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Building Skills 1: Workbook Have you studied English at school? Do you need to improve your competence in English? Then you need Building Skills. This course will help you improve your competence in the skills of English for college or university study. In Book 1: Listening skills include: * predicting what comes next * understanding spoken spellings and definitions * following instructions * identifying names * identifying important words Speaking skills include: * asking about meaning and pronunciation * checking sounds in a dictionary * giving personal information * expressing likes and dislikes * requesting, accepting and rejecting help Reading skills include: * predicting content from illustrations, subheadings and topic sentences * word attack skills * locating information * transferring information Writing skills include: * ordering information * referring * describing habits and routines, location and places Starting Skills Books 1 and 2 with Building Skills Books 1 and 2 and Developing Skills 1 and 2 form a six-level course for higher education studies in English which will take you from Starter to Advanced. Accompanying Course Book and Teacher's Book also available.

Skills in English Listening Level 2 Student Test Pack Testing material to accompany the Skills in English Listening Level 2 course material. This product contains ten test booklets. Level 2 Teacher Test Booklet with answers and audio material sold separately. Visit the Skills in English website for additional materials and help.

Skills in English Reading Level 1 Course Book and Reading Resources Booklet The Garnet Education Skills in English series was highly commended in the Duke of Edinburgh English Speaking Union English Language Book Award in 2004. Do you have to read texts in English as part of your studies? Then you need Skills in English Reading. This course builds the skills that help you do reading research in English. At Level 1, you learn how to: * predict content; * deal with new words; * follow instructions; * recognise dates and periods; * locate information within a text; * identify the topic sentences; * skim the topic sentences for the main points; * understand chronological markers; * understand simple discourse markers; * understand pronoun reference; * understand simple lexical cohesion; * transfer information from a text to a chart; * read actively. As well as preparing students for entry into English-medium study, the Skills in English Course is ideal for students who wish to improve their scores in skills-based examinations for university entry requirements, such as the International English Language Testing System (IELTS). Rather than focusing on exam preparation, Skills in English teaches the necessary skills as part of a systematic programme of language development. Skills in English courses are also available in Listening, Speaking and Writing. See the Skills in English website at skillsinenglish.com for additional materials and help. Key Features * Reading texts a maximum of 250 words * Listening texts a maximum of 400 words * Speaking tasks of one paragraph, with writing assignments between one and five paragraphs * Test booklets containing theme tests, a revision test after five units, plus an end-of-course test * Teacher's Book containing full answer keys, methodology notes and transcript of listening material Accompanying Teacher's Book, Student Test Pack and Teacher Test Booklet also available.

Do you need English in your studies? Then you need Progressive Skills: Reading Level 3.Learn how to: recognize sentence function read line graphs distinguish between fact and theory understand non-text markers use cross referencing recognize the writer''s point of view or biasTopics include: Remembering and forgetting: Improving your memory Friends and family: Parents, Adults and Children Managing to be successful: Decisions, decisions, decisions Natural cycles: Chains, webs and pyramids Customs: origins and effects: The price of happiness

Skills in English Listening Level 2 Teacher's Book The Garnet Education Skills in English series was highly commended in the Duke of Edinburgh English Speaking Union English Language Book Award in 2004. This course is part of the Skills in English series from Garnet Education. It is designed to help students cope with talks and lectures in English. At Level 2, students learn how to: * recognise the main idea; * understand signpost words and phrases; * understand statistics; * identify important information; * make low-level inferences from context; * listen for gist and tolerate ambiguity; * understand comparisons; * take notes from spoken language; * complete an outline; * and identify and write summaries. In addition, students acquire key vocabulary in the following thematic areas: * Education * Daily Life * Work and Business * Science and Nature * Physical World * Culture and Civilization * They Made Our World * Art and Literature * Sports and Leisure * Nutrition and Health. Key features of the Teacher's Book are: * a facsimile of the related Course Book page, for ease of reference; * an introduction to the approach taken in the course; * lesson-by-lesson notes; * a full answer key, including model answers where appropriate; * language and culture notes, where these will assist the teacher in understanding learning difficulties or confusions of the target students; * methodology notes, where the value of an exercise, or the way to conduct it, may not be self-evident; * and a full transcript of the listening material. As well as preparing students for entry into English-medium study, the Skills in English Course is ideal for students who wish to improve their scores in skills-based examinations for university entry requirements, such as the International English Language Testing System (IELTS). Rather than focusing on exam preparation, Skills in English teaches the necessary skills as part of a systematic programme of language development. Skills in English courses are also available in Speaking, Reading and Writing. See the Skills in English website at skillsinenglish.com for additional materials and help. Key Features * Reading texts a maximum of 500 words * Listening texts a maximum of 800 words * Speaking tasks up to five paragraphs, with writing assignments between five and ten well-structured paragraphs * Test booklets containing theme tests, a revision test after five units, plus an end-of-course test * Teacher's Book containing full answer keys, methodology notes and transcript of listening material * All lectures available on DVD * Language and culture notes available for Arabic, Chinese and Japanese learners Accompanying Course Book, audio, Student Test Pack and Teacher Test Booklet also available.

Skills in English Speaking Level 3 Course Book The Garnet Education Skills in English series was highly commended in the Duke of Edinburgh English Speaking Union English Language Book Award in 2004. Do you have to speak in English as part of your studies? Then you need Skills in English Speaking. This course builds the skills that help you to speak in English in class and tutorials. At Level 3, you learn how to: * state sources; * talk about importance and relevance; * indicate partial comprehension; * use the definite article with proper nouns; * compare more than two things; * give bad news; * describe a device; * talk about events before the time of a story; * present problems and solutions; * give an opinion; * make a suggestion; * be a chairperson; * and give a short talk. As well as preparing students for entry into English-medium study, the Skills in English Course is ideal for students who wish to improve their scores in skills-based examinations for university entry requirements, such as the International English Language Testing System (IELTS). Rather than focusing on exam preparation, Skills in English teaches the necessary skills as part of a systematic programme of language development. Skills in English courses are also available in Listening, Reading and Writing. See the Skills in English website at skillsinenglish.com for additional materials and help. Key Features * Reading texts a maximum of 700 words * Listening texts a maximum of 1,000 words * Speaking tasks between five and ten paragraphs, with short essay-type writing assignments * Test booklets containing theme tests, a revision test after five units, plus an end-of-course test * Teacher's Book containing full answer keys, methodology notes and transcript of listening material Accompanying Teacher's Book, audio, Student Test Pack and Teacher Test Booklet also available.

English for Medicine in Higher Education Studies The Garnet Education English for Specific Academic Purposes series won the Duke of Edinburgh English Speaking Union English Language Book Award in 2009. English for Medicine is a skills-based course designed specifically for students of medicine who are about to enter English-medium tertiary level studies. It provides carefully graded practice and progressions in the key academic skills that all students need, such as listening to lectures and speaking in seminars. It also equips students with the specialist medical language they need to participate successfully within a medical faculty. Extensive listening exercises come from medical lectures, and all reading texts are taken from the same field of study. There is also a focus throughout on the key medical vocabulary that students will need. *Listening: how to understand and take effective notes on extended lectures, including how to follow the argument and identify the speaker's point of view. *Speaking: how to participate effectively in a variety of realistic situations, from seminars to presentations, including how to develop an argument and use stance markers. *Reading: how to understand a wide range of texts, from academic textbooks to Internet articles, including how to analyze complex sentences and identify such things as the writer's stance. *Writing: how to produce coherent and well-structured assignments, including such skills as paraphrasing and the use of the appropriate academic phrases. *Vocabulary: a wide range of activities to develop students' knowledge and use of key vocabulary, both in the field of medicine and of academic study in general. *Vocabulary and Skills banks: a reference source to provide students with revision of the key words and phrases and skills presented in each unit. *Full transcripts of all listening exercises. The Garnet English for Specific Academic Purposes series covers a range of academic subjects. All titles present the same skills and vocabulary points. Teachers can therefore deal with a range of ESAP courses at the same time, knowing that each subject title will focus on the same key skills and follow the same structure. Key Features * Systematic approach to developing academic skills through relevant content. * Focus on receptive skills (reading and listening) to activate productive skills (writing and speaking) in subject area. * Eight-page units combine language and academic skills teaching. * Vocabulary and academic skills bank in each unit for reference and revision. * Audio CDs for further self-study or homework. * Ideal coursework for EAP teachers. * Extra resources at

English for Academic Study: Extended Writing and Research Skills This fully updated 2012 edition of English for Academic Study: Extended Writing & Research Skills will help develop the practical skills you need to tackle extended essays and projects and encourage the development of an independent approach to studying. The units are organized as follows: * Introduction to extended writing and research * Using evidence to support your ideas * Sourcing information for your project * Developing your project * Developing a focus * Introductions, conclusions and definitions * Incorporating data and illustrations * Preparing for conference presentations The units take you step by step through the process of producing an extended piece of academic writing. Authentic source materials, model answers and detailed advice are included to help support and guide you. This course will require you to apply skills and strategies you have already studied in order to help you complete a project independently. The Course Book includes unit summaries to give you a quick overview of what you have covered, and a comprehensive glossary of terms. Each unit also has weblinks offering additional information and activities, relating to both listening skills and the topics covered in the units. Visit the dedicated English for Academic Study website at www.englishforacademicstudy.com for even more resources. This book can be used in conjunction with the following books in the English for Academic Study (EAS) series, also published by Garnet Education: EAS: Reading & Writing Source Book, EAS: Reading, EAS: Writing, EAS: Speaking, EAS: Listening, EAS: Vocabulary and EAS: Pronunciation.

English for Academic Study: Reading This fully updated 2012 edition of English for Academic Study: Reading is designed to challenge and stimulate students on pre-sessional and pre-departure courses. The Course Book contains step-by-step activities written by EAP professionals at the University of Reading's International Study and Language Centre. The activities are designed for use with authentic reading texts in the accompanying EAS: Reading & Writing Source Book. EAS: Reading is based on an extensive review of recent research into EAP writing methodology, and reflects the most recent developments in language teaching for academic purposes. The unit topics are as follows: * Reading for academic purposes * Sustainable energy * The business of science * Society today * Food security * Human resource management * Sustainable fashion * The Tipping Point Each unit uses the contemporary, stimulating texts in the accompanying Reading & Writing Source Book to ensure that students are challenged to develop the reading skills and approaches that will be vital throughout their academic studies. The attractive new format includes key reading skills and study tip features, together with a comprehensive book map and a glossary of terms. The Course Book includes unit summaries to give you a quick overview of what has been covered, and a comprehensive glossary of terms. Each unit also has weblinks offering additional information and activities relating to reading skills and the topics covered in the units. Visit the dedicated website www.englishforacademicstudy.com for even more resources. This book can be used in conjunction with the following books in the English for Academic Study (EAS) series, also published by Garnet Education: EAS: Reading & Writing Source Book, EAS: Writing, EAS: Extended Writing & Research Skills, EAS: Listening, EAS: Speaking, EAS: Vocabulary and EAS: Pronunciation.

Access EAP: Foundations Written by the authors of the highly successful EAP Essentials, the first part of this two-level course teaches academic language and competence to pre-intermediate and intermediate learners. Access EAP: Foundations is based on real student life and prepares students for the tasks that they will face while doing an English-medium higher education degree. Each unit follows the progress of three students in their first year at university as they have discussions, listen to lectures, read texts, work on assignments and make choices about how to study. Students will develop the language they need to meet the expectations of their lecturers, for example, comparing ideas, explaining cause-effect relationships and interpreting data in tables and graphs, as well as writing assignments and e-mails and joining in discussions. The book has ten units, each divided into five lessons. The first lesson usually introduces an aspect of university life. The listening, reading, speaking and writing tasks are linked together around each theme, and there are also regular tasks to develop the ability to think critically and to study effectively. Key words that are useful for academic study are listed by the texts in which they are presented, and there are regular tasks to help understanding, support learning and practise using these key words. Students will learn the important language and grammar patterns that are needed for understanding and producing academic texts. They will also discover essential aspects of academic style, such as moving from general to specific information and from what is familiar to what is new. Key Features * Functional syllabus linked to a series of academic themes * Integrated tasks and language practice * Focuses on key language and skills in a specific academic context * Improves students' ability to tackle and succeed in IELTS and other gateway examinations *'Simulated authentic' texts targeted to present specific functions and vocabulary * Written by EAP trainers from Heriot-Watt University * Free answer key download available here An accompanying Course Book is also available..

Business Update Level 1 Teacher's Book Business Update provides students with the English skills they need for business using a carefully planned combination of task-based and multi-functional practice. It teaches specialist vocabulary and provides authentic business scenarios in which skills can be practised. The approach to learning prepares students in dealing with everyday office life, such as telephoning, working with facts and figures, taking orders and dealing with customer enquiries. Each level in the series is made up of three components: a Course Book, a Workbook and a Teacher's Book. The units provide 120+ hours of extensive practice and reference material, using many sectors of the business world as inspiration. A skills section accompanies each unit, including authentic reading passages, vocabulary building and writing and research projects. Other useful sections include: * pair and group exercises * professional training hints on what to do in business situations * unit-by-unit word lists * topic word lists * transcripts to support activities in the Course Book and Workbook In the Workbook, each unit has follow-up activities and a quiz to monitor the students' progress.

Versatile Vocabulary: Games for enhancing vocabulary Versatile Vocabulary has been specially created to encourage students, through games, to use vocabulary in a variety of ways: defining words, using words in sentences, spelling words, acting out words, changing word forms and generating new words. The vocabulary has been carefully chosen from various concordances of the most frequently used words. It is vocabulary that ESL/EFL students need to know, and for most of the games, templates have been provided that allow teachers to customize games to practise their own target vocabulary. Key Features *21 photocopiable games featuring the words most frequently used by English speakers * Teacher's notes for each game, with suggested variations to the game * Templates for teachers and students to create their own versions

The Skills in English Course: Level 1 Part B Student CDs Do you use English as part of your studies? Then you need The Skills in English Course. The course builds the skills required for lectures, tutorials, reading research and written assignments in English. Listening skills include: * understanding signpost language; * following a narrative; * and recognizing important words. Speaking skills include: * talking about research; * narrating a story; * and showing understanding and lack of understanding. Reading skills include: * following chronological markers; * understanding pronoun reference; * and predicting tense forms. Writing skills include: * describing events; * distinguishing people and things; * and using lexical cohesion. The Skills in English Course prepares students for entry into English-medium study. It is also ideal for students who wish to improve their scores in skill-based examinations for university entry requirements, such as the International English Language Testing System (IELTS). Rather than focusing on exam preparation, The Skills in English Course teaches the necessary skills as part of a systematic programme of language development. Key Features * Resources Book containing reading texts, tapescripts and grammar resources * Each level available separately in two sections, Part A and Part B * Each section provides 80 hours of teaching * Additional syntactic grammar practice in Resources Book * Updated web resources, including blended learning for listening and reading * Free downloadable unit test packs * Featured lectures and radio programmes on DVD Did you know? The Skills in English Course is also available in separate Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing courses. You can also look at the Skills in English website at skillsinenglish.com for additional materials and help. Accompanying Course Book and Resources Book and Teacher's Book also available. Please contact us if you have purchased The Skills in English Course and would like access to the accompanying tests.

English for the Energy Industries: Oil, Gas and Petrochemicals English for the Energy Industries is a foundation English course for employees in the oil, gas and petrochemicals industries. It is aimed at pre- and low-intermediate level students who have a basic grasp of English, but who need to use technical and semi-technical vocabulary within specific functional language applicable to the workplace. It provides approximately 140 hours of listening, speaking, reading, writing and language practice activities. English for the Energy Industries focuses on high-frequency lexis and structures used in the work environment, such as the language of safety, instructions, descriptions of equipment, processes and systems. English for the Energy Industries develops the four language skills in English for Specific Purposes (ESP) contexts: *Reading: uses authentic texts that energy industry technicians will use in everyday life, such as instruction manuals. *Speaking and listening: communicative pairwork tasks practise real-life communication situations, such as describing and giving information about equipment and jobs, giving instructions and warnings and discussing workplace problems. *Writing: tasks motivate students by developing knowledge of useful language for different text types, such as accident report forms and written notes and instructions. A comprehensive Glossary provides clear explanations of approximately 160 key terms in common use in the energy industries. Key Features * Essential expressions and language used in the industry * Constant recycling of high-frequency technical terms and vocabulary * Real-life listening and reading texts * A communicative approach to oral accuracy and fluency * Over 140 hours of skills practice activities * A glossary of over 160 key terms

Talking Trinity: Initial Stage: Preparation for the Trinity Examinations: Grade 1 Student's Book The Trinity College London examinations in spoken English provide a structured framework to encourage students to improve their oral skills using language that is appropriate to their needs. This book covers the Initial Stage Grade 1 of the exams. There are eight lessons. Each lesson focuses on one of the conversational subjects in the Trinity syllabus. The lessons provide: * listening and speaking practice; * grammar and vocabulary support; * and examination advice. The pictures and illustrations provide materials specially designed to motivate students to speak about subjects that are of interest to them. The lessons are not only enjoyable but also provide a complete and thorough preparation for the exams. Key Features * Comprehensive listening and speaking exam practice with full grammar and vocabulary support * Eight lessons for each grade, available in separate books or a combined edition * Each lesson focuses on one of the conversational subjects in the revised Trinity syllabus * Colourful pictures and illustrations to help young students to talk about subjects that motivate and interest them * Expert examination advice for achieving success * Now revised to cover the Trinity 2010-2013 GESE syllabus * Audio CD included with the Student's Book A combined version of Grades 1, 2 and 3 Student's Books and a Teacher's Book are also available.

Progressive Skills in English 3: Workbook Do you need English in your studies? Then you need the Progressive Skills in English Course. The course builds the skills required for lectures, tutorials, reading research and written assignments in English. Now with fantastic, extensive online resources at

Upgrade: Activity Book (without answers) Upgrade is a lower intermediate course designed for young adults, especially those who need to use English-language resources as part of a higher education course. This Activity Book consists of 15 units that correspond closely to the Course Book in terms of level, topic and content. There is extensive practice of grammar and vocabulary, as well as more skills work and extra study tips and advice on independent learning techniques. The Activity Book can be used in class, for homework tasks or as a self-study aid. It contains original material that can form the basis of new lessons, focusing particularly on the skill of reading. Key Features * 15 topic-based units plus three review units * Teacher's Book, including tests, transcripts and answers * Extensive skills practice with tasks such as: reading an article and completing a bar chart; writing an e-mail; listening to directions; giving a presentation * Study tips throughout the course to help develop essential study skills and independent learning * Ten-page word list of essential vocabulary covered in each unit * Activity Book containing imaginative extended practice of the language and topics in the Course Book, for use in the class or self-study

Starting Skills in English Reading and Writing Part B Course Book Have you studied English at school? Do you need to improve your reading and writing? Then you need Starting Skills in English Reading and Writing. This course helps you read and write basic English. In Part B you learn how to read and write 200 key words in isolation and context from the following knowledge areas: * Education * Daily Life * Work and Business * Science and Nature * The Physical World * Culture and Civilization * Technology * Art and Literature * Sports and Leisure * Nutrition and Health You will also learn to: * deal with long sentences - joining words; * commas; * describe regular events - vary sentence patterns/vocabulary; * describe size - give more information in a second sentence; * find factual information/the main verb; * join sentences with and, but, so, because; * write silent letters, but not pronounce them; * understand names; * use this/these - singular and plural; * omit the noun; * understand this/that - referring to information earlier in the text; * use and/or; * use be + the = noun in reversible sentences; * use figures and tables; * use learn with about, that, how; * use and find reasons with so and because; * use superlative adjectives; * use and understand the comma; * use the introduction/subheadings; * use your general/background knowledge; * read quickly; * guess words from context; * draw a picture from information in a story; * identify titles and characters; * use to - preposition/part of the infinitive; * make prepositional phrases; * describe interrupted actions; * use when; * use the present simple - facts/possibilities; * use present and past tenses in a story; * use very and too; * use too = 'and' and 'more than the correct amount * replace too with also, in addition, can't, not ...enough; * use will/may to state probability; * use will probably do to reduce probability. This material is aimed at students with an IELTS level of 3.0. The level of this course is equivalent to an approximate TOEFL score of 400. There are linked courses in Listening and Speaking and Vocabulary and Grammar. See the Skills in English website at skillsinenglish.com for additional materials and help. Key Features * Reading texts a maximum of 250 words * Writing tasks are short paragraphs * Teacher's Book containing a full answer key, language and culture notes and methodology notes * Allows beginners immediate access to study of academic English skills * Available as three books - Listening and Speaking, Reading and Writing, Vocabulary and Grammar - at two levels * Language and culture notes available for Arabic, Chinese and Japanese learners * Ideal for false beginners, i.e., students who have now acheived their full potential in English at school Accompanying Teacher's Book, Student Test Pack and Teacher Test Booklet also available.

Skills in English Speaking Level 2 Teacher Test Booklet Testing material to accompany the Skills in English Speaking Level 2 course material. This product contains audio material and a Teacher Test Guide with complete answer key. Level 2 Student Test Pack sold separately. Visit the Skills in English website for additional materials and help.

Skills in English Speaking Level 3 Teacher Test Booklet Testing material to accompany the Skills in English Speaking Level 3 course material. This product contains audio material and a Teacher Test Guide with complete answer key. Level 3 Student Test Pack sold separately. Visit the Skills in English website for additional materials and help.