ESL students quickly discover that knowing the meanings of commonly used verbs—then learning how to use them in all their many tenses and forms—is a vital part of becoming fluent in the new language. This brand-new edition of Barron’s 501 English Verbs now comes with a bonus CD-ROM that offers helpful practice exercises in verb conjugation and a concise grammar review. The book presents the most common regular and irregular English verbs alphabetically arranged in table form, one verb per page, and completely conjugated in all tenses. The book also reviews rules of grammar applicable to verb usage, provides a bilingual list of hundreds more regular verbs, and offers tips on idiomatic verb usage. Tinted page-edge tabs offer language students quick alphabetical reference. This book and CD-ROM combination is also an exceptionally valuable reference guide for those preparing for the TOEFL exam.

This program for Russian students of English and for Russian travelers to English-speaking countries instructs in the basics of reading, writing, and speaking. The book features cartoon illustrations, language games and puzzles, language flash cards, and more. The accompanying set of six audio compact discs replace the cassettes that were offered in the earlier edition of this user-friendly language learning package. They dramatize typical travel situations and provide practice in listening comprehension and American-English pronunciation.

«A world-famous classic novel is the basis for this brand-new, dramatically illustrated book. Transformed from Jules Verne's original text into a graphic novel, this, like other «Graphic Classics» editions, makes a good introduction for young readers to the imaginative riches of literature. These books contain many extra features, including brief biographies of their authors, a list of each author's important works, a glossary, and an index. Suitable for classroom use as introductions to literature for junior and senior high school students, these graphic novels entertain young readers while introducing them to the works of renowned literary artists. Full-color illustrations throughout. In this pioneering science fiction tale from a nineteenth-century French novelist, a scientist and his young nephew enter a volcano's crater and descend deep into the earth, where they encounter strange and exciting challenges.»

«This brand-new title for students of French serves the double purpose as a combination workbook and a grammar instruction manual. It is filled with exercises and answers that emphasize informal, conversational language usage. Both the lessons and exercises are arranged progressively, from easy to more difficult, to reflect students' learning development. «Mastering Grammar» books make ideal supplementary companions to main classroom textbooks. They can also be used as main texts for adult education courses and for individuals learning a new language on their own.»

Author Dorothy Fontaine shows how to apply the teaching theory of renowned educator Howard Gardner to the practice of building students word power for academic success. More than 20 years ago, Gardner first offered the education profession his now famous theory of Multiple Intelligences, or MI. Widely accepted today for its beneficial results, MI contends that every student is equipped with eight or more separate types of intelligence, but each student is stronger in some intelligence sources, weaker in others. Multiple Intelligences include logical-mathematical, musical, spatial, and contact with nature, among others. Gardner's approach to learning starts by discovering each students several areas of intellectual strength, then concentrating on those specific strengths as starting points for educating the student in all subjects. In this book, author Dorothy Fontaine focuses Gardner's MI theory and applies it in ways designed to help students build the strong vocabulary they'll need for success as they go on to higher education. For example, among her suggestions for teaching vocabulary building to a Musical/Rhythmic Learner... Put new vocabulary words and sentences that clearly define them to the tunes of popular songs. Share these songs with one another. And for the Outdoors/Naturalist Learner she suggests... Go outside to study vocabulary. This is your natural environment. Relate the vocabulary words to your observations of nature each day. Many, many more suggested approaches to learning are presented for all eight intelligence types. Both parents and teachers will value Dorothy Fontaine's book for its practical application of Gardner's highly regarded theory. Each chapter of this book concentrates on one of Gardner's eight basic intelligence sources, and then outlines strategies for translating that intelligence source into the learning of words and their meanings. Approximately 125 new words are presented in each chapter reach word given with its definition, part of speech, and an example sentence. A master list of approximately 1,000 words at the back of the book brings all new words together for review. A series of Quick Quizzes throughout the book will help students gauge their word-learning progress.

«This brand-new title for students of Italian serves the double purpose as a combination workbook and a grammar instruction manual. It is filled with exercises and answers that emphasize informal, conversational language usage. Both the lessons and exercises are arranged progressively, from easy to more difficult, to reflect students' learning development. «Mastering Grammar» books make ideal supplementary companions to main classroom textbooks. They can also be used as main texts for adult education courses and for individuals learning a new language on their own.»

«This brand-new title for students of Spanish serves the double purpose as a combination workbook and a grammar instruction manual. It is filled with exercises and answers that emphasize informal, conversational language usage. Both the lessons and exercises are arranged progressively, from easy to more difficult, to reflect students' learning development. «Mastering Grammar» books make ideal supplementary companions to main classroom textbooks. They can also be used as main texts for adult education courses and for individuals learning a new language on their own.»

Teachers and students in junior school will value this instructive and entertaining journey to Grammar World, where kids have fun while they develop their facility in correct English usage. Grammar World is a make-believe amusement park where boys and girls are introduced in chapter one to the animals who teach them about different kinds of sentences: statements and questions, commands and exclamations, subjects and predicates, combining sentences, and how to avoid fragments and run-on sentences. Chapter two takes kids to Grammar World's rides, where they learn about nouns, pronouns, adjectives, and several other parts of speech. Chapter three takes them to the Water Park, where they learn how to use verbs. Chapter four is a dolphin show, and explanation of prepositions, prepositional phrases, conjunctions, and interjections. The fifth and final chapter is a fireworks display, in which kids learn punctuation, capitalization, abbreviations, and other details that will help them write clearly and correctly.

A brand-new title in the foreign language Grammar Review series, this book covers virtually every rule of French grammar and usage. Following a summary of rules for correct pronunciation and spelling, the author goes on to review verb tenses, as well as reflexive verbs, the subjunctive, the imperative, and infinitive verb forms. Rules governing nouns, pronouns modifiers, prepositions, interrogatives, and negative forms are also examined in detail. The book's final chapters cover miscellaneous topics such as numbers, time and dates, idioms, synonyms, antonyms, and cognates. Interesting French cultural notes can be found throughout the text. This book makes a fine reference guide and review manual for intermediate students of French on a secondary school or college level. It includes practice questions with answers.

This expanded and updated reference book lists approximately 5,100 Russian idiomatic words and expressions with their translations into English. Included are figures of speech, slang, and vulgarisms, many of which cannot be found in standard Russian-English dictionaries. Here are valuable insights on how Russian is really spoken today. Each entry comes with an example sentence in Russian and its English translation.

Even in today’s era of computer spell checking, it’s important for everybody to know how to spell words correctly. For those of us who speak and write in English—with its countless exceptions to spelling rules—that’s easier said than done. This book will help students, businesspeople, and everybody else master the art of spelling. The authors examine reasons why we misspell, then offer tips for improvement. Their methods include learning basic spelling rules, developing memory devices, and acquiring the habit of using a good dictionary. The authors explain homonyms and homophones, provide lists of frequently misspelled words, and present hundreds of quick-check exercises designed to improve every reader’s spelling.

This edition of the TOEIC manual has been thoroughly revised and updated to prepare students for the newly structured Test of English for International Communication, which was introduced in 2006. Presented here are four full-length practice tests that are similar in format and question types to the new TOEIC. The author also provides students with an extensive review of reading comprehension skills. A passing grade on the TOEIC test is required by many businesses and institutions when they are selecting among job candidates whose first language is not English. This heavily illustrated manual comes with three compact discs that offer comprehensive instruction in English language listening comprehension. The CDs and manual can also be purchased separately.

The newly enlarged and updated edition of this useful book for ESL students covers all the fundamentals of English grammar and usage, including parts of speech and typical verb patterns in sentences. All English verb tenses are presented in detail, and instruction is presented in forming questions and answers, punctuation and capitalization in written English, and much more. The book also features summary grammar rules, illustrative word charts, and brief tests with answers to help students gauge their progress in mastering the English language. Master the Basics language books are concise yet comprehensive handbooks that make fine supplements to language textbooks in high school and college courses. Master the Basics English is also especially useful in ESL courses. In addition to school use, these books are effective brush-up tools for international travelers and business persons who want to improve previously acquired language skills.

«This title, the first in Barron's brand-new series of grammar review books, presents a complete overview of grammatical terms, parts of speech, and how they work together in the Italian language. An opening section presents the basics of Italian pronunciation, spelling, and sentence structure. Sections that follow cover all verb tenses and moods, nouns, adjectives, prepositions, and adverbs. A final multi-chapter section deals with several «need-to-know» subjects including the difficult Italian verb piacere, idiomatic expressions, numbers, telling time and dates, and a summary of basic conversation and writing techniques. A special feature is a series of «Culture Capsules» presented throughout the book in Italian, describing interesting aspects of Italian culture, and supplemented with a bilingual glossary. Exercises with answers are presented at the end of each chapter, and word lists and verb charts are presented at the back of the book.»

«When Larry becomes a night guard at New York's Museum of Natural History, he expects to have an easy job. But on his very first night, he dozes off, then wakes up to the most amazing vanishing act in the museum's long history. The museum's entire famous collection of huge dinosaur skeletons has disappeared. In a panic, Larry rushes from one room to the next — then dashes outside into Central Park, and next door into the planetarium. Where did the skeletons go? Here and there, he manages to pick up a stray bone or two, but the skeletons are truly gone. Who is the dinosaur thief? And how in the world can Larry get those dinosaur bones back again? Originally published by Barron's in 1993, this mystery-comedy for kids returns in print as a complement to the major motion picture that it has inspired. «Night in the Museum», scheduled for release by Fox Studios in January'06, promises to be one of the year's biggest film hits for family audiences. The book features the author's original funny, full-colour illustrations on every page.»

«Here is a novelized version of the new hit comedy film released by Fox Studios in December '06. It's an expanded version of Milan Trenc's picture storybook for children, «The Night at the Museum», which was first published by Barron's several seasons ago. On his very first night at work, the night guard at New York's Museum of Natural History begins to see the museum's exhibits come to life. He tells his son about the many strange things he sees each night. At first reluctant to believe his father's fanciful tales, the son begins to see Dad in a new light when he, too, spends a night at the museum. He discovers that his father's amazing world is real. The film's unusual and entertaining story, starring Ben Stiller, Robin Williams, Mickey Rooney, and Dick Van Dyke, is faithfully recreated in this funny and fanciful novelization for young readers.»

Barron's Business Success books offer useful advice to career-minded men and women who are looking to get ahead in the business and corporate world. Titles touch on all levels of management, marketing, organization, and related business operations. Reading and comprehending a large number of documents and reports — many of them specialized and technical — is a vital task that is intrinsic to fulfilling management and executive responsibilities. The author of this practical book recommends techniques and exercises designed to increase reading speed dramatically and to retain important information more easily. He also offers tips on methods for comprehending dry and often difficult reading matter.

Fifty years after her untimely death, Marilyn Monroe continues to attract attention as an ongoing focus of interest and controversy. In this brand-new book, film historian Cindy De La Hoz gives Marilyn's countless fans a dramatic biography, and supplements it with 20 rare and removable facsimile documents that mark important events in the actress's life. The biography begins with the birth of Norma Jeane Mortensen in 1926, then describes her unstable family background, her childhood spent in an orphanage and foster homes, her early career as a photographer's model, her 1946 contract with Twentieth Century-Fox, her rise to movie stardom, and her important films, including Some Like It Hot and The Misfits. Also described are Marilyn's several marriages, her emotional troubles, and her sudden, mysterious death on August 5, 1962.

Books in Barron's Verbs series present approximately 300 frequently-used verbs in easy-to-read verb conjugation tables, arranged alphabetically by infinitive, one verb per page. Each verb includes its English equivalent, sample sentences, and related words and expressions. These books also include general instruction in verb usage. Titles in Barron's Verbs series are shorter versions of Barron's 501 Verbs books. This smaller-format book is a handy reference sources for students taking Spanish, as well as for Spanish language teachers, and translators.