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Word Drops: A Sprinkling of Linguistic Curiosities

30-December-20213-October-2016

Word Drops: A Sprinkling of Linguistic Curiosities PDF

From aardvark to zenzizenzizenzic, Word Drops collects a thousand obscure phrases and language info in a single fascinating chain of phrase associations. Do you know, for instance, that scandal derives from the Latin for “stumbling block” and initially described a lure for a wild animal? In nineteenth-century slang a wolf lure was a corrupt on line casino. On line casino means “little home” in Italian. Roulette means “little wheel” in French. A wheeler is somebody who attends auctions to bid on gadgets merely to extend their sale worth. Such hyperlinks take readers on an sudden journey by linguistic oddities. Word Drops additionally makes use of an intriguing sequence of annotations so as to add background and historic context on all the pieces from Anglo-Saxon cures for madness to Samuel Pepys’s treatment for a hangover. This distinctive ebook will delight anybody who loves language, etymology, and phrase video games.

Everyone’s an Author with Readings (2nd Edition)

16-February-20203-October-2016

Everyone’s an Author with Readings (2nd Edition) A rhetoric that bridges the gap between the writing students already do in social media and other nonacademic contexts and the writing they’re expected to do in college―all within a strong rhetorical framework. Built on the keystones of rhetoric, Everyone’s an Author provides a strong foundation for authoring …

Vocabulary for the High School Student

29-October-20223-October-2016

Vocabulary for the High School Student PDF

This is a great vocabulary workbook for upper middle to early high schoolers. The lessons consists of grouped words similar in meaning or roots. Each list is followed by sets of exercises for immediate usage and practice. The exercises include question similar to PSAT/SAT, with ananlogies, fill in the blanks, etc.

Purpose: To build the foundation for vocabulary study for the student entering high school. Consistently organized lessons Words groups by associated meanings or shared elements Rich development of related words Analogy exercises in every instructional lesson Reviews of synonyms, antonyms, spelling, writing, reading Workbook.

Table of contents :

Learning New Words from the Context
Enlarging Vocabulary Through Central Ideas
Enlarging Vocabulary Through Anglo-Saxon Prefixes
Enlarging Vocabulary Through Latin Roots
Enlarging Vocabulary Through Greek Word Elements
Expanding Vocabulary Through Derivatives
Understanding Word Relationships and Word Analogies
Dictionary of Words Taught in This Text

Listen Up 1

4-October-20223-October-2016

Listen Up 1 (Student’s Book,Audio CDs,Tests + Audio,Answer key,Audio Script,Dictations Book,Wordlist) PDF,MP3

Listen Up and Listen Up Plus is a fun and easy 6-level listening course for elementary to junior high learners of English. In each lesson, colorful characters excite and guide young learners through fun and interesting listening activities. A carefully designed syllabus provides an appropriate structure to allow students to build up their basic listening skills and comprehension. Each Listen Up book has 16 core units and four review units.

Subject Link L3: Student’s Book with Audio CD

9-August-20203-October-2016

Subject Link L3: Student’s Book with Audio CD Subject Link is a nine-level curriculum integration reading program for high-beginner to high-intermediate students. The series theme-based curriculum helps students to improve their language abilities and also acquire new knowledge from the interesting content presented in each of the passages. With multiple lessons for each theme, Subject …