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Evans' International Law provides wide-ranging analysis of all the key issues and themes in public international law and brings together an outstanding collection of interesting and diverse writings from the leading scholars in the field. The fourth edition succeeds both in explaining the principles of international law and exposing the debates and challenges that underlie it. Now fully revised and updated, it continues to provide an authoritative and stimulating overview of this increasingly important subject; revealing international law in its full diversity. International Law is also accompanied by an Online Resource Centre, featuring the personal views and recollections of eminent international law practitioners.

Sich kommunikative Fähigkeiten schnell aneignen und unmittelbar im Arbeitsalltag anwenden — diesen Anspruch setzt Business Result konsequent um und führt Lernenden ihre Fortschritte immer wieder vor Augen. Beratend stand die Cranfield University School of Management zur Seite. Für das vertiefende Selbststudium eignet sich das Workbook mit CD-ROM. Es enthält unter anderem email practice, eine interactive phrasebank und ein business glossary.

This award-winning collection of adapted classic literature and original stories develops reading skills for low-beginning through advanced students.

New in the internationally successful Visual Dictionary series, the Oxford Visual Dictionary of Animals introduces animals from around the world through highly illustrated dynamic spreads in thematic sections. There are over 1,500 words and incredible 3D artwork. All the animals are labelled, so that children can learn the names for their favourite animals and expand their vocabulary. Stunning atmospheric spreads introduce each habitat, followed by spreads showing the animals that live there. It includes maps and feature panels providing a wide range of vocabulary in both languages. At the back of the book is a section giving vocabulary for names of groups of animals, the noises animals make, and animal young. The Animal Detective Quiz sends readers back into the book to find the answers. This title contains a full index.

Biff, Chip, Kipper and friends are older now and their true destiny is about to be revealed. Join them as they embark on the mission of a lifetime! In Book 8, Tyler: His Story, we learn all about Tyler, who travelled forward in time over 200 years to help defeat the Virans. His tale is one of bravery — but what can the other children learn from it? Time Chronicles is a series of fun and accessible first chapter books that are perfect for moving your child on from picture books to longer stories. Each book in the series is an exciting story in its own right, as the children fight to save the world from the evil Virans. The books are carefully levelled to boost the confidence of the child, whilst also introducing more vibrant and interesting vocabulary. They are perfect for keeping the attention of all children with fast paced action, lots of authentic historical facts and cool gadgets! Set in a real historical time with characters from the past, these books are packed full of extras including questions, historical fact files, character information, photos, artwork and glossaries. Support for parents is also included. Time Chronicles are part of Read with Biff, Chip & Kipper — the UK's most popular home reading series.

Pippi Longstocking is one of the most popular children's characters of all time and is still much loved by millions of children today. This anniversary edition of Pippi Longstocking Goes Aboard will introduce Pippi and her adventurous spirit to a whole new generation of readers. Nine year old Pippi is an unusual and unpredictable character, she lives alone with a monkey, a horse, and no rules whatsoever! Every day is a crazy adventure with Pippi, but what else would you expect from the daughter of a swashbuckling pirate captain?! In this story Pippi and her friends, Tommy and Annika, have the best time together — going to the circus, buying ALL the sweets in the sweet shop and getting shipwrecked for the weekend. But when Pippi's long-lost father comes to visit, will Pippi sail away to sea with him and leave Tommy and Annika behind?

This best-selling dictionary is an authoritative and comprehensive source of jargon-free legal information. It contains over 4,700 entries that clearly define the major terms, concepts, processes, and the organization of the English legal system. Entries have been fully updated for this edition to incorporate the latest legislation, including entries on foreign national offenders, Police and Crime Commissioners, corporate manslaughter, and settlement agreements, and there is a useful Writing and Citation Guide that specifically addresses problems and established conventions for writing legal essays and reports. Now providing more information than ever before, this edition features recommended web links for many entries, which are accessed and kept up to date via the Dictionary of Law companion website. Described by leading university lecturers as, «the best law dictionary» and, «excellent for non-law students as well as law undergraduates», this classic dictionary is an invaluable source of legal reference for professionals, students, and anyone else needing succinct clarification of legal terms. Focusing primarily on English law, it also provides a one-stop source of information for any of the many countries that base their legal system on English law.

An updated edition of this complete first course in English for business. Business Basics now leads on to Business Focus — the new course for pre-intermediate Business english students. Key features The material features real companies and individuals, and authentic texts, providing relevant study for Business English students. The new edition contains 90% new material, providing a fresh and updated context for the language work. The syllabus remains language-driven, giving learners the thorough grounding in basic structures and skills which they need at this level. A new pronunciation syllabus provides work on word and sentence stress, intonation, and other areas such as contracted speech which learners at this level often find problematic. Each unit covers a theme of general relevance in the business world, such as 'Dealing with Problems' and 'New Developments.' The units are now even in length, with clear headings to identify different types of activities. 12 units, divided into short, manageable sub-sections detailed Contents map Language File at the back, cross-referenced to the relevant unit sections a revised and extended glossary a guide to pronunciation

An updated edition of this complete first course in English for business. Business Basics now leads on to Business Focus — the new course for pre-intermediate Business english students. Key features The material features real companies and individuals, and authentic texts, providing relevant study for Business English students. The new edition contains 90% new material, providing a fresh and updated context for the language work. The syllabus remains language-driven, giving learners the thorough grounding in basic structures and skills which they need at this level. A new pronunciation syllabus provides work on word and sentence stress, intonation, and other areas such as contracted speech which learners at this level often find problematic. Each unit covers a theme of general relevance in the business world, such as 'Dealing with Problems' and 'New Developments.' The units are now even in length, with clear headings to identify different types of activities. 12 units, divided into short, manageable sub-sections detailed Contents map Language File at the back, cross-referenced to the relevant unit sections a revised and extended glossary a guide to pronunciation

An updated edition of this complete first course in English for business. Business Basics now leads on to Business Focus — the new course for pre-intermediate Business english students. Key features The material features real companies and individuals, and authentic texts, providing relevant study for Business English students. The new edition contains 90% new material, providing a fresh and updated context for the language work. The syllabus remains language-driven, giving learners the thorough grounding in basic structures and skills which they need at this level. A new pronunciation syllabus provides work on word and sentence stress, intonation, and other areas such as contracted speech which learners at this level often find problematic. Each unit covers a theme of general relevance in the business world, such as 'Dealing with Problems' and 'New Developments.' The units are now even in length, with clear headings to identify different types of activities. 12 units, divided into short, manageable sub-sections detailed Contents map Language File at the back, cross-referenced to the relevant unit sections a revised and extended glossary a guide to pronunciation

Stimulating activities within a graded syllabus. • It follows a carefully graded syllabus which allows for recycling of language. • A complete comic-strip adventure story runs through each book, featuring ace detective Captain Shadow. This provides a memorable context for new language and maintains motivation. • It involves children in a variety of other fun activities, such as songs, rhymes, games, and puzzles, which are all used to practise language in an enjoyable way. • It gives children a thorough grounding in listening, speaking, reading and writing.

Short anecdotes for oral or written retelling. • The books in these two graded series train students to reproduce material they have listened to or read. • Each book contains short, amusing anecdotes, followed by a set of comprehension questions on the passage. The stories in the second series are followed by both questions and also a variety of other exercises. • Each book contains a complete wordlist at the back.

A four-level teenage course combining exciting new material with all the features that made the original Hotline so popular.

Help your students read their way to better English with this new edition of the world's best graded readers — now with a new range of World Stories, fully revised Factfiles, more audio, and new tests. The new edition includes the original Bookworms stories, plus the Starters, Playscripts and Factfiles, making it easy for you to see the full choice of books at each Stage. The highly acclaimed seven-stage system of grading, from Starter to Stage 6, remains the same, helping you to find the right level for all your students. As they walk through a park in the distant future, Harl and Ellen talk about their work and their lives. But they will never have a life together because their work as scientists is more important to them than their love. Harl plans to leave Earth, on a long and dangerous journey through space. Ellen plans to stay on Earth, to change the way the human mind works. When Harl returns to Earth, Ellen will be long dead... and the world will be a very different place.

This is a three-year project-based course for young learners with a sound grammatical framework.

- Provides guidance on the use of role play to develop fluency and to train students to deal with the unpredictable nature of language. — Offers a focal point in lessons integrating the four skills. — Gives experienced teachers fresh ideas, and less experienced teachers lots of practical support.

Hotline is a four-level course for teenagers. It may be started at beginner level (Hotline Starter) or false-beginner level (Hotline Elementary). Hotline takes students to an intermediate level of English. Its key features are: a loopback syllabus. The course incorporates extensive recycling and revision of language, ensuring that what is studied is learnt, remembered and easily recalled when needed. a grammar-based analytical approach. Grammar is treated as a problem-solving activity and students are treated as thinkers who are guided to work out the rules of grammar for themselves. skills work. All the four skills of reading, writing, listening and speaking are covered. project work. Through project work students are given the opportunity to talk and write about their life and to relate language to their own experience and aspirations. cross-cultural and cross-curricular studies. Students are encouraged to compare their own language and culture to that of English and the world of English speakers. Topics from other school subjects are introduced to integrate language studies with other subjects on the curriculum. learner training. Through a variety of activities including a learning diary, seif-checks and project work, students are guided towards good learning strategies and encouraged to accept responsibility for their own learning. This level of Hotline comprises a Student's Book, Workbook, Teacher's Book and an audio cassette. The Teacher's Book contains clear, step-by-step guidance for handling all the activities, together with answer keys for all the exercises.The Teacher's Book also contains: an introduction to project work. The methodology of project work is introduced and explained, with guidance on preparation and evaluation.cross-cultural notes. These explain aspects of language use and culture. tapescripts. These give the text of unseen listening exercises. Workbook key. There is a full key to all the Workbook exercises. Culture spot teaching notes. These give guidance on exploiting the Culture spots in the Workbook for class discussion. tests. These are provided for each revision unit. They are in addition to the seif-checks in the Workb

Oxford Team! is an exciting new three-level English course for younger students by Norman Whitney. Its key features are: • a lively cartoon adventure story at the beginning of each unit • a clear and systematic introduction to English grammar • careful attention to vocabulary development • reading texts on a wide variety of up-to-date topics • a thorough approach to writing, including model texts and plenty of preparation • helpful practice in speaking and listening • a song in every unit • regular and thorough revision work • optional projects and stories Each level of Oxford Team! consists of: • Student's Book • Workbook • Teacher's Book (including tests) • Class cassettes • Class CDs

ProFile teaches students about business and the language of business simultaneously. Overview: This three-level, topic-based course takes students progressively through the main themes of business. It has a carefully graded language syllabus, systematic practice of all four skills, integrated case-studies, and authentic video interviews on CD-ROM. How can it be used? As a stand-alone Business English course. As the core Business English element in a wider-ranging language training programme. Who is it for? Students who need to use their English to communicate at work. Students who want to build their knowledge of business as they improve their English. Students who need to develop their communication skills for future career development. Key features: Clear introduction to business for teachers and students. Global content and authentic sources. Integrated video CD-ROM with Student's Book. Progressive language syllabus. Fluency-driven case-studies (levels 2 and 3). Complete commercial writing syllabus.