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The stars of the Big Dipper have led a runaway slave family to Deacon Fuller's house, a stop on the Underground Railroad. Will Tommy Fuller be able to hide the runaways from a search party, or will the secret passengers be discovered and their hope for freedom destroyed?

Learn hundreds of phrasal verbs in a fun and engaging way! Sound like a native speaker with these common words that are used in the USA and around the world. Find out how people speak English in real life. That’s where More Phrasal Verbs in Use: Dialogues, Definitions & Practice for English Learners comes in. First, you’ll see each phrasal verb used in a dialogue and then you’ll find out what each one means. Finally, it’s time for some practice! It’s everything you need to bone up on your English vocabulary!

Want to learn English that's not taught in textbooks and schools? Then take your English to the next level with Learn English: The Ultimate Guide to Talking Online in American English. Learn how to communicate on social media just like English natives do on a daily basis. With this audiobook, you'll learn how to make comments, post your reactions and ask questions on social media. You'll learn everything from catching up and asking what your friends are up to down to wishing them a happy birthday and much, much more.

Here is a full-cast, unabridged performance with comprehensive commentary and analysis for any student to fully understand and appreciate the play. Soak up the atmosphere of ancient Rome. Decide for yourself whether Caesar's power and ambition was a threat to the Republic, and whether assassination can ever be justified.

Easy Reading for ESL Students: Book 3 is a comprehensive audiobook designed especially for intermediate and advanced students of English as a Second Language. The book was developed and tested by full-time teachers of English. There are 12 stories accompanied by comprehension, vocabulary, speaking, and writing exercises. The stories are short (400-500 words). Each story and its exercises can be completed in 60 minutes.

If you want to improve your ability to learn Spanish by as much as 100%, 200%, even 300% (or more) ... then you're only one book away from learning and retaining hundreds of Spanish Vocabulary Words by spending just 15-30 minutes a day. Don't worry! None of these techniques are rocket science. These techniques have been used by real language learners, most of whom previously considered themselves owners of "bad memory" to make real strides in acquiring Spanish.

This is a most fitting tribute to a great man who proudly celebrated the history of African-Americans, from slavery to civil rights struggles.

The award-winning author/illustrator team of Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney - creators of the popular picture book "Alvin Ailey" - now present a swinging, vibrant audiobook about the jazz composer Edward Kennedy Ellington, better known as "Duke".

The complete method. 300 essential words and phrases, 140 common expressions, the 100 most common verbs, the 1000 essential words. How to learn a language differently ? With our learning method : I listen, I repeat, I speak. We rely on pronunciation, oral rehearsal, listening.

Don't miss the boat! Carry more clout! Come out on top! Jump-start your career with Speak Better Business English. Wouldn't it be fun to blow your competitors out of the water? You can...with your new secret weapon: better business English. Americans don't speak the kind of English you'll find in textbooks or hear in most classrooms. They speak business lingo - an arsenal of expressions and idioms that cover marketing, finance, accounting, HR issues, strategy, and other business topics.

English is the third most widely spoken language in the world and it is gaining ground. People in every corner of the globe are enrolling in English schools and online classes. But why? The reasons are varied but simple. Globalization of businesses, tourism opportunities, and the world of entertainment are only a few of them. This book is specifically written for Asian students who wishes to reduce their accent and greatly improve their English fluency level.

One of the more difficult things about working with native English speakers is their use of expressions, or idioms. What’s a “dog and pony show”? What does it mean to “leave someone in the lurch” or to “take a beating”? Unfortunately, you can’t stop English speakers from using these idioms, so you need to understand them yourself! Each of the more than 500 idioms in this book is presented, in alphabetical order, with its meaning and a business example. Recommended for intermediate to advanced English speakers.

Enfoque su aprendizaje del inglés en los verbos utilizados con mayor frecuencia. Aprenda primero los 100 verbos que necesitará cada día para hablar sobre el pasado, el presente y el futuro. Uno de los errores más frecuentes al aprender un idioma extranjero consiste en la falta de prioridades. Todos los verbos desconocidos reciben la misma atención. En realidad, para comunicarse en la vida cotidiana usted sólo necesita 100 verbos en cualquier idioma. Estos verbos utilizados con mayor frecuencia pueden ser definidos utilizando un algoritmo que provee el ranking.

What would it mean for your studies or career to be able to speak and write freely in English? How about understanding more of what you hear or read? These idioms and phrases in More Advanced English Conversation Dialogues are designed to improve your English quickly and easily. Jackie Bolen has more than 15 years of experience teaching ESL/EFL to students in South Korea and Canada. She has written dialogues filled with helpful idioms and phrases in American English, plus each dialogue has practice exercises. You'll improve your English vocabulary in no time at all!

This guide is a culmination of all of the “mysterious secrets” that native Chinese speakers of any dialect search for on their journey to speaking with clear, fluent English pronunciation. Specific lessons and chapters extracted from English Pronunciation Secrets: The Game-Changing Guide to Mastering the General American Accent make this guide specifically tailored to you, a native Chinese speaker. You will learn secrets even most native English speakers don’t know!

What does the name "Agatha Christie" mean? To many people, it means a book about a murder mystery - a "whodunnit". "I'm reading an Agatha Christie," people say. "I'm not sure who the murderer is. I think it's…." But they are usually wrong, because it is not easy to guess the murderer's name before the end of the book. But who was Agatha Christie? What was she like? Was her life quiet and unexciting, or was it full of interest and adventure?Was there a mystery in her life, too?

The human mind is a dark, bottomless pit, and sometimes it works in strange and frightening ways. That sound in the night...is it a door banging in the wind, or a murdered man knocking inside his coffin? The face in the mirror...is it yours, or the face of someone standing behind you, who is never there when you turn round?

As many ESL learners know, TOEFL is a widely-accepted English proficiency test that can help you get into desired universities. High scores on this test will help you stand out among your peers and will show your proficiency level in English. The more you expose yourself to TOEFL vocabulary and how it's used, the more likely you are to remember these terms during the exam. This ESL guide includes 113 common TOEFL words and how to use them.

あらゆる場面が収録されているので、どんな場面に遭遇しても対応できる表現力が身につきます。 自分の意見、考えを伝えられるようになり、会話に深みが増し、会話の幅もグンと広がります 25巻から順番に聞かなくてもOKです。好きな巻数から始めてください。英語-日本語版を先に聞き流し、英語に慣れてきたら英語版のみを聞き流すのがオススメです。

Useful tips to help achieve a more professional level of speech. The way we speak can say as much about us as the clothes we wear, the car we drive, or even the newspapers and magazines we read.

English for Spanish Speakers Phase 1, Units 11-15 build on material taught in prior units. Each lesson provides 30 minutes of spoken language practice, with an introductory conversation, and new vocabulary and structures. Detailed instructions enable you to understand and participate in the conversation.