Oxford University Press

This is a short, communicative course for the low-level learner of American English.

Helps students to combine their knowledge of English with their technical knowledge and develops all four skills through varied activities. Five units out of thirty are based on interviews with students and people working in the industry and place more emphasis on listening skills.

This title offers coverage in all four skills with up-to-date technical content. Helps students to combine their knowledge of English with their technical knowledge and develops all four skills through varied activities. Five units out of thirty are based on interviews with students and people working in the industry and place more emphasis on listening skills.

This is a short course to build skills and confidence at real beginner level.

There are certain kinds of information that can be conveyed more readily and clearly by pictures than by descriptions and explanations. The Oxford-Duden Pictorial Spanish and English Dictionary identifies over 29,000 objects by means of numbered illustrations, offering at a glance their Spanish and English terms. This second edition has been revised and updated to reflect the most up-to-date changes in technology, science and medicine, industry and commerce and to offer even wider coverage of all major fields of reference, including the arts and entertainment, recreation and sport, flora and fauna and typical situations in domestic and everyday life. Over 1500 new items of vocabulary have been added relating to such diverse fields as photography, typesetting, personal computers, telecommunications and transport. Every vocabulary item is indexed in Spanish and English so that the dictionary can be used in both directions. The subjects are organized thematically enabling the user to grasp the entire vocabulary relevant to a given situation or context. This new edition will be an invaluable supplement to any Spanish-English or English-Spanish dictionary.

Built on a structural syllabus, this title aims to provide young children with a foundation in all four language skills and the confidence to communicate effectively. Language is presented and practised through varied activities, including songs, games, and a storyline featuring the adventures of a group of children, clowns, and a monkey.

Clear presentation and practice of essential business language.

Clear presentation and practice of essential business language.

A communicative, three-part course for young teenagers with a clear, structural approach and an emphasis on student involvement. Student's Book — list of contents — twelve units — six optional projects — two optional stories with exercises — grammar summary — split editions available at levels 1 and 2

A communicative, three-part course for young teenagers with a clear, structural approach and an emphasis on student involvement. Workbook: — extra practice material for class or homework — wordlist

A communicative, three-part course for young teenagers with a clear, structural approach and an emphasis on student involvement. Student's Book — list of contents — twelve units — six optional projects — two optional stories with exercises — grammar summary — split editions available at levels 1 and 2

A communicative, three-part course for young teenagers with a clear, structural approach and an emphasis on student involvement. Workbook — extra practice material for class or homework — wordlist

An excellent grounding in all four language skills. — The course is built on a clear structural syllabus, providing young children with a solid foundation in all four language skills and the confidence to communicate effectively. — Vocabulary and structures are presented at a pace young children can follow and are continuously recycled and revised, ensuring steady progress. — Language is presented and practised through varied and enjoyable activities, including songs, games, and a delightful storyline featuring the adventures of a group of children, clowns, and a monkey. — A 'You and Me' section in every unit allows children to personalize their learning by talking about themselves and doing very simple project work. — Attractive illustrations, photographs, and a large sheet of colourful activity stickers all help to keep motivation high. — The optional Starter Book is an ideal foundation book for learners unfamiliar with the Roman alphabet.

An excellent grounding in all four language skills. — The course is built on a clear structural syllabus, providing young children with a solid foundation in all four language skills and the confidence to communicate effectively. — Vocabulary and structures are presented at a pace young children can follow and are continuously recycled and revised, ensuring steady progress. — Language is presented and practised through varied and enjoyable activities, including songs, games, and a delightful storyline featuring the adventures of a group of children, clowns, and a monkey. — A 'You and Me' section in every unit allows children to personalize their learning by talking about themselves and doing very simple project work. — Attractive illustrations, photographs, and a large sheet of colourful activity stickers all help to keep motivation high. — The optional Starter Book is an ideal foundation book for learners unfamiliar with the Roman alphabet.

An excellent grounding in all four language skills. — The course is built on a clear structural syllabus, providing young children with a solid foundation in all four language skills and the confidence to communicate effectively. — Vocabulary and structures are presented at a pace young children can follow and are continuously recycled and revised, ensuring steady progress. — Language is presented and practised through varied and enjoyable activities, including songs, games, and a delightful storyline featuring the adventures of a group of children, clowns, and a monkey. — A 'You and Me' section in every unit allows children to personalize their learning by talking about themselves and doing very simple project work. — Attractive illustrations, photographs, and a large sheet of colourful activity stickers all help to keep motivation high. — The optional Starter Book is an ideal foundation book for learners unfamiliar with the Roman alphabet.

An excellent grounding in all four language skills. — The course is built on a clear structural syllabus, providing young children with a solid foundation in all four language skills and the confidence to communicate effectively. — Vocabulary and structures are presented at a pace young children can follow and are continuously recycled and revised, ensuring steady progress. — Language is presented and practised through varied and enjoyable activities, including songs, games, and a delightful storyline featuring the adventures of a group of children, clowns, and a monkey. — A 'You and Me' section in every unit allows children to personalize their learning by talking about themselves and doing very simple project work. — Attractive illustrations, photographs, and a large sheet of colourful activity stickers all help to keep motivation high. — The optional Starter Book is an ideal foundation book for learners unfamiliar with the Roman alphabet.

This monograph extends the basic concepts of Darwinian evolution to accommodate recent findings and perspectives from the fields of biology, physics, chemistry and mathematics. The book drives to the heart of the debate on the origins of life and the maintenance of order in complex biological systems. It focuses on the concept of self-organization — the first time this concept has been incorporated into evolutionary theory. The author shows how complex systems, contrary to expectations, can spontaneously exhibit stunning degrees of order, and how this order in turn is essential for the emergence and development of life on Earth.

This is a sociolinguistic study of how people create and exchange coherent oral life stories. Linde claims such stories serve a number of psychological and social purposes, including the development and expression of a sense of self and the solidification and definition of relationships and group memberships. She focuses on different coherence systems, including `common sense' and its peculiarly American nature.

- A fascinating guide to our language and its history. — The principal authority on the origin and development of English words.

A three-level course reflecting the interests of young teenagers. — WOW! takes the form of a lively (fictitious) TV programme for young people which is itself called WOW!, or Window on the World. It appeals directly to young teenage learners by following the familiar conventions and genres of youth TV: quizzes, travel reports, documentary features, interviews and cartoons across a range of lively and often exciting topics. — It has a clear structural syllabus which provides students with a systematic and thorough foundation in grammar, from the simple present to the third conditional. Grammar points are clearly identified, explained, and practised through the imaginative contexts provided by the television programme format. — Everyday functional English is taught through regular, humorous cartoon sketches. Controlled development of all four language skills, pronunciation, and vocabulary are also systematically covered throughout the three levels. — Each level provides 90-120 hours of work and consists of twenty units divided into three parts. The first two parts present and practise new structures and functions, and the third part recycles the new language (through an exciting serial story in level 1, and through integrated skills development in levels 2 and 3). — Every second unit is followed by a revision and extension section which recycles and develops the grammar, vocabulary, and skills that have been covered in the units. — Supplementary Grammar and Practice Books at each level provide further explanations and practice of the grammar syllabus. The exercises are easy for the student to understand and can be done as homework or revision without the teacher's guidance.

A course for people studying computer science or working with computers. It covers a wide range of computing areas, giving practice in all four language skills. Particular emphasis is placed on the vocabulary and grammar of the English used in computer science.

A course for people studying computer science or working with computers. It covers a wide range of computing areas, giving practice in all four language skills. Particular emphasis is placed on the vocabulary and grammar of the English used in computer science.

This reader is aimed at students with an advanced knowledge of the English language. It is a collection exploring the trials of life from youth to old age, featuring stories by Evelyn Waugh, Saki, Roald Dahl, Susan Hill, Raymond Carver and Frank Sargeson.

A selection of short stories in the Bookworm Collection series. The texts are neither graded nor adapted, and each book contains biographical information about the authors, notes on the texts, and language activities.