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All About the USA 1 (with CD) 
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The new edition of All About the USA 1 has fresh content and a full-color design. It offers an introduction to American culture. The book is divided into seven thematic sections, each with a colorful opener to highlight the material to come. Each theme contains three units about American people, places, and events. Readers expand their knowledge of the USA as they explore topics ranging from New Year's Celebrations and Labor Day to Superman and Starbucks.
Level: AVU I/6.-7. klasse etc.

Features:

  • Colorful photos and illustrations and preview questions motivate students to read.
  • Vocabulary and reading comprehension exercises build skills.
  • Speaking and writing activities encourage students to expand upon the topics.
  • New Did You Know boxes showcase fun facts about each topic.
  • New Audio CD of the readings.
  • Contents: Part 1: The United States: Unit 1 Florida; Unit 2 Washington Unit; 3 Vermont. Part 2: U.S. Inventions and Inventors: Unit 4 Spencer's Microwave Oven; Unit 5 Josephine Cochrane's Dishwasher; Unit 6 Patricia Bath's Laser. Part 3: U.S. Originals: Unit 7 McDonald's; Unit 8 Superman; Unit 9 Starbucks. Part 4: Holidays and Special Days: Unit 10 New Year's Celebrations; Unit 11 St. Patrick's Day; Unit 12 Labor Day. Part 5: Washington, D.C.: Unit 13 The Capitol Unit; 14 The Smithsonian Institution; Unit 15 Arlington National Cemetery. Part 6: U.S. Arts and Entertainment: Unit 16 Walt Disney Unit; 17 Maya Lin Unit; 18 Ella Fitzgerald. Part 7: The Story of Young America: Unit 19 Christopher Columbus and the New World; Unit 20 Paul Revere's Ride; Unit 21 The Railroad Connects East and West. Quizzes: Answer Key; Audio CD; Tracking List.



    9780136138921

    All About the USA 2 (with CD) 
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    The new edition of All About the USA 2 has fresh content and a full-color design. It offers an introduction to American culture. This entertaining and informative book is divided up into twenty-eight units about American people, places, and events. Readers expand their knowledge of the USA as they explore topics ranging from Native Americans to Washington, D.C. and The Pentagon.
    Level: AVU I-II/7.-8. klasse etc.

    Features:

  • Colorful photos and preview questions prepare students to read.
  • Vocabulary and reading comprehension exercises build skills.
  • Discussion activities promote lively cross-cultural exchange.
  • Writing activities encourage students to personalize the topics.
  • New Did You Know boxes showcase fun facts about each topic.
  • New Audio CD of the readings.
  • Contents: Unit 1 The Fifty States; Unit 2 The Buffalo; Unit; 3 Texas; Unit 4 The Story of Colonel Sanders; Unit 5 The President of the United States; Unit 6 Martin Luther King Jr.; Unit 7 Basketball; Unit 8 Abraham Lincoln; Unit 9 Washington, D.C.; Unit 10 Halloween; Unit 11 Native Americans; Unit 12 A First Look at New England; Unit 13 Thomas Jefferson; Unit 14 Beverly Hills; Unit 15 Theodore Roosevelt; Unit 16 Niagara Falls; Unit 17 Harriet Tubman; Unit 18 The Boston Tea Party; Unit 19 July Fourth; Unit 20 Helen Keller; Unit 21 New York City; Unit 22 The Story of Ben and Jerry's; Unit 23 Thomas Alva Edison; Unit 24 The Pentagon; Unit 25 Arnold Schwarzenegger; Unit 26 Hawaii; Unit 27 Yellowstone National Park; Unit 28 The Stars and Stripes. Answer Key; Audio CD; Tracking List.



    9780132406284

    All About the USA 3 (with CD) 
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    The new edition of All About the USA 3 has fresh content and a full-color design. It offers an introduction to American culture. This entertaining and informative book is divided up into thirty units about American people, places, and events. Readers expand their knowledge of the USA as they explore topics ranging from John F. Kennedy and Las Vegas to Kellogg's Corn Flakes and Blue Jeans.
    Level: AVU II/8. klasse etc.

    Features:
  • Colorful photos and preview questions prepare students to read.
  • Vocabulary and reading comprehension exercises build skills.
  • Discussion activities promote lively cross cultural exchange.
  • Writing activities encourage students to personalize the topics.
  • New Did You Know boxes showcase fun facts about each topic.
  • New Audio CD of the readings.
  • Contents: Unit 1 George Washington; Unit 2 The Hot Dog; Unit 3 Thanksgiving; Unit 4 Blue Jeans Unit; 5 Alexander Graham Bell Unit; 6 Body Language; Unit 7 Mia Hamm; Unit 8 The American Cowboy; Unit 9 Coca-Cola; Unit 10 The Statue of Liberty; Unit 11 The Bald Eagle; Unit 12 Baseball; Unit 13 John F. Kennedy; Unit 14 The Gold Rush; Unit 15 The Hamburger; Unit 16 Toni Morrison; Unit 17 Las Vegas; Unit 18 The Oscars; Unit 19 Tornados; Unit 20 Lewis and Clark; Unit 21 Jazz; Unit 22 Florida Oranges; Unit 23 Mount Rushmore; Unit 24 Bill Gates; Unit 25 Henry Ford; Unit 26 The Cranberry; Unit 27 The White House; Unit 28 Uncle Sam; Unit 29 Homesteaders; Unit 30 Kellogg's Corn Flakes; Answer Key; Audio CD; Tracking List.



    9780132349697

    All About the USA 4 (with CD) 
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    The new edition of All About the USA 4 has fresh content and a full-color design. It offers an introduction to American culture. This entertaining and informative book is divided up into twenty four units about American people, places, and events. Readers expand their knowledge of the USA as they explore topics ranging from Oprah Winfrey and The History of Rock to The Google Guys and Hip-Hop Culture.
    Level: AVU II-III/9. klasse etc.

    Features:
  • Colorful photos and preview questions prepare students to read.
  • Vocabulary and reading comprehension exercises build skills.
  • Discussion activities promote lively cross cultural exchange.
  • Writing activities encourage students to personalize the topics.
  • New Did You Know boxes showcase fun facts about each topic.
  • New Audio CD of the readings.
  • Contents: Unit 1 Cars in America; Unit 2 The Building of the Brooklyn Bridge; Unit 3 Yo-Yo Ma; Unit 4 The Spirit of the Wolf; Unit 5 Death Valley; Unit 6 Maples and Pecans; Unit 7 Oprah Winfrey; Unit 8 T-Shirts and Tuxedos; Unit 9 The Wright Brother Take Off; Unit 10 The Mystery of Roanoke; Island Unit 11 Getting on Board; Unit 12 Georgia O'Keefe – Art Legend; Unit 13 The Last Queen of Hawaii; Unit 14 Alaska – The Last Frontier; Unit 15 Susan Butcher on the Iditarod Trail; Unit 16 A Perfect Lunar Landing; Unit 17 The Birdman of Alcatraz; Unit 18 A History of Animation; Unit 19 The Google Guys; Unit 20 All-American Football; Unit 21 The History of Rock; Unit 22 Lucas and Spielberg at the Movies; Unit 23 Television Comes to America; Unit 24 Hip-Hop Culture; Answer Key; Audio CD; Tracking List.



    9780132349680

    Aspects of Britain and USA 
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    A panoramic view of the four aspects of Britain and USA:
  • The people — their lifestyle and attitudes
  • The geography — industry, production, communications
  • The history — from pre-Norman Britain to the Thatcher “revolution”/pre-colonial America to George Bush.
  • The Institutions —monarchy, unions, media, presidency Wall Street etc.
  • Lots of authentic, teachable articles throughout book
    Level:.9-10.kl./AVU II/C/D etc.

    0194542459

  • Britain and the British 
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    A good up-to-date book with two-page displays about lots of the aspects of British society.The Themes covered include: Early History, Influence and Presence (Empire etc.), Towns and Cities, London, Rural Britain, Organisation, Education and Leisure, Agriculture and Food, Industry and Export, Facts and Figures. Illustrated in colour throughout.
    Level: 7-9. kl/D-F/AVU. II etc.

    0749618108

    Britain Explored 
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    A comprehensive study of British daily life and institutions through short texts and attractive visuals. The chapters have titles such as: Politics (incl. New Labour), The Law, Britain and the World (incl. Multicultural Britain), Energy and the Environment, Education, Business and the Economy, Employment, The Family, Housing, The Media (incl. The Internet) etc. Questions encourage students to draw their conclusions about key issues. Each chapter ends with an interview recorded on cassette, where people talk about their experiences of life in Britain. There is a bank of useful website addresses. (176 pages)
    Level: C-D/9.-10. kl.

    0582479746

    Britain Explored Cassette 
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    0582025664

    Canada (The Changing Face of) 
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    Canada has been ranked (by United Nations studies) as the best place in the world to live. Canadians enjoy many advantages – a high standard of living, access to good healthcare and education, and a beautiful environment. People from many different ethnic backgrounds live in harmony. But family life, working life, even the way some people are governed, is changing. Meet the people of Canada (“In their Own Words”) and discover the diversity of their lives, from a cattle farmer in Alberta to a pilot in Vancouver.
    Contents: Toronto – A Meeting Place; Past Times; Landscape and Climate; Natural Resources; The Changing Environment; The Changing Population; Changes at home; Changes at Work; The Way Ahead; Glossary; Further Information; Index
    Level: 8.kl./AVUII/E-F



    0750239999

    Canada (World in Focus) 
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    Canada is a country of amazing natural beauty, but most Canadians live in the cities of Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver and Ottowa, and enjoy one of the world's highest standards of living. However, many of the indigenous Canadian Indians suffer high unemployment, poor health and housing. Canada's population includes many different peoples who have settled in the country in the past. Yet the government has recently been accused of allowing in too many economic migrants, leading to rising tensions in the country. For many years, French-speaking Quebec has kept its identity separate while being part of Canada. But if Quebec wins its independence the Canadian government will lose its largest province. Author: Heather Blades. (64 pages)

    Contents: 1. Canada — An Overview; 2. History; 3. Landscape and Climate; 4. Population and Settlements; 5. Government and Politics; 6. Energy and Resources; 7. Economy and Income; 8. Global Connections; 9. Transport and Communications; 10. Education and Health; 11. Culture and Religion; 12. Leisure and Tourism; 13. Environment and Conservation; 14. Future Challenges; Timeline; Glossary; Further Information.

    Level: 8.-9. kl./HG E-C/AVUII/1st year of Gymnasium



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    Factfiles: England (Book) (Level 1/400 words) 
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    Twenty-five million people come to England every year, and some never go out of London. But England is full of interesting places to visit and things to do. There are big noisy cities with great shops and theatres, and quiet little villages. You can visit old castles and beautiful churches — or go to festivals with music twenty-four hours a day. You can have an English afternoon tea, walk on long white beaches, watch a great game of football, or visit a country house. Yes, England has something for everybody — what has it got for you?

    9780194233804

    Factfiles: England (Book + CD) (Level 1/400 words) 
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    9780194235785

    Factfiles: London (Book) (Level 1/400 words) 
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    Come with us to London — a city as old as the Romans, and as new as the twenty-first century. There are places to go — from Oxford Street to Westminster Abbey, from Shakespeare's Globe Theatre to Wimbledon Tennis Club. And things to do — ride on the London Eye, visit the markets, go to the theatre, run in the London Marathon. Big, beautiful, noisy, exciting — that's London.

    9780194233743

    Factfiles: London (Book + CD) (Level 1/400 words) 
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    9780194235808

    Factfiles: New York (Book) (Level 1/400 words) 
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    What can you do in New York? Everything! You can go to some of the world's most famous shops, watch a baseball game, go to the top of a skyscraper, see a concert in Central Park, eat a sandwich in a New York deli, see a show in a Broadway theatre. New York is big, noisy, and exciting, and it’s waiting for you. Open the book and come with us to this wonderful city.

    9780194233736

    Factfiles: New York (Book + CD) (Level 1/400 words) 
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    Factfiles: Ireland (Book) (Level 2/700 words) 
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    There are many different Irelands. There is the Ireland of peaceful rivers, green fields, and beautiful islands. There is the Ireland of song and dance, pubs and theatres — the country of James Joyce, Bob Geldof, and Riverdance. And there is the Ireland of guns, fighting, death, and the hope of peace. Come with us and visit all of these Irelands — and many more ...

     


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    Factfiles: Ireland (Book + CD) (Level 2/700 words) 
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    Factfiles: Australia & NZ (Book) (Level 3/1,000 words) 
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    What do you find in these two countries at the end of the world? One is an enormous island, where only twenty million people live — and the other is two long, narrow islands, with ten sheep for every person. One country has the biggest rock in all the world, and a town where everybody lives under the ground; the other has a beach where you can sit beside the sea in a pool of hot water, and lakes that are bright yellow, green, and blue. Open this book and start your journey — to two countries where something strange, beautiful or surprising waits around every corner.

    9780194233903

    Factfiles: Australia & NZ (Book + CD) (Level 3/1,000 words) 
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    Factfiles: The USA (Book) (Level 3/1,000 words) 
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    Everybody knows about the United States of America. You can see its films, hear its music, and eat its food just about everywhere in the world. Cowboys, jazz, hamburgers, the Stars and Stripes - that's the United States. But it's a country with many stories to tell. Stories of busy cities, and quiet, beautiful forests and parks. Stories of a country that fought against Britain, and then against itself, to make the United States of today. Stories of rich and poor, black and white, Native American and immigrant. And the story of what it is really like to be an American today ...

    9780194233910

    Factfiles: The USA (Book + CD) (Level 3/1,000 words) 
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    9780194236034

    Introducing Great Britain Workbook 
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    0582070112

    Ireland (The Changing Face of) 
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    An authentic and up-to-date picture of Ireland today. Ireland is a member of the European Union and one of the first countries to introduce the euro. Its economy has boomed in the last few years, and the media refer to this as 'the Celtic Tiger'. As work prospects have improved, thousands of Irish people have moved back to Ireland to live and work. But are these improvements skin-deep? And what are the challenges that face the young population of Ireland? Meet the people of Ireland and learn about the diversity of their lives, from a TV meteorologist to a student in Dublin. Includes maps and fact boxes about size, flag, population, religion, currency, language etc.
    Contents: Cork: Past, Present and Future; Past Times; Landscape and Climate; Natural Resources; The Changing Environment; The Changing Population; Changes at home; Changes at Work; The Way Ahead; Glossary; Further Information; Index
    Level: 8.kl./AVUII/E-F



    0750240733

    Spotlight on Britain 
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    Each book begins with an introduction to the people, political system, religion, family, educational system and culture and then goes on to look at various regions/states. Glossaries, exercises etc.
    Level: 9.-10.kl./AVU II/HG etc.

    0194327884

    Spotlight on the USA 
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    Each book begins with an introduction to the people, political system, religion, family, educational system and culture and then goes on to look at various regions/states. Glossaries, exercises etc.
    Level: 9.-10.kl./AVU II/HG etc.

    0194342352

    United Kingdom (World in Focus) 
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    The United Kingdom is one of the world's wealthiest countries, playing a highly significant role in global affairs. The country's diverse history of invasion and settlement, together with successive waves of immigrants has left its mark on British culture, language and beliefs. As the United Kingdom looks to the future it faces a number of challenges including regional economic disparities and inter-community tensions. Author: Alex Woolf. (64 pages)

    Contents: 1. United Kingdom — An Overview; 2. History; 3. Landscape and Climate; 4. Population and Settlements; 5. Government and Politics; 6. Energy and Resources; 7. Economy and Income; 8. Global Connections; 9. Transport and Communications; 10. Education and Health; 11. Culture and Religion; 12. Leisure and Tourism; 13. Environment and Conservation; 14. Future Challenges; Timeline; Glossary; Further Information.

    Level: 8.-9. kl./HG E-C/AVUII/1st year of Gymnasium



    9780750246934

    World of English 
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    Gives students a chance to learn about daily life and culture in the whole of the English-speaking world. There is a wide range of reading texts, colour photos and illustrations. The book is arranged thematically:
    Food and Drink — Fashion — Work and Play — Sport — Music — Language — Law and Order — Politics — Technology etc.
    The exercises train reading and listening comprehension and language development through role play, pair work, discussion etc. There is a glossary and tape-scripts. Slightly easier than Faces of Britain/USA.
    Level: from start of 8.-9 kl., AVU II etc.

    0582226929

    World of English Cassette 
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    0582226937