These special fairy tales, which Oscar Wilde made up for his own sons, include 'The Happy Prince', who was not as happy as he seemed; 'The Selfish Giant', who learned to love little children; 'The Star Child', who suffered bitter trials when he rejected his parents. . . . Often whimsical and sometimes sad, they all shine with poetry and magic.
"As soon as the orphaned Pollyanna arrives in Beldingsville to live with her strict and dutiful maiden aunt, she begins to brighten up everybody's life."--Back cover.
Faire le tour du globe en 1920 heures, ou 15200 minutes, c'est le pari fou que le gentleman anglais Phileas Fogg relève en 1872 contre les membres du Reform Club de Londres ! Il entraîne Passepartout, son valet, dans une course effrénée. Il est poursuivi, de steamboat en railroad, par les polices anglaises qui voient en lui le cambrioleur qui vient de dévaliser la banque d'Angleterre ! Une grande aventure où se croise une belle indienne à sauver du bûcher, où les ponts s'effondrent, les navires flambent... et où un gentleman dépense et se dépense pour atteindre son but à l'heure exacte ! (4ème de couverture)
'What we all need,' said Larry, 'is sunshine . . . a country where we can grow.' 'Yes, dear, that would be nice,' agreed Mother, not really listening. 'I had a letter from George this morning - he says Corfu's wonderful. Why don't we pack up and go to Greece?' 'Very well, dear, if you like,' said Mother unguardedly. Escaping the ills of the British climate, the Durrell family - acne-ridden Margo, gun-toting Leslie, bookworm Lawrence and budding naturalist Gerry, along with their long-suffering mother and Roger the dog - take off for the island of Corfu. But the Durrells find that, reluctantly, they must share their various villas with a menagerie of local fauna - among them scorpions, geckos, toads, bats and butterflies. Recounted with immense humour and charm My Family and Other Animals is a wonderful account of a rare, magical childhood. 'Durrell has an uncanny knack of discovering human as well as animal eccentricities' Sunday Telegraph
Tristan and Isolde are in love, but Isolde must marry King Mark. So a happy love story seems impossible... The lovers meet every day but then, one night, King Mark finds them together. Now Tristan must leave the castle, but he is badly hurt and dying. Only Isolde can help him. Can Isolde find Tristan in time? Can their love survive?
This is a practical and imaginative addition to the New Headway. It helps students to express themselves clearly and confidently by training them in the key areas of pronunciation. There is practice of individual sounds, with a guide to suitable exercises for speakers of particular languages. There is a focus on lexical sets. Training is given in stress and intonation patterns for accurate, functional use. Help is provided with the features of connected speech.
This is a practical and imaginative addition to the New Headway. It helps students to express themselves clearly and confidently by training them in the key areas of pronunciation. There is practice of individual sounds, with a guide to suitable exercises for speakers of particular languages. There is a focus on lexical sets. Training is given in stress and intonation patterns for accurate, functional use. Help is provided with the features of connected speech.
Headway is a multi-level course for adults and young adults who want to use English both accurately and fluently. Grammar and vocabulary are taught and explained thoroughly, and all four languages skills are systematically developed. The Headway series combines traditional methods of language teaching and pore recent communicative approaches. Together, Headway Intermediate and headway Upper-Intermediate bring the student up to the level of Cambridge First Certificate. John and Liz Soars have many years of experience as teachers and teacher trainers. Both have worked et International House, London, and Liz was one of the chief examiners of the Cambridge/RSA Dip TEFL. Each level of Headway provides approximately 120 hours of teaching. Key features of Headway Intermediate include: Comprehensive coverage of the tense system and verb forms. Detailed treatment of grammar in two stages: first within the unit where it is introduced, and secondly, in a fuller version suitable for self-study and revision, in the Grammar section at the back of the book. Highly systematic skills development work. Authentic material and tasks to boost students' confidence in dealing with real English. This Workbook provides intensive extra practice and includes exercises to develop accuracy, systematic vocabulary work, and extra help with writing. It can also be used for self-study.
When Wallace the inventor meets Wendolene in her wool shop, he falls in love with her at once. But why does her dog, Preston, hate Wallace's dog, Gromit? Then, after Wallace's new sheep-shaving and pullover-making machine falls into the wrong hands, things start to go very wrong. Can Gromit save Wallace from the danger of a 'close shave'?
A multi-level course, supported by a broad range of supplementary material, which targets both accuracy and fluency in all four language skills.
