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50 English Coffee Breaks

Author : Coffee Break Languages

Publisher : Teach Yourself

Page : 166 pages

File Size : 26,48 MB

Release : 2023-12-07

Category : Foreign Language Study

ISBN : 1399810421

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Transform your down time into 'do time'. The most successful language learners create a habit of studying a little bit, often. With 50 English Coffee Breaks, you can easily improve your English by combining it with your relaxing daily coffee - from a 5-minute espresso to a 15-minute latte. Organised by 5, 10 and 15 minutes, these 50 varied and lively activities - from anagrams and idiom challenges to recipes and quotations - are created for high-beginner to intermediate adult and young-adult learners. The activities are carefully designed to keep you motivated and build your skills in key areas. · Reading comprehension · Writing skills · Grammar confidence · Phrasal verbs practice · Vocabulary development · Cultural awareness By practising English in a fun and relaxed way - in the time you have - you will find time to achieve your language-learning goals. So, pick up your preferred drink and this practical book. Soon, studying English will be the most pleasant and productive part of your busy day. For 15 years Coffee Break Languages has helped millions of people to learn a language in a way that fits into their everyday life: while walking the dog, working out at the gym, or on their coffee break! Teach Yourself has collaborated with Coffee Break Languages to bring their brilliant method to a wider audience by producing their first-ever printed product. All the activities are written by long-time English teachers in Coffee Break's characteristically friendly and conversational style. It's the perfect complement to your studies. The activities are levelled for high-beginner to low-intermediate learners: CEFR A2-B1 and ACTFL Intermediate-low/mid



50 Spanish Coffee Breaks

Author : Coffee Break Languages

Publisher : Hachette UK

Page : 153 pages

File Size : 11,4 MB

Release : 2022-06-09

Category : Foreign Language Study

ISBN : 1399802461

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Transform your down time into 'do time'. The most successful language learners create a habit of studying on a regular basis. 50 Spanish Coffee Breaks makes it easy to master a simple routine of improving your Spanish by effortlessly integrating it with your calming daily ritual -from a 5-minute espresso to a 15-minute latte. Organised by 5, 10 and 15 minutes, these 50 varied and lively activities - from anagrams and idiom challenges to recipes and quotations - are created for high-beginner to intermediate adult and young-adult learners and designed to keep you motivated while building your skills in key areas. · Reading comprehension · Writing skills · Grammar confidence · Translation abilities · Vocabulary expansion · Cultural awareness By practising Spanish in a fun and relaxed way in the time you have, you will stay on track to achieve your language-learning aspirations. So, pick up your preferred brew and this practical book, and make learning the most pleasant and productive part of your busy day. The Spanish used in this book includes a variety of sources and contexts including both Peninsular Spanish and Latin American Spanish, making the book a valuable tool for learners of both. For 15 years Coffee Break Languages has helped make it possible for millions of people to learn a language in a way that fits into their everyday life: whether that's while walking the dog, at the gym, or on their coffee break! Teach Yourself has collaborated with Coffee Break Languages to bring their brilliant method to a wider audience by producing their first-ever printed product. All the activities are written by long-time teachers of the language in Coffee Break's characteristically friendly and conversational style. It's the perfect complement to your studies. The activities are levelled for high-beginner to low-intermediate learners: CEFR A2-B1 and ACTFL Intermediate-low/mid



50 French Coffee Breaks

Author : Coffee Break Languages

Publisher : Teach Yourself

Page : 147 pages

File Size : 49,38 MB

Release : 2022-06-09

Category : Foreign Language Study

ISBN : 1399802372

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Transform your down time into 'do time'. The most successful language learners create a habit of studying on a regular basis. 50 French Coffee Breaks makes it easy to master a simple routine of improving your French by effortlessly integrating it with your calming daily ritual - from a 5-minute espresso to a 15-minute latte. Organised by 5, 10 and 15 minutes, these 50 varied and lively activities - from anagrams and idiom challenges to recipes and quotations - are created for high-beginner to intermediate adult and young-adult learners and designed to keep you motivated while building your skills in key areas. · Reading comprehension · Writing skills · Grammar confidence · Translation abilities · Vocabulary expansion · Cultural awareness By practising French in a fun and relaxed way in the time you have, you will stay on track to achieve your language-learning aspirations. So, pick up your preferred brew and this practical book, and make learning the most pleasant and productive part of your busy day. For 15 years Coffee Break Languages has helped make it possible for millions of people to learn a language in a way that fits into their everyday life: whether that's while walking the dog, at the gym, or on their coffee break! Teach Yourself has collaborated with Coffee Break Languages to bring their brilliant method to a wider audience by producing their first-ever printed product. All the activities are written by long-time teachers of the language in Coffee Break's characteristically friendly and conversational style. It's the perfect complement to your studies. The activities are levelled for high-beginner to low-intermediate learners: CEFR A2-B1 and ACTFL Intermediate-low/mid



50 Italian Coffee Breaks

Author : Coffee Break Languages

Publisher : Teach Yourself

Page : 272 pages

File Size : 50,60 MB

Release : 2022-06-09

Category : Foreign Language Study

ISBN : 1399802402

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Transform your down time into 'do time'. The most successful language learners create a habit of studying on a regular basis. 50 Italian Coffee Breaks makes it easy to master a simple routine of improving your Italian by effortlessly integrating it with your calming daily ritual - from a 5-minute espresso to a 15-minute latte. Organised by 5, 10 and 15 minutes, these 50 varied and lively activities - from anagrams and idiom challenges to recipes and quotations - are created for high-beginner to intermediate adult and young-adult learners and designed to keep you motivated while building your skills in key areas. · Reading comprehension · Writing skills · Grammar confidence · Translation abilities · Vocabulary expansion · Cultural awareness By practising Italian in a fun and relaxed way in the time you have, you will stay on track to achieve your language-learning aspirations. So, pick up your preferred brew and this practical book, and make learning the most pleasant and productive part of your busy day. For 15 years Coffee Break Languages has helped make it possible for millions of people to learn a language in a way that fits into their everyday life: whether that's while walking the dog, at the gym, or on their coffee break! Teach Yourself has collaborated with Coffee Break Languages to bring their brilliant method to a wider audience by producing their first-ever printed product. All the activities are written by long-time teachers of the language in Coffee Break's characteristically friendly and conversational style. It's the perfect complement to your studies. The activities are levelled for high-beginner to low-intermediate learners: CEFR A2-B1 and ACTFL Intermediate-low/mid



Coffee Break Python

Author : Christian Mayer

Publisher :

Page : 193 pages

File Size : 42,52 MB

Release : 2018-09-10

Category :

ISBN : 9781719846585

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How to learn Python during your coffee break? Coffee Break Python is a new step-by-step system to teach you how to learn Python faster, smarter, and better. You do nothing but solving one practical Python puzzle as you enjoy your morning coffee. Why should you care about puzzle-based learning? Educational research shows that practical low-stake puzzles and tests help you to learn faster, smarter, and better. We used this for coding in Coffee Break Python and our academy Finxter.com. 13,000 online Python students have already improved their coding skills with our unique puzzle-based learning technique: "I very much enjoy your Finxter.com website because it has some real meat to the problems. Thank you so much for doing this project! I love it!" --David C. "Your site is awesome." --Victor A. "I found Finxter.com an excellent tool to brush up on my Python skills. I totally love the setup of playing against the questions - such a wonderful idea --Jesper R. Why should you read this book? As you work through Coffee Break Python, your Python expertise will grow--one coffee at a time. It's packed with 50 Python puzzles, 10 practical learning tips, 5 compressed cheat sheets, and 1 new way to measure your coding skills. You will train wildly important Python topics such as Arithmetic operations: integer & float division, and modular arithmetic; Language elements: branching, loops, keywords, and functions; Data structures: integer, float, string, list, set, dictionary, and graph; Sequence operators: indexing, concatenation, slicing, and built-in functions; Function *arguments: default *, arbitrary *, unpacking *, keyword *; Set operations: lambda, filter, map, and intersection functions; and Algorithms: recursion, Fibonacci, matrix search, bubble sort, quick sort, lexicographical sort, guess & check, binary search, and graph traversal. As a bonus, you will track your individual Python coding skill level throughout the book. Who should read this book? You are slightly beyond beginner-level in Python. For example, You have already experience with another programming language--it's time to tackle Python. You are a professional engineer and want to brush up your Python skills. You are a student and need to get better at Python for academic courses. So how do you spend your Coffee Break? Python!



Coffee Break Crosswords Book 1

Author : Collins Puzzles

Publisher : Collins

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 30,6 MB

Release : 2018-06-14

Category : Crossword puzzles

ISBN : 9780008279738

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Book Description

Give your mind a linguistic workout with 200 new quick crossword puzzles. These will have you searching for the dictionary!



Fika

Author : Anna Brones

Publisher : Ten Speed Press

Page : 170 pages

File Size : 39,53 MB

Release : 2015-04-07

Category : Cooking

ISBN : 1607745860

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An illustrated lifestyle cookbook on the Swedish tradition of fika--a twice-daily coffee break--including recipes for traditional baked goods, information and anecdotes about Swedish coffee culture, and the roots and modern incarnations of this cherished custom. Sweden is one of the world’s top coffee consuming nations, and the twice-daily social coffee break known as fika is a cherished custom. Fika can be had alone or in groups, indoors or outdoors, while traveling or at home. A time to take a rest from work and chat with friends or colleagues over a cup and a sweet treat, fika reflects the Swedish ideal of slowing down to appreciate life’s small joys. In this adorable illustrated cookbook, Anna Brones and Johanna Kindvall share nearly fifty classic recipes from their motherland—from cinnamon buns and ginger snaps to rhubarb cordial and rye bread—allowing all of us to enjoy this charming tradition regardless of where we live.



Coffee Break Python Workbook

Author : Lukas Rieger

Publisher :

Page : 295 pages

File Size : 40,31 MB

Release : 2019-08

Category :

ISBN : 9781086596465

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This book is the chess grandmaster way of learning Python. It offers you 127 unique and brand-new Python puzzles. Every puzzle points to gaps in your knowledge, challenges you to guess a solution, and then explains potential solutions, in an easy-to-understand manner: ~~~ # Here's one example puzzle: my_list = [1, 1, 1, 1] my_list[1::2] = [2, 3] print(my_list) # What's the output of this code snippet? ~~~ An easy, fun, and effective way of learning Python -- day after day -- in your COFFEE BREAK PYTHON! Here's what research says about puzzle-based learning: "Students who were quizzed after studying a short text could recall significantly more information than students who were asked to reread it" -- Karpicke, 2007, Elsevier Journal of Memory and Language Practice testing is scientifically proven to generate up to 44% better learning retention and efficiency. Simply put: quizzes and puzzles work! More than 100,000 Finxters and thousands of "Coffee Break Python" book customers have already successfully improved their skills with code puzzles. Learning does not happen in a linear and orderly manner. It's a probabilistic, chaotic, and iterative process of creating knowledge gaps in your brain -- and filling them with just the right information you need. That's the premise of the "Coffee Break Python" textbook series. What will you get out of the book? Improve your level of deep Python code understanding. Surprise your peers with your newly acquired code speed reading skills. Enjoy the small daily doses of intellectual challenges. A Finxter once called it "Sudoku for coders"! ;) Improve your brain's working memory by hammering down the most important concepts. Learn all the basic Python syntax elements. Discover your own skill level by tracking your puzzle-solving performance. Compare your skill level against other coders: are you a grandmaster of code? Enjoy the fun of rushing over Python -- from "hello world" to "recursive Quicksort". Get the best of all Finxter Python cheat sheets to revive 80% of the Python features in 20% of the time. Get your dream job and rock future code interviews! And take one step forward mastering the most popular programming language ON THE PLANET!



The Coffee Break Screenwriter

Author : Pilar Alessandra

Publisher :

Page : 270 pages

File Size : 23,98 MB

Release : 2016-05

Category : Motion picture authorship

ISBN : 9781615932429

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Book Description

The writer receives guidance and tips at every stage of the often intimidating writing process with a relaxed, "ten minutes at a time" method that focuses the writer and pushes him or her forward. At each step, writers are encouraged to "Take Ten" and tackle an element of their script using the templates and tools provided. "What You've Accomplished" sections help writers review their progress. And "Ten-Minute Lectures" distill and demystify old school theory, allowing the writer to unblock and get writing.



A Little Life

Author : Hanya Yanagihara

Publisher : Vintage

Page : 833 pages

File Size : 43,72 MB

Release : 2016-01-26

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 0804172706

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A stunning “portrait of the enduring grace of friendship” (NPR) about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. A masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century. NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • MAN BOOKER PRIZE FINALIST • WINNER OF THE KIRKUS PRIZE A Little Life follows four college classmates—broke, adrift, and buoyed only by their friendship and ambition—as they move to New York in search of fame and fortune. While their relationships, which are tinged by addiction, success, and pride, deepen over the decades, the men are held together by their devotion to the brilliant, enigmatic Jude, a man scarred by an unspeakable childhood trauma. A hymn to brotherly bonds and a masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century, Hanya Yanagihara’s stunning novel is about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. Look for Hanya Yanagihara’s latest bestselling novel, To Paradise.