Macmillan Publishers

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Business Grammar Builder» helps students improve both their grammar and Business English vocabulary. It is designed for students studying at intermediate level or higher and can be used both in the classroom and for self study. 50 units of clearly structured grammar explanations with graded practice exercises set in business contexts; Low to high context exercises, starting with gap-fills and matching activities. Leads into high-context practice based on telephone calls, emails, company reports etc; Authentic and interesting texts and citations from leading business sources; 16 progress tests for revision and consolidation; CD-ROM featuring selected conversations and articles from the book. Can be used for checking answers, revision and additional listening practice; Comprehensive index, glossary of grammar terms and answer keys for all tests and exercises.

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 work. Learners organise and develop their knowledge of grammar. Easy-to-use exercises put rules into practice — and are then recycled as speaking activities. All grammar work is backed up with clear summaries. Personalised speaking tasks. 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. Contextualised lexis. 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 reading. A rich selection of accessible and entertaining texts: cartoons, postcards and letters, and extracts from newspapers, magazines and novels. Listenings include conversations, interviews and classic pop songs. Inside Out Pre-intermediate Student's Book provides over 90 hours' teaching material.

This popular Proficiency course has now been fully revised and updated to reflect the changes in the revised Cambridge Proficiency Examination. Key features: — Ten topic-based units with motivating and stimulating material to help students develop and practise the advanced language and skills required to pass the exam. — Help sections give advice on how to approach the exam, including speaking tips and answering multiple choice questions. — Extensive practice of summary and composition writing skills. — Focus on word building, vocabulary development and help with phrasal verbs. — Exam practice section in every to enable students to prepare throughly for the exam.

In People Like Us you'll meet people from different countries all over the world. But remember that your culture is not just your country. It's what you do and how old you are. It's where you live. It's the things you like doing and the things you don't like doing. It's the way you talk and your education. It's about your friends, your family and your own character. This is your cultural identity. People Like Us has three aims: • to help you find out about other cultures. • to help you find out more about your own culture. • to help you enjoy practicing your English. People Like Us, for adult and young adult learners of English, is an integrated skills course exploring cultural values and attitudes. Based on over twenty hours of recorded interviews, People Like Us allows you to sample the lifestyles, attitudes and opinions of eleven real people from around the world. As well as learning about other cultures, you will be invited to reflect on your own culture. In this way, People Like Us will help build your cross-cultural awareness.

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.

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.

Way Ahead получил высокую оценку Федерального Экспертного Совета МО РФ и допущен к использованию в школах (классах) с углубленным изучением английского языка в качестве учебного пособия (Письмо Министерства образования РФ № 13-58-2130/17 от 03.07.02, Вестник Образования России №4/2003, с. 72, 74). Way Ahead имеет целый ряд достоинств: сбалансированное обучение всем видам речевой деятельности, обучение грамматике на визуальной основе по образцу, отработка не только отдельных звуков, но и ритма и интонации иноязычной речи, учет принципа посильности и доступности при формировании языковых навы& ков и развитии всех видов речевой деятельности. Достоинством УМК является его многокомплектность и профессионально-методическая оснащенность.

The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy has, in what we laughingly call the past, had Jt a great deal to say on the pi subject of parallel universes. Very little of this, however, below the level of Advanced God and, since it is now well-established that all known gods came into existence a good three millionths of a second after the Universe began rather than, as they usually claimed, the previous week, they already have a great deal ot explaining to do as it is, and are therefore not available for comment at this time . . .

The witch and her cat fly happily over forests, rivers and mountains on their broomstick until a stormy wind blows away the witch’s hat, bow and wand. They are retrieved by a dog, a bird and a frog, and each animal asks for a ride on the broom. They climb on, one after the next, until the broom is so heavy that it snaps in two! What will happen next as they tumble into a bog and meet a greedy dragon?

»Nickel and Dimed» reveals low-wage America in all its tenacity, anxiety, and surprising generosity. Instantly acclaimed for its insight, humor, and passion, this book is changing the way the nation perceives its working poor.

Peter F.Hamilton's Night's Dawn Trilogy has proved one of the best-selling Science-Fiction series of the last decade, and the most dramatically successful from a UK author. This handbook is an essential companion volume for all the countless readers past, present and future for whom this massive trilogy has evolved into a defining SF classic. It comprises general background information relating to all three volumes, with comprehensive notes and glossaries on the major characters, planets, space stations, political hierarchies, weaponry, spacecraft, invasions, and the many alien races with their diverse social economies, industries and technologies.

Contributed articles presented at an International Workshop on High Capacity Bus Systems held in New Delhi in January 2002; with special reference to India.

Brilliant is a four-level primary course which follows the adventures of the same characters throughout each level. Key Features: An absorbing and colourful story which presents a language area and stimulating practice exercises 'Adventure Notebook' pages in every unit open children's eyes to the world around them through simple reading texts. Each mini-project has a multicultural feel and covers topics such as cities, food, national costumes and daily life Simple explanations of grammatical structures Clear presentation of new vocabulary Systematic recycling of the language Controlled writing practice Listening exercises with stickers in every unit Easy-to-learn songs in every unit Regular revision.

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Brilliant Fun is a two level course intended as a fun and motivating introduction to English for young learners. All the elements of a full-colour Coursebook and Activity Book are integrated in the Pupil's Book.

Bring out the best in your students with Inside Out, an exciting new course for adults and young adults built around structured work on grammar and lexis, planned speaking tasks, writing and listening texts.Written by teachers for teachers, Inside Out provides a thoroughly enjoyable and lively course for adults and yound adults built around structured work on grammar and lexis, planned speaking tasks and engaging writing and listening tasks.Meaningful personalised tasks help students develop real-life communicative skills and powers of expression Structured planning time built into tasks to help improve efficiency and accuracy Focus exercises highlight and recycle lexis to help students build a bigger and better active vocabulary Imaginative activities based on pop songs, book extracts and magazine articles maximise motivation Inductive grammar presentations enable students to organise and develop their knowledge. Easy-to-use exercises put these rules into practice and are then recycled as personalised speaking activities.

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 work. Learners organise and develop their knowledge of grammar. Easy-to-use exercises put rules into practice — and are then recycled as speaking activities. All grammar work is backed up with clear summaries. — Personalised speaking tasks. 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. — Contextualised lexis. 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 reading A rich selection of accessible and entertaining texts: cartoons, postcards, letters and extracts from newspapers, magazines and novels. Listenings include conversations, interviews and pop songs recorded by the original artists. Inside Out Upper intermediate Student's Book provides over 90 hours' teaching material.

The Macmillan Children's Dictionary is a photographic picture dictionary, ideal for use alongside any children's course. Key Features: • Contains over 800 words arranged by topic. • Clear, vibrant photographs make learning vocabulary easy and exciting. • Graded reading and writing activities develop word-building skills and allow flexibility according to age or level. • Mr. Smile introduces oral activities to provide practice in vital communication skills. • A full wordlist gives easy access to all items included. • Includes both British and American vocabulary and spellings for use in any classroom with any syllabus. • Includes an introduction for teachers and parents on how to use the Macmillan Children's Dictionary.

Move Ahead — пятиуровневый курс английского языка для подростков. УМК Way Ahead и Move Ahead представляют собой законченную систему обучения английскому языку со 2 по 9 класс включительно. УМК Move Ahead построен по тематическому принципу. Материал учебника написан в увлекательной форме с использованием новейших педагогических технологий и максимально приближен к реальным жизненным ситуациям. Отличительными особенностями УМК являются:большое количество лексических и грамматических упражнений, позволяющих учащимся с разными уровнями подготовки, успешно овладеть языковым материалом; комплексный подход к формированию и развитию всех видов речевой деятельностив каждом уроке представлена тщательная работа над каждым видом речевой деятельности; упражнения экзаменационного характера, направленные на подготовку учащихся к сдаче международных экзаменов; наличие дополнительных текстов разных жанров.

Ready for First Certificate is a new and comprehensive course which offers thorough preparation for the Cambridge First Certificate in English examination. All four skills are systematically developed and practised in each unit, while in-depth exam training is given in the form of regular 'What to expect in the exam' and 'How to go about it' help boxes. This step-by-step approach ensures that students will be fully prepared and confident when sitting the First Certificate exam.

Учебник Rising Star — современный двухуровневый курс английского языка, материал которого обеспечивает подготовку и успешную сдачу учащимися ЕГЭ по английскому языку и международного экзамена First Certificate in English (FCE). Основные характеристики Rising Star: широкий спектр тем для обсуждения, соответствующих возрастным интересам учащихся и стимулирующих их вовлеченность в процесс изучения языка; большое количество тренировочных упражнений и заданий творческого характера, направленных на совершенствование грамматических и лексических навыков учащихся, включая упражнения на словообразование, использование в речи устойчивых словосочетаний и фразовых глаголов; высокая степень повторяемости изучаемых явлений, что обеспечивает успешное усвоение материала учащимися с разным уровнем владения языком; совершенствование речевых умений — аудирования, говорения, чтения, письма — в формате ЕГЭ и международного экзамена First Certificate in English (FCE), что способствует как развитию коммуникативной компетенции учащихся, так и овладению ими техники сдачи экзаменов; специальный раздел по обучению учащихся письменной речи с образцами выполнения письменных работ; справочные разделы по грамматике, фразовым глаголам, правилам оформления письменного высказывания.

Учебник Rising Star — современный двухуровневый курс английского языка, материал которого обеспечивает подготовку и успешную сдачу учащимися ЕГЭ по английскому языку и международного экзамена First Certificate in English (FCE). Основные характеристики Rising Star: широкий спектр тем для обсуждения, соответствующих возрастным интересам учащихся и стимулирующих их вовлеченность в процесс изучения языка; большое количество тренировочных упражнений и заданий творческого характера, направленных на совершенствование грамматических и лексических навыков учащихся, включая упражнения на словообразование, использование в речи устойчивых словосочетаний и фразовых глаголов; высокая степень повторяемости изучаемых явлений, что обеспечивает успешное усвоение материала учащимися с разным уровнем владения языком; совершенствование речевых умений — аудирования, говорения, чтения, письма — в формате ЕГЭ и международного экзамена First Certificate in English (FCE), что способствует как развитию коммуникативной компетенции учащихся, так и овладению ими техники сдачи экзаменов; специальный раздел по обучению учащихся письменной речи с образцами выполнения письменных работ; справочные разделы по грамматике, фразовым глаголам, правилам оформления письменного высказывания.

Учебник Rising Star — современный двухуровневый курс английского языка, материал которого обеспечивает подготовку и успешную сдачу учащимися ЕГЭ по английскому языку и международного экзамена First Certificate in English (FCE). Основные характеристики Rising Star: широкий спектр тем для обсуждения, соответствующих возрастным интересам учащихся и стимулирующих их вовлеченность в процесс изучения языка; большое количество тренировочных упражнений и заданий творческого характера, направленных на совершенствование грамматических и лексических навыков учащихся, включая упражнения на словообразование, использование в речи устойчивых словосочетаний и фразовых глаголов; высокая степень повторяемости изучаемых явлений, что обеспечивает успешное усвоение материала учащимися с разным уровнем владения языком; совершенствование речевых умений — аудирования, говорения, чтения, письма — в формате ЕГЭ и международного экзамена First Certificate in English (FCE), что способствует как развитию коммуникативной компетенции учащихся, так и овладению ими техники сдачи экзаменов; специальный раздел по обучению учащихся письменной речи с образцами выполнения письменных работ; справочные разделы по грамматике, фразовым глаголам, правилам оформления письменного высказывания.