One day, Alice climbs through the big Looking-glass above the fire... and into Looking-glass Land. Here, everything is back to front and the garden is a giant chessboard. The Red Queen tells Alice that when she reaches the eighth square, she can be a queen, too. Then the Red Knight tries to take her prisoner. Will Alice reach the eighth square, and will she finally become queen? "Macmillan English Explorers" is an eight-level reading scheme written specifically for young learners of English. They bring first language teaching methods to reading lessons in international classrooms. Informed by the National ... |
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Based on the story of Joseph Conrad . Text adaptation by Tim Herdon. ... "There's some bad weather out there", Captain MacWhirr said to himself just before he sailed his ship, the Nan-Shan, into the middle of the most terrible storm in the South China Sea. The typhoon brings out the best in some men on the ship, and the worst in others. Can MacWhirr bring the ship through the storm safely? And what will happen to all the poor Chinese workers travelling home down in the ship's hold? Dominoes is a full-colour, interactive readers series that offers students a fun reading experience while building ... |
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Учебникът се предлага в комплект със CD. Включените материали в учебното съдържание поставят фокус върху комуникативните упражнения. А след уроците са включени допълнителни раздели за самостоятелна подготовка, които осигуряват на учениците възможност за преразглеждане и затвърждаване на наученото. Разделите за самообучение включват задачи по лексика, упражнения по граматика и задачи за слушане. Всички необходими аудиозаписи за тях са включени в приложения към учебника диск. Ето и кои са основните предимства на учебното съдържание: уроците представят новите структури и лексика по систематичен начин и включват ... |
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Sustainable Corporate Governance in 21st century. ... This book is dedicated to those, who wish for a stress-free natural environment for themselves, their children and their children’s children. The narrative tells the story of how investments - a critical factor in the global economy - can mitigate the impact of climate change. Finding a way for the key corporate governance players to reconcile economic and sustainable development criteria is the main theme. This is a point that needs to be understood by the global community, because, unlike financial crises, the ill effects of global warming can not be reversed. ... |
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Part Wonder Woman, part Vikings - and all heart. Raised to be a warrior, seventeen-year-old Eelyn fights alongside her Aska clansmen in an ancient, god-decreed rivalry against the Riki clan. Her life is brutal but simple: train to fight and fight to survive. Until the day she sees the impossible on the battlefield - her brother, fighting with the enemy - the brother she watched die five years ago. Eelyn loses her focus and is captured. Now, she must survive the winter in the mountains with the Riki, in a village where every neighbour is an enemy, every battle scar possibly one she delivered. But when the Riki village is ... |
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"The Rough Guide to Florida" is the essential handbook to the Sunshine State with full coverage of the best beaches, theme parks, cultural attractions, state parks and outdoor activities. There are detailed reviews of all the top hotels and restaurants to suit every budget, plus a new "Authors' Picks" feature to highlight the very best options. The guide includes descriptions of Walt Disney World and the other Orlando theme parks, complete with insider tips for making the most of your holiday. Whether it's hiking the Apalachicola Trail or snorkeling around the Florida Reef, there is a full ... |
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Официалната биография на легендарната рок група Queen излиза за първи път през 1992 г. - малко след смъртта на Фреди Меркюри. Книгата съдържа огромно количество информация за музикантите и проследява тяхното невероятно, изненадващо и главозамайващо изкачване към върха, без да скрива проблемите между тях, сблъсъците със звукозаписни компании, както и някои забавни, но и скандални истории, в които са били замесени. Двадесет години по-късно Брайън Мей и Роджър Тейлър съдействат за издаването на това допълнено и редактирано издание, съдържащо още повече снимки, факти и откъси от ексклузивни интервюта с музикантите, както и ... |
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Classic Short Stories by Trailblazing Women Edited by Harriet Sanders. ... All the stories in Standing Her Ground have been chosen to celebrate the skill, the passion and achievements of women writers spanning one hundred years of innovation. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library ; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. Edith Wharton was the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize for literature. Writer and activist Alice Dunbar Nelson was an early adopter of the Harlem Renaissance ... |
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Award-winning readers series of original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student's capabilities. Alex Forley had everything: good looks, money, a beautiful house in London, an attractive girlfriend and a close group of friends. But now he is dead - an apparent case of suicide. Detective Inspector Rod Eliot isn't sure Alex killed himself and he wants the answers to two simple questions.Was it murder? And if so, who did it? ... |
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Корабът "Отмъщението на кралица Анна" е един от най-популярните кораби - легенди, притежание на страховитият пират Черната брада. Той е широк между 27 m и 32 m, и разполага с 40 огнестрелни оръдия. Смята, че е сред най-добрите военни кораби по онова време. Едуард Тийч или по-известен като Черната брада използвал кораба, за да нападне Британският флот през 1715 г. Нещо, което никой до сега не е дръзвал да направи. След частичният му успех дори и Кралската флотилия не била в безопасност. 300-тонният плавателен съд бил изработен през 1710 г. в Англия. Първоначално е използван от Френската флотилия като карго за ... |
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Award-winning readers series of original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student's capabilities. Carl begins to worry when his wife Linda does not arrive for the weekend at their seaside house in the east of England. When he asks local people whether they have seen her, they appear helpful, but he soon begins to wonder whether they are hiding information from him about his missing wife. ... |
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"Oxford Bookworms Library Factfiles" are non-fiction graded readers from the "Oxford Bookworms Library" available for Levels 1 to 4 (CEFR A1 - B2). Students learn about different countries and cultures, science and nature, history and historical figures all while practising and improving their English. About a quarter of the people in the world today speak or use English. In homes and schools, offices and meeting rooms, ships and airports, people are speaking English... How has this happened? How did English begin, and what will become of it? The history of English is a journey through space and time, ... |
