الخميس، 31 مارس 2011

Words to Rhyme With: A Rhyming Dictionary


Words to Rhyme With: A Rhyming Dictionary
Facts On File, Inc. | Willard R. Espy | ISBN 0-8160-6303-6 | third edition | 2006 | PDF | 705 pages | 6 MB


The essential rhyming dictionary, updated and expanded, for both writers and students। A longtime favorite resource for poets, songwriters, and language lovers, Willard R. Espy's acclaimed rhyming dictionary has been updated and expanded to include more than 100,000 rhyming words divided into single, double, and triple rhymes.

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Australian Slang Dictionary - Babylon Glossary



Australian Slang Dictionary - Babylon Glossary
File type: BGL | File size: 5 MB

Australian slang dictionary for Babylon is a great dictionary that is full of common australian vernacular words

note: you need to install Babylon software first to use this glossary

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Bryson's Dictionary for Writers and Editors



Bryson's Dictionary for Writers and Editors
Broadway Books | Bill Bryson | ISBN: 978-0-7679-2911-0 | PDF | 411 pages | 6 MB


From one of America's most beloved and bestselling authors, a wonderfully useful and readable guide to the problems of the English language most commonly encountered by editors and writers।

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الخميس، 29 يوليو 2010

Merriam Webster's Vocabulary Builder (PC Windows Version)


Merriam Webster's Vocabulary Builder (PC Windows Version)
Publisher: Merriam-Webster Inc | Language: English | exe | 200 MB

The ideal program for people who want to increase their word power. Focuses on more than 1,000 vocabulary words and introduces nearly 2,000 more - all organized by root for effective study. Includes quizzes to test progress.

The Merriam-Webster Vocabulary Builder allows you to enjoy informative and entertaining discussions of English words derived from Greek and Latin roots--and expand your working vocabulary at the same time. Words that share the same root are grouped for easy study. Quizzes let you test how much you've learned.

Please note that the program was first released in 1994 when most PCs were running 'Windows 95'. As it works in my PC running 'Windows Vista' (32-bits), it should also be compatible with 'Windows Me' & 'Windows XP'. Do the following (Vista 32-bits) or similar (Windows Me or XP) to make the program fonts readable in your Monitor:

1. Install the program
2. Windows 'Start-menu' --> 'Vocabulary Builder' --> right-click 'vbuilder'
3. 'Properties' --> 'Compatibility' --> Enable ' To run program in compatibility mode for 'Windows 95'
4. Enable all the Check-boxes in 'Settings' submenu
5. Click 'Apply' then 'OK'
6. Start program by clicking 'vbuilder'

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English Pronunciation course - ESL beginner


ESL – beginner
How to make a sound, exercises, dictations.
size: 179
format: PDF, MP3, mov
13 Unit + Guide book, answer key


WHAT IS INSIDE?
1) Level: Beginner ESL Course of Phonetics
2) Start with ‘English Pronunciation Course.doc’ (MsWord 2003) with clickable links to open the related docs (pdf, mp3, mov) divided into units
3) 13 Units (pdf +mp3+mov) with Answer Keys (pdf):
- mp3 – 192 kBit, 44 Mhz, Stereo – 13 files altogether
- mov – Quick Time video files - 314 x 240 – 7 files altogether

Contents:
Unit 1 - TH, as in THINK, BATHROOM, and TEETH
Unit 2 - TH, as in THOSE, MOTHER and SOOTHE
Unit 3 - [l] and [r], as in COLLECT, CORRECT, LAMB, and RAM
Unit 4 - [i:] and [I], as in SEEN and SIN
Unit 5 - [s], [], and [t]
Unit 6 - [v] and [w], as in Vine and Wine
Unit 7 - [d] and [], as George and Zsa-Zsa
Unit 8 - [e] and [], as in BET and BAT
Unit 9 - The Schwa
Unit 10 - Vowel + R
Unit 11 - [p] and [f], as in PAT and FAT
Unit 12 - [^], [], [o], [e] and [a], as in tummy, Tammy, Tommy, Betty and tatami
Unit 13 - [h], [hw] and [f], as in hail, whale and fail
Answer Keys!!!

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Pimsleur language program - Dutch


Basic Dutch: Learn to Speak and Understand Dutch with Pimsleur Language Programs
Publisher: Pimsleur 2007-07-17
ISBN: 0671047787
Language: English
Audio CD in MP3 + booklet
Size: 63 MB


The Pimsleur Method provides the most effective language-learning program ever developed. The Pimsleur Method gives you quick command of Dutch structure without tedious drills. Learning to speak Dutch can actually be enjoyable and rewarding.

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الأربعاء، 21 يوليو 2010

Listening Practice through Dictation 4 [Audio book]


Listening Practice through Dictation 4 [Audio book]
Publisher: Compass Publishing (August 1, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1599661063
Format: mp3
Size: 48.7 Mb

Listening Practice through Dictation is a four-level series that presents basic listening transcription activities designed for EFL learners ranging from beginner to upper intermediate. A time-honored method of teaching language, dictation has received renewed interest from teachers and learners worldwide. Each book in this series contains 40 units divided into eight themes. Each unit is comprised of five exercises based on a single listening text, which may be a dialog, monolog or continuous prose.
By focusing learners' attention on text transcription, Listening Practice through Dictation encourages learners to notice and improve spelling, vocabulary, sentence structure, cohesive devices used in speaking and writing, and punctuation, apart from providing invaluable exposure to audio-recorded language from native English speakers. The progression of grammar, vocabulary, passage length, and complexity is controlled from one book to the next in order to give learners an effective and rewarding stage-by-stage language learning experience.

Key Features
- Introduction including teaching tips by Mario Rinvolucri
- Full-color photos
- New words introduced at the beginning of each unit
- Listening transcription activities that integrate reading and writing
- Audio recording of dictation texts included in the free audio CD
- Complete answer keys and dictation text transcripts
- Free downloadable supplemental material

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Listening Practice through Dictation 3 [Audio book]


Listening Practice through Dictation 3 [Audio book]
Publisher: Compass Publishing (August 1, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1599661063
Format: mp3
Size: 48.7 Mb

Listening Practice through Dictation is a four-level series that presents basic listening transcription activities designed for EFL learners ranging from beginner to upper intermediate. A time-honored method of teaching language, dictation has received renewed interest from teachers and learners worldwide. Each book in this series contains 40 units divided into eight themes. Each unit is comprised of five exercises based on a single listening text, which may be a dialog, monolog or continuous prose.
By focusing learners' attention on text transcription, Listening Practice through Dictation encourages learners to notice and improve spelling, vocabulary, sentence structure, cohesive devices used in speaking and writing, and punctuation, apart from providing invaluable exposure to audio-recorded language from native English speakers. The progression of grammar, vocabulary, passage length, and complexity is controlled from one book to the next in order to give learners an effective and rewarding stage-by-stage language learning experience.

Key Features
- Introduction including teaching tips by Mario Rinvolucri
- Full-color photos
- New words introduced at the beginning of each unit
- Listening transcription activities that integrate reading and writing
- Audio recording of dictation texts included in the free audio CD
- Complete answer keys and dictation text transcripts
- Free downloadable supplemental material

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الاثنين، 19 يوليو 2010

Longman Preparation Course for the TOEFL iBT Test (2nd Edition)


Longman Preparation Course for the TOEFL iBT Test (2nd Edition)
Eng | 2nd Edition | CD-ROM | 780 MB

The CD-ROM features:
* Completely different material from that in the Student Book
* Practice sections for all parts of the test, including speaking
* Eight mini-tests and two complete tests
* Pop-up explanations for all items on the CD-ROM
* Easy-to-use scoring and record keeping to monitor progress
* New "Send" feature allows electronic submission of reading/listening results and writing and speaking responses

This is the CD-ROM to the second edition of the Longman Preparation Course for the TOEFL iBT Test. The installation files are included. No password or disk is required to use the program.

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Berlitz English 10 levels [Book+Audio CD]


Berlitz English 10 levels [Book+Audio CD]
Author : Denise Kruelle
Published by : Berlitz Languages, Inc
File type : PDF & Mp3
Each level contains Book and Audio CD
Size : 315 Mb

STUDENT BOOK
learn usable skills in practical,theme-based chapters*
understand nuances of the English language through helpful tips*
add materials as toy progress, with an easy-to-customize binder format*
learn about cultural differences in the Culture Corner*

AUDIO CD
listen to the audio CD at home or on the go*
improve your pronunciation skills*
test your listening comprehension*
learn telephone skills*

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السبت، 17 يوليو 2010

Listening Practice through Dictation 2 [Audio book]


Listening Practice through Dictation 2 [Audio book]
Publisher: Compass Publishing (August 1, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1599661055
Format: mp3
Size: 33.27 Mb

Listening Practice through Dictation is a four-level series that presents basic listening transcription activities designed for EFL learners ranging from beginner to upper intermediate. A time-honored method of teaching language, dictation has received renewed interest from teachers and learners worldwide. Each book in this series contains 40 units divided into eight themes. Each unit is comprised of five exercises based on a single listening text, which may be a dialog, monolog or continuous prose.
By focusing learners' attention on text transcription, Listening Practice through Dictation encourages learners to notice and improve spelling, vocabulary, sentence structure, cohesive devices used in speaking and writing, and punctuation, apart from providing invaluable exposure to audio-recorded language from native English speakers. The progression of grammar, vocabulary, passage length, and complexity is controlled from one book to the next in order to give learners an effective and rewarding stage-by-stage language learning experience.

Key Features
- Introduction including teaching tips by Mario Rinvolucri
- Full-color photos
- New words introduced at the beginning of each unit
- Listening transcription activities that integrate reading and writing
- Audio recording of dictation texts included in the free audio CD
- Complete answer keys and dictation text transcripts
- Free downloadable supplemental material


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Listening Practice through Dictation 1 [Audio book]


Listening Practice through Dictation 1 [Audio book]
Publisher: Compass Publishing (August 1, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1599661047
Format: mp3
Size: 33 Mb

Listening Practice through Dictation is a four-level series that presents basic listening transcription activities designed for EFL learners ranging from beginner to upper intermediate. A time-honored method of teaching language, dictation has received renewed interest from teachers and learners worldwide. Each book in this series contains 40 units divided into eight themes. Each unit is comprised of five exercises based on a single listening text, which may be a dialog, monolog or continuous prose.
By focusing learners' attention on text transcription, Listening Practice through Dictation encourages learners to notice and improve spelling, vocabulary, sentence structure, cohesive devices used in speaking and writing, and punctuation, apart from providing invaluable exposure to audio-recorded language from native English speakers. The progression of grammar, vocabulary, passage length, and complexity is controlled from one book to the next in order to give learners an effective and rewarding stage-by-stage language learning experience.

Key Features
- Introduction including teaching tips by Mario Rinvolucri
- Full-color photos
- New words introduced at the beginning of each unit
- Listening transcription activities that integrate reading and writing
- Audio recording of dictation texts included in the free audio CD
- Complete answer keys and dictation text transcripts
- Free downloadable supplemental material

الاثنين، 12 يوليو 2010

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الأحد، 11 يوليو 2010

Babylon_Pro_8.0.7


Babylon_Pro_8.0.7 | 8 MB

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Babylon 8 is the world's leading dictionary and language translation software. Babylon offers you the most intuitive tool for all your translation needs. With Babylon you can quickly translate emails, web pages, ********s, instant messages, and more. All you have to do is click on the word or text that you want to translate and a small window instantly appears with the desired results from Babylon's extensive database of language dictionaries, glossaries and conversion

• Translation in more than 75 languages
Babylon's translation and dictionary software offers results from a database of 1,300 sources in more than 75 languages. The database includes 25 professional dictionaries in 31 languages developed by Babylon's own linguistic team: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, Hebrew, Chinese (Traditional), Chinese (Simplified), Dutch, Russian, Korean and Swedish. In fact, Babylon has developed a unique instant computerized translation tool that will eventually replace your traditional printed dictionaries, offering an immediate and online access to Internet information sources and a wide range of online dictionaries and glossaries that are
constantly updated

Babylon 8 features:
• Single Click activation
• Text translation - in 31 languages
• Results from the world's leading publishers
• Encyclopedias including Wikipedia *******
• Translations in more than 75 languages
• Unit Conversions - Convert currencies, measurements and time
• Writing Tools for English
• Spelling Alternatives
• Technical Requirement

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الجمعة، 30 أبريل 2010

PC Translator 2010


PC Translator 2010 | 154 MB

The PC Translator program serves as a support to text translations into 17 lenguages to foreign languages. It is an indispensable tool for translations of websites, e-mails, faxes, letters, instructions, help, etc.
It contains: bi-directional text translator, www-translator, text translator in MS Word, Outlook... and a multidisciplinary dictionary with pronunciation by native speakers. Dictionary databases contained in this program are among the largest. The program may be installed in PCs with Windows 7, Vista, XP, 2000, NT, Me a 98. PC Translator can be installed optionally with Czech, English or German menu and help

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الخميس، 22 أبريل 2010

Punctuation Made Easy


Punctuation Made Easy
File size: 172 MB
File type: ISO

in a fun game-show format, Punctuation Made Easy will familiarize your students with the importance of punctuation - how it works like a code that tells a reader how to read the words on a page.
Students will develop strategies for using punctuation effectively to clarify the meaning of their writing. Intelligent software assesses each student's abilities and then presents tutorial lessons for those topics where special attention is needed.
The program also includes a special teacher's section where each student's progress report can be viewed. Working independently with Punctuation Made Easy, your students will master punctuation, a key building block for writing and communicating effectively!

TOPICS INCLUDE:
Apostrophes:
* Contractions
* Possession
* Plural Nouns
* Possessive Pronouns
* Brackets, Hyphens, Dashes
* Capital Letters & Full Stops:
* Ending a Sentence
* Abbreviations
* Beginning Sentences
* Proper Nouns

Commas:
* Lists with Full Stops
* Apposition
* Question Marks & Exclamation Marks:
* Question Words
* Direct Questions
* Indirect Questions
* Short Expressions
* Semicolons & Colons:
* Separating Clauses
* Semicolons in Lists
* Introducing Lists

Speech Marks:
* Direct Speech
* Inside Punctuation
* Dialogue

Benefits:
* Diagnostic testing Intelligent software identifies strengths & weaknesses
* Comprehensive & individualized progress charts
* Easy-to-understand explanations Instant feedback in exercises
* Teacher's Section with detailed student records

الجمعة، 16 أبريل 2010

Complete English Grammar Series (10 DVDs)

Complete English Grammar Series (10 DVDs)
Language : English
10 DVDs + Study Guide
Author: Karl Weber
Published By: Video Aided Instruction, Inc.
isbn 1-57385 -101-9
Format : MPEG-4 + PDF
Total size : 1.9 GB
Total Duration : 12h 20mn (Each DVD About 1h:1.5h)
Video Size: 640 x 480
Audio: AAC 48000Hz stereo 1536kbps

Video Aided Instruction’s English Grammar Series makes the tricky rules of English grammar easier to learn than ever before — whether you’re new to English or you’ve been speaking it for years!
The 10 programs in this series are each divided into 3 to 5 short lessons, making them perfect for classroom use or self-study. They’re also ideal for reviewing forgotten grammar or preparing for many verbal standardized tests such as the SAT, TOEFL, GED, and GRE. Plus, they can really help you improve your grades in school or your performance on the job!

Using easy-to-follow examples and practice exercises from everyday life, this series can help you master even the most complicated English grammar topics!
the 10 programs in this series are:
* English Grammar: Sentence Structure
* English Grammar: Parts of Speech
* English Grammar: Sentence Complements
* English Grammar: Verbs
* English Grammar: Pronouns
* English Grammar: Agreement
* English Grammar: Modifiers
* English Grammar: Parallel Structure
* English Grammar: Punctuation
* English Grammar: Spelling & Capitalization

الأحد، 7 مارس 2010

Living Language - Easy Pronunciation


35 Pages
Author: Barbara Raifsnider
Format: PDF + MP3
Size: 316 MB

A practical English-language pronunciation program helps those listeners who speak English as a second language or speak American English with regional accents, offering a wide range of useful words, phrases, colloquial expressions, and more.

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Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary


Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
Published by: Cambridge
Format: ISO
Size: 400 MB

Its entries include more than 2,000 key vocabulary items from the content areas of math, the arts, chemistry, earth science, physics, American and world history, social studies, language arts, and other disciplines, as well as the more general vocabulary used in academic writing and speech, such as "analyze," "derive," and "subsequent." The dictionary also provides full coverage of the everyday words and phrases students need to know. It is based on extensive Corpus research and developed with the needs of English learners in mind.

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Talk about Travel Second Edition


Writer : Rob Jordens, Terry Jordens
ISBN : 978-1-59966-401-9
Target : Advacned
Format: text doc + MP3
Size: 64 MB
Year of Publishing: 2009

Talk About Travel Second Edition is a workbook designed for students who are interested in developing their English skills for the purpose of traveling or working in the field of tourism and hospitality. Units throughout the book prog...

Features
•Useful vocabulary to suit a wide variety of situations in tourism
•Informative reading passages and realistic dialogs using natural English
•Practical communication exercises for those working in the field of tourism
•Authentic documents, brochures, and flyers for further study
•Helpful tips about how to enjoy traveling
•Task-based communicative activities for problem-solving skills
•Audio recordings of all reading passages and dialogs

Notes: This is a text for the publication of CD This is NOT the original book. However, it contains the texts - reading passages and dialogues- presented in the track collection of the above-mentioned publication.

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الخميس، 4 مارس 2010

English for Emails ( CD-ROM + Book)


61 Pages
Publisher: Oxford
Author: Rebecca Chapman
Format: PDF + nrg
Size: 61 MB

A new series of short, specialist English courses for professions such as human resources, or marketing and advertising, and work skills such as telephoning, meetings, and presentations. Each course can be completed in 25-30 hours, so students make progress quickly. Hands-on tasks allow students to use new language immediately. It can be used as a stand-alone, short intensive course; for self-study using the interactive MultiROM; or alongside a more general coursebook, such as International Express.

Key Features
* 'STARTER' warm-up activities use students' experiences to lead in to each unit topic.
* Tip boxes present key language points, useful phrases, and strategies.
* 'OUTPUT' activities at the end of each unit encourage discussion and immediate practice of the material.
* Interactive MultiROM with every title with self-study material for students to maximize their time in and outside the classroom.

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Dictionary of word origins


452 Pages
Author: Joseph T. Shipley
File type: Djvu
Size: 12 MB

This is quite an interesting book! There will probably never be another book like this! Fun because of the adventurous stories behind the words. Funny because the cross-referencing is... well, unusual. For example, you'll look up 'centigrade' and it will tell you to look under 'congress'! Other examples include: 'glass' => 'electricity'; 'pectoral' => 'parrot'; 'scratch' => 'knick-knack'; 'town' => 'villain'; and my favorite 'ventriloquism' => 'necromancy'! But that's just the beginning! There are even more... And then we have the Appendices. Appendix I is "Doublets" which are "words that have arrived in our language by different routes from the same source." This list is very useful especially for English students. Next we have Appendix II: Words From Names. These are common, every-day words that originate from proper nouns. For example: Did you know that the word 'coach' (as in a carriage pulled by a team of horses) comes from the Hungarian town Kocs where they were first used? Or did you know that 'dollar' comes from Joachimsthal, Germany where silver was mined? Or did you know that the yellow-colored shrub known as 'forsythia' was named for British gardener William Forsyth (1737-1804) who brought them home from a trip to China? And many other fascinating origins! This brings us to the last part of the book Appendix III: Given Names, Their Sources and Meanings. Any lover of words will love this section. Appendix III gives us the origins of nearly 1000 given names. For example: Did you know that the name Ichabod means "God hath departed" in Hebrew? Or that Jennifer is Gaelic for "white wave"? Or that Xerxes is Persian for "lion king"? This and many more from a book I highly recommend to all English students and lovers of words!

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الأربعاء، 3 مارس 2010

Word Parts Dictionary


237 Pages
ISBN 0-7864-0819-7
Author: Michael J. Sheehan
Format: PDF
Size: 6 MB

This dictionary is based on word parts — those prefixes, suffixes, com¬
bining forms and roots which show up repeatedly to form words — and is
meant to be used in conjunction with a standard dictionary and a thesaurus.
It can help to retrieve words only dimly remembered, or it can lead to specific
new words which otherwise might never have been discovered. And since a
single recurrent letter combination often unlocks the partial meaning of dozens
of words, it can act as an efficient way to expand one's general vocabulary.
The Word Parts Dictionary is divided into three sections.

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The Concise Dictionary of Psychology


149 Pages
ISBN 0-203-45052-3
Third edition 1998
Author: David A.Statt
Format: PDF
Size: 6 MB

With more than 1,300 entries, this edition of The Concise Dictionary of Psychology is comprehensive, clear, concise and user-friendly. With extensive cross-referencing to related entries, it includes many additional entries as well as entries from peripheral fields, such as Bibinski reflex, Doppler effect, Little Albert and Murphy's Law. Updated to take account of recent developments in psychology, it is a lean and efficient source of information, written in a straightforward and readable manner.

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The Cat in the Hat: Dictionary for beginners


137 Pages
ISBN 0-394-81009-0
Author: P.D. Eastman
Format: PDF
Size: 19 MB

A decades-old dictionary that you can still use today (and know that children will love it) is an amazing testament to the genius of the Seuss stable. The roughly 12-per-page colored drawings are dated, of course--the humans far more than the animals, funnily enough--but they've aged in a way that adds to their charm rather than detracting from it. (Phonograph may take some explaining; ditto typewriter, which we recently heard described as "like a computer, only with paper instead of a screen.") The 1,350 words are well balanced between the obvious stuff--common nouns and verbs--and more abstract language, from about to yet. Each word is accompanied by a drawing and an illustrative sentence. Along the way, naturally, we meet a wacky menagerie of humans and animals: "Aaron the alligator making more machines," "Aunt Ada standing on her head," etc. (Ages 4 to 8)

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Longman Photo Dictionary


99 Pages
ISBN 0852893712
Author: Marilyn S. Rosenthal and Daniel B. Freeman
Format: PDF
Size: 73 MB

The Photo Dictionary is a vocabulary and conversation practice book for learners of English, which presents more than 2,000 vocabulary items in over 80 different semantic categories. The colour photographs introduce a wide range of topics, and are used to present groups of words which are linked either contextually (The Dining Room) or thematically (Emotions).

The Photo Dictionary may also be used for alphabetizing, guessing games, listening practice, dictation, storytelling, categorizing, writing practice, compositions, debates, discussions, pair or group work. Indeed, the four skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing may be stimulated by each unit and may vary greatly depending on the language level and needs of your students.

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English for Telephoning ( AUDIO ONLY )


Bublished BY Oxford
Author: David Gordon Smith
Format: MP3
Size: 51 MB

English for Telephoning is the ideal quick course for anyone who needs to make effective telephone calls in a business context.
English for Telephoning can be completed in 25-30 hours, so students make progress quickly. Hands-on tasks allow students to use new language immediately.
How can it be used?
* As a stand-alone, short, intensive course.
* For self-study, using the interactive MultiROM.
* Alongside a more general coursebook, such as International Express

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The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms


1190 Pages
ISBN 0-395-72774-X
Author : CHRISTINE AMMER
Format : PDF
Size: 6 MB

This book is a comprehensive survey of the idioms currently used in American
English. An idiom is a set phrase of two or more words that means something
different from the literal meaning of the individual words. For instance, the phrase
to change one's tune has nothing to do with music but means "to alter one's
attitude." Similarly, to hit the nail on the head often has nothing to do with
carpentry but means simply "to be absolutely right." Idioms are the idiosyncrasies
of a language. Often defying the rules of logic, they pose great difficulties for
non-native speakers. English abounds with phrases such as if worst comes to
worst, far and away, and how do you do, which, if translated literally, make no
sense. Indeed, the true test of an idiom is whether it changes meaning when
rendered word for word in another language.

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السبت، 17 أكتوبر 2009

New Grammar Time 5 (CD-Rom only)


Publisher: LongMan.
Language : English
Size : 15 mb
Format : exe
A grammar reference practice with 5 levels, New Grammar Time is specially written for learners in Primary and mid-secondary schools for use either in the classroom or at home. The lower levels of New Grammar Time has simplified grammar boxes and an oral activity at the end of each unit which gives students plenty of opportunity to use the language. New Grammar Time can also be used as a supplement to any course book.
* Easy-to-teach units presented in a consistent format
* Regular reviews and tests to monitor students' progress
* New CD-ROM allows parents to see their children practising at home
* Lots of extra written practice including fun games
* Introduces CYLETS, KET and PET tasks to help students familiarise themselves with the exams

The Oxford Companion To Shakespeare

Publisher: Oxford Univeristy Press.
Language : English
Pages : 575
Size : 28 mb
Format : PDF
From the conjectured identity of the Dark Lady of the Sonnets to the misprints in the First Folio, from Shakespeare's favourite figures of speech to the staging of Othello in South Africa, a team of 100 internationally renowned scholars provides a lucid, stimulating, and authoritative guide to Shakespeare's plays and poems, and their interpretation around the world over the last four centuries. Special feature entries on every play are included.
Michael Dobson is Professor of Renaissance Drama at the University of Surrey Roehampton. He has also taught at Oxford, Harvard, Indiana and Illinois universities. His publications include The Making of the National Poet: Shakespeare, Adaptation and Authorship, 1660–1769, and he is theatre reviewer for Shakespeare Survey.
Stanley Wells is Chairman of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust. He was Professor of Shakespeare Studies and the Director of the Shakespeare Institute, University of Birmingham, from 1988–1997, and is now Emeritus Professor. He has been General Editor of the Oxford Shakespeare since 1978. One of the most distinguised Shakespearian scholars currently working, his publications include Shakespeare: The Poet and his Plays (2001), The Oxford Shakespeare: King Lear (2001), Shakespeare in the Theatre: An Anthology of Criticism (2000), The Oxford Dictionary of Shakespeare (1998), and Re-editing Shakespeare for the Modern Reader (1984).

الجمعة، 16 أكتوبر 2009

My First Britannica (2008 Edition)


Publisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Language : English
Size : 85 mb
Pages : 1288
Format : PDF
Year : 2008
Getting a child's attention is hard enough, but holding it is the real challenge. My First Britannica succeeds. This exciting series takes young readers to the farthest reaches of the Solar System, to every corner of the globe, back to the ancient myths of Greece and Rome, and inside the circuitry of the walls in their homes. Organized by themes like space and animals, packed with color photographs and specially commissioned illustrations, varied in article types from poems to biographies, and written at the appropriate level, this stimulating reference set for ages 7-11 will build the foundation of a lifelong journey of learning.
Special features including fun facts, quiz questions, and references to related topics draw readers into the subjects, while making homework fun and helping parents instill the habit of "looking it up". Created for children across the globe, My First Britannica is universal in perspective and provides a true cross-cultural view of the world.
Ebooks Titles
Volume 1: The Earth and Earth Sciences
Volume 2: Physical Sciences and Technology
Volume 3: The Arts
Volume 4: People in History
Volume 5: Folklore and Religions
Volume 6: Europe
Volume 7: Asia, Australia, and New Zealand
Volume 8: Africa
Volume 9: The Americas
Volume 10: Plants
Volume 11: Birds, Insects, Reptiles, and Aquatic Life
Volume 12: Mammals
Volume 13: Reference Guide and Index