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1812 and the fate of Europe lies in the hands of newly appointed Commodore Hornblower. Dispatched to northern waters to protect Britain's Baltic interests, Horatio Hornblower must halt the advance of Napoleon's empire into Sweden and Russia. But first, he must battle the terrible Baltic weather: fog, snow and icebound waterways; overcome Russian political and commercial intrigues; avoid the seductive charms of royalty, as well as the deadly reach of assassins in the imperial palace; and contend with hostile armies and French privateers. With the fate of Europe balanced on a knife edge, the responsibility lies heavy on a Commodore's shoulders. This is the eighth of eleven books chronicling the adventures of C. S. Forester's inimitable nautical hero, Horatio Hornblower.

‘He should have seen it coming. His life had been one mishap after another. So he should have been prepared for this one...’

Julian Treslove, a professionally unspectacular former BBC radio producer, and Sam Finkler, a popular Jewish philosopher, writer and television personality, are old school friends. Despite a prickly relationship and very different lives, they’ve never quite lost touch with each other – or with their former teacher, Libor Sevcik, a Czech always more concerned with the wider world than with exam results.

>Now, both Libor and Finkler are recently widowed, and with Treslove, his chequered and unsuccessful record with women rendering him an honorary third widower, they dine at Libor’s grand, central London apartment.
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Učebnice angličtiny Global je určena pro dospělé ve věku nad 20 let, je tedy vhodná pro vysoké školy a jazykové školy. Při tvorbě učebnice kladli autoři hlavní důraz na výběr materiálů, které volili tak, aby studenty oslovily zajímavými informacemi a kultivovanou prezentací. Autoři se cíleně vyhýbali mediálně známým lidem a tématům, aby se tak odlišili od jiných učebnic angličtiny pro dospělé.

Student's Book

učebnice pro přibližně 120 hodin výuky vysvětluje a procvičuje gramatiku a slovní zásobu, důraz je kladen na rozvoj všech jazykových dovedností. Na konci každé lekce se nachází oddíl study skills, který učí studenty efektivním postupům při

The six level Top Notch program makes English unforgettable through multiple exposures to language, numerous opportunities to practice it, and systematic and intensive recycling. Goals- and achievement-based leddons with can-do statements enable students to confirm their progress.

Top Notch prepares students to communicate in English with a diverse array of speakers around the world who have a wide range of native and non-native accents. An emphasis on cultural fluency enables students to navigate the social, travel, and business situations that they will encounter in their lives.

Active Book:

*Student's Book in digital format with full audio

*Interactive speaking, listening, reading, grammar, and vocabulary practice

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Maturitní zkouška z anglického jazyka dostala ''nový kabát'', který by si v roce 2011 měli obléknout ti žáci, kteří chtějí letos, či v letech budoucích, maturovat z anglického jazyka na úrovni základní nebo vyšší.

Řada učebnic Real Life zahrnuje úrovně Elementary, Pre-intermediate a Intermediate, které jsou vztaženy k referenčním jazykovým úrovním A1, A2/B1 a B1-B2, učebnice tedy odpovídají požadavkům na výstupy v RVP a zahrnují v sobě požadavky na maturitní zkoušku základní úrovně obtížnosti. Real Life Upper-intermediate vyjde v roce 2011 a připraví studenty na vyšší úroveň MZ.

Obsah učebnic je vhodně zasazen do kontextu všeobecných témat a běžných komunikačních situací a u

It's 1985 and Brian Jackson has arrived at university with a burning ambition - to make it onto TV's foremost general knowledge quiz. But no sooner has he embarked on 'The Challenge' than he finds himself falling hopelessly in love with his teammate, the beautiful and charismatic would-be actress, Alice Harbinson. When Alice fails to fall for his slightly over-eager charms, Brian comes up with a foolproof plan to capture her heart once and for all. He's going to win the game, at any cost, because - after all - everyone knows that what a woman really wants from a man is a comprehensive grasp of general knowledge...Starter for Ten is a comedy about love, class, growing-up and the all-important difference between knowledge and wisdom. Are you up to the challenge of the funniest novel in y

Adapted by Nancy Timmins
Activities by Eleanor Donaldson

Crime

The great detective Sherlock Holmes is needed to solve a murder in Sussex, England. A card with the initials VV 341 has been left by the body, and discovering the facts of the case gets ever more difficult. The answers to this mystery lie far away from the scene of the crime and across the Atlantic, in a place known as ‘The Valley of Fear'.

Dossiers:
Hiding Places
Secret Societies
Series: Reading & Training | Level: Step 4 | Exam: fce trinity

Gutenbergova čítanka moderní britské literatury přináší reprezentativní výběr z tvorby deseti významných současných britských prozaiků. Každá ukázka v anglickém originále je zrcadlově doplněna českým překladem, medailony autorů a výběrem dalších doporučených titulů, které byly v posledních desetiletích přeloženy do češtiny. Kniha je určena jak studentům a zájemcům o anglický jazyk, tak i těm, kdo vyhledávají kvalitní moderní beletrii. Čítanka vychází v nakladatelství Gutenberg ve spolupráci s kulturním časopisem Labyrint revue. Originální texty: Salman Rushdie, Graham Swift, Julian Barnes, Ian McEwan, Kazuo Ishiguro, Angela Carter, Martin Amis, John Banville, Jeanette Winterson, Romesh Gunesekera

Adapted by Kenneth Brodey

Adventure

1715: Frank Osbaldistone likes poetry and he does not want to enter the family business. The young man is then sent by his father to the north of England. Frank meets a charismatic Scotsman and an official of the English government. This will be the beginning of his involvement in a rebellion against the British monarchy. In this great historical novel, Frank comes to love and understand the wild world of the Scottish Highlands.

Dossiers:
Rob Roy: history comes alive, The historical novel: Sir Walter Scott's Great Creation

Series: Reading & Training | Level: Step 2 | Exam: pet trinity

Adapted by Nancy Timmins
Activities by Eleanor Donaldson

Crime

Sherlock Holmes is bored. But a fascinating new case is just around the corner. The attractive Mary Morstan arrives at 221B Baker Street with a strange story to tell. Her father vanished ten years ago: four years later she receives six beautiful pearls, one each year. She has been invited to meet the sender of these pearls and asks Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson for their help.
The case involves a mysterious map, hidden treasure and a wooden-legged man, enough to intrigue even Sherlock Holmes. But it's more than just a mystery for loyal Doctor Watson: will he find love with the lovely Miss Morstan?

Dossiers:
The Andaman Islands
The British In India

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A musician disappears, leaving only a strange e-mail message. Her husband, in a desperate search to find her, revisits their shared past and has to face up to some unpleasant realities, before trying to rebuild his life. His journey of discovery takes us across the world to Poland and Rio and deep into the human heart.

Complete audio recording available online.

 
Original stories at seven levels from starter to advanced, written specially for learners of English. With gripping plots and a range of genres to satisfy every taste, Cambridge English Readers offer high-quality original fiction that students will love! The highest quality of writing and storytelling is combined with the greatest sensitivity to the learner's language level, to ensure an enjoyable and

After being jilted by her lover, Carla is devastated and intends to seek revenge. She joins a self-help group for people in similar situations and there she meets three women who have been betrayed or abandoned by their husbands. Carla decides to rehearse her revenge on these men and starts by buying a ticket to Cuba.

Complete audio recording available online.

Original stories at seven levels from starter to advanced, written specially for learners of English. With gripping plots and a range of genres to satisfy every taste, Cambridge English Readers offer high-quality original fiction that students will love! The highest quality of writing and storytelling is combined with the greatest sensitivity to the learner's language level, to ensure an enjoyable a