TIME Magazine February 25, 2008 Vol. 171 No. 8

TIME Magazine February 25, 2008 Vol. 171 No. 8

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• COVER: How to Make Great Teachers - American public schools are struggling to attract and retain high-quality teachers. Is it time we paid them for performance?
• A Voter's Guide to Education - Here's a look at where the candidates stand on the education policies that will have the biggest impact on your child
• How They Do It Abroad - The U.S. can learn lessons from several nations that consistently train their teachers well
• HEALTH & MEDICINE: Little Athletes, Big Injuries - Kids suffer when coaches and parents pile on too much training. What to watch for
• PEOPLE: 10 Questions for Tim Russert - For more than 16 years, he has cross-examined politicians and newsmakers as host of Meet the Press. In this election, his studio is still the premier hot seat in politics. Tim Russert will now take your questions

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The Handbook of Second Language Acquisition (Blackwell Handbooks in Linguistics)

The Handbook of Second Language Acquisition (Blackwell Handbooks in Linguistics)
Wiley-Blackwell; New Edition (June 2005)
ISBN-10: 1405132817 | ISBN-13: 978-1405132817
PDF | English | 7.3 MB | 650 pages

The Handbook of Second Language Acquisition presents an integrated discussion of key, and sometimes controversial, issues in second language acquisition research.
* Discusses the biological and cognitive underpinnings of SLA, mechanisms, processes, and constraints on SLA, the level of ultimate attainment, research methods, and the status of SLA as a cognitive science.
* Includes contributions from twenty-seven of the world's leading scholars.
* Provides an invaluable resource for all students and scholars of human cognition, including those in linguistics, psychology, applied linguistics, ESL, foreign languages, and cognitive science.

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Longman Dictionary of Common Errors

Longman Dictionary of Common Errors
Longman; 2nd Rev Edition (July 1996)
ISBN-10: 0582237521 | ISBN-13: 978-0582237520
PDF | English | 22 MB | 381 pages

Using real student errors from the Longman Learners' Corpus, this dictionary shows students' common mistakes and methods to avoid and correct them. The Longman Dictionary of Common Errors is based entirely on a corpus of genuine students' writing - the Longman Learner's Corpus. This means it gives a true insight into the common errors that students make in their spoken and written work, and provides clear and easy-to-use methods to avoid and correct these errors.

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The Oxford A to Z of Word Games

The Oxford A to Z of Word Games
Oxford University Press, USA; New Edition (March 1996)
ISBN-10: 0198662319 | ISBN-13: 978-0198662310
PDF | English | 8.7 MB | 270 pages

`Auguarde describes with charm more than 250 ... games in alphabetical order, expounding the rules with clarity and examples.' Chris Maslanka, The Standard
`With cartoons and helpful diagrams to help readers understand the more complicated games, this book is a must for family parties over Christmas.' Oxford Mail
Delve into the pages of this entertaining A-Z, and learn how to play 250 of the most popular word-games including: Blockbusters, Call My Bluff, and Countdown (made famous by TV), old favourites such as Charades, Consequences, Dumb Crambo and Hangman, and a host of other strange and wonderful games, including Aesop's Mission, Beheadments, Grandmother's Trunk, Shouting Proverbs, Superghosts, and Wild Crash!

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Simpler Syntax, 1st edition (Aug 2005)

Simpler Syntax
Oxford University Press, USA; 1st edition (Aug 2005)
ISBN-10: 0199271097 | ISBN-13: 978-0199271092
PDF | English | 9.3 MB | 608 pages

This groundbreaking book offers a new and compelling perspective on the structure of human language. The fundamental issue it addresses is the proper balance between syntax and semantics, between structure and derivation, and between rule systems and lexicon. It argues that the balance struck by mainstream generative grammar is wrong. It puts forward a new basis for syntactic theory, drawing on a wide range of frameworks, and charts new directions for research. In the past four decades, theories of syntactic structure have become more abstract, and syntactic derivations have become ever more complex. Peter Culicover and Ray Jackendoff trace this development through the history of contemporary syntactic theory, showing how much it has been driven by theory-internal rather than empirical considerations. They develop an alternative that is responsive to linguistic, cognitive, computational, and biological concerns. At the core of this alternative is the Simpler Syntax Hypothesis: the most explanatory syntactic theory is one that imputes the minimum structure necessary to mediate between phonology and meaning. A consequence of this hypothesis is a far richer mapping between syntax and semantics than is generally assumed. Through concrete analyses of numerous grammatical phenomena, some well studied and some new, the authors demonstrate the empirical and conceptual superiority of the Simpler Syntax approach. Simpler Syntax is addressed to linguists of all persuasions. It will also be of central interest to those concerned with language in psychology, human biology, evolution, computational science, and artificial intelligence.

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Dictionary of Politics and Government

Dictionary of Politics and Government

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC | ISBN:0747572208 | 288 pages

A fully updated edition containing more than 7,500 terms on politics and government, ranging from active citizenship, democratic deficit, and the Factortame case to regional government and sleaze. This is a useful reference for all those studying politics from GCSE level upwards, and is also suitable for learners of English.

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Oxford Picture Power Dictionary: 1500 Words Through Stories

Oxford Picture Power Dictionary: 1500 Words Through Stories
Oxford University Press (Jun 1996)
ISBN-10: 0194314200 | ISBN-13: 978-0194314206
PDF | English | 14.5 MB | 80 pages

This unique new topic-based picture dictionary for children incorporates the very latest features of picture dictionary research. For most topics, a short lively narrative or story introduces the topic vocabulary, and is attractively illustrated by a large picture. The topics are illustrated in humorous styles which will instantly appeal to children of all ages.
This topic-based picture dictionary introduces vocabulary by means of a short, lively narrative or story and large illustrations.

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Easier English Basic Dictionary

Easier English Basic Dictionary
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC; 2nd Rev Ed (March 2004)
ISBN-10: 0747566445 | ISBN-13: 978-0747566441
PDF | English | 5.5 MB | 384 pages

The Easier English Basic Dictionary is designed especially for elementary and pre-intermediate students of English. It includes the basic vocabulary needed to understand and study written and spoken English at this level, and is particularly useful for students taking the Preliminary English Test (PET) and the Key English Test (KET) exams.

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Dictionary of Environment & Ecology

Dictionary of Environment & Ecology
P. H. Collin | Bloomsbury; 5th Rev Ed (Jan 2004)
ISBN-10: 0747572011 | ISBN-13: 978-0747572015
PDF | English | 3.3 MB | 26 pages

This fully revised edition of the bestselling Dictionary of Environment and Ecology now includes over 9,000 terms from all areas of ecology and the environmental sciences. Topic covered range from soil science, climatology, agriculture (including GM and organic foods), NGOs, pollution, waste management, environmental protection and endangered species.

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Company to Company Teacher's Book (Cambridge Professional English)

Company to Company Teacher's Book (Cambridge Professional English)
Andrew Littlejohn | Cambridge University Press; 4th edition (Dec 2005)
SBN-10: 0521609763 | ISBN-13: 978-0521609760
PDF | English | 1.0 MB | 128 pages

Company to Company is for anyone studying or working in business, commerce or administration who needs to correspond in English. It is particularly suitable for learners at the lower-intermediate and intermediate levels, but more advanced learners who are unfamiliar with business correspondence will also find it invaluable. The fourth edition of this highly successful course contains thoroughly updated content and includes extensive work on email correspondence. It follows the successful interactive task and feedback approach of the previous editions.

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Analyzing Grammar: An Introduction (Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics)

Analyzing Grammar: An Introduction (Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics)
Paul R. Kroeger | Cambridge University Press (June 2005)
ISBN-10: 0521016533 | ISBN-13: 978-0521016537
PDF | English | 15.3 MB | 382 pages

Analyzing Grammar is a clear introductory textbook on grammatical analysis, designed for students beginning to study the discipline. Covering both syntax (the structure of phrases and sentences) and morphology (the structure of words), it equips them with the tools and methods needed to analyze grammatical patterns in any language. Students are shown how to use standard notational devices such as phrase structure trees and word-formation rules, as well as prose descriptions. Emphasis is placed on comparing the different grammatical systems of the world's languages, and students are encouraged to practice the analyses through a diverse range of problem sets and exercises. Topics covered include word order, constituency, case, agreement, tense, gender, pronoun systems, inflection, derivation, argument structure and grammatical relations, and a useful glossary provides a clear explanation of each term. Accessibly written and comprehensive, Analyzing Grammar is set to become a key text for all courses in grammatical analysis.

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Natural English: Student's Book (with Listening Booklet) Upper-intermediate

Natural English: Student's Book (with Listening Booklet) Upper-intermediate
Oxford University Press (Feb 2003)
ISBN-10: 0194373312 | ISBN-13: 978-0194373319
PDF | English | 2.3 MB | 175 pages

Natural English Upper Intermediate is a general English course with a spoken syllabus of easy to remember natural English phrases , ' wordbooster ' vocabulary activities and extended task-centred speaking exercises.
The student's book contains a listening booklet including extra listening and pronunciation activities designed to help learners improve their listening skills . The teacher's book contains specially devised lesson plans and six ' how to...' teacher development chapters to support the teacher.
Natural English contains cartoons by Claire Bretécher featuring her character Agripinne.
A modern, speaking-centred general English course that helps students use language naturally.
This title presents a modern, speaking-centred general English course that helps students use language naturally.

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Webster's New World Telecom Dictionary (Webster's New World)

Webster's New World Telecom Dictionary (Webster's New World)
Webster's New World (Oct 2007)
ISBN-10: 047177457X | ISBN-13: 978-0471774570
PDF | English | 3.8 MB | 568 pages

Webster’s New World Telecom Dictionary, by Ray Horak, is a comprehensive telecommunications dictionary of more than 7,500 terms critical to understanding voice, data, video, and multimedia communications system and network technologies, applications, and regulation. Given the convergence of computing and communications, the book also effectively is a computer dictionary with a telecom focus. It is thoroughly researched, highly objective, absolutely accurate, and includes just about every essential term, abbreviation, acronym, contraction, initialism, and portmanteau you might encounter in the telecom and datacom domains. Although the book is a technical dictionary, Horak’s plain-English, commonsense style yields definitions that are as thoroughly understandable to the business professional or student as they are to the electrical engineer. In fact, many entries are encyclopedic in nature, discussing applications and issues. Horak also injects a bit of his wry sense of humor, sprinkling occasional telecom trivia and marginally related definitions that will have you smiling and chuckling to yourself, but not to the point that they detract from what is an important book on a serious subject. An instant classic, Webster’s New World Telecom Dictionary is the one and only telecom dictionary you will need. It also makes a perfect companion to Horak’s Telecommunications and Data Communications Handbook, published by Wiley-Interscience in October 2007.

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The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language

The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language
David Crystal | Cambridge University Press; 2nd edition (Aug 2003)
ISBN-10: 0521530334 | ISBN-13: 978-0521530330
PDF | English | 38.7 MB | 506 pages

Rarely has a book so packed with accurate and well researched factual information been so widely read and popularly acclaimed. This Second Edition of The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language has been fully revised for a new generation of language-lovers. The book is longer and includes extensive new material on world English and Internet English, in addition to completely updated statistics, further reading suggestions and other references. First Edition Hb (1995): 0-521-40179-8 First Edition Pb (1997): 0-521-59655-6 David Crystal is a leading authority on language, and author of many books, including most recently Shakespeare's Words (Penguin, 2002), Language and the Internet (Cambridge, 2001) and Language Death (Cambridge, 2000). An internationally renowned writer, journal editor, lecturer and broadcaster, he received an Order of the British Empire in 1995 for his services to the English language.

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Common Errors in English Usage

Common Errors in English Usage
Paul Brians | William James & Company (March 2003)
ISBN-10: 1887902899 | ISBN-13: 978-1887902892
PDF | English | 1.3 MB | 256 pages

Mixed-up, mangled expressions; foreign-language faux pas; confused and confusing terms; commonly mispronounced words - they're all explained in this useful guide.

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The Good Grammar Guide (Routledge Study Guides)

The Good Grammar Guide (Routledge Study Guides)
Routledge; 1st edition (July 2003)
ISBN-10: 0415312264 | ISBN-13: 978-0415312264
PDF | English | 1.1 MB | 144 pages

Before any student can learn to write with clarity and style, one must have a solid, working knowledge of grammar. Written by an experienced, practicing English teacher who has taught university and secondary school students for years, The Good Grammar Guide provides sound and meticulous advice on parts of speech, inflections, syntax, and punctuation in a friendly and encouraging manner. Full of exercises for the reader to practice what they have learned, this book is for anyone who wants to improve their knowledge and usage of the fundamentals of grammar.

Pocket size guide offers extensive coverage of parts of speech, syntax, inflection and punctuation, along with a detailed look at common errors and misconceptions. Includes exercises, a glossary of technical terms, and a survey of politically correct usage.

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The Marino Mission: One Girl, One Mission, One Thousand Words

The Marino Mission: One Girl, One Mission, One Thousand Words
1,000 Need-to-Know *SAT Vocabulary Words
Karen B. Chapman | Cliffs Notes; 1 edition (Jan 2005)
ISBN-10: 0764578316 | ISBN-13: 978-0764578311
PDF | English | 1.3 MB | 332 pages

Alexa McCurry leads an ordinary teenager's life in upstate New York—until she embarks on a summer adventure in Central America. While working at a potentially boring internship in a marine DNA lab, she befriends a local boy, José, and a remarkable dolphin, Pecas. Together, Alexa and José uncover an ominous secret: Pecas' missing baby may be a captive at a marine biology facility. In a riveting tale of intrigue, Alexa and José work to unravel the mystery—and lead the reader on a vocabulary-expanding adventure.

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Teaching Writing In The Content Areas

Teaching Writing In The Content Areas
Vicki Urquhart, Monette McIver
Association for Supervision & Curriculum Deve (May 2005)
ISBN-10: 1416601716 | ISBN-13: 978-1416601715
PDF | English | 1.4 MB | 170 pages

Teaching Writing in the Content Areas examines nearly 30 years of research to identify how teachers can incorporate writing instruction that helps students master the course content and improve their overall achievement. Building on the recommendations of the National Commission on Writing, authors Vicki Urquhart and Monette McIver introduce four critical issues teachers should address when they include writing in their content courses.

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Women in Business (Penguin Readers, Level 4)

Women in Business (Penguin Readers, Level 4)
David Evans , Andy Hopkins | Pearson ESL; 1st edition (Jan 2002)
ISBN-10: 0582453275 | ISBN-13: 978-0582453272
PDF | English | 2.7 MB | 58 pages

In Women in Business, we see how five women made it to the top in the twentieth century. These women are famous all over the world. They are each from very different cultures and backgrounds but they all have one thing in common – success.
Women in this book:
* Coco Chanel (you know the perfume)
* Hanae Mori (Japenese fashion designer)
* Anita Roddick (Founder of The Body Shop)
* Oprah Winfrey (Talk show host)
* Madonna (Singer)

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How to Pass the GMAT: Unbeatable Preparation for Success in the Graduate Management Admission Test

How to Pass the GMAT: Unbeatable Preparation
for Success in the Graduate Management Admission Test
Mike Bryon | Kogan Page (June 2007) | 278 pages
ISBN-10: 0749444592 | ISBN-13: 978-0749444594
PDF | English | 1.2 MB

The GMAT is a challenging exam. Preparation is vital since competition for a place at a leading business school is fierce. How to Pass the GMAT allows test-takers to become familiar with the styles of question they'll face on the GMAT. It offers expert advice as well as writing assessments and realistic practice tests covering all aspects of the GMAT: problem solving, data sufficiency, reading comprehension, sentence correction, and critical reasoning. Full answers, explanations, and assessments of scores are provided.

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TIME Magazine February 18, 2008 Vol. 171 No. 7

TIME Magazine February 18, 2008 Vol. 171 No. 7

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• COVER: It's Not Over Yet - Super Tuesday was supposed to settle the Democratic race, but a split decision means it's just getting started--and could get truly ugly
• Clinton, Obama: Why Not Both? - Some Democratic faithful are floating visions of a dream ticket that marries Obama's energy with Clinton's expertise. But it's only a dream
• BUSINESS: A Microsoft-Yahoo! Deal User's Guide - Will the proposed $44.6 billion buyout be a marriage of dunces or the birth of a Net overlord? Either way, a new, ad-centered era is booting up
• PEOPLE: 10 Questions for Jeff Gordon - One of the fastest drivers in NASCAR, this veteran will start the season Feb. 17 at the 50th running of the Daytona 500, a race he has won three times. Jeff Gordon will now take your questions.

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A to Zed, A to Zee: A guide to the differences between British and American English

A to Zed, A to Zee:
A guide to the differences between British and American English
Glenn Darragh | Stanley (Dec 2000)
ISBN-10: 8478733469 | ISBN-13: 978-8478733460
PDF | 6.3 MB

This book is intended for Americans and Britons who want to understand each other better, and for foreign students of either American or British English who want to familiarise (or familiarize) themselves with the other main variety of the language. According to George Bernard Shaw, the United States and England are two great nations separated by a common tongue. In fact, most of the time the two peoples understand each other fairly well, or think they do.
The accent is different, of course, but it presents no more of a barrier than any regional accent would. Differences in grammar, syntax and spelling are relatively minor. The main differences, and they are huge, are lexical and cultural.

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English Grammar for Today: A New Introduction, Second Edition

English Grammar for Today: A New Introduction, Second Edition
Geoffrey Leech, Margaret Deuchar, Robert Hoogenraad
Palgrave Macmillan; 2nd edition (Nov 2005)
PDF | English | 13.8 MB | 224 pages
ISBN-10: 140391642X | ISBN-13: 978-1403916426

Written by a team led by a world authority in English grammar, English Grammar for Today has established itself as a rich educational experience for both native- and non-native-speaking students. This engaging and stimulating text enables students to learn grammar not just for its own sake, but also for the pleasure of exploring, appreciating and understanding the way language communicates in written text and spoken discourse. Throughout, the emphasis is on using grammar in present-day English.After an introduction placing grammar in its educational and cultural context, the authors present a toolkit for analyzing sentences. The second part of the book demonstrates how to apply this toolkit to spoken and written language, using a wide range of real textual materials. Each chapter ends with a set of carefully-designed exercises and tasks to aid understanding, with answers provided at the end of the volume.Now thoroughly revised and updated to meet the needs of today's students, this new edition features: A new Foreword by the English Association An additional introductory chapter, "Getting Started with Grammar", which introduces the subject for those with no prior knowledge Improved and extended diagrams, exercises and answers Up-to-date textual passages and examplesLively and approachable, this indispensable guide is ideal for both students and teachers who are looking for their first serious engagement with - or wishing to rediscover- English grammar.

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Longman Advanced Grammar: Reference and Practice

Longman Advanced Grammar: Reference and Practice
L.G. Alexander | Longman Publishing Group (Jan 1993)
ISBN-10: 0582079780 | ISBN-13: 978-0582079786
PDF | English | 18.2 MB | 304 pages

Longman Advanced Grammar has three aims:
1 To serve as an advanced 'text decoder', using the analysis of syntax as the key to understanding difficult text.
2 To provide practice in advanced points of grammar.
3 To serve as an advanced reference grammar, where citations are to be found in context,and not just quoted at sentence-level in isolation from their source.
The work combines the functions of a Reader, a Practice Book and a Reference Book for students whose previous learning history has not prepared them to cope with texts at an advanced level.

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Internet English: Www-Based Communication Activities

Internet English: www-Based Communication Activities
Christina Gitsaki, Richard P. Taylor
Oxford University Press (October 1999)
ISBN-10: 019437226X | ISBN-13: 978-0194372268
PDF | English | 16 MB | 81 pages

Internet English helps students develop the skills to surf the Internet, while providing a structured framework to practise their conversation skills through communicative tasks. It can be used in traditional or computer-equipped classrooms.

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TIME Magazine February 11, 2008 Vol. 171 No. 6

TIME Magazine February 11, 2008 Vol. 171 No. 6

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• COVER: It's Their Turn Now - 'A friend told me this was impossible, that it's hopeless to try to organize students. Now he says, ''Where do I sign up?'''
• NATION: Voter's Guide To the Issues - The real fight is just around the corner in the general election. And the competing Democratic and Republican approaches to the key issues are like oil and water. Or Oprah and Chuck Norris.
• ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT: The First Comedy Strike - Almost 30 years ago, comics like Jay and Dave staged a revolt. It changed everything
• PEOPLE: 10 Questions for Susan Sarandon - Famous for both her acting and her political activism, this Oscar winner's latest drama, Bernard and Doris, airs Feb. 9 on HBO. Susan Sarandon will now take your questions

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