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Those endless afternoons where you struggled to remember the third person singular present indicative may be long gone, but if you still have the vaguest memory, your mastery of Latin will spring back to life. Harry Mount uncorks its magic using authors such as Kingsley Amis, John Cleese and Evelyn Waugh.

A colourful concept book offering an introduction to first essential words in a foreign language.

DoP 2009, NZ A-4 / 81pp Photocopiable teaching resource A multi-purpose resource designed as an educational introduction to Japan, its people and their culture. The perfect way to introduce young students to the lifestyle, stories, symbols and arts and crafts of this very important and ancient nation, and to foster understanding of different cultures and peoples.

Learn the basics with a 60-minute audio-CD and a phrase book. Containing 300 key words and phrases, Language Lab is an essential tool for travellers needing to communicate in a foreign language. This kit includes 18 lessons dealing with common situations and themes, such as asking directions, ordering a meal, booking into a hotel, touring and shopping. Each lesson is narrated by a native speaker, demonstrating the correct pronunciation and accent, so that you can be easily understood during your travels.

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A complete language lesson in a tin - each set includes a 94 page phrase book and a one-hour audio CD that will have you conversing like a native in no time.

With more than 200,000 copies in print, Latin for All Occasions and its follow-up, Latin for Even More Occasions, have helped scores of readers harness the language of Caesar and Cicero. Impress your boss with Occupational Latin (Lingua Latina Occupationi); sell your product with Sales Latin (Lingua Latina Mercatoria); flirt with your classics professor with Sensual Latin (Lingua Latina Libidinosa); look like the hipster you are with Pop-Cultural Latin (Lingua Latina Popularis); survive the holidays with Familial Latin (Lingua Lati... read more

This is the classic Usborne sticker word book, with busy scenes illustrated with warmth and humour by Stephen Cartwright. Each scene is accompanied by labelled stickers of objects to talk about, search for and match together. This is an exciting talk-about book for the very young, a stimulating picture word book for pre-readers and a lively source of ideas and spellings for first writers. It is also useful for learning English, and students can listen to all the words read by a native British speaker at the Usborne Quicklinks Websi... read more

This revised and updated atlas introduces children to the basics of geography and mapping.
Beginning with how maps are made, and the different kinds of maps, this book helps children to understand the geography of the world and the relationship between countries and continents and their varying characteristics.
With environmental and political maps, the book includes a gazetteer of countries, and recommended websites for further research.

A sturdy board book that helps young children learn their first words. It features pictures of 100 familiar objects thematically arranged in topics such as clothes, toys, food and parts of the body labelled with text in French and Spanish to encourage word association.

The fourth stage in the new edition of this tried and trusted course has been updated to meet the requirements of the new GCSE specifications, providing a range of blended resources to help support and develop independent learning and creativity.

Your cost-effective online language lab, accessible anywhere, anytime AQA GCSE Spanish is the only resource to have been developed with and exclusively endorsed by AQA. With a real focus on tracking individual progress, you can improve your students' chance of exam success through a unique blend of print and electronic resources.

Compact and easy to use, this handy guide includes travel and language tips plus a two-way mini-dictionary, so you'll never be stuck for the right word. It is arranged by topic in clear, colour-coded sections, and offers phrases for every eventuality. Its simple-to-read format allows you to build your own sentences and develop your language skills. Also featuring a comprehensive menu-reader and pronunciation guide, it is the ideal companion to any trip.

Compact and easy to use, this handy guide includes travel and language tips plus a two-way mini-dictionary, so you'll never be stuck for the right word. It is arranged by topic in clear, colour-coded sections, and offers phrases for every eventuality. Its simple-to-read format allows you to build your own sentences and develop your language skills. Also featuring a comprehensive menu-reader and pronunciation guide, it is the ideal companion to any trip.

"Talk Mandarin Chinese" provides you with a clear, simple and successful way of learning and gives you the best grounding in the basics. Talk encourages you to make genuine progress and promotes a real sense of achievement. The key to its effectiveness lies in its popular, straightforward structure and systematic approach. This multi-media course, containing a book and two CDs, is perfect for anyone who wants to lean for work, for fun or toward a first level qualification. Course Book *Step by step, ten units present the main lang... read more

*Want to speak Arabic with confidence? *Don't have much time? *Need the basics for a trip abroad? Talk Arabic is the ideal course for absolute beginners. Designed for adults learning at home or in a class, this popular course covers all the basic language you'll need in everyday situations. Its specially designed step-by-step approach assumes no prior knowledge of the language, and encourages you to make genuine progress right from the start. Featuring a wealth of enjoyable activities, Talk Arabic will quickly develop your langu... read more

What's special about Total English? *Students can measure their progress using the logically structured lessons with can do' objectives *Students will get lots of grammar and vocabulary practice which is all thoroughly reinforced in the Reference' and Review' sections at the end of each unit *Students can learn good study habits with the Lifelong learning boxes *If students miss a lesson they can use the innovative catch up' CD-ROM that has lots of extra practice material

Look before you speak - an innovative visual approach to using and learning basic Chinese phrases. Do you need to brush up your Chinese, or learn the language? Or are you off to China and want to make sure you're understood? Find key phrases fast in this effective survival language guide for real-life situations. Galleries of words and pictures make it easy to find key basic Chinese vocabulary at a glance and help you remember what you've seen. Learn phrases to help you find your way around, eat out, shop and go sightseeing. Plus a... read more

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A collection of crossword puzzles to practice and expand basic Latin vocabulary. The puzzles are organised in increasing order of difficulty and the answers are to be selected from a list provided at the foot of each one.