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Level: Beginner * Video o Velké Británii určené pro žáky ve věku 10-11 let * Presentuje britskou kulturu na situacích z rodiny, prostřednictvím tradičních svátků živou a zábavnou formou * Obsahuje 4 desetiminutové lekce (Bonfire Night, Food, London, Easter) * Žáci mohou dělat srovnání s jejich vlastními zkušenosti a zážitky * Speciálně napsáno a nafilmováno pro potřeby a možnosti žáků základních škol * Délka: 30 min

Fourth Edition The Practice of English Language Teaching has been the reference of choice for tens of thousands of teachers of English since it was first published in 1983. In this new edition, Jeremy Harmer brings you * the evolving identities of global English * the impact of technology on teaching * the issue of context-sensitive methodology * DVD with clips from real classrooms, observation tasks and interviews

LifeLike offers a new approach to learning about the cultures of the English-speaking world, presenting them primarily from an insider's viewpoint. Rather than considering culture in terms of abstract information or common-place assumptions, LifeLike focuses on real-life experience and the way culture shapes daily life in today's multicultural societies. That's why, together with material such as articles, web sites, songs, maps, geographical data, LifeLike employs a range of short, accessible passages of fiction, essay and autobiography by young writers from all over the English speaking world from Zadie Smith and Nick Hornby to Jhumpa Lahiri exploring and commenting on aspects of their own culture from exciting new angles in language that is fresh, authentic and direct. LifeLike is s

What better way to learn history than through its art? Art has always been a vibrant expression of the historical period of a country and its people. British History Seen Through Art relates the salient events of British history seen through the eyes of famous artists of the period. Both students and teachers will enjoy this stimulating cross-curricular approach to studying British history and art. This richly illustrated book sheds new light on a fascinating subject. British History Seen Through Art has its own internet site, www.Britishhistoryart.com, with links to other internet sites where you can find out more about the themes introduced in each chapter and work on corresponding activities. Level: pre-intermediate

The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County depicts one of American history’s most exciting periods: the California Gold Rush of the 1850s. Come to Angel’s Mining Camp in California and meet Smiley whose frog is a living gold mine until one day… And read about Mark Twain’s amazing remedies for curing a cold and about an incredible thunderstorm! *Wide range of activities on the four skills *PET-style activities *Trinity-style activities (grades4/5) *Internet project *Informative dossiers on the California Gold Rush, Gold MiningCamps, San Francisco and more *Exit test with answer key

A story on love and friendship by Oscar Wilde. The story is about a fisherman who catches a mermaid. He lets her go because she promises to help him fish. Each day the mermaid appears and sings her song, so he falls in love with her! However, she cannot marry him until he has lost his human soul. *Wide range of activities practising the four skills *PET-style activities *Trinty-style activities (grade 4) *Dossiers: Aestheticism - the cult of beauty, Children´s literature in the 1800s and The Little Mermaid *Special audio CD/CD-ROM with the text recorded in full and a variety of games and activities for further practice *Internet project *Exit tset with answer key

Was Nostradamus really a prophet or were his predictions a mere coincidence? What mystery lies behind the curse of the tomb of the Egyptian pharaoh King Tut? Can an exquisite diamond bring death and tragedy to its owners? Does evil really exist and what forms can it take? Find out about these strange stories and others, and perhaps you'll be able to solve our world's greatest mysteries! *Wide range of activities covering the four skills *PET-style activities *Trinity-style activities (grade 5) Internet Project *Text recorded in full *Exit with answer key