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A mysterious incident at the Marabar Caves, involving Adela Quested, newly arrived from England, and Dr Aziz, an Indian doctor, leads to a drama that divides the British and Indian communities in anger, distrust, and fear.
Forsters great novel brings to life all the dangers and misunderstandings of colonialism but, as Forster himself wrote, the story is about something wider than politics, about the search of the human race for a more lasting home, about the universe as embodied in the Indian earth and the Indian sky, about the horror lurking in the Marabar Caves...

Careful, Connie, please. Your little sister's eyes are looking angry. Look at the sudden lines around her mouth. Connie, a sister is a good thing. Even a younger sister. 'Mercy, who are you going out with?'

Connie gets an answer to her question, but it is not the answer she wants to hear. And what is the price of peace between sisters?

Word count 16,068

He smiled, showing teeth yellow from cigarette smoke. He looked at his desk diary, then at her papers again. 'Mmm... a hundred pesos a month, Why, that's one thousand two hundred pesos a year. Surely, you can afford to buy me a forty-peso dinner!'

How can Marina say no? How can she refuse the Chief's next request? He is an evil man, but she needs her promotion...

Word count 12,589

He smiled, showing teeth yellow from cigarette smoke. He looked at his desk diary, then at her papers again. 'Mmm... a hundred pesos a month, Why, that's one thousand two hundred pesos a year. Surely, you can afford to buy me a forty-peso dinner!'

How can Marina say no? How can she refuse the Chief's next request? He is an evil man, but she needs her promotion...

Word count 12,589

More than 20 million visitors come to Scotland each year. Some love it for its long white beaches and quiet green hills. Some like the busy cities, with their shops and museums, castles and parks. Others come to see the home of their parents and grandparents, to hear Scottish music, to find their family tartan. And some come to visit the whiskey distilleries, eat wonderful food, and go to one of the world's biggest street parties. Scotland has something for everybody. Come and find what Scotland has for you.

Cedric Errol is seven years old. He lives with his mother in a little house in New York. They don't have much money, but mother and son are good friends. Cedric is a kind, friendly little boy, and everybody likes him. His father was English, but he is now dead, and Cedric and his mother are alone in the world.

But one day a lawyer arrives from England with some very surprising news about Cedric's grandfather...

Going for Gold Upper Intermediate is designed to develop students' language skills and provide a general introduction to the requirements of the FCE exam. It provides enjoyable and contemporary topics, motivating practice activities, a graded introduction to Cambridge exam style tasks, regular opportunities for reviewing and testing and a supportive writing reference section including model answers and useful language.

Read and discover more about the world...

These motivating non-fiction readers are rich in content and beautifully illustrated. Fascinating information in carefully graded language appeals to a broad range of students and support English across the curriculum, which makes the series perfect for CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning).

Stunning colour photos, with maps, diagrams and charts support understanding, while activities and projects develop language and critical thinking skills.

- Fascinating information will appeal to a broad range of students
- Beautiful photos support understanding
- Clean signposting takes the students to activity pages
- Activity pages at the back allow uninterrupted reading<b

Read and discover more about the world...

These motivating non-fiction readers are rich in content and beautifully illustrated. Fascinating information in carefully graded language appeals to a broad range of students and support English across the curriculum, which makes the series perfect for CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning).

Stunning colour photos, with maps, diagrams and charts support understanding, while activities and projects develop language and critical thinking skills.

- Fascinating information will appeal to a broad range of students
- Beautiful photos support understanding
- Clean signposting takes the students to activity pages
- Activity pages at the back allow uninterrupted reading

Read and discover more about the world...

These motivating non-fiction readers are rich in content and beautifully illustrated. Fascinating information in carefully graded language appeals to a broad range of students and support English across the curriculum, which makes the series perfect for CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning).

Stunning colour photos, with maps, diagrams and charts support understanding, while activities and projects develop language and critical thinking skills.

- Fascinating information will appeal to a broad range of students
- Beautiful photos support understanding
- Clean signposting takes the students to activity pages
- Activity pages at the back allow uninterrupted reading

Maďarština je hodně odlišná od jiných evropských jazyků, navíc se znalostí cizích jazyků mimo turistická centra moc nepochodíte. Při přípravách na cestu byste tedy neměli zapomenout na praktickou konverzační příručku, kterou oceníte nejen v nestandardních situacích. Navíc zjistíte, že maďarština přes svou odlišnost není zase tak složitá, základní představu o pravidlech skloňování získáte z přehledné gramatiky.

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320 stran
2 600 vět a frází, 1 600 slovíček v tématech
6 000 hesel ve slovníku
Doporučení a upozornění
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19 stran gramatiky
11 stran praktických informací o zemi