Гришенкова Е.Г. This is America

Learn States is a tiny educational game that was developed to help kids in learning names and locations of all states of the United States of America. It can be also interesting for older people who can compete with their friends in scoring more points. The game has a very simple and easy-to-use interface. All you have to do is match the image on the map with the state name in the list as fast as you can. For each right answer you get points. I...

Hugh Seymour Walpole was an English novelist. A prolific writer, he published thirty-six novels, five volumes of short stories, two plays and three volumes of memoirs. His skill at scene-setting, his vivid plots, his high profile as a lecturer and his driving ambition brought him a large readership in the United Kingdom and North America. A best-selling author in the 1920s and 1930s, his works have been neglected since his death.

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA Date: 2008-12-01 Format: PDF Pages: 224 In the early 1900s, the language of America was becoming colloquial English-the language of the businessman, manager, and professional. Since college and high school education were far from universal, many people turned to correspondence education-that era's distance learning-to learn the art of speaking and writing. By the 1920s and 1930s, thousands of Am...

Publisher: How to Books Ltd. December 1998. 224 pages. 1.1 MB. This is a handbook for anyone planning to work in the US, whether on a short-term vacation assignment, on secondment or contract, or on a permanent basis. This updated edition helps the reader to make it a reality by explaining the work possibilities open to a non-US citizen. Drawing on the experiences of individuals, companies and recruitment agencies, the book reveals the range of j...

Manual, Cambridge University Press 2008, 56 pages First published 2008 Printed in the United States of America ISBN-13 978-0-521-98927-5 paperback Table of Contents Introduction 1 1 The Functions of Prosody 2 2 The Prosody Pyramid 10 3 The Prosody Pyramid and Individual Sounds 21 4 Ideas for Implementing the Prosody Pyramid 31 Appendix 1: Pronunciation FAQ 42 Appendix 2: Focus Rules and Thought Group Rules 45 Appendix 3: How Often Do the...

Publisher: Kaplan Publishing. Date: 2009-05-26. Pages: 272. It takes a competitive edge to gain acceptance to America’s top medical schools, and Kaplan delivers that edge in unbeatable numbers. Since 1963—longer than any other test-prep company—Kaplan has prepared thousands of students for the Medical College Admissions Test, landing more applicants in medical school than all other prep courses combined. Honing your skills in a key area, Kapla...

A QUOTATION LOVER’S GUIDE TO THINGS YOU SHOULD NEVER DO, NEVER SAY, OR NEVER FORGET DR. MARDY GROTHE is a psychologist, management consultant, and public speaker. He is the author of five previous word-and-language books: I Never Metaphor I Didn’t Like, Viva la Repartee, Oxymoronica, Ifferisms, and Never Let a Fool Kiss You or a Kiss Fool You. A lifelong quotation collector, Dr. Mardy—as he is known to his fans around the globe—is routinely descr...

British English A to Zed / Norman W. Schur with Eugene Ehrlich.—Rev. and updated ed, 450 p. Printed in the United States of America. A rigorously researched, wickedly witty, and eminently useful collection of nearly 5, 000 Briticisms (and Americanisms) British English A to Zed is the most comprehensive guide to everyday English as it is spoken on both sides of the Atlantic. No longer will you be left confused when someone asks to borrow your bir...

In 1960, when he was almost sixty years old, John Steinbeck set out to rediscover his native land. He felt that he might have lost touch with its sights, sounds and the essence of its people. Accompanied only by his dog, Charley, he travelled all across the United States in a pick-up truck. His journey took him through almost forty states, and he saw things that made him proud, angry, sympathetic and elated. All that he saw and experienced is des...

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