Succeed in Cambridge FCE


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Succeed in Cambridge FCE: 10 Practice Tests: Student's Book Succeed in Cambridge FCE prepares candidates for the revised Cambridge FCE examination. The ten practice tests provide comprehensive coverage in each of the five FCE papers: Reading, Writing, Use of English, Listening and Speaking. The tests reflect the level of difficulty of the revised format of the FCE, and the audio recordings are presented in the same format as the revised Listening exam. Succeed in Cambridge FCE makes use of a wide range of thematically based units to help candidates develop the required level of English in real-life situations. These tests have been trialled under real exam conditions with FCE candidates. Passing FCE certifies that you are able to use English with confidence in real-life situations. It is especially designed to focus your language learning on the skills you will actually need to communicate more effectively in your own life. The FCE examination tests all four skills: Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking, as well as the candidate's use of grammar and vocabulary. Key Features Reflects the actual level of difficulty of the revised format of the FCE Includes all five papers of the FCE Test: Reading, Writing, Use of English, Listening and Speaking The tests have been trialled under real exam conditions with FCE candidates A wide range of thematically-based units help students build the vocabulary required Audio recordings are presented in the same format as the Listening exam Contains two additional revision progress tests Accompanying Teacher's Book also available.




Succeed in Cambridge English


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This is the overprinted edition for teachers which features 10 complete Preliminary English Test (PET) practice tests with a full-colour speaking section.







The Meaning of Success


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The Meaning of Success: Insights from Women at Cambridge makes a compelling case for a more inclusive definition of success. It argues that in order to recognise, reward and realise the talents of both women and men, a more meaningful definition of success is needed. Practical ways of achieving this are explored through interviews with female role models at the University of Cambridge. First-person stories bring alive the achievements and challenges women experience in their working lives, and the effect gender has on careers. The book stimulates a debate about how to bring about a more inclusive working environment.




How to Succeed as a Scientist


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This unique, practical guide for postdoctoral researchers and graduate students explains how to build and perfect the necessary research tools and working skills to build a career in academia and beyond. It is based on successful training workshops run by the authors: first, it describes the tools needed for independent research, from writing papers to applying for academic jobs; it then introduces skills to thrive in a new job, including managing and interacting with others, designing a taught course and giving a good lecture; and it concludes with a section on managing your career, from how to manage stress to understanding the higher education system. Packed with helpful features encouraging readers to apply the theory to their individual situation, the book is also illustrated throughout with real-world case studies to enable readers to learn from others' experience. It is a vital handbook for everyone seeking to make a successful scientific career.




Read to Succeed


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Concern about children's reading is an international issue highlighted by continuing OECD research. Government actions such as the priority given to reading in the review of the National Curriculum reflect current UK concern. Reading is an essential life skill not only for an individual's development and life chances but for social cohesion and a developed democracy. In an era of public spending cuts it is important to reflect upon the impact that libraries can have in growing readers for the future. This much-needed book provides valuable evidence of successes so far both nationally and internationally, and offers ideas for future development as well as inspiration for current practice. An edited collection contributed by expert practitioners, it covers all aspects of promoting reading to and with children and young people from birth right through to teenage years, including the following key topics: the importance of Bookstart how children begin to read creating young readers literacy, libraries and literature in New Zealand the Summer Challenge in libraries Stockport does Book Idol restoring reading to the classroom promoting excellence - shadowing the CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway medals local book awards the sport of reading libraries and partnerships the hard to reach reader in the 21st century creative reading. Readership: Offering future scoping for managers and aiming to inspire partnership and cooperation, this will be invaluable reading for practitioners and students of librarianship in both the public and school sectors. It will also be of great interest to all teachers, consultants and educators concerned with literacy and reading, and to policy makers in both the school and library sectors.




Succeed in Cambridge English


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This is the self-study edition of the title of the same name that includes the student's book and a self-study guide. The pack consists of a writing supplement with model compositions marked according to Cambridge ESOL guidelines. It also features detailed justification of the answers for all the key parts of each practice test.




Soft Power


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Joseph Nye coined the term "soft power" in the late 1980s. It is now used frequently—and often incorrectly—by political leaders, editorial writers, and academics around the world. So what is soft power? Soft power lies in the ability to attract and persuade. Whereas hard power—the ability to coerce—grows out of a country's military or economic might, soft power arises from the attractiveness of a country's culture, political ideals, and policies. Hard power remains crucial in a world of states trying to guard their independence and of non-state groups willing to turn to violence. It forms the core of the Bush administration's new national security strategy. But according to Nye, the neo-conservatives who advise the president are making a major miscalculation: They focus too heavily on using America's military power to force other nations to do our will, and they pay too little heed to our soft power. It is soft power that will help prevent terrorists from recruiting supporters from among the moderate majority. And it is soft power that will help us deal with critical global issues that require multilateral cooperation among states. That is why it is so essential that America better understands and applies our soft power. This book is our guide.




Succeed in TOEIC


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This is the overprinted teachers edition of the title of the same name. Materials included in this resource cover ten TOEIC Practice Tests (both listening & reading) the tests have been designed to provide students with the strategies they need in order to familiarise themselves with the format of the 7 different TOEIC exam tasks.




Why Ethnic Parties Succeed


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Why do some ethnic parties succeed in attracting the support of their target ethnic group while others fail? In a world in which ethnic parties flourish in both established and emerging democracies alike, understanding the conditions under which such parties rise and fall is of critical importance to both political scientists and policy makers. Drawing on a study of variation in the performance of ethnic parties in India, this book builds a theory of ethnic party performance in 'patronage democracies'. Chandra shows why individual voters and political entrepreneurs in such democracies condition their strategies not on party ideologies or policy platforms, but on a headcount of co-ethnics and others across party personnel and among the electorate.




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