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Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, from Starter to Advanced, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student\\''s capabilities. When Edinburgh restaurant owner Alex Maclennan is found dead in his bathroom, Inspector Jenny Logan is called in to investigate. At first his death looks like an accident but Logan begins to think it could be murder. Does his wife, his brother-in-law or his friend know more about his d...

Learner Strategy Use and Performance on Language Tests investigates the relationships between learner strategy use and performance on second language tests. To this effect, it examines the construct validity of two questionnaires, designed within a model of human information processing, that purport to measure testakers'' self-reported cognitive and metacognitive strategy use. It then examines the construct validity of the FCE Anchor test, developed by the University of Cambridge Local Examinati...

This book introduces the theoretical and empirical bases for the definition of language learning level in functional \\''Can Do\\'' terms for the English Profile Programme, setting out the ambitions of the Programme and presenting emerging findings. The English Profile Programme is an elaboration of the performance level descriptions of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) that is concerned specifically with the English language. The CEFR has become influential in buil...

This award-winning graded readers series is full of original fiction, adapted fiction and factbooks especially written for teenagers. A decision to borrow her mum\\''s car with a friend leaves Jo worrying about the consequences. When she eventually returns home, she finds no one there. A new breed of dangerous bees has escaped from a research centre and everyone has fled their homes in search of safety. Jo must rejoin her missing family. This paperback is in British English. Download the complet...

Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, from Starter to Advanced, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student''s capabilities. Brad and his girlfriend Gina love the movies and go every Saturday night. They want to get married but haven''t got much money. Then one day, Brad gets an idea from a movie about how to make a lot of money - an idea that involves murder. But Brad''s plan doesn''t go quite as he hoped and...

Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, from Starter to Advanced, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student''s capabilities. It''s Stephany and Max''s first holiday together in Italy and they are staying at the flat of Stephany''s friend, Carlos. Max is a little jealous of Carlos and Carlos''s wife is certainly not happy to see Stephany. It becomes clear that there is more between Stephany and Carlos than just...

Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, from Starter to Advanced, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student''s capabilities. Jojo is playing in the fields when soldiers come and kill everyone in his village. With the help of Chris, a British journalist, and his memories, Jojo struggles to come to terms with the loss of his family and friends. Jojo''s journey across his war-torn country leads him to self-discov...

This award-winning graded readers series is full of original fiction, adapted fiction and factbooks especially written for teenagers. Three vibrant stories by author Katherine Mansfield, retold by Margaret Johnson. In one story, Laura and her family are preparing for a party when she makes a shocking discovery. In another, the magic of Leila\\''s first dance is challenged by the words of an old man. Finally, Isabel, Kezia and Lottie receive an amazing present but there is trouble when they choos...

Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, from Starter to Advanced, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student\\''s capabilities. Max Holland, an assassin for hire, receives a lucrative offer from a mysterious man. But the man\\''s instructions are rather strange and Max isn\\''t sure whether to believe him. It is the start of a job that leads Max to a very unusual place - a world where Max makes a life-changing ...

Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, from Starter to Advanced, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student\\''s capabilities. In the early 1990s Katy, a young reporter, arrives in Sarajevo, a city under siege, and receives conflicting advice from two colleagues. \\''Of all the wars I\\''ve been in,\\'' a news cameraman tells her, \\''this is the one where it\\''s not possible to \\''be objective\\''. You can\...

This award-winning graded readers series is full of original fiction, adapted fiction and factbooks especially written for teenagers. From the Highlands to its islands, from terrifying tales of history to its modern cities such as Edinburgh and Glasgow, Scotland has a fascinating story to tell. Explore the country through its fantastic festivals, innovative inventions, and much more. This paperback is in British English. Download the complete audio recording of this title and additional classroo...

This award-winning graded readers series is full of original fiction, adapted fiction and factbooks especially written for teenagers. Luke and Alex are neighbours and, on Luke\\''s part, reluctant friends. They spend their free time on a large heath, looking for anything to keep themselves amused. Meanwhile an illegally-kept panther escapes its owner and takes refuge on the same heath. The paths of the boys and the cat are destined to meet. This paperback is in British English. Download the comp...

This award-winning graded readers series is full of original fiction, adapted fiction and factbooks especially written for teenagers. It\\''s Helen\\''s twelfth birthday and her parents have something important to tell her. Her mum promises that the news won\\''t change anything. But she\\''s wrong. It changes everything. Nothing will ever be the same again, not for Helen, not for anyone. This paperback is in British English. Download the complete audio recording of this title and additional cla...

Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, from Starter to Advanced, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student\\''s capabilities. A man is found on the street, and taken to hospital. He appears unable to tell the doctor who he is, or where he comes from, but has he really lost his memory? The man is playing a dangerous game, and really knows a lot more than he is prepared to say. When he leaves the hospital, he g...

Demand is steadily growing for language tests with a specialized focus which will suit the needs of key professional domains as diverse as business, law, the airline industry, and teacher education. This book explores the testing of language for sepcific purposes (LSP) from a theoretical and a practical perspective, with a particular focus on the testing of English for business purposes. A range of tests - both past and present - is reviewed, and the development of business English testing at Ca...

Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, from Starter to Advanced, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student\\''s capabilities. A missing woman and a dead body welcome Inspector Jenny Logan to her new job with the Edinburgh police. Logan questions the husband of the dead woman and a local doctor about the murder, but can she believe what they say? Then, a piece of jewellery leads Logan to the killer. Paperback-...

Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, from Starter to Advanced, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student\\''s capabilities. A tragic love story is uncovered as journalist Clare Crowe goes to Switzerland to bring home a relative\\''s body. Clare\\''s grandfather has been found frozen in a glacier, 74 years after a climbing accident. Clare knows this could make an interesting story for her newspaper, but as s...

Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, from Starter to Advanced, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student\\''s capabilities. In the Big Eye House, Annie is the only female contestant left in a reality TV show. Viewers follow the contestants\\'' every move and regularly vote to eject one of them. There is a big prize for the winner, and another for any couple to have a romance in the house. What will Annie le...

The International English Language Testing System (IELTS) plays a key role in international student access to universities around the world. Although IELTS includes a direct test of writing, it has been suggested that test preparation may hinder international students from acquiring academic literacy skills required for university study. This study investigates the washback of the IELTS Writing test on English for Academic Purposes (EAP) provision. Format Paperback | 402 pages Dimensions 152 x...

Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, from Starter to Advanced, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student\\''s capabilities. One icy winter\\''s evening in Budapest, John Taylor is on his way home from the office when a man runs into him and knocks him over. The man turns to say sorry and John is amazed at what he sees: the man is John\\''s double. The double rushes away but leaves no footprints in the snow....