Mark Irvine Bücher

YA. Adventure fiction. Short Stories. This series of Readers containing original, unsimplified stories written by famous classic and modern writers, now features four new titles. All the collections come with substantial support material for each story, including a short summary, a description of major themes, pre-reading vocabulary activities, post-reading language and comprehension exercises, a literary analysis section and essay questions. The Macmillan Literature Collections will help ease students' transition from graded Readers to authentic reading, giving them the joy of feeling that they are finally reading and studying literature just as it was written.

The course focuses on the key language and communication skills needed in the workplace, with the emphasis on commercial correspondence and telephoning practice. The approach is skills-based, with the emphasis in the Student's Book on listening and speaking. The Workbook has greater emphasis on reading and writing tasks. The grammar syllabus is practical and thorough. Language points are clarified in grammar boxes within the units, which are linked to more detailed language presentation in a Grammar Reference section at the back of the Student's Book. A lively storyline about four young people who go into business together reflects students' experiences as they learn about the commercial world. The consistent unit structure, clear layout and signposting makes the course easy to use. Each of the 13 units follows the same format: integrated reading and listening activities; practice in reading and producing commercial correspondence; and activities to develop telephoning skills. Authentic material supports reading and speaking activities.

A main course for students on vocational courses who will need some English in their jobs. It focuses on the key language and communication skills needed in the workplace, with the emphasis on commercial correspondence and telephoning skills. The course is intended mainly for students who have not yet started their careers, but it is also suitable for mature students who are retraining, and should benefit anyone working towards a commercial qualification. The course is skills-based, with a lively storyline based around four young people who go into business together. There is a clear unit structure, with sections on correspondence and telephoning in every unit.