Collins Robert French Dictionary. The worlds leading FrenchEnglish dictionary, revised and updated to cover all the latest vocabulary in both languages. The perfect dictionary for advanced learners of French. This ninth edition of the market-leading Collins Robert French dictionary uses Collins and Le Roberts unique multi-million word databases of contemporary English and French to ensure that the user has the most complete and accurate picture of real language available today. The dictionary is ideal for advanced learners and professionals using French. This edition has been revised to include all the latest vocabulary from a wide range of fields, including new additions from the fields of the Internet, the environment and economics. New culture boxes explain the origins of phrases from literature, film and popular culture to aid translation and improve your understanding of French popular culture. New, clear, colour typeface and alphabet tabs guide you quickly and efficiently to the information you are looking for. Long and complex entries benefit from a clear structure and layout, with key phrases, idioms and set grammatical structures highlighted. Acclaimed "Language in Use" supplement contains hundreds of examples of usage in real-life contexts such as essay writing, email and telephone conversations to help you use French fluently and naturally. Includes detailed colour maps of the English and French-speaking worlds. Also available in the Collins French Dictionary range are Collins Robert Concise French Dictionary and Collins Robert Comprehensive French Dictionary, Volumes 1 & 2.

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Описание товара: "Collins Skills for the TOEFL IBT Test"

If you feel overwhelmed by the complexity of TOEFL, Collins Skills for TOEFL iBT Test can help. This book helps you handle the integrated aspect of the tasks in the test, and give you tips and strategies for the different question types you will face. Collins Skills for the TOEFL iBT Test is a two book series (1 Listening/Speaking; 2 Reading/Writing) to help learners prepare for the 'Test of English as a Foreign Language', used by over 7,500 institutions in 130 countries as a measure of language ability. To date, 25 million learners have taken the test around the world. In particular these books are aimed at helping learners handle the integrated-skill aspect of the test, where they are required to produce responses based on mixed input. The books help learners to familiarise with the TOEFL test. Learners focus on improving their skills and test-taking times for specific sections of the test, and look at solutions for how to overcome the most common challenges of the test. The books provide clear strategies and tips to help learners improve their score. Summary * Quick Guide: question overviews give learners an easy reference to the characteristics of each question type * Challenges and Solutions: these sections offer strategy and skills reviews to help learners learn how to overcome the most common challenges. * Get it right: gives a quick overview of the most important steps for doing well on each question type and includes useful vocabulary and expressions * Answer Analysis: teaches learners how to rule out distracter answer options * Progressive Practice: encourages independent learning by offering a graded progression of content and task sets * Review Test sections: offer timed TOEFL test-taking guides and help learners practice what they've learned in a simulated environment * Audio CD: enables effective TOEFL practice *Highly experienced author team, who have written TOEFL materials before and worked as teachers preparing learners for the test.

Описание товара: "Collins Skills for the TOEFL IBT Test"

If you feel overwhelmed by the complexity of TOEFL, Collins Skills for the TOEFL iBT Test can help. This book helps you handle the integrated aspect of the tasks in the test, and give you tips and strategies for the different question types you will face. Collins Skills for the TOEFL iBT Test is a two book series (1 Listening/Speaking; 2 Reading/Writing) to help learners prepare for the 'Test of English as a Foreign Language', used by over 7,500 institutions in 130 countries as a measure of language ability. To date, 25 million learners have taken the test around the world. In particular these books are aimed at helping learners handle the integrated-skill aspect of the test, where they are required to produce responses based on mixed input. The books help learners to familiarise with the TOEFL test. Learners focus on improving their skills and test-taking times for specific sections of the test, and look at solutions for how to overcome the most common challenges of the test. The books provide clear strategies and tips to help learners improve their score. Summary * Quick Guide: question overviews give learners an easy reference to the characteristics of each question type * Challenges and Solutions: these sections offer strategy and skills reviews to help learners learn how to overcome the most common challenges. * Get it right: gives a quick overview of the most important steps for doing well on each question type and includes useful vocabulary and expressions * Answer Analysis: teaches learners how to rule out distracter answer options * Progressive Practice: encourages independent learning by offering a graded progression of content and task sets * Review Test sections: offer timed TOEFL test-taking guides and help learners practice what they've learned in a simulated environment * Audio CD: enables effective TOEFL practice *Highly experienced author team, who have written TOEFL materials before and worked as teachers preparing learners for the test.

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If your speaking is preventing you from getting the score you need in IELTS, Collins Speaking for IELTS can help. Don't let one skill hold you back. Collins Speaking for IELTS has been specially created for learners of English who plan to take the IELTS exam to demonstrate that they have the required ability to communicate effectively in English, either at work or at university. What is IELTS? The International English Language Testing System (IELTS) is sat by over 1.4 million candidates around the world every year. It is the most common test used by universities for foreign students to prove their language level. IELTS is also increasingly used for immigration purposes, with Australia, New Zealand and Canada all requiring visa applicants whose first language is not English to submit an IELTS grade. The system tests candidates' Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking in four separate papers. Usually, students must gain a good mark in all four skills in order to gain entry to the course, job, or country of their choice. For this reason, candidates will often sit the exam numerous times to secure the score that they need. Powered by COBUILD The 4-billion-word Collins corpus is the world's largest database of the English language. It is updated every month and has been at the heart of Collins COBUILD for over 20 years.

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Increase your knowledge of vocabulary with Collins Vocabulary for IELTS and get the score you need. IELTS is the world's leading test of English for higher education and migration and is recognised by 6000 institutions in over 135 countries. Collins Vocabulary for IELTS is a self-study book for learners of English who plan to take the Academic module of the IELTS test. This book is an ideal tool for learners studying at CEF level B1 or above or with a band score 5--5.5 who are aiming for a band score of 6 or higher. Key IELTS vocabulary and its usage are presented using Collins COBUILD dictionary definitions and example sentences from the Collins corpus. Learn and remember the vocabulary through the practice exercises, and read the practical exam strategies and tips to improve your IELTS score. You can familiarise yourself with the test questions by doing the Practice exam section at the end of each unit and then evaluate your progress in the revision units. The Audio CD provides valuable Listening and Speaking practice to help you prepare for the test. * Also available in the 'Collins English for Exams' series: - Listening for IELTS - Speaking for IELTS - Writing for IELTS - Reading for IELTS - Grammar for IELTS

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Clearer pronunciation for better communication If your English accent is letting you down, this is the perfect book for you. You'll see and hear how to soften the influence of your mother tongue and speak clear English everyone will understand. Professional accent coaches Sarah and Helen show you how to pronounce each sound and when to use them. They will help you recognize why your native language makes you mispronounce certain sounds and which sounds you therefore need to focus on. Collins Work on your Accent features: * Thirty-six units on the main consonant and vowel sounds in English * 'What am I doing wrong?' section looks at the mistakes you are most likely to be making based on your native language * Advice on rhythm, stress and pitch * Videos, illustrations and photos demonstrating the correct positions to produce accurate sounds * A DVD-ROM with video and audio clips providing clear native speaker model pronunciation * Extra practice sections concentrating on the most problematic sounds CEF level B1-C2 Suitable for self-study and classroom use.

Описание товара: "Collins Work on Your Handwriting"

A workbook to help adult learners of English to improve their handwriting. Work on your Handwriting will help students to improve their handwriting in English. This workbook is suitable for EFL/ESL students of all levels whose studies require longhand writing, such as those preparing for the IELTS exams. It is ideal both for use in the classroom and for self-study or academic study. The page-by-page layout with write-in exercises gives students practice of letter, word and sentence formation. It also offers practical guidance and practice to help students to improve their punctuation. Work on your Handwriting is particularly suitable for adult learners of English whose native language has a non-Roman alphabet, such as Arabic or Mandarin. Key features: * Letter formation examples and practice, including practice joining up different combinations of letters * Joined up writing examples and practice for forming words using continuous text * General uppercase and lowercase print examples and practice * Practice using correct spacing for letters within words * Sentence and short paragraph writing practice, with focus on spacing of words within a sentence * Error correction exercises where students pinpoint what is wrong in a text * Punctuation guidance and practice

Описание товара: "Collins Workplace English"

A self-study course for elementary-level working adults who need English in the workplace. Designed to equip office workers, receptionists, PAs and administrators with the key vocabulary they require to speak and understand English on the phone, when greeting foreign visitors, making meeting and travel arrangements and dealing with problems. * 24 compact units cover main areas of office life such as telephoning, answering a call, meeting and greeting visitors, apologising for a delay and conducting small talk. * Each 4-page unit includes an easy-to-follow photo story that deals with the topic of the unit and introduces key functional language. * The pocket-sized course book also contains vocabulary lists for quick reference, practical examples of typical emails, an answer key and a pronunciation guide to further aid the self-study learner. * The audio CD provides valuable listening practice to accompany each unit. * The DVD contains filmed dialogues presenting the model language.

Описание товара: "Collins Writing for IELTS"

If your writing is preventing you from getting the score you need in IELTS, Collins Writing for IELTS can help. Don't let one skill hold you back. Collins Writing for IELTS has been specially created for learners of English who plan to take the Academic IELTS exam to demonstrate that they have the required ability to communicate effectively in English at university. What is IELTS? The International English Language Testing System (IELTS) is sat by over 1.4 million candidates around the world every year. It is the most common test used by universities for foreign students to prove their language level. IELTS is also increasingly used for immigration purposes, with Australia, New Zealand and Canada all requiring visa applicants whose first language is not English to submit an IELTS grade. The system tests candidates' Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking in four separate papers. Usually, students must gain a good mark in all four skills in order to gain entry to the course, job, or country of their choice. For this reason, candidates will often sit the exam numerous times to secure the score that they need. There are two IELTS Writing papers: General and Academic. Collins Writing for IELTS concentrates on the Academic paper. Powered by COBUILD The 4-billion-word Collins corpus is the world's largest database of the English language. It is updated every month and has been at the heart of Collins COBUILD for over 20 years.