The young Robinson Crusoe ignores his father's advice and decides to become a sailor. But Crusoe is soon caught up in violent storms and finds himself shipwrecked on a remote island where he must live for the next 28 years.

Nelson Mandela was born in a remote African village but went on to become the most influential African leader in history. This Macmillan Reader charts Mandela's journey from childhood to ANC activist. It goes on to describe his release after 27 years' imprisonment by the South African government, his role in ending Apartheid and his eventual inauguration as the first black President of South Africa.

Bond is sent to investigate a dangerous diamond smuggling gang which is run by the American mafia. The story begins in Africa, moves to London, and ends in Las Vegas. There Bond and the beautiful Tiffany Case must escape the fury of the gang's leaders, the evil Spang brothers. Recommended for older readers.

Shakespeare's famous story of the young Prince Hamlet's journey into despair and revenge after learning that his uncle is his father's murderer. This Macmillan Reader is written as a playscript and includes original extracts.

Shylock lends money to the merchant Antonio but the stakes are high. When Antonio cannot pay him back, Shylock demands a terrible punishment. This Macmillan Reader is written as a playscript and includes original extracts.

D'Artagnan wants to become a King's musketeer. But before he can have the job he must meet many challenges and prove that he is a strong and brave fighter. Can he protect the Queen from the Cardinal's evil plans? And will he be able to stop the beautiful Milady from murdering the Duke of Buckingham?

A business vocabulary and practice course for students with an intermediate level of English or above. The course is specifically designed to help business English students enrich and expand their vocabulary, allowing them to express themselves more fluently and confidently in a professional context. The first part of the book focuses on business language input while the second part of the book is dedicated to professional communication skills and introduces language for telephoning, emailing, report writing and conferences.

A collection of classic and modern stories by some of America’s finest writers. The collection brings together six stories which explore the development of the American short story over the past century — from a fierce critique of modern suburban family life to isolation and lost love in the deep mid-west. Includes stories by Dorothy Parker, Theodore Dreiser, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Patricia Highsmith, O. Henry and Edith Wharton.

This collection of six stories explores a variety of perspectives on the theme of love over the last century, from a maid jilted by her social-climbing boyfriend to a bored housewife who is looking for something extra in her life. Includes stories by D. H. Lawrence, Katherine Mansfield, Graham Greene, H. G. Wells, H. E. Bates and F. Scott Fitzgerald.

The BEC Testbuilders for Higher level are designed to improve exam performance and increase language competence for success in the Cambridge Business English Certificate (BEC) exam. — Thorough preparation for the BEC exam and a full range of typical BEC-type tasks — Accompanying Audio CD contains all four Listening Tests — Test-specific exercises to develop exam techniques — Pointers to common problem areas in the tests — Tasks to build confidence in all exam question types

In Company has established itself as the English course for professionals because of its immediate results through topic-based content, active skills, and real-world tasks that are instantly relevant to everyday business life. In Company Second Edition builds on the success of the original but is now updated and improved with a host of new features. Key features * NEW phrase banks with useful phrases for reference and revision * Five NEW case studies within the Student's Book reflect real-life business scenarios * NEW audio recordings with authentic native and non-native accents * Units are clearly defined as topic or skills based * Teacher's Book addresses how to deal with 1:1 classes * NEW Second Edition CD-ROM now includes an interactive glossary and class audio as a downloadable MP3 Student's Book Each lesson is a stand-alone, fast-track unit to competence in a particular skill that business professionals will meet in their everyday working life. Topics and texts have been chosen to involve, entertain and provoke students into lively discussion, as well as to contextualise key target language. Real-world tasks encourage learners to sharpen their communication skills and draw on their own experiences at work, while a great deal of attention is devoted to helping learners boost their lexical range. Grammar is introduced in a practical business context and is now incorporated into the relevant unit along with the workbook sections. In Company CD-ROM The In Company CD-ROM for self-study provides extensive practice, linked in topic and in language to the Student's Book units. It contains comprehensive grammar and lexis practice activities and a variety of extra listening texts with comprehension questions and follow-up tasks.

In Company has established itself as the English course for professionals because of its immediate results through topic-based content, active skills, and real-world tasks that are instantly relevant to everyday business life. In Company Second Edition builds on the success of the original but is now updated and improved with a host of new features. Teacher's Book More than just a Teacher's Book, the In Company Teacher's Book provides a further 20 hours of teaching material through photocopiable worksheets, teaching notes and interleaved pages from the Student's Book with overprinted answer keys.

In Company has established itself as the English course for professionals because of its immediate results through topic-based content, active skills, and real-world tasks that are instantly relevant to everyday business life. In Company Second Edition builds on the success of the original but is now updated and improved with a host of new features. Key features * NEW phrase banks with useful phrases for reference and revision * Five NEW case studies within the Student's Book reflect real-life business scenarios * NEW audio recordings with authentic native and non-native accents * Units are clearly defined as topic or skills based * Teacher's Book addresses how to deal with 1:1 classes * NEW Second Edition CD-ROM now includes an interactive glossary and class audio as a downloadable MP3 Student's Book Each lesson is a stand-alone, fast-track unit to competence in a particular skill that business professionals will meet in their everyday working life. Topics and texts have been chosen to involve, entertain and provoke students into lively discussion, as well as to contextualise key target language. Real-world tasks encourage learners to sharpen their communication skills and draw on their own experiences at work, while a great deal of attention is devoted to helping learners boost their lexical range. Grammar is introduced in a practical business context and is now incorporated into the relevant unit along with the workbook sections. CD-ROM The In Company CD-ROM for self-study provides extensive practice, linked in topicand in language to the Student's Book units. It contains comprehensive grammar and lexis practice activities and a variety of extra listening texts with comprehension questions and follow-up tasks.

In Company has established itself as the English course for professionals because of its immediate results through topic-based content, active skills, and real-world tasks that are instantly relevant to everyday business life. In Company Second Edition builds on the success of the original but is now updated and improved with a host of new features. Key features * NEW phrase banks with useful phrases for reference and revision * Five NEW case studies within the Student's Book reflect real-life business scenarios * NEW audio recordings with authentic native and non-native accents * Units are clearly defined as topic or skills based * Teacher's Book addresses how to deal with 1:1 classes * NEW Second Edition CD-ROM now includes an interactive glossary and class audio as a downloadable MP3 Teacher's Book More than just a Teacher's Book, the In Company Teacher's Book provides a further 20 hours of teaching material through photocopiable worksheets, teaching notes and interleaved pages from the Student's Book with overprinted answer keys.

Hot Spot is a new course that identifies with the 'betweenagers' 10-14 age group. Fun and engaging, it makes the most of the growing identity of the young teenager through motivating texts and stories and lively illustrations and photography. Each book contains seven theme-based modules each made up of three double-page presentation lessons, a cross-cultural or cross-curricular integrated skills lesson, a 'can do' review section, and a fun 'extra special' lesson to end with. The course has a transparent grammar syllabus which progresses steadily throughout the course, encouraging a discovery approach before practising and then personalising the grammar. There is a balance of skills work through the lessons, and the four skills are practised in the integrated skills lesson which focuses on a cultural or cross-curricular aspect of the module theme. Providing a focus on the UK and other English-speaking countries, Hot Spot offers a wealth of culturally rich content that will interest and motivate young teenagers learning English. Full colour and spiral bound for ease-of-use, the Teacher's Book for Hot Spot also has interleaved notes next to each Student's Book page, with comprehensive Teacher's Notes to provide teachers with step-by-step lesson notes and important additional information and ideas.

Hot Spot is a new course that identifies with the ‘betweenagers’ 10-14 age group. Bright and colourful, it makes the most of the growing identity of the young teenager through lively illustrations and photography. The course follows a traditional and transparent grammar syllabus while ensuring that a balance of all four skills is maintained in every lesson. Providing a focus on the UK and other English-speaking countries, Hot Spot offers a wealth of culturally rich content that will interest and motivate young teenagers learning English. — Check Your English! activities at the end of every lesson encourage learners to take responsibility for their language progression — Pronunciation Spots in every module focus on common pronunciation problems using rhythm drills, intonation, stress patterns and vowel sounds — The Teacher’s Book is printed in full colour and spiral bound for ease of use and durability — Every Extra Special! section contains a mini-project that is perfect for homework projects and encourages communicative language use — The Activity Book contains learning diaries for students to record and review their personal progress

Beautifully illustrated and appealing to both children and teachers, this is a six-level course designed to meet the needs of teachers and learners who are working at a higher level of English than traditional courses. Footprints provides a strong emphasis on cross-curricular content with clearly identified language aims that acknowledge the increasing trend towards content-based learning Levels 1 and 2 take students on a magical journey meeting well-known fairy tale characters to find the treasure at the end of the rainbow. The idea of a quest is continued in levels 3 and 4 but the context moves away from the world of fairy tales to one of mystery and adventure, working with the children's growing maturity and awareness of the world around them.

The murder of Angela Hathall was extremely well planned. The only clue left was a single fingerprint with an L-shaped scar. The detective in charge, Reg Wexford, suspects that Angela's husband Robert Hathall killed his wife. But one question troubles Wexford most of all. Who is the mysterious woman Wexford is sure Hathall is seeing? Does she have an L-shaped scar on her finger?

Hot Spot is a new course that identifies with the 'betweenagers' 10-14 age group. Fun and engaging, it makes the most of the growing identity of the young teenager through motivating texts and stories and lively illustrations and photography. Each book contains seven theme-based modules each made up of three double-page presentation lessons, a cross-cultural or cross-curricular integrated skills lesson, a 'can do' review section, and a fun 'extra special' lesson to end with. The course has a transparent grammar syllabus which progresses steadily throughout the course, encouraging a discovery approach before practising and then personalising the grammar. There is a balance of skills work through the lessons, and the four skills are practised in the integrated skills lesson which focuses on a cultural or cross-curricular aspect of the module theme. Providing a focus on the UK and other English-speaking countries, Hot Spot offers a wealth of culturally rich content that will interest and motivate young teenagers learning English. Key features * 'Check Your English' activities at the end of every lesson encourage learners to take responsibility for their language learning in line with the CEF * Grammar references can be found in the illustrated grammar and practice section at the back of the Student's Book * 'Pronunciation spots' in every module focus on common pronunciation problems using rhythm drills, intonation, stress patterns and vowel sounds * Interleaved Teacher's Book, printed in full colour and spiral bound for ease of use and durability, includes editable tests * Every 'Extra special' section contains a mini project that is perfect for homework projects and encourages communicative language use in line with the CEF * The Workbook contains learning diaries for students to record and review their personal progress, as well as a complete original story

Hot Spot is a new course that identifies with the 'betweenagers' 10-14 age group. Fun and engaging, it makes the most of the growing identity of the young teenager through motivating texts and stories and lively illustrations and photography. Each book contains seven theme-based modules each made up of three double-page presentation lessons, a cross-cultural or cross-curricular integrated skills lesson, a 'can do' review section, and a fun 'extra special' lesson to end with. The course has a transparent grammar syllabus which progresses steadily throughout the course, encouraging a discovery approach before practising and then personalising the grammar. There is a balance of skills work through the lessons, and the four skills are practised in the integrated skills lesson which focuses on a cultural or cross-curricular aspect of the module theme. Providing a focus on the UK and other English-speaking countries, Hot Spot offers a wealth of culturally rich content that will interest and motivate young teenagers learning English. Key features * 'Check Your English' activities at the end of every lesson encourage learners to take responsibility for their language learning in line with the CEF * Grammar references can be found in the illustrated grammar and practice section at the back of the Student's Book * 'Pronunciation spots' in every module focus on common pronunciation problems using rhythm drills, intonation, stress patterns and vowel sounds * Interleaved Teacher's Book, printed in full colour and spiral bound for ease of use and durability, includes editable tests * Every 'Extra special' section contains a mini project that is perfect for homework projects and encourages communicative language use in line with the CEF * The Workbook contains learning diaries for students to record and review their personal progress, as well as a complete original story