America is no longer the "Home of the Brave and Land of the Free." Americans are being stripped of our blood-bought rights and freedoms by greedy and incompetent politicians. Excessive taxes are reducing average citizens to government slaves. Gross mismanagement of our tax dollars and senseless borrowing from other countries are bankrupting America. An effort to redistribute wealth has instead resulted in a distribution of poverty. There are two houses that need attention in America today. One is the White House. The other is "Our House," the American home. By correcting the problems that emanate from these houses, we will solve a multitude of problems. This book offers realistic and Common-Sense solutions for many of the evils that threaten to destroy America. These solutions are presented using humorous stories from the Author's past and well-researched statistics on education, welfare, and government policy. "Common-sense needs to be renamed, uncommon sense because we now live in a country that doesn't seem to have it anymore. Those who have common-sense today almost possess a super power! This book does a great job of revisiting and hopefully teaching a new generation the power of common-sense." Rick Burgess. Co-host of the Rick and Bubba Show "Ken English has written a treatise on America that everyone who loves this country needs to read. Not only is it a work outlining the underlying problems we must address in our generation, but also, it is a book that offers solutions-solutions that will work! Packed with quotable quips and anecdotal explications, MORE COMMON SENSE is a must-read for every patriot." Carl Gallups. Author of Magic Man in the Sky.
You want to learn English pronunciation but there are so many books to choose from. You don't know which book is right for you, and you don't know which book can give you the results you want. Now look at this: My name is Ken Xiao. I didn't speak any English when I moved to the United States at the age of 17, but listen to my English now! The audio of this is my voice! In this book, you'll learn English pronunciation from a successful English teacher, me, who has walked in your shoes before. You'll learn to pronounce it perfectly in four months with 100% accuracy like me! Take a look at the following pairs of words. Do they sound the same or different? Sheep, ship cop, cup food, foot Yes, they sound different. How about these pairs? cap, cab life, live latter, ladder Yes, they sound different, too. Look at the following sentences. Can you say them right? Walk up a hill in high heels to see how you'll feel. Friend A, "A friend in need is a friend indeed." Friend B, "Agreed! Give me your money." How about these sentences. Can you say them correctly? Wipe a viper with a wiper is wise only if you're truly prepared to die. Wear your best vest facing west then give your kid this kit. Excuse me. what's your excuse to take back your bag? If you think you've got them right, congratulations, you've got them wrong. I have been in your shoes before, and I know you've got them wrong. Many words in English sound so similar, too similar that we think they're the same. Pronouncing the right words wrong can mean something else. Even slightly mispronouncing some words can damage everything. Let's take a look at this sentence: Take the crab to the beach. That's what we intended to say, but you said it wrong. You mispronounced two words, embarrassed yourself, and ruined everything. Do you know what you've pronounced wrong? Let's train our ears to hear the slight differences between similar sounds and train our mouth to pronounce the slight differences between similar sounds. For beginners, let's learn English pronunciation perfectly right away from the beginning. For intermediate learners, let's correct our pronunciation and then perfect it. For advanced learners, let's find out what we've got wrong, and then get them right. For all learners, let's do so even if we have a tight schedule. In this book, you will: 1. Learn English pronunciation. 2. Perfect your English pronunciation. 3. Do so easily. 4. Laugh. Learn English pronunciation from the successful! Follow my steps in this book to learn English pronunciation and pronounce it perfectly with 100% accuracy! Let's achieve that in four months and have fun. Get this book now!
This ground-breaking text spans a range of issues central to school English. It extends not only to the spoken and written language of classrooms, but also to other important modes of representation and communication.
This book is perhaps the most comprehensive ever written about the English Wheats. The author has researched ancient records including manorial rolls, heraldic visitations, the earliest wills and church records to find as many references as possible to the Wheat name. The result is a fascinating story about the evolution of the Wheats from peasants in 14th century England to merchants, lawyers, landowners, baronets, other professionals, as well as to agricultural labourers and industrial workers, through to the end of the 19th century. The links to Shakespeare, the Churchills, the Titanic and royalty amongst others, and the origins of the Wheat name and coat of arms will be of interest to anyone who bears the Wheat name. The comprehensive family charts by town and county, some reaching as far back as the 16th century, will be useful to those who are researching their own English Wheat roots.
Language atrocities infest modern-day English. To survey the damage, the author has subjected himself to a barrage of mindless jargon, euphemisms, and weasel words, cataloging for inspection and ridicule monstrosities such as "impactful" and "smartize," empty rhetoric such as "quality of life" and "revolutionary in nature," and broad swaths of modern-day grammatical humbug such as Artificial Vocabulary, Parasitic Intensifiers, Useless Cabooses, and Hyphen-Monsters.
English in Urban Classrooms is a ground-breaking text that spans a range of issues central to school English today. It extends not only to the spoken and written language of classrooms, but also to other modes of representation and communication that are important in English teaching. This includes image, gesture, gaze, movement and spatial organisation. The team of experienced and expert authors collectively examine how English is shaped by policy, institutions and the social relations of the classroom. By connecting issues of policy and social context, the book provides a detailed account of factors such as: the characteristics of urban multi-cultural schools teacher formation and tradition the ethos of school English departments the institutional changes that have shaped school English in urban classrooms students' experiences of learning. This book offers a fascinating and enlightening read, not only to those involved in English teaching, but also to educational researchers, policymakers, linguists and those interested in semiotics and multi-modality.
This book "introduces the major theories, approaches and controversies in the field. [It] gathers together influential readings from key names in the discipline, including: John Swales, Alastair Pennycook, Greg Myers, Brian Street and Ann Johns. [It] provides numerous exercises as practical study tools that encourage in students a critical approach to the subject. Written by an experienced teacher and researcher in the field, 'English for academic purposes' is an essential resource for students and researchers of applied linguisitics." - back cover.
You have studied English for years, yet you still don't speak English well. You've tried many methods and you still make grammar mistakes, you still can't speak English fluently, and you still can't pronounce English words correctly. You can read English, but you feel too nervous or too shy to speak English.The good news is, this is very normal.You have simply used ineffective methods to learn to speak English.Ken has been in your situation before, but now he can speak English like a native, and he accomplished that in six months. In this book, Ken is going to teach you how to completely get rid of your accent and develop an American or British accent to speak English just like a native speaker, and he'll teach you how to accomplish that in just six months.In this book, you'll: *learn to speak like a native in six months or less*learn to do that on a busy schedule*learn to speak English without translating it first*learn grammar without memorizing grammar rules*learn to build a vocabulary that lasts*learn to pronounce English words like native American or native British*learn to speak English fluently, correctly, naturally, effectively, effortlessly*and more... to speak English like a native speaker.You have studied English for years, yet you still can't speak English well. The reason is simply: The methods you used were ineffective.Change your approach now. Learn from the success who has walked in your shoes before and is getting the result you want. Effortlessly follow the step-by-step instructions in the book to achieve the highest level of fluency to help you speak English like a native speaker.Add to Cart
You have studied English for years, yet you still use the wrong tenses. You've tried many methods but you continue to make tense mistakes. You can read tenses, but when you speak or write, you're unsure of which tense to use.The good news is this is very normal.Ken was once like you, but now he can use the English tenses like a native. Urison is a native English speaker. In this book, Ken and Urison will teach you the secret to learn the English tenses effortlessly, automatically, and permanently¿and they'll teach you how to achieve that in just two weeks.In this book, you will:learn the tenses effortlesslylearn the tense automaticallylearn the tenses permanentlylearn the tenses in 2 weekslearn the tenses without memorizing the ruleslearn to use the tenses like a nativeand moreYou have studied English for years, yet you still use the wrong tenses. The reason is simple: The learning methods you've used were ineffective. Change your approach now. Learn from an English teacher who has walked in your shoes before and has gotten the results you want. Discover what the secret is and follow the secret to learn the English tenses quickly and effectively for your guaranteed remarkable results!
Drawing on recent trends in both Atlantic and center-periphery literature, this book examines the relationship between the English crown - monarch, privy council, and ancillary bodies - and its Atlantic colonies under the early Stuart monarchs, James I and Charles I, circa 1603-1642.
You want to learn English pronunciation but there are so many books to choose from. You don't know which book is right for you, and you don't know which book can give you the results you want. Now look at this: My name is Ken Xiao. I didn't speak any English when I moved to the United States at the age of 17, but listen to my English now! The audio of this is my voice! In this book, you'll learn English pronunciation from a successful English teacher, me, who has walked in your shoes before. You'll learn to pronounce it perfectly in four months with 100% accuracy like me! Take a look at the following pairs of words. Do they sound the same or different? Sheep, ship cop, cup food, foot Yes, they sound different. How about these pairs? cap, cab life, live latter, ladder Yes, they sound different, too. Look at the following sentences. Can you say them right? Walk up a hill in high heels to see how you'll feel. Friend A, "A friend in need is a friend indeed." Friend B, "Agreed! Give me your money." How about these sentences. Can you say them correctly? Wipe a viper with a wiper is wise only if you're truly prepared to die. Wear your best vest facing west then give your kid this kit. Excuse me. what's your excuse to take back your bag? If you think you've got them right, congratulations, you've got them wrong. I have been in your shoes before, and I know you've got them wrong. Many words in English sound so similar, too similar that we think they're the same. Pronouncing the right words wrong can mean something else. Even slightly mispronouncing some words can damage everything. Let's take a look at this sentence: Take the crab to the beach. That's what we intended to say, but you said it wrong. You mispronounced two words, embarrassed yourself, and ruined everything. Do you know what you've pronounced wrong? Let's train our ears to hear the slight differences between similar sounds and train our mouth to pronounce the slight differences between similar sounds. For beginners, let's learn English pronunciation perfectly right away from the beginning. For intermediate learners, let's correct our pronunciation and then perfect it. For advanced learners, let's find out what we've got wrong, and then get them right. For all learners, let's do so even if we have a tight schedule. In this book, you will: 1. Learn English pronunciation. 2. Perfect your English pronunciation. 3. Do so easily. 4. Laugh. Learn English pronunciation from the successful! Follow my steps in this book to learn English pronunciation and pronounce it perfectly with 100% accuracy! Let's achieve that in four months and have fun. Get this book now!
Language atrocities infest modern-day English. To survey the damage, the author has subjected himself to a barrage of mindless jargon, euphemisms, and weasel words, cataloging for inspection and ridicule monstrosities such as "impactful" and "smartize," empty rhetoric such as "quality of life" and "revolutionary in nature," and broad swaths of modern-day grammatical humbug such as Artificial Vocabulary, Parasitic Intensifiers, Useless Cabooses, and Hyphen-Monsters.
Academic discourse is a rapidly growing area of study, attracting researchers and students from a diverse range of fields. This is partly due to the growing awareness that knowledge is socially constructed through language and partly because of the emerging dominance of English as the language of scholarship worldwide. Large numbers of students and researchers must now gain fluency in the conventions of English language academic discourses to understand their disciplines, establish their careers and to successfully navigate their learning. This accessible and readable book shows the nature and importance of academic discourses in the modern world, offering a clear description of the conventions of spoken and written academic discourse and the ways these construct both knowledge and disciplinary communities. This unique genre-based introduction to academic discourse will be essential reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students studying TESOL, applied linguistics, and English for Academic Purposes.
StartUp is the new general English course for adults and young adults who want to make their way in the world and need English to do it. This innovative eight-level, multi-skills course is a complete language program. It motivates 21st century learners with relevant and media-rich content, and provides teachers with robust support to make teaching personalisable and easy. StartUp is a flexible blended course that includes the Pearson Practice English App that takes learners from the page to mobile learning anywhere, anytime. It brings the world into the classroom and takes the classroom into the world, putting learners at its centre.
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