be understood; and tasks, questions and quizzes are used throughout the book to check and encourage comprehension. There is also an accompanying cassette containing lively, varied dialogues in a wide range of British accents.
A collection of poems - divided between 'Indoors' and 'and Out' - the second collection by Dominic Fisher in which observation is matched by his erudite and playful love of words.
Something to Read 1 and 2 are appropriate for use with levels 1 and 2 respectively of The New Cambridge English Course, or other course books at these levels. They aim to encourage learners to pick and choose what to read according to their interest and ability. Each is highly illustrated in colour and black and white and contains extracts from books, magazines and newspapers, chosen and presented so as to be accesible to low-level learners. Optinal mini-tasks are offered to chech comprehension.
Highly illustrated reader providing students with a range of motivating self-access reading material.
If the reader is interested in history, travel, food, statistics, or if they just want to practise reading in English, they should find something in this book. It is appropriate for use with Level 2 of the Cambridge English Course, or other course books at this level. It is designed to encourage learners to pick and choose what to read according to their interests and ability. Containing extracts from books, magazines and newspapers, it has been presented so as to be accessible to low-level learners. Optional mini-tasks are included to check comprehension.
These new self-access readers provide students with a wide range of motivating material from which to choose, from magazine, newspaper and book extracts to instructions, comic strips, short stories and poems. These readers are designed to accompany The New Cambridge English Course Levels 1 and 2, or other elementary and low-intermediate course books, giving students extra reading practice to supplement the reading material in the course book. Life on earth and other pieces can be used when learners have covered the first half of The New Cambridge English Course Level 1; Fortune for free may be used at any stage during the second half of Level 1; Hidden pictures can be used when students have covered the first half of Level 2; Family business can be used at any stage during the second half of Level 2. Each book is highly illustrated throughout and also contains optional mini-tasks.
