The new edition of All About the USA 1: A Cultural Reader, by Milada Broukal, with fresh content and a friendly, full-color design, offers a classic introduction to American culture. Entertaining and informative, the second edition of All About the USA 1 features twenty-one units about American people, places, and events. The units are divided into seven thematic parts, each with a colorful opener to highlight the material to come. Readers expand their knowledge of the USA as they explore fascinating topics ranging from New Year's celebrations and Labor Day to Superman and Starbucks.

Longman Preparation Course for the TOEFL® Test: iBT Listening, by Deborah Phillips, gives students all the tools they need to succeed on the Listening section of the new TOEFL® integrated-skills test. Providing both a comprehensive listening-skills course and a wealth of practice for the Listening section of the test, theLongman Preparation Course for the TOEFL® Test: iBT Listening is appropriate for courses in TOEFL-test preparation or as a supplement to more general ESL listening courses.

Longman Preparation Course for the TOEFL® Test: iBT Speaking, by Deborah Phillips, gives students all the tools they need to succeed on the Speaking section of the new TOEFL® integrated-skills test. Providing both a comprehensive speaking-skills course and a wealth of practice for the Speaking section of the test, theLongman Preparation Course for the TOEFL® Test: iBT Speaking is appropriate for courses in TOEFL-test preparation or as a supplement to more general ESL speaking courses.

This level offers 12 thematic units. The first unit is 8 pages long. All the other units are 6 pages long. Every two units there is a 2-page revision section called Think Back.This level offers 12 thematic units. The first unit is 8 pages long. All the other units are 6 pages long. Every two units there is a 2-page revision section called Think Back. Success offers — inspiring and up-to-date topics that are relevant to the age group — activities that help students both understand (Work it Out) and internalise grammar rules (Check it Out) as well as avoid common mistakes (Mind the Trap) — a syllabus that focuses on communication in real-world contexts (Speak Out) — clear syllabus supported by exam practice and exam strategies — graded programme and regular opportunities for evaluation and self-evaluation — Teacher Support — variety in the classroom through the use of the different components (Students’ Book, but also the video, the CD-ROM, photocopiables and tests) — flexibility with photocopiables and the Test Master CD-ROMs — wealth of assessment support with the skills-based revision section in the Students’ Book and materials in the Evaluation and Testing Book

This is the story of Captain Nemo and his submarine, the Nautilus. One day, Nemo finds three men in the sea. For months the men live on the Nautilus. They find a town on the sea floor, beautiful coasts and a lot of gold. But they want to go home. Can they escape from Nemo’s submarine?

Tom Sawyer loves adventures. He has them at home, at school, and with his friends — Huck Finn, Joe Harper, and Becky Thatcher. Tom has one adventure in a graveyard, one in an old house, one in a cave. Who does he see in those places — and why is he afraid? Robinson Crusoe is shipwrecked onto an island after a storm at sea. Are there other people? How will he survive? Will he be rescued? A classic tale of survival based on a true story.

O. Henry’s stories are very famous. He writes about New York, Texas, Oklahoma ... Money and love are often problems. But how is a story going to finish? You never know. Readers always remember his stories.

Two babies are born on the same day in England. One boy is a prince and the other boy is from a very poor family. Ten years later, they change places for a game. But then the old king dies and they cannot change back. Will the poor boy be the new King of England?

Advanced Expert thoroughly prepares your adult and young adult students for the CAE while developing their language awareness and communicative skills. Advanced Expert CAE corresponds to level C1 of the Common European Framework. — Module by module teaching notes, including lead-ins, background information on the texts and ideas for extension activities. — Six photocopiable Exam practice sections providing the opportunity to test skills for Papers 1–4. — 37 module-linked photocopiable activities providing communicative classroom practice for grammar, vocabulary and skills. — Answer key for all exercises, with explanations. — Photocopiable audio scripts for the listening material

A grammar reference practice with 5 levels, New Grammar Time is specially written for learners in Primary and mid-secondary schools for use either in the classroom or at home. The lower levels of New Grammar Time has simplified grammar boxes and an oral activity at the end of each unit which gives students plenty of opportunity to use the language. New Grammar Time can also be used as a supplement to any course book. The Teacher’s book expands into a resource file and includes photocopiable activities that help the teacher to deliver lively and varied lessons. — Easy-to-teach units presented in a consistent format — Regular reviews and tests to monitor students’ progress — New CD-ROM allows parents to see their children practising at home — Lots of extra written practice including fun games — Introduces CYLETS, KET and PET tasks to help students familiarise themselves with the exams

One hot summer day, Alice sees a white rabbit and runs after it. She follows it down a rabbit-hole – and arrives in ‘Wonderland’. Here, caterpillars can talk and rabbits have watches. And the Queen wants to cut off everybody’s head!

White Fang is a wolf from the mountains of Canada. His life is hard but he is happy in his world. Then he is taken to the world of men. There he learns to fight and to kill. White Fang knows nothing about love. But one day he meets Scott…

Hans Andersen wrote many stories, and these are some of the best. We meet a very, very small child, a bird with a beautiful voice, a mermaid with legs, an ugly duckling with no friends – and an emperor with some very strange new clothes. These stories teach us lessons for life.

Ugly and unwanted by the outside world, Quasimodo the hunchback lives under the protection of the priest in the Cathedral of Notre-Dame. Then his quiet life is destroyed by the priest’s evil plans for a beautiful gypsy girl. The priest needs Quasimodo’s help. But the hunchback has other ideas.

Sherlock Holmes is a great detective. There are few cases that he cannot solve. In these three stories we meet a young woman who is terrified of a mysterious ‘speckled band’, a family who think that five orange pips are a sign of death, and a banker who believes that his son is a thief. But are things really as they seem?

Michael Henchard is a wealthy and respected man, but he has a terrible secret. Twenty years ago, when he was unemployed and penniless, he sold his wife to a sailor. Now she is looking for him again. Why? And what will happen when she finds him?

These nine stories will take the reader on an exciting journey to distant cultures and times. The collection includes folktales from South America, Africa, India, China, and Europe.

Is Alix’s new husband really going to murder her for her money? Who has killed the young Englishman on his return from America? And why have a young couple suddenly disappeared from their home? In this collection of mysteries by famous authors, the answers are never quite what you expect.

When her mother dies, Mary Yellan goes to live with her aunt and uncle at Jamaica Inn. Strange things happen there at night, and Mary slowly discovers that she and her aunt are in terrible danger. Can she save herself and her aunt before it is too late?

His mother is dead, so little Oliver Twist is brought up in the workhouse. Beaten and starved, he runs away to London, where he joins Fagin’s gang of thieves. By chance he also finds good new friends – but can they protect him from people who rob and murder without mercy?