Communicative English for Intermediate Level


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Recognizing the new role of English as a language of opportunities and possibilities, many academic bodies are launching new courses aimed to equip students with the requisite knowledge and skills. Communicative English for Intermediate Level aims to develop students' ability to use English accurately and appropriately in academic, professional and social contexts. This course manly focuses on the development of Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing, Grammar and Vocabulary skills. Key features: -Simple explanations. -Strengthens students' Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing, Vocabulary and Grammar skills. -Develops accuracy, appropriacy and fluency in communication. -Prepares students face-to-face and telephone communication in academic, social and business contexts. -Engage students in meaningful communication through interactive tasks. -Offers excellent models of use of English through a variety of listening exercises on the CD-ROM.










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A Corpus of Formal British English Speech


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This work provides 50,000 words of prosodically-transcribed text from a variety of sources. The introduction explains fully the transcription conventions, the structure of the corpus and its relationship to other computer corpora, and provides examples of different versions of texts.







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Building Academic Language through Content-Area Text: Strategies to Support ELLs


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Set the stage for effective academic language instruction with strategies that are designed specifically for English language learners and support instruction in content-area vocabulary. The teacher-friendly format includes strategy descriptions, rationale, and resources for easy implementation. Each strategy features examples for different grade levels and content areas. Complete sample lessons demonstrate how strategies can be integrated into content-area instruction.