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Business Venture is a short business English course for professionals who need to communicate confidently across cultures and countries.

Business Venture teaches students to communicate using American and International English for a range of business situations. The course also helps students who are preparing for the TOEIC test, with tips, tactics, and practice.

The third edition of Business Venture includes increased flexibility in the unit structure, more clarity in the unit layout, and 20 pages of additional practice for students taking the TOEIC test.

Key features:
Modular unit structure with either a functional or communicative focus
* Clear structure and easy-to-follow layout in every unit
* Supported speaking and listening practice

The isolated Canadian town of Sugarmilk Falls is wary of outsiders. As the thick snow of a winter's night sets in, the inhabitants of this close-knit community gather together, induced by a questioning stranger to talk about the sinister events of twenty years past...Did it all begin when Grand'mere Osweken, an Indian shaman, lost the maple forests in a game of craps? Or with the arrival of the mysterious schoolteacher Marina Grochowska? Perhaps it really started with woodsman Zack Guillem's discovery of something strange in the wilderness, or with the town's controversial debate about Prohibition. And why has Father Souris refused to attend the gathering? As gossip turns to fear and fear to blame, the babbling voices of the Sugarmilk try to make sense of the dark events that have take

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It is February in Paradise, Michigan, and for the first time since moving there, Alex is taking a hard look at his life. This is what happens when a middle-aged solitary guy falls in love. The woman is Natalie Reynaud, an officer from the Ontario Provincial Police whose partner has recently been killed. As far as the OPP are concerned, Natalie is responsible for her partner's death. She needs a break - from the past as well as the present. Alex and Natalie spend a romantic weekend together, but just as everything seems to be going so well, they are disturbed by someone who knows all about Natalie, and about a dark episode buried in her family's past which still drives men to violence. As much as Natalie doesn't want Alex to get involved, there's no way he can let her face this danger a

In this excellent new thriller, Texas judge Whit Mosley is about to cross the point of no return...Whit Mosley's missing friends turn up at Black Jack Point dead and buried, along with bones and relics from a legendary past. When Whit opens an inquest into the murders, he's plunged into a shadowy world of ruthless treasure hunters, double-crossing tycoons, and money-hungry sharks - all chasing a long-lost fortune in emeralds and gold. His only ally, police detective Claudia Salazar, is kidnapped at sea and held hostage in a deadly game of betrayal and greed. To survive, both Claudia and Whit must stay one step ahead of their common enemy - a desperate killer far more dangerous than any pirate of old...

A groundbreaking reconsideration of translation in English language teaching, this book is a survey and critical assessment of arguments for and against translation in different teaching contexts.

This book proposes translation as one of a number of ways of relating English to students own languages. It surveys the contexts of monolingual and bilingual teaching and discusses the different uses and roles of translation and bilingualisation for different stages and ages of learning and for different purposes, e.g. explanation, practice, and testing. Establishing a new direction in practice and research, it goes on to suggest and discuss ways in which translation might be incorporated into materials, curriculum development, and teacher education.

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