The World Wide Web is a virtual world. We can't feel it or touch it, but it connects millions of people around the world — sharing information and communicating. Today, we can shop for just about anything, study, look at photos, watch films, send emails, play games or talk with friends online. We love being online, but it can be dangerous too! Do you know who started some of the biggest websites on the Internet? What other ways there are to store information? How to be safe online? This book will tell you.

The trusted Gold series builds students' confidence by combining carefully graded exam preparation for the Cambridge ESOL exams with thorough language and skills development. Providing enjoyable, communicative classes with a strong emphasis on personalization, Gold is the popular choice for teachers around the world.

This is the story of Gulliver, a clever man who loved adventures. This is his greatest adventure! When his ship hits a rock, Gulliver swims to an island called Lilliput. There, he meets a group of tiny people — the Liliputians. But Lilliput is in danger. Will Gulliver help the Liliputians win their war with the Blefuscans? Will the Lilliputians help Gulliver get home again? The story of Gulliver is over 150 years old. It teaches us how different people can work together and be friends.

From the earliest times, people have looked up at the stars, the moon and the planets — now, we know more about them than we ever have. Today, people can train to be astronauts, work in space, or join a future mission to Mars. Did you know that the first astronauts were animals? That for astronauts working in space, the sun rises 15 times in 24 hours? Do you know how you might train to become an astronaut? Or where astronauts might explore next?

Advanced Expert The Expert series provides rigorous exam training for high-achieving students while continuing to develop language awareness and communication skills. Advanced Expert is an intensive course for students who are preparing for the Cambridge English Advanced examination and will prove to satisfy your students' practice needs and allow them to achieve their full potential. Advanced Expert Teacher's Resource Book provides: * Module by module teaching notes, including background information on the texts and ideas for extension activities * Module-linked photocopiable activities providing communicative classroom practice * Answer Key for all exercises * Photocopiable audioscripts for the listening material.

With access to the online dictionary students get so much more: * Over 300,000 words, meanings and phrases with easy to understand definitions using only 2000 common words; * Spell Check that gives alternatives to a word you have spelt incorrectly; * Advanced Search functions to find words you are looking for; * 9000 encyclopaedic cultural entries in the Cultural Dictionary; * 147,000 Collocations; * Thesaurus with 48,000 entries in the clickable Thesaurus box; * Phrase Bank gives phrases related to your search and related phrases; * Example sentences of entries with 88,000 of them pronounced; * Interactive exercises including practice for FCE, CAE, CPE, IELTS, and TOEIC * Longman Vocabulary Trainer; * Regular updates of the very latest words in the English language Plus many more functions that can be accessed online.

The Longman Academic Writing Series helps students master the academic writing skills needed to succeed in their academic careers. The five-level series spans writing topics from composing sentences to writing research papers. Each level covers the complete writing process from prewriting to revision. Level 5 teaches advanced students to write various genres of academic essays and research papers. The text's writing process approach integrates training in grammar, vocabulary, sentence structure, and research techniques along with essay and research paper organization. Features * Realistic writing models from various rhetorical genres explore academic disciplines such as biology, sociology, and history. * Vocabulary sections expand students' language awareness and improve the quality of their writing. * Sentence structure and grammar review helps students improve writing skills. * Preparation for Writing sections provide guidance and practice in researching, evaluating, and documenting sources. * A step-by-step approach guides students seamlessly through the writing process. * Writing Tips provide useful strategies to enhance students' writing experience. * Writing Expansions, including journals, timed writing, and summarizing, build written fluency, critical thinking, and test-taking skills.

The Longman Academic Writing Series helps students master the academic writing skills needed to succeed in their academic careers.

The Longman Academic Writing Series helps students master the academic writing skills needed to succeed in their academic careers. The five-level series spans writing topics from composing sentences to writing research papers. Each level covers the complete writing process from prewriting to revision. Level 4 teaches high-intermediate students to write various genres of academic essays. The text's proven approach integrates training in grammar, mechanics, vocabulary, and essay organization along with the writing process.

Contemporary / British English When Andrew Manson starts work as a doctor he discovers some unpleasant facts about the medical profession. He struggles against a system that seems to value money more than curing illness. But the system is extremely powerful. Will he win his battle?

«Mole is happy in his little house — so happy, he plays and sings outside. Then he meets Water Rat, and his new friend shows him many things — horses, the river, boats, a village, and a gypsy caravan! That year, Mole and Rat make more new friends; Otter in the river, Toad at Toad Hall, Badger, and the Hedgehogs in the Wild Wood. But, one day Mole starts to cry. «Rat! We're near my old home. I want to go there!» Can Rat help Mole find his way home?»

New Language Leader takes an intelligent approach to building the confidence and skills students need to succeed in academic study and use English in a globalised world. *Meet the Expert authentic video interviews with leading professionals and academics bring topics to life and stretch students' ability to understand real English. *Study Skills videos develop communication and collaboration skills, setting students up for future success. *Contemporary topics and issues stimulate students' minds and develop critical thinking skills.

New Language Leader takes an intelligent approach to building the confidence and skills students need to succeed in academic study and use English in a globalised world. *Meet the Expert authentic video interviews with leading professionals and academics bring topics to life and stretch students' ability to understand real English. *Study Skills videos develop communication and collaboration skills, setting students up for future success. *Contemporary topics and issues stimulate students' minds and develop critical thinking skills.

Shakespeare's plays are famous all over the world, but what do we know about his life? What do we know about the man? What kind of life did he have? This fascinating book describes Shakespeare's life from the early times in Stratford, then as an actor and dramatist in London, to his final years.