English Explained


Book Description

English Explained explores the areas of English grammar that are most affected by misinformation and confusion and supplies the learner with the knowledge to finally grasp the workings of this multifaceted language. The fifty sections of English Explained cover the misunderstood, the misleading, and anything that appears to break the standard grammar ‘rules’ we are all taught. The book has been written, in the first instance, for teachers and prospective teachers (TESOL/TEFL) whose first language is not English. A key aim of the book, then, is assisting both students and teachers on a practical level by equipping them with the knowledge and the awareness to answer any challenging questions a teacher or an enquiring student may pose over the course of an English class. It will also prove invaluable to students of all disciplines who seek a better grasp and understanding of English grammar—essential for achieving competency in both writing and reading.




Oxford English Dictionary


Book Description

The Oxford English Dictionary is the internationally recognized authority on the evolution of the English language from 1150 to the present day. The Dictionary defines over 500,000 words, making it an unsurpassed guide to the meaning, pronunciation, and history of the English language. This new upgrade version of The Oxford English Dictionary Second Edition on CD-ROM offers unparalleled access to the world's most important reference work for the English language. The text of this version has been augmented with the inclusion of the Oxford English Dictionary Additions Series (Volumes 1-3), published in 1993 and 1997, the Bibliography to the Second Edition, and other ancillary material. System requirements: PC with minimum 200 MHz Pentium-class processor; 32 MB RAM (64 MB recommended); 16-speed CD-ROM drive (32-speed recommended); Windows 95, 98, Me, NT, 200, or XP (Local administrator rights are required to install and open the OED for the first time on a PC running Windows NT 4 and to install and run the OED on Windows 2000 and XP); 1.1 GB hard disk space to run the OED from the CD-ROM and 1.7 GB to install the CD-ROM to the hard disk: SVGA monitor: 800 x 600 pixels: 16-bit (64k, high color) setting recommended. Please note: for the upgrade, installation requires the use of the OED CD-ROM v2.0.




English Prepositions Explained


Book Description

This completely revised and expanded edition of English Prepositions Explained (EPE), originally published in 1998, covers approximately 100 simple, compound, and phrasal English prepositions of space and time – with the focus being on short prepositions such as at, by, in, and on. Its target readership includes teachers of ESOL, pre-service translators and interpreters, undergraduates in English linguistics programs, studious advanced learners and users of English, and anyone who is inquisitive about the English language. The overall aim is to explain how and why meaning changes when one preposition is swapped for another in the same context. While retaining most of the structure of the original, this edition says more about more prepositions. It includes many more figures – virtually all new. The exposition draws on recent research, and is substantially founded on evidence from digitalized corpora, including frequency data. EPE gives information and insights that will not be found in dictionaries and grammar handbooks.










NCERT CBSE Class 8 English Summary | Quick Revision Notes


Book Description

NCERT CBSE Class 8 English Summary | Quick Revision Notes Table of Contents Class 8 English Honeydew Prose CBSE NCERT Class 8 English Chapter 1 The Best Christmas Present In The World CBSE NCERT Class 8 English Chapter 2 The Tsunami CBSE NCERT Class 8 English Chapter 3 Glimpses Of The Past CBSE NCERT Class 8 English Chapter 4 Bepin Choudhury’s Lapse Of Memory CBSE NCERT Class 8 English Chapter 5 The Summit Within CBSE NCERT Class 8 English Chapter 6 This Is Jody’s Fawn CBSE NCERT Class 8 English Chapter 7 A Visit To Cambridge CBSE NCERT Class 8 English Chapter 8 A Short Monsoon Dairy CBSE NCERT Class 8 English Chapter 9 The Great Stone Face I CBSE NCERT Class 8 English Chapter 10 The Great Stone Face Ii Class 8 English Honeydew Prose CBSE NCERT Class 8 English Chapter 1 The Ant And The Cricket CBSE NCERT Class 8 English Chapter 2 Geography Lesson CBSE NCERT Class 8 English Chapter 3 Macavity The Mystery Cat CBSE NCERT Class 8 English Chapter 4 The Last Bargain CBSE NCERT Class 8 English Chapter 5 The School Boy CBSE NCERT Class 8 English Chapter 6 The Duck And The Kangaroo CBSE NCERT Class 8 English Chapter 7 When I Set Out For Lyonnesse CBSE NCERT Class 8 English Chapter 8 On The Grasshopper And Cricket Class 8 English It So Happened CBSE NCERT Class 8 English Chapter 1 How The Camel Got His Hump CBSE NCERT Class 8 English Chapter 2 Children At Work CBSE NCERT Class 8 English Chapter 3 The Selfish Giant CBSE NCERT Class 8 English Chapter 4 The Treasure Within CBSE NCERT Class 8 English Chapter 5 Princess September CBSE NCERT Class 8 English Chapter 6 The Fight CBSE NCERT Class 8 English Chapter 7 The Open Window CBSE NCERT Class 8 English Chapter 8 Jalebis CBSE NCERT Class 8 English Chapter 9 The CometI CBSE NCERT Class 8 English Chapter 10 The CometIi




English Spelling Explained


Book Description

In every English-speaking country, roughly one in six children find it impossible to learn to read and write well enough to cope with secondary schooling or the literacy demands of modern life. This failure tends to be blamed, predominantly, on poor teaching and inadequate parenting. Government ministers put teachers under relentless pressure to improve their methods and raise standards. They also run expensive media campaigns to encourage parents to get more involved in their children's education. Masha Bell believes that the main cause of the relatively high levels of literacy failure in all English-speaking countries are the irregularities of English spelling. She explains how they make learning to read and write exceptionally difficult and time-consuming. She also traces the chief causes of English spelling inconsistencies and makes some suggestions for coping with them and for reducing them.




Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary


Book Description

The Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary is the ideal dictionary for advanced EFL/ESL learners. Easy to use and with a great CD-ROM - the perfect learner's dictionary for exam success. First published as the Cambridge International Dictionary of English, this new edition has been completely updated and redesigned. - References to over 170,000 words, phrases and examples explained in clear and natural English - All the important new words that have come into the language (e.g. dirty bomb, lairy, 9/11, clickable) - Over 200 'Common Learner Error' notes, based on the Cambridge Learner Corpus from Cambridge ESOL exams Plus, on the CD-ROM: - SMART thesaurus - lets you find all the words with the same meaning - QUICKfind - automatically looks up words while you are working on-screen - SUPERwrite - tools for advanced writing, giving help with grammar and collocation - Hear and practise all the words.




'A' and 'The' Explained


Book Description

How to Use 'A' and 'The' is a reference and practice book for students of English who want to understand more about 'a/an', 'the' and 'no article'. It provides a comprehensive collection of usage guidelines as well as clear and detailed explanations of a large number of exceptions and difficult cases. It is aimed at the upper-intermediate to advanced student, but will also benefit intermediate students, and is ideal for both self-study and classroom use. Nine units of explanations, including sections about the basic principles behind article use, generalising, proper nouns including geographical names, and idioms and fixed expressions. These are all illustrated with clear example sentences. Over a thousand practice questions to reinforce learning and to help students use articles more naturally, including a final unit of fifteen review exercises. Printable and photocopiable PDFs of all exercises available free at www.perfect-english-grammar.com/a-and-the.html. Three appendices which include explanations and exercises about countable and uncountable nouns and using 'some' and 'any'. Answers to all exercises.




Negotiating Englishes and English-speaking Identities


Book Description

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Identities and Englishes -- 3 English in Italy -- 4 Attitudes, motivations and proficiencies -- 5 Facilitators and constraints -- 6 Power and paradox: proficiency, accents and selves -- 7 Positioning the researcher -- 8 Reconceptualizing Englishes and English-speaking identities -- 9 Educating English learners today -- Appendix: transcription conventions -- Index