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The English Ladder is a four-level course designed to help pupils take their first steps in English. Join the Fantastic family for fun, adventure and lively language learning through engaging stories, challenging songs, games, tongue twisters, and communication activities. Part of a four-level course, this Level 3 Activity Book features practice of target language from Pupil's Book Level 3, activities to draw, colour and write, Me! sections that encourage personalised language learning and a Songs Audio CD, including karaoke versions.

Part memoir, part master class by one of the bestselling authors of all time, this superb volume is a revealing and practical view of the writer's craft, comprising the basic tools of the trade every writer must have. King's advice is grounded in the vivid memories from childhood through his emergence as a writer, from his struggling early career to his widely reported, near-fatal accident in 1999 - and how the inextricable link between writing and living spurred his recovery.There is a reason why Stephen King is one of the bestselling writers in the world, ever. Described in the Guardian as 'the most remarkable storyteller in modern American literature', Stephen King writes books that draw you in and are impossible to put down

Edgar Allan Poe was a writer of uncommon talent; in "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" he created the genre of detective fiction while his genius for finding the strangeness lurking within us all has been an influence on everyone from Freud to Hollywood. This complete collection of all his short stories and novellas contains well-known tales 'The Pit and the Pendulum' and 'The Tell-Tale Heart' alongside hidden gems that both unsettle and enthrall the reader.

The perfect gift for Mother's Day - 60 brilliant ALL NEW cartoons from Andy Riley celebrating the special one. Affectionate, witty and endearing - just like Mum, and it's the gift that keeps on giving - just like Mum. Every day should be Mother's Day.

Lady Kara Kensington's family paid a high price in money and blood to found the gallery that now lies in ruins. And her search for answers is about to lead her into a world she never imagined existed: a lost city, buried beneath the Arabian desert, where something astonishing is waiting...A covert government operative hunting down a traitor is being drawn there. But at the end of a perilous journey lies an ageless power that can create a utopia - or tear down everything humankind has built over millennia of civilisation...

The Speaking Test Preparation Packs are comprehensive teacher resource packs from Cambridge ESOL to help teachers who are preparing students for their Speaking tests. Written by experienced examiners, they provide clear explanations of what each part of the test involves. The step-by-step guidance and practical exercises help your students develop their speaking skills so that they perform with confidence on the day of the test.

Each Speaking Test Preparation Pack includes:

• Teacher’s Notes which explain in detail how to use the Student Worksheets with your class

• Student Worksheets which you can photocopy or print</li

Ever been lost for words abroad? When you want to get your point across in a foreign language there is only one way to do it: by swearing your arse off! Impress the world with a stream of multi-lingual profanity from this little book.

New Horizons is a four-level upper secondary course that sets achievable goals and builds confidence.

New Horizons includes 100% new content and updated exam training to prepare students for the B1 school-leaving exam.

A wide range of topics engage teenagers’ interest and provide essential vocabulary. Practical grammar exercises then build students’ confidence in communication.

Key futures

• Brand-new features, fun activities and 100% rewritten texts and exercises
• Clear structure and a moderate pace to suit classes with lower weekly contact hours, or mixed-ability classes
• Dual entry points at levels 1 and 2 mean that students can work towards the B1 exam at their own pace
• Updated and systematic exam t

Bad advice for good people "Keep Calm and Carry On" is all very well, but life just isn't that simple. Let's own up and face facts: we're getting older, the politicians are not getting any wiser, and the world's going to hell in a handbasket. It's time to panic. Here's a book packed with quotations proving that Keeping Calm is simply not an option.

'An inch in the right direction is better than a mile in the wrong direction.' 'If you think your life is bland, then you haven't added enough flavour.' 'People who live in glass houses should never undress.' In September 2009, London cabbie Mark Solomon began asking passengers in the back of his taxi for a random quote or proverb. It started spontaneously, to give him more purpose and direction, but he found that sharing these daily inspirations with others made them feel part of something special too. The project developed into a popular website, and now this pocket-sized book offers the best thoughts for the day, ranging from the truly philosophical to the downright bizarre.

une the first, a bright summer's evening, a Monday ...And into the busy, bustling homes at 66 Star Street slips, unseen, a mysterious visitor. As the couples, flatmates and repentant singletons of No 66 fall in and out of love, clutch at and drop secrets, laugh, cry and simply try to live, no one suspects the visitor patiently waiting in the wings. For soon, really very soon, everything is going to change ...

"Nigellissima" takes inspiration from Italian cooking to bring the spirit of Italy into the kitchen and onto the plate, pronto. At the heart of Italian cookery lies a celebration of food that is fresh, tasty and unpretentious; Nigella Lawson reflects this in recipes that are simple and speedy, elevating everyday eating into no-fuss feasts. Italian food has colonised the world. "Nigellissima" shows us how and why in over 100 delicious dishes - from telephone-cord pasta with Sicilian pesto to the crustless Meatzza, from Sardinian couscous to Venetian stew, from penne to papardelle, from ragu to risotto, from Italian apple pie and no-churn ices to panna cotta and sambuca kisses - in a round-Italy quickstep that culminates in a festive chapter of party food, with an Italian-inspired Christ