Free English Learning Resources

August 15, 2010

Acting with an Accent - Cockney (Audio)

Not Just Samples for Imitation, but Systematic Lessons. Self-instructional program with step-by-step lessons to learn the Cockney dialect.

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Acting with an Accent - Scottish (Audio)

Not Just Samples for Imitation, but Systematic Lessons. Self-instructional program with step-by-step lessons to learn the Scottish accent.

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Acting with an Accent - Irish (Audio)

Not Just Samples for Imitation, but Systematic Lessons. Self-instructional program with step-by-step lessons to learn the Southern Irish dialect.

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Acting with an Accent - Standard British (Audio)

Not Just Samples for Imitation, but Systematic Lessons. Self-instructional program with step-by-step lessons to learn the Standard British accent.

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Acting with an Accent - Texas (Audio)

Not Just Samples for Imitation, but Systematic Lessons. Self-instructional program with step-by-step lessons to learn the Texas dialect.

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Acting with an Accent - New York City (Audio)

Not Just Samples for Imitation, but Systematic Lessons. Self-instructional program with step-by-step lessons to learn the New York City dialect.

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Acting with an Accent - Chicago (Audio)

Not Just Samples for Imitation, but Systematic Lessons. Self-instructional program with step-by-step lessons to learn the Chicago dialect.

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Acting with an Accent - Boston (Audio)

Not Just Samples for Imitation, but Systematic Lessons. Self-instructional program with step-by-step lessons to learn the Boston dialect.

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Acting with an Accent - American Southern (Audio)

Not Just Samples for Imitation, but Systematic Lessons. Self-instructional program with step-by-step lessons to learn the American Southern dialect (and variations). [+/-]

About the author
David Alan Stern founded Dialect Accent Specialists in Hollywood in 1980. Among the students he has coached are: Mike Farrell, Jack Klugman, Liam Neeson, Edward James Olmos, Bronson Pinchot, Lynn Redgrave, and Michael York, as well as Oscar winners Forest Whitaker, Geena Davis, Olympia Dukakis, and Sally Field. He is now Professor of Dramatic Arts at the University of Connecticut.

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August 14, 2010

Dictonary of Contemporary Slang, 3rd Edition

Title: Dictonary of Contemporary Slang, 3rd Edition
Author(s): Tony Thorne
Publisher: A & C Black
Date: 2007
Pages: 511
Size: 5.40 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High
Language: British English

Today, tabloid newspapers in the UK such as the Sun, the Star and the Sport regularly use slang in headlines and articles, while the quality press use slang sparingly – usually for special effect - but the assumption remains that readers have a working knowledge of common slang terms. [+/-]

The most comprehensive guide on the subject, The Dictionary of Contemporary Slang gathers more than 5,000 racy and raffish colloquial expressions from America, Great Britain, Australia, the Caribbean, and other English-speaking places. Features the metaphors, puns, and double entendres from sex, drugs, rock 'n' roll, fads, fashion, cults, and taboos that have enriched our language for the past 40 years.

About the author
Tony Thorne is has written and broadcast widely on the subjects of language and culture and is the director of the English Language Centre at King's College–London.

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The Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English

Title: The Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
Editor(s): Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor
Publisher: Routledge
Date: 2007
Pages: 740
Size: 11 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High
Language: English

The Concise New Partridge presents, for the first time, all the slang terms from The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English in a single volume. With over 60,000 entries from around the English-speaking world, the Concise gives you the language of beats, hipsters, Teddy Boys, mods and rockers, hippies, pimps, druggies, whores, punks, skinheads, ravers, surfers, Valley girls, dudes, pill-popping truck drivers, hackers, rappers and more. [+/-]

The Concise New Partridge is a spectacular resource infused with humour and learning – it’s rude, it’s delightful and it’s a prize for anyone with a love of language.

Review
Most slang dictionaries are no better than momgrams or a rub of the brush, put together by shmegegges looking to make some moola. The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, on the other hand, is the wee babes. –Ian Sansom, The Guardian

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Dictionary of Modern American Slang and Unconventional English

Title: The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang and Unconventional English
Author(s): Tom Dalzell
Publisher: Routledge
Date: 2008
Pages: 1120
Size: 21.40 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High
Language: American English

The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang and Unconventional English offers the ultimate record of modern American Slang. The 25,000 entries are accompanied by citations that authenticate the words as well as offer lively examples of usage from popular literature, newspapers, magazines, movies, television shows, musical lyrics, and Internet user groups. Etymology, cultural context, country of origin and the date the word was first used are also provided. This informative, entertaining and sometimes shocking dictionary is an unbeatable resource for all language aficionados out there.

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Oxford Word Skills: Basic (full-color)

Title: Oxford Word Skills: Basic Book
level: Basic (Elementary and Pre-Intermediate)
Author(s): Ruth Gairns and Stuart Redman
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date: 2008
Pages: 255
Size: 61 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High, well-scanned, full-color
Language: American English

A new three-level series in which students learn and practise the words and phrases they need to know at Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced levels. Each level of Oxford Word Skills enables students to: [+/-]

Key features
• See how the words are used in spoken and written English.
• Practise using the vocabulary.
• Revise what they have learned.
• Study at home or in class.
• Learn the words as preparation for major exams.
• Use the 'test yourself' card to check which words and phrases they know, and which ones need more practice

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Write to the Point: How to Communicate in Business with Style & Purpose

Title: Write to the Point: How to Communicate in Business with Style & Purpose
Author(s): Salvatore J. Iacone, Ph.D.
Publisher: Career Press
Date: 2003
Pages: 404
Size: 1.20 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High
Language: American English

Write to the Point is designed to provide practical, proven techniques for making writing for business both more effective and less stressful. All levels of business and technical personnel-whose writing skills are essential to job performance and productivity-will find this easy-to-read guide invaluable and immediately useful every day. Write to the Point will also benefit the general writer and those for whom English is a second language. You will learn proven techniques developed in Dr. Iacone's seminars that will enable you to write with greater ease, proficiency, and clarity. A conversational, instructional format walks you through the actual stages of the writing process-from planning and writing the first draft to editing and proofreading. Helpful guidelines to correct punctuation, lists of often-confused words, and step-by-step procedures for generating effective e-mail, memos, letters, and reports are also included in this invaluable handbook.

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Better Writing Right Now!: Using Words to Your Advantage

Title: Better Writing Right Now!: Using Words to Your Advantage
Author(s): Francine D. Galko
Publisher: LearningExpress
Date: 2001
Pages: 240
Size: 1.70 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High
Language: American English

Writing skills are essential in today's classrooms and workplaces. Better Writing Right Now: Using Words to Your Advantage helps you develop your writing abilities and communicate more effectively, improving your performance in school while preparing you for the workplace. [+/-]

A step-by-step approach to the writing process teaches you to focus your writing and engage your reader, whether it's a friend, a teacher, or a supervisor or coworker.

Better Writing Right Now shows you how to:
• Brainstorm a topic
• Organize your ideas and outline your writing
• Write a first draft
• Revise your paper with clarity and style
• Overcome writer's block
• Ace essay exams and research papers
• Perfect your writing at work with ideas for business letters, memos, emails, and reports

Express yourself in writing with confidence!

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Storytelling (Handbooks for the English Classroom)

Title: Storytelling (Handbooks for the English Classroom)
Level: Elementary to Intermediate
Author(s): Sagrario Salaberri and Juan Jesus Zaro
Publisher: Macmillan
Date: 1995
Pages: 66
Size: 1.06 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High
Language: British English

Storytelling has always been seen as an aid in the teaching of foreign languages, although this has nearly always been with learners of at least intermediate level and through translation or text analysis. The recent interest in using storytelling techniques with lower level learners is for a number of reasons. [+/-]

Storytelling can also be widely used with other groups of learners such as teenagers and adults. Although it is always very difficult to say which are the main topics or areas of interest for teenagers, it seems clear that they prefer working with contemporary stories which relate to their world and the world around them and even prefer inventing their own stories to listening to those designed for children.

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Storytelling in the Classroom

Title: Storytelling in the Classroom: Enhancing Traditional Oral Skills for Teachers and Pupils
Level: Elementary to Intermediate
Author(s): Alison Davies
Publisher: Paul Chapman
Date: 2007
Pages: 143
Size: 2.27 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High
Language: British English

Helping primary teachers to develop the knowledge and skills to improve their storytelling, this book is written by a professional storyteller. The author shows the reader how to create the plot and characters, how to enhance presentation techniques including voice, expression and movement and how to develop these skills in young people. The stories in the book provide the vehicle for teachers to practise their new skills and give them the confidence to develop their own stories. [+/-]

Topics covered in the stories include bullying, disabilities, computer games, friendship and greed.

All those interested in reviving, exploring and developing the oral tradition of storytelling for adults and young people will find this book inspirational.

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101 Great Classroom Games

Title: 101 Great Classroom Games: Easy Ways to Get Your Students Playing, Laughing, and Learning
Level: Elementary to Intermediate
Author(s): Alexis Ludewig and Amy Swan, Ph.D.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Date: 2007
Pages: 268
Size: 1.66 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High
Language: American English

These breeze-to-learn, laugh-inducing games energize the school day by being both fun and educational. Created by award-winning educators, these games painlessly teach your children (from grades K to 5) reading, logic, measuring, listening, science, math, and other subjects. The best part: Games are also ranked for noise levels! [+/-]

About the author
Alexis Ludewig Wisconsin's 2002 Teacher of the Year, has been an elementary school teacher for 35 years. She is also a valued advisor to numerous educational councils and publishers.Dr. Amy Swan is an elementary teacher with graduate degrees in educational psychology and school psychology.

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Effortless English: 7 Rules For Excellent English (eBook+Audio)

Title: Effortless English: Learn The 7 Rules For Excellent English
Author(s): A.J Hoge
Publisher: effortlessenglishclub.com
Size: 24.99 Mb
Format: PDF + MP3
Quality: High, 44kHz/128kbps
Language: American English

What if those same audio articles also came with a text version, so you can easily check your understanding by reading? My Text Learning Guides help you understand the Audio Articles. You can read all of the articles to understand them 100%. [+/-]

Also, many guides have a side-by-side word (and phrase) list. You don’t need a dictionary. You don’t waste time. You find the meanings you need quickly and easily.

In the 7-Rule Lessons, you learn:
• 4-5 times faster.
• quickly, easily, and automatically -- like a native speaker.
• correct English grammar, without studying grammar rules.

RULE 1: Study Phrases, Not Individual Words
Never study a single, individual word. Never. When you find a new word, always write down The Phrase it is in. Always. When you review, always review all of the phrase,.. not the word.

RULE 2: Don't Study Grammar

RULE 3: The Most Important Rule- Listen First

RULE 4: Slow, Deep Learning Is Best
You must learn English deeply. Learn deeply, speak easily.

RULE 5: Use Point Of View Mini-Stories
I call these stories “Point Of View Mini-Stories”. They are the most powerful way to learn and use English grammar automatically. Use Point of View Stories for Automatic Grammar. You must learn grammar by listening to real English. The best way is to listen to the same story… told in different times (points of view): Past, Perfect, Present, Future.

RULE 6: Only Use Real English Lessons & Materials
You learn real English if you want to understand native speakers and speak easily. Use real magazines, audio articles, TV shows, movies, radio talk shows, and audio books. Learn Real English, Not Textbook English.

RULE 7: Listen and Answer, not Listen and Repeat. Use Listen & Answer Mini-Story Lessons

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Speak More Clearly: Speak English with Confidence!

Title: Speak More Clearly: Speak English with Confidence!
Author(s): Esther Bruhl
Publisher: speakmoreclearly.com
Date: 2007
Pages: 84
Size: 6.2 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High
Language: British and American English

Quickly learn a British or an American pronunciation and speak more clearly. "Speak More Clearly" will reduce your English accent, enabling you to more clearly pronounce English words, while not affecting your native tongue. This program can be used to help develop a different accent in English that is an English (British) or American (U.S.) accent, or for those wishing to speak English more clearly or to be understood better when speaking English. [+/-]

In this program each consonant and each of the major vowels are covered by:
• An explanation/ description of how to make the sound
• List words containing the particular sound
• Sentences containing words with the target sound

As well as this there will be some dialogues (dialogs) for practise of connected or conversational level speech.

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501 Reading Comprehension Questions

Title: 501 Reading Comprehension Questions: Fast, Focused Practice to Help You Improve Your Skills!
Author(s): Shirley Tarbell
Publisher: LearningExpress
Date: 1999
Pages: 186
Size: 1.48 Mb
Format: .html
Quality: High
Language: American English

Have trouble with reading comprehension questions on tests? Want to know how to improve your reading ability or your speed at reading with understanding? 501 Reading Comprehension Questions includes reading samples ranging from simple instructions and general interest magazine articles up to basic-level college textbook materials.

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501 Grammar & Writing Questions

Title: 501 Grammar & Writing Questions: Fast, Focused Practice to Help You Improve Your Writing Skills
Author(s): LearningExpress Editors
Publisher: LearningExpress
Date: 2000
Pages: 180
Size: 2.21 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High
Language: American English

This is a really good book for a skill assessment and quick brush up. Most of the questions are in multiple choice format and the answers are provided in back. They are usually accompanied with a simple reason why this answer is correct and the other choices are wrong. Admittedly, this is great for a refresher and/or for an assessment of problem areas. But to really learn how to apply these rules consistently, you'll likely need a companion to this book. [+/-]

The cool part is, if you take all the tests, you'll know which one.

So, if you are looking for lasting improvement, this book will get your started, but it is probably best used in that context. However, if you just want a quick review, this will help. This is a great book for any school child, which teaches us the basic of writing and grammar. It reviews everything one learns in grade school, and is extremely helpful. It is alos a great resource for teachers to give to their students.

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501 Synonym & Antonym Questions

Title: 501 Synonym & Antonym Questions
Author(s): LearningExpress Editors
Publisher: LearningExpress, LLC, New York
Date: 2002
Pages: 119
Size: 2.35 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High
Language: American English

501 Synonyms and Antonym Questions is designed to help students prepare for the verbal sections of most assessment and entrance exams. The book increases a student's vocabulary and refines their knowledge of words, bringing about higher standardized test scores and more effective verbal and written communication. [+/-]

Questions in this book prepare students for the synonym and antonym problems found on most standardized tests—including high school entrance exams, the SAT, civil service exams, and the GRE. The book increases in difficulty as students move through each exercise. All answers are explained, featuring short definitions and terms that clarify word meanings and their opposites for effective studying and positive reinforcement.

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501 Vocabulary Questions

Title: 501 Vocabulary Questions
Author(s): LearningExpress Editors
Publisher: LearningExpress, LLC, New York
Date: 2003
Pages: 222
Size: 1.83 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High
Language: American English

Many standardized test—including high school entrance exams, PSAT, SAT, GRE, as well as professional and civil service qualifying exams—use vocabulary questions to test verbal aptitude. In this workbook, test-takers get immediate, focused practice through a variety of question types, including synonyms, antonyms, sentence completion, words in context, and even crossword puzzles to help attain the vocabulary skills vital for high stakes test success. [+/-]

501 Vocabulary Questions helps students prepare for multiple-choice tests and score higher on exams that test vocabulary skills. This book teaches how to pinpoint exact word definitions and become aware of secondary word meanings in context, assessing the student's true vocabulary level to put them on the path to improvement. Questions increase in difficulty as students move through each exercise, while answer explanations that use short definitions and terms that clarify word meanings and their opposites produce effective studying and positive reinforcement.

About the Author
LearningExpress writers are experts in test preparation questions. They are reading, writing, and math professionals from throughout the United States.

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501 Sentence Completion Questions

Title: 501 Sentence Completion Questions
Author(s): LearningExpress Editors
Publisher: LearningExpress, LLC, New York
Date: 2004
Pages: 193
Size: 1.66 Kb
Format: PDF
Quality: High
Language: American English

Many standardized tests, including high school entrance exams, PSAT, SAT, and GRE, as well as professional and civil service qualifying exams, use vocabulary words in context to test verbal aptitude. The most popular question type is the sentence completion question. [+/-]

In fact, it is one of the three sections on the Verbal SAT I. In this workbook, test-takers get immediate, focused practice in finding words in context. Each question contains a sentence with a fill-in-the-blank space. Test-takers must choose the correct word out of five possible choices. Correct answers are fully explained using their definitions, to reinforce skills. The Skill Builder in Focus method provides the targeted practice necessary to attain higher scores.

501 Sentence Completion Questions will help you:

• Prepare for important multiple-choice tests
• Score higher on exams that test vocabulary skills
• Learn primary word definitions and become aware of secondary word meanings in context
• Assess your true vocabulary level and put you on the fast path to improvement
• Identify distracters and zero in on correct answer choices through practice

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August 13, 2010

How to Ask Questions

Title: How to Ask Questions
Author(s): Betty kirkpatrick
Publisher: Learners publishing
Date: 2007
Pages: 249
Size: 49.22 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: Very Good, readable, full-color
Language: English

It is important for learners of english to be familiar with the various ways that questions can be asked in English. Questions from an important element of English, particulary spoken English. Without such a knowledge of questions and indeed without a corresponding knowledge of how to answer them, learners of English will be unable to become truly fluent in conversational English. [+/-]

The book describes the various ways that questions can be asked in English. It gives copious examples of all the question methods so that learners can see the language of questions in cation. These examples of questions come accompanled by appropriate answers. Language notes have been inserted throughout the book to add the student's knowledge of question.

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English for Social Interaction: Everyday Idioms

Title: English for Social Interaction: Everyday Idioms
Series: English for Social Interaction
Author(s): Betty Kirkpatrick, M.A.
Publisher: Learners Publishing
Date: 2006
Pages: 130
Size: 7.58 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: Very Good, readable, full-color
Language: American English

The English for Social Interaction series is intended to help learners acquire spoken English skills so that they can engage in fluent communication. Everyday Idioms presents a series of 30 specially written passages which are based on the kind of realistic conversations which might take place in everyday life. The key expressions are explained, supported by example sentences and, where relevant, Language Help notes. Exercises with accompanying answers are also included for self-testing. [+/-]

Key features
• 30 realistic and lively passages dealing with everyday situations
• Each passage containing expressions frequently found in everyday conversation
• Clear explanations of useful expressions, lots of example sentences and Language Help notes
• Exercises for self-testing with answer key

Contents
1. The day out that never happened
2. Money worries
3. An unexpected holiday
4. Just a rumour
5. Why no noise?
6. Will it rain?
7. Time for a change
8. To tell or not to tell?
9. How to avoid decorating
10. No holiday from family bickering
etc.

About the author
Betty Kirkpatrick has a long and distinguished career as editor, publisher and writer of English reference books. She was the editor of Chambers Twentieth Dictionary (1983), the editor of Roget’s Thesaurus (1987 and 1988) and compiler of the Oxford Paperback Thesaurus (1994). Her Dictionary of Cliches (1996), published by Bloomsbury, is also available in a US edition and a Japanese edition. A language consultant to the Encarta Dictionary (1999), published by Bloomsbury, and to Collins School Dictionaries (2000), she used to write a weekly language column for the Herald newspaper, based in Glasgow.

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English Grammar 50:50 Part 2 with answer key

Title: English Grammar 50:50 Part 2
Level: Intermediate
Author(s): Maciej Kedzior and Marta Kowalik - Alherwy
Publisher: WIR
Date: 2004
Pages: 61
Size: 17.69 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: Very good, well-scanned, readable, OCRed
Language: English

It contains a wide variety of supplementary exercises for intermediate and advanced English learners. [+/-]

Contents:
First Conditional
Second Conditional
Third Conditional
Mixed Conditional
Reported Speech (Statements)
Reported Speech (If-Questions)
Reported Speech (Wh-Questions)
Reported Speech (Requests, Orders)
Reported Speech (Uncommon Reporting Verbs)
Modal Verbs (Permission, Ability, Possibility)
Modal Verbs (Obligation, Necessity, Prohibition)
Perfect Infinitive With Modal Verbs
Verb Patierns I
Verb Patierns II
Past Subjunctive

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English Grammar 50:50 Part 1 with answer key

Title: English Grammar 50:50 Part 1
Level: Intermediate
Author(s): Maciej Kedzior and Marta Kowalik - Alherwy
Publisher: WIR
Date: 2004
Pages: 57
Size: 8.91 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: Very good, well-scanned, readable, OCRed
Language: English

It contains a wide variety of supplementary exercises for intermediate and advanced english learners. [+/-]

Contents:
Present Simple - Present Continuous
Present Perfect Simple - Present Perfect Continuous
Present Simple - Present Continuous - Present Perfect
Present Perfect - Simple Past
Past Simple - Past Continuous
Past Simple - Past Perfect
Past Perfect Simple - Past Perfect Continuous
Past Simple - Past Continuous - Past Perfect
Future Forms: Future Simple; Be Going To; Present Continuous
Future Perfect - Future Continuous
Passive Voice I (Present Simple. Past Simple)
Passive Voice II (Present Continuous. Past Continuous)
Passive Voice III (Present Perfect. Future Simple. Modal Verbs)
Passive Voice IV
Causative Forms (have/get sth done; make sb do sth; get sb to do)
Answer Key

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The Teacher's Grammar Book, 2nd Edition

Title: The Teacher's Grammar Book
Author(s): James D. Williams
Publisher: Lawrence Erlbaum
Date: 2005, 2nd Edition
Pages: 278
Size: 1.43 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High
Language: American English

The Teacher’s Grammar Book is designed for students who are preparing to become English or language arts teachers, as well as for credentialed teachers who want to know more about grammar. Most grammar books focus on terminology. Some add a discussion of the connection between grammar and writing. The Teacher’s Grammar Book, however, is different. [+/-]

The Teacher's Grammar Book, Second Edition introduces the various grammars that inform writing instruction in our schools, and examines methods, strategies, and techniques that constitute best classroom practices for teaching grammar and writing. Designed for students who are preparing to become English or language arts teachers, as well as for credentialed teachers who want an easy-to-use guide to questions of methods, grammar, and teaching. This overview of basic English grammar includes the following major topics: a brief history of grammar, teaching grammar, grammar and writing, traditional grammar, transformational-generative grammar, cognitive grammar, dialects, black English, and Chicano English.

• new in the reorganized and fully updated Second Edition
• new chapter giving a brief history of grammar and grammar instruction
• new chapter on best practices--strategies and techniques that actually work
• expanded chapter on cognitive grammar--a topic not found in other texts of this nature
• expanded chapter on dialects
• summary and evaluation of the minimalist program (Noam Chomsky's most recent revision of transformational-generative grammar)--a topic unique among texts of this kind
• reduced discussion of transformational grammar.

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Learning Spoken English...in half the time (Printable)

Title: Learning Spoken English...in half the time
Author(s): Lynn Lundquist
Publisher: www.freeenglishnow.com
Pages: 54
Size: 1.46 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High
Language: English

You have an opportunity for a better paying job, but you need to improve your English before you can apply. Or, you want to enroll in a university in the United States, but your English is not good enough yet. This book gives important information about learning spoken English. You can learn a spoken English in half the time using this proven method. It will tell you how to retrain your mind—and your tongue—in order to learn fluent spoken English. [+/-]

You have already taken English classes for two years in secondary school. Maybe you have studied more English at the university. You know English grammar and can write, but you need to learn how to speak English.

And you need to improve your spoken English very quickly.

This book will tell you how to retrain your mind — and your tongue — in order to learn how to speak English fluently.

With the information from this book, you can learn to speak English in half of the time it normally takes.

Throughout this book, I will emphasize spoken English.

Chapter 1: Teaching Your Tongue to Speak English explains the concept on which this Spoken English Learned Quickly method is built. The remaining chapters tell you how to apply that information as you learn to speak English fluently.

I wish you the best of success as you study spoken English.

Note: There is no such thing as a universal English language which is spoken world wide. As you study spoken English, you will need to choose the variety of spoken English which is best for you. Not only will that choice be based on the country in which you will use your English, but it will also be based on the socio-economic class of people you will be working with, and even the subject matter itself. However, since our target audience for Spoken English Learned Quickly is university and young professional people, we have used national American and British radio broadcasting vocabulary and pronunciation as the language of our course because that is the English that will probably serve most of our students best. We make further comment on this at the beginning of Chapter 4: Do You Need Beginning and Advanced Lessons?

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Grammar for Teachers: A Guide to American English for Native and Non-Native Speakers

Title: Grammar for Teachers: A Guide to American English for Native and Non-Native Speakers
Author(s): Andrea DeCapua
Publisher: Springer
Date: 2008
Pages: 461
Size: 1.39 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High
Language: American English

The purpose of Grammar for Teachers is to encourage readers to develop a solid understanding of the use and function of grammatical structures in American English. It approaches grammar from a descriptive rather than a prescriptive approach; however, throughout Grammar for Teachers differences between formal and informal language, and spoken and written English are discussed. Grammar for Teachers avoids jargon or excessive use of technical terminology and reviews essential grammar structures clearly and concisely. [+/-]

The text encourages users to tap into their own, often subconscious, knowledge of the grammar of English and to make it a conscious knowledge they can apply to their own varied teaching settings. Grammar for Teachers emphasizes looking at grammar from the perspective of learners of English, an approach that allows teachers to better appreciate the language difficulties learners of English face in ESL or mainstream classrooms. Discussions of areas of difficulties for learners of English are included throughout the text.

Grammar for Teachers makes the study of grammar interesting and relevant by presenting grammar in context and by using authentic material from a wide variety of sources, including magazines, newspapers, children's books, bestsellers, works of literature, and academic prose.

In each chapter, the numerous Discovery Activities engage users in exploring the different elements of grammar and in considering how these elements work together to form meaningful units. The subsequent discussion of each Discovery Activity allows users to explore specific elements of grammar on their own.

At the end of each chapter, additional Practice Activities ask users to apply the grammar concepts presented in each chapter. Included in the Practice Activities are samples of relevant learner errors and error analysis exercises.

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Punctuation Matters: Advice on Punctuation for Scientific and Technical Writing, 4th Edition

Title: Punctuation Matters: Advice on Punctuation for Scientific and Technical Writing
Author(s): John Kirkman
Publisher: Routledge
Date: 2006, 4th Edition
Pages: 160
Size: 1.23 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High
Language: British English

Punctuation Matters gives straight answers to the queries raised most frequently by practitioners in computing, engineering, medicine and science as they grapple with day-to-day tasks in writing and editing. The advice it offers is based on John Kirkman’s long experience of providing courses on writing and editing in academic centres, large companies, research organisations and government departments in the UK, Europe and in USA. [+/-]

Sample material discussed in the book comes from real documents from computing, engineering and scientific contexts, giving the guidelines an immediately recognisable, ‘true to life’ relevance. The advice is down-to-earth and up-to-date.

It is clearly set out in three parts:
• part one states a policy for clear and reliable punctuation
• part two gives a series of alphabetically arranged guidelines, to be ‘dipped into’ for guidance on how to use the main punctuation marks in English
• part three contains appendices on paragraphing, word-division and how conventions of punctuation differ in the UK and the USA

Punctuation Matters is the essential guide for everyone who has to write in scientific, technical and medical contexts, with clear explanations on punctuation, what it does and how to use it.

About the author
John Kirkman is a communications specialist who runs his own consultancy specialising in technical and scientific writing.

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Teachers' Survival Secrets

Title: 1000 Best New Teacher Survival Secrets
Author(s): Kandace Martin and Kathleen Brenny
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
Date: 2005
Pages: 338
Size: 1.77 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High
Language: American English

Teaching is the most rewarding career and also the most challenging career. With more research in the area of how children learn and best practices in teaching, more and more teachers are successfully impacting student achievement. The components that affect student learning are more than book learning or test results and entail a plethora of ingredients that influence student learning. [+/-]

The content of 1000 Best New Teacher Survival Secrets is based on the years of research that guide our teaching and the nearly 70 years of experiences that we have collectively compiled as we continue to work in education.

As current educators, we believe that beginning teachers need a book that will help them navigate through their new profession. This is not a textbook but a book that new teachers can scan and instantly pick up practical tips that will help them in myriad situations.

Experienced educators Kathleen Brenny and Kandace Martin show you how to:
• Effectively organize your classroom
• 34 secrets to surviving your first week
• Prepare your students for standardized tests
• Document progress and grading
• Work effectively with ESL students
• Understand the legal requirements of working with students with special needs
• Survive parent-teacher conferences
• Manage stress and stay healthy
• Create a safe school environment for your students

Covers important issues across all grade levels

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1000 Quick Writing Ideas: "A Journal and Creative Writing Kit"

Title: 1000 Quick Writing Ideas: "A Journal and Creative Writing Kit"
Level: Elementary
Author(s): Stevan Krajnjan
Publisher: Timesavers for Teachers
Date: 2001
Pages: 46
Size: 5.66 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High
Language: English

Motivate your students to begin writing by giving them 1000 writing ideas and prompts! Gone are the days of hearing the familiar, "I can’t think of anything to write!" This is the teacher resource also including ready-to-use, reproducible language worksheets and often-used forms for writing. [+/-]

The book features:
• Contains 1000 practical, relevant, and interesting writing prompts and writing ideas for journal and creative writing activities for anyone, but especially for those students who struggle with inventing their own.
• 1000 Quick Writing Ideas also provides other ready-to-use, practical and visually appealing, timesaving ideas and reproducible worksheets for your writing program. Don’t re-invent the wheel by creating your own… use the 1000 Quick Writing Ideas!
• Improve personal efficiency, organization, quality of lessons and appearance of your class handouts, forms and worksheets

What to do:
1. Print several copies of 1000 Quick Writing Ideas.
2. Hand them out to reluctant writers or to every student in the class. You may, want to create more permanent copies of these sheets that could then be re-used without making additional copies (saves paper).
3. Store the sheets in folders, binders, or duo tangs to prevent physical damage and keep them well organized and accessible (store all binders in one central area of classroom). It is not recommended that all 1000 ideas be handed out at once. Try 100 or 200 at a time.
4. Students highlight (if given a personal copy of sheets), collect, and make a list of topics of interest that could be used in personal writing, and record the selected topics at the front or back of their journal books.
5. At the beginning of the journal or creating writing period encourage students (or give the option) to dig into, and use some of the 1000 ideas.

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Travel Guides: Bangkok, Hanoi, Kuala Lumpur & Singapore

Bangkok, Hanoi, Kuala Lumpur & Singapore
Stig Albeck | www.bookboon.com | 2008 | 12.65 Mb | 148p. | PDF | British English

Visit this tourist hotspot which is the political, social and economic centre of Thailand. This free travel guide provides you with information about the main sights and attractions of Bangkok. Download the free travel guide and be lead around the city by the suggested tours; explore the many temples, see the national museum or visit the last floating market in Damnoe Saduak, the last of its kind in Thailand.

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Travel Guides: New Delhi

Title: New Delhi
Author(s): Stig Albeck
Publisher: bookboon.com
Date: 2008
Pages: 35
Size: 15.24 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High
Language: British English

Old beautiful mausoleums, fortresses, grand buildings, monumental city planning, busy bazaars, spicy food and peaceful parks - just some of the impressions of this metropolis leaves on the visitor. In this free travel guide you will find several day trips guiding you around the New Delhi’s main sights and attractions. Use a day to get out of the crowded city and pay a visit to the Taj Mahal south of the city.

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Travel Guides: Japan & South Korea, Osaka & Kyoto, Tokyo, Seoul

Japan & South Korea, Osaka & Kyoto, Tokyo, Seoul
Stig Albeck | www.bookboon.com | 2008 | 16.15 Mb | 200p. | PDF | British English

These two countries offer the visitor a fascinating range of possibilities. Discover the modern cities of Seoul or Tokyo or spend a day outside the cities discovering the beautiful landscape. This free travel guide provides you with information about the main attractions and sights in both countries. Make sure to read through this free travel guide about Japan and South Korea before getting on the plane.

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Travel Guides: China & Taiwan, Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Taipei & Kaohsiung

China & Taiwan, Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Taipei & Kaohsiung
Stig Albeck | www.bookboon.com | 2008 | 18.87 Mb | 280p. | PDF | British English

Paying a visit to both China and Taiwan is definitely worthwhile. Though the relationship between the two countries is tense due historic reasons, both countries have lots to offer to visitors. This free travel guide provides you with information to the sights and attractions in some of the major cities in the countries such as Beijing or Taipei.

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THAILAND Guidebook Collection

Thailand & Bangkok
Cooking the Thai Way
Thailand: A Global Studies Handbook
Modern World Nations: Thailand
Thailand: with tips on trekking & the best beaches
2008 | 19.22 Mb | 6 books | PDF | English

Thailand is one of the most beautiful countries in the world. It is known as "the land of smiles," where the people extol a charm and grace that is unmatched. These elements serve to beckon visitors who want to explore this incredible land and its people. Thailand has developed its economy at a surprising pace in the last decades of the 20th century and the dawn of the 21st.

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Travel Guides: Århus, Bergen, Copenhagen, Gothenburg, Nordjylland, Oslo & Stockholm

Århus, Bergen, Copenhagen, Gothenburg, Nordjylland, Oslo & Stockholm
Stig Albeck | Bookboon | 2008 | 24.20 Mb | 7 books, 323p. | PDF | British English

How about a romantic weekend in Paris, or would you prefer sun, sea and beach in Greece or Spain? Explore the possibilities of a holiday or city break in Europe with the help of the following free travel guides. From Germany to Italy, and from Copenhagen to London, all books include day tours and dictionaries.

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Travel Guides: Germany, Dresden, Frankfurt, Hamburg, and Munich

Germany, Dresden, Frankfurt, Hamburg, and Munich
Stig Albeck | Bookboon | 2008 | 21.25 Mb | 5 books, 349p. | PDF | British English

Visit Germany and experience new things have fun and relax. Vibrant cities with amazing architecture, fabulous shopping and pulsating nightlife are awaiting your visit. This free travel guide of Germany provides you with information about the main sights and attractions in the cities Hamburg, Dresden, Frankfurt, and Munich. Discover Hamburg and its merchant past, Dresden’s rebuild Frauenkirche, Frankfurt’s mix of financial center and cultural heritage and Munich known for its beer culture.

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Travel Guides: Helsinki, Kaunas, Riga, Tallinn, and Vilnius

Helsinki, Kaunas, Riga, Tallinn, and Vilnius
Stig Albeck | Bookboon | 2008 | 17.88 Mb | 5 books, 155p. | PDF | British English

Discover Finland’s capital Helsinki, located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland. In this fast growing city you find beautiful architecture and many interesting sites. Just outside the city you can enjoy the magnificent scenery. In this free travel guide you find two day tours and some suggestions for how to spend your time outside of Helsinki. This guide as well contains several maps and a historical outline. Enjoy your trip to Finland!

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Travel Guides: The UK & Ireland, London, Manchester, Dublin, Edinburgh & Reykjavik

The United Kingdom & Ireland, London, Manchester, Dublin, Edinburgh & Reykjavik
Stig Albeck | Bookboon | 2008 | 22.86 Mb | 6 books, 311p. | PDF | British English

Besides being the home of the Royal family, the UK has much more to offer its visitors. The same goes of course for Ireland. Therefore, this free travel guide provides you with information about the sights and attractions in several of the countries cities. Enjoy a trip to Edinburgh’s Castle or rather decide on mixing in with the crowd in the busy streets of London and walk over the Tower Bridge. In Manchester you can still discover England’s industrial past while Dublin’s Temple Bar District is a must for every visitor. In this free guide you will also find suggestions for tours outside the cities.

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Travel Guildes: Spain, Barcelona, Madrid, Geneva, and Prague

Spain, Barcelona, Madrid, Geneva, and Prague
Stig Albeck | Bookboon | 2008 | 23.92 Mb | 5 books, 287p. | PDF | British English

Combining information about the cities Barcelona and Madrid this free travel guides aims at providing you with inspirations for your travel planning. Get to know Barcelona, the Catalonian capital located on the Mediterranean Sea, and see the influence Antonio Gaudi has had on the architecture of the city. Or visit Madrid and visit the amazing Prado museum. Download this free travel guide and plan your trip through Spain.

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Travel Guides: Africa, Cairo, Cape Town, and Johannesburg & Pretoria

Africa, Cairo, Cape Town, and Johannesburg & Pretoria
Stig Albeck | Bookboon | 2008 | 12.58 Mb | 4 books, 168p. | PDF | British English

Do you have plans to see Africa? Download these guides and be inspired. What are the main attractions in Cape Town? And what should you definitely have seen in the capital of Egypt, Cairo? Explore Egypt and South Africa. This continent has it all, beautiful nature, sunny beaches and historical sites. In these travel guides you find inspiring day trips, information about the most famous tourist attractions, comprehensive maps and an historical outline. Read about this and more in our travel guides.

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Travel Guides: Central & South America, Mexico City, Havana, Santiago, Rio de Janerio, & Buenos Aires

Central & South America, Mexico City, Havana, Santiago, Rio de Janerio, and Buenos Aires
Stig Albeck | Bookboon | 2008 | 23.74 Mb | 6 books, 358p. | PDF | British English

Deciding which countries to visit on a trip through Central and Southern America? Then these travel guides are perfect for you. they provide you with information about several of the large cities on the continent which are all worth a visit. Taste the famous cigars in Havana or visit Rio de Janeiro for the carnival. These travel guides over Central and Southern America provide you with information of the sights and attractions, so be sure to take them along. Going on vacation to Argentina? If you are going hiking in South America pack these travel guides in your bag. For example, you can read about the main attractions in the capital of Brazil, Rio de Janeiro. Or learn more about the history of Buenos Aires.

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Travel Guides: USA West, Los Angeles, San Fransisco, Seattle, Las Vegas, and New Orleans

USA West, Los Angeles, San Fransisco, Seattle, Las Vegas, and New Orleans
Stig Albeck | Bookboon | 2008 | 21.45 Mb | 6 books, 306p. | PDF | British English

The western part of the USA invites the visitor with its long coast lines and beautiful nature. Also Hollywood and the casinos in Las Vegas attract many tourists every year again. Discover this part of the USA for yourself. These travel guides provide you with information about the sights and attractions in several of the large cities in the west.

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Travel Guides: USA East, New York, Boston, Washington DC, Chicago, and Miami & Orlando

USA East, New York, Boston, Washington DC, Chicago, and Miami & Orlando
Stig Albeck | Bookboon | 2008 | 22.64 Mb | 6 books, 320p. | PDF | British English

The eastern part of the USA has a lot to offer. Cities like New York, Miami or Boston attract a high number of tourists every year. These travel guides provide you with information about the sights and attractions in several of the large cities in the east. Perfect for planning a round trip or maybe even a road trip, seeing more than just the cities. In any case make sure to take these travel guides along.

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Travel Guides: Nordic Countries

Title: Nordic Countries
Author(s): Stig Albeck
Publisher: bookboon.com
Date: 2008
Pages: 213
Size: 11.27 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High
Language: British English

Always wanted to do a trip though the northern part of Europe? Then this free travel guide will be a tremendous help. It provides you with information about the sights and attractions in six cities in four countries, namely Reykjavik, Bergen, Oslo, Göteborg, Stockholm and Helsinki. Enjoy the modern Nordic architecture and enjoy also the nature surrounding the cities.

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