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Two Loves

By: Sian James

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In Two Loves by Sian James, Rosamund Gilchrist is restless. She has lived her life so far in supporting roles: widowed third wife of the much older Anthony, a famous poet; mother of the enchanting Joss; daughter of eccentric divorced parents, and mistress of her neighbor, Thomas. But now that her comfortable, long-term affair has come to an end, she has to face facts--if she is ever to become more than a half-hearted painter, ever to have a man of her own or another child, she has to venture out of her sanctuary at home and tackle life head on.

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St. Martin's Press

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1466882395

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9781466882393

Printing the Middle Ages

By: Sian Echard

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Printing the Middle Ages

By: Sian Echard

In Printing the Middle Ages Siân Echard looks to the postmedieval, postmanuscript lives of medieval texts, seeking to understand the lasting impact on both the popular and the scholarly imaginations of the physical objects that transmitted the Middle Ages to the English-speaking world. Beneath and behind the foundational works of recovery that established the canon of medieval literature, she argues, was a vast terrain of books, scholarly or popular, grubby or beautiful, widely disseminated or privately printed. By turning to these, we are able to chart the differing reception histories of the literary texts of the British Middle Ages. For Echard, any reading of a medieval text, whether past or present, amateur or academic, floats on the surface of a complex sea of expectations and desires made up of the books that mediate those readings. Each chapter of Printing the Middle Ages focuses on a central textual object and tells its story in order to reveal the history of its reception and transmission. Moving from the first age of print into the early twenty-first century, Echard examines the special fonts created in the Elizabethan period to reproduce Old English, the hand-drawn facsimiles of the nineteenth century, and today's experiments with the digital reproduction of medieval objects; she explores the illustrations in eighteenth-century versions of Guy of Warwick and Bevis of Hampton; she discusses nineteenth-century children's versions of the Canterbury Tales and the aristocratic transmission history of John Gower's Confessio Amantis; and she touches on fine press printings of Dante, Froissart, and Langland.

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University of Pennsylvania Press

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0812201841

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9780812201840

The Encyclopedia of Medieval Literature in Britain, 4 Volume Set

By: Sian Echard,Robert Rouse

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The Encyclopedia of Medieval Literature in Britain, 4 Volume Set

By: Sian Echard,Robert Rouse

The Encyclopedia of Medieval Literature in Britain vereint erstmals wissenschaftliche Erkenntnisse zu Multilingualität und Interkulturalität im mittelalterlichen Britannien und bietet mehr als 600 fundierte Einträge zu Schlüsselpersonen, Zusammenhängen und Einflüssen in der Literatur vom fünften bis sechzehnten Jahrhundert. - Einzigartiger multilingualer, interkultureller Ansatz und die neuesten wissenschaftlichen Erkenntnisse. Das gesamte Mittelalter und die Bandbreite literarischer Sprachen werden abgedeckt. - Über 600 fundierte, verständliche Einträge zu Schlüsselpersonen, Texten, kritischen Debatten, Methoden, kulturellen Zusammenhängen sowie verwandte Terminologie. - Repräsentiert die gesamte Literatur der Britischen Inseln, einschließlich Alt- und Mittelenglisch, das frühe Schottland, die Anglonormannen, Nordisch, Latein und Französisch in Britannien, die keltische Literatur in Wales, Irland, Schottland und Cornwall. - Beeindruckende chronologische Darstellung, von der Invasion der Sachsen bis zum 5. Jahrhundert und weiter bis zum Übergang zur frühen Moderne im 16. Jahrhundert. - Beleuchtet die Überbleibsel mittelalterlicher britischer Literatur, darunter auch Manuskripte und frühe Drucke, literarische Stätten und Zusammenhänge in puncto Herstellung, Leistung und Rezeption sowie erzählerische Transformation und intertextuelle Verbindungen in dieser Zeit.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1118396987

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9781118396988

Wales on This Day

By: Huw Rees,Sian Kilcoyne

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Wales on This Day

By: Huw Rees,Sian Kilcoyne

Discover 366 fun and surprising stories about Wales – each linked to a specific day of the year. Did you know that the recipe of Tennessee’s famous Jack Daniel’s whiskey is rumoured to have originated in Llanelli, or that the world’s first radio play was set in a Welsh coal mine? Why was a showing of the Jurassic Park film in Carmarthen so special, and how is Rupert Bear connected to Snowdonia? Delve in to discover the stories that most history books leave out.

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University of Wales Press

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1915279127

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9781915279125

Working with Relational Trauma in Schools

An Educator's Guide to Using Dyadic Developmental Practice

By: Louise Michelle Bombèr,Kim S. Golding,Sian Phillips

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Working with Relational Trauma in Schools

An Educator's Guide to Using Dyadic Developmental Practice

By: Louise Michelle Bombèr,Kim S. Golding,Sian Phillips

Written by experienced clinicians, this book provides an exploration of how educators can easily use Dyadic Developmental Practice (DDP) to help vulnerable pupils to thrive. DDP is an intervention model for children and young people who have experienced trauma in past relationships. Safety and security is increased through offering emotional connection in a variety of ways, helped by the attitude of PACE (playfulness, acceptance, curiosity and empathy). The model gives children the opportunity to experience the relationships necessary for healthy development, emotional regulation and resilience. This book gives educators all the tools they need to embed DDP into their practice, including building connections with students, partnerships with parents, understanding the theory behind DDP, and overcoming the challenges of implementing it in practice. These principles can be adapted to support pupils at all levels.

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Jessica Kingsley Publishers

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1787752208

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9781787752207

Emery's Elements of Medical Genetics E-Book

By: Peter D Turnpenny,Sian Ellard,Ruth Cleaver

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Emery's Elements of Medical Genetics E-Book

By: Peter D Turnpenny,Sian Ellard,Ruth Cleaver

Long recognized as a leading textbook in this fast-moving field, Emery's Elements of Medical Genetics and Genomics offers current, complete information with a strong basis in practical clinical genetics and genomics for medical school and beyond. The 16th Edition of this award-winning text has been thoroughly updated throughout and includes case-based and multiple-choice questions, end-of-chapter summaries, an extensive glossary, and convenient online access, making it an ideal choice for all medical undergraduates as well as postgraduates seeking to improve their understanding and knowledge. Includes new case-based studies with questions and answers throughout, in addition to multiple-choice self-assessment questions for study and review. Covers key topics such as pharmacogenetics, personalized medicine, prenatal testing, reproductive genetics, and ethical and legal issues in medical genetics. Divides the text into three easy-to-use sections: The Scientific Basis of Human Genetics, Genetics in Medicine and Genomic Medicine, and Clinical Genetics, Counseling and Ethics. Features full-color illustrations and other images that help readers visualize the appearance of genetic disorders and assist with the understanding of complex genetic structures. Contains learning features such as summary boxes, an extensive glossary of terms, online hyperlinks to important genetics websites and clinical databases, and more. Presents the extensive knowledge and experience of distinguished editors Peter D. Turnpenny and Sian Ellard, as well as new editor Ruth Cleaver.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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0702079677

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9780702079672

My Life as a Replica

St John's Cross, Iona

By: Sally Foster,Sian Jones

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My Life as a Replica

St John's Cross, Iona

By: Sally Foster,Sian Jones

In 1970 a concrete replica of the St John’s Cross arrived in Iona sitting incongruously on the deck of a puffer delivering the island’s annual supply of coal. What is the story behind this intriguing replica? How does it relate to the world’s first ringed ‘Celtic cross’, an artistic and technical masterpiece, which has been at the heart of the Iona experience since the eighth century? What does it tell us about the authenticity and value of replicas? In this fascinating book, Foster and Jones draw on extensive interdisciplinary research to reveal the composite biography of the St John’s Cross, its concrete replica, and its many other scale copies. They show that replicas can acquire rich forms of authenticity and value, informed by social relations, craft practices, creativity, place and materiality. Thus, the book challenges traditional precepts that seek authenticity in qualities intrinsic to original historic objects. Replicas are shown to be important objects in their own right, with their own creative, human histories — biographies that people can connect with. The story of the St John’s Cross celebrates how replicas can ‘work’ for us if we let them, particularly if clues are available about their makers’ passion, creativity and craft.

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Windgather Press

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1911188607

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9781911188605

The Flower Mosaic

By: Frances Sian Doyle

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The Flower Mosaic

By: Frances Sian Doyle

16C Europe was a time of constant religious wars; the North embroiled in bitter conflict between Protestant and Catholic and the South threatened with the growing Ottoman power and the spread of Islam. England was Protestant and Queen Elizabeth is determined to keep Catholic influence from her shores. France struggles with her own religious war and the Spanish-owned Netherlands suffer under the hand of their overlords. Trade, the wealth of all nations, has been disrupted. Sea ports are closed while pirates haunt the seas and overland routes are plagued by outlaws. New ways must be found for English wool to reach the markets of the Mediterranean and beyond. Two characters enter this scene of turmoil: Emlyn Tomas, a young, Catholic student who is returning to Wales to decide on his future, and Tomasso Vincentini, a wealthy merchant travelling to Venice for the sole purpose of revenge. Emlyn becomes entangled in plots for Catholic rebellion and schemes of the English court. Tomasso begins to systematically break down the wealth and reputation of his old enemy Carlos Grimani. The future of Carmelia, an innocent convent girl will eventually bring these two extraordinary characters together.

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1546296506

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9781546296508

Mothers and Daughters

A beautiful Irish uplifting family drama of love, life and destiny

By: Sian O'Gorman

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Mothers and Daughters

A beautiful Irish uplifting family drama of love, life and destiny

By: Sian O'Gorman

When life demands that you make a choice, how do you know you are making the right one? Tabitha Thomas gave up on a happy family life with Michael her absent, high-flying husband long ago. Instead, she pooled all her energies into their daughter, Rosie, and her career as headteacher at a local primary school. However, trouble is looming all around her. Unbeknown to Tabitha, Rosie is having a crisis of confidence with the most important exams of her life and best friend, Clodagh, a top TV news broadcaster, is being edged out by an ambitious younger model. And Tabitha’s eco-warrior mother is protesting outside the school over a development. But a decision Tabitha made a long time ago which changed the entire course of her life resurfaces when a new teacher at the school turns out to be her first love. A beautiful family drama, full of love, life and destiny. Perfect for the fans of Alice Peterson and Dani Atkins. What readers are saying about Mothers and Daughters: 'This family drama is warm, gentle, funny in parts and true to life. It's like a hug!' Claire Ross, NetGalley. 'An excellent book, with so much going on! Characters of every age sprinkle this novel with sense, nonsense and good humour' Grace J Reviewerlady, NetGalley. 'A beautifully romantic and fantastically written book.' 'Couldn't put it down.

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Boldwood Books Ltd

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1800485514

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9781800485518

It was Another Skin

The Kitchen in 1950s Western Australia

By: Sian Supski

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It was Another Skin

The Kitchen in 1950s Western Australia

By: Sian Supski

This study examines the meanings of the kitchen to women who were wives, mothers, housewives and homemakers in the 1950s in Western Australia. It uses qualitative data collected from oral history interviews with migrant and Australian born women. The book provides insight to women's everyday lives and analyses practices, such as cooking, ironing, budgeting, shopping, dishwashing and decorating which provide women with power. Central themes of this study explore the meaning of home and kitchen design and analyses how practices of the kitchen inform women's multiple identities. It also shows how dominant discourses, such as domesticity, femininity and efficiency reinforce gendered notions of women's work in the kitchen. Moreover, the book examines points of resistance, it shows that women perform their everyday practices, design their kitchens and decorate them in ways that perhaps were not always intended by domestic science experts, designers, architects and manufacturers."--GoogleBooks.

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Peter Lang

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3039112341

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9783039112340

Paris-Edinburgh

Cultural Connections in the Belle Epoque

By: Sian Reynolds

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Paris-Edinburgh

Cultural Connections in the Belle Epoque

By: Sian Reynolds

By the end of the nineteenth century Paris was widely acknowledged as the cultural capital of the world; Edinburgh by contrast may still be thought of as a rather staid city of lawyers and Presbyterian ministers, academics and doctors. Yet despite this a

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Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.

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0754634647

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9780754634645

On this Day

The History of the World in 366 Days

By: Sian Facer

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On this Day

The History of the World in 366 Days

By: Sian Facer

Trivia, Quotations, news in brief, anniversaries and birthdays for everyday of the year. Over 8,000 events.

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Crescent

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0517073315

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9780517073315

Censoring the 1970s

The BBFC and the Decade that Taste Forgot

By: Sian Barber

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Censoring the 1970s

The BBFC and the Decade that Taste Forgot

By: Sian Barber

This book explores the work of the British Board of Film Censors in the 1970s. Throughout the decade this unelected organisation set standards of acceptability and determined what could and what could not be shown on British cinema screens. Controversial texts like A Clockwork Orange (1971), Straw Dogs (1971), The Devils (1971) and Life of Brian (1979) have been used to draw attention to the way in which the BBFC operated in the 1970s. While it is true to say that these films encountered major classification problems, what of the hundreds of other films being classified at the same time? Did all films struggle with the British censors in this period, and can these famous examples be fitted into broader patterns of censorship policy and practice? In studying over 250 film files from the BBFC archive, this work reveals how 1970s films such as Vampire Circus (1971), Confessions of a Window Cleaner (1974) and Carry on Emmannuelle (1978) also ran into trouble with the film censor. This work explores the complex process of negotiation and compromise which affected all film submissions in the 1970s and the way in which the BBFC actively, and often sympathetically, negotiated with film directors, producers and distributors to assign the correct category to each film. The lack of any defined formal censorship policy in this period allowed the BBFC to work alongside the film industry and push cultural, social and artistic boundaries; however it also left the Board open to accusations of favouritism, subjectivity and personal bias. This work is not simply a study of controversial films and contentious issues, but rather engages with wider issues of changing permission, legal struggles, the influence of the media and the legislative and governmental controls which both helped and hindered the BBFC in this important post-war decade. The focus on historical and archival research offers a great deal to scholars from associated disciplines including history, social policy, media and communictaions and politics.

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Cambridge Scholars Publishing

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1443833975

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9781443833974

Fundamentals of Riding

Learning the Essential Skills

By: Elwyn Hartley-Edwards,Sian Thomas

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Fundamentals of Riding

Learning the Essential Skills

By: Elwyn Hartley-Edwards,Sian Thomas

Fundamentals of Riding helps amateur horse owners master the basic skills that lead to effective and enjoyable riding for both rider and horse, as well as to improved performance.

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Voyageur Press (MN)

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1853108529

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9781853108525

Making Faces

A Complete Guide to Face Painting

By: Sian Ellis-Thomas

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Making Faces

A Complete Guide to Face Painting

By: Sian Ellis-Thomas

Over 30 faces to fit any occasion, from children's parties to fund-raising events. Also, tips on where to buy the paint and what brushes to use.

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185648372X

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A Treasury of Christmas Stories

By: Sian Hardy,Beverley Mathias

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A Treasury of Christmas Stories

By: Sian Hardy,Beverley Mathias

Donation Oct 03.

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Kingfisher

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1856979857

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9781856979856

Simply Zen

Interiors and Gardens

By: David Scott,Sian Evans,Marc Peter Keane

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Simply Zen

Interiors and Gardens

By: David Scott,Sian Evans,Marc Peter Keane

This inspiring guide shows how a traditional Japanese approach can be adapted to produce a tranquil, spiritually nourishing home or garden. Includes a resource section that lists architects, designers, and suppliers. 125 full-color photos.

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Soma Books

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1579590853

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9781579590857

When We Were Bad

By: Charlotte Mendelson,Sian Thomas

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When We Were Bad

By: Charlotte Mendelson,Sian Thomas

Claudia Rubin is in her heyday. Wife, mother, rabbi & sometime moral voice of the nation, everyone wants to be with her at her eldest son's glorious February wedding. Until Leo becomes a bolter and the heyday of the Rubin family begins to unravel.

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1405605278

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Tanio'r Targed

Cymraeg Ail Iaith ar gyfer oedrannau 11–14

By: Rebecca Boyle,Connor Keyes,Dafydd Roberts,Tina Thomas,Keiron Williams,Nicola Lewis,Sian Vaughan,Tudur Dylan Jones

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Tanio'r Targed

Cymraeg Ail Iaith ar gyfer oedrannau 11–14

By: Rebecca Boyle,Connor Keyes,Dafydd Roberts,Tina Thomas,Keiron Williams,Nicola Lewis,Sian Vaughan,Tudur Dylan Jones

Mae'r gwerslyfr hwn wedi'i gymeradwyo gan CBAC. Anogwch fyfyrwyr i ymgysylltu â'r Gymraeg wrth iddynt ddarganfod mwy am eu gwlad, eu llenyddiaeth a'u treftadaeth, tra'n datblygu'r sgiliau gwrando, darllen, siarad ac ysgrifennu sydd eu hangen ar gyfer TGAU. Wedi'i gynllunio gan dîm o arbenigwyr pwnc, mae'r Llyfr Myfyrwyr hygyrch hwn yn dilyn dull dysgu sy'n seiliedig ar sgiliau. - Darganfod cyfoeth o adnoddau a gweithgareddau newydd: bydd y cwrs un llyfr cost-effeithiol hwn yn helpu i ddatblygu dysgwyr uchelgeisiol a galluog ac ysbrydoli cariad at y Gymraeg - Helpu pob myfyriwr i symud ymlaen gyda chynnwys gwahaniaethol sydd wedi'i gynllunio i ddarparu ar gyfer lefelau amrywiol o wybodaeth a gallu - Archwilio diwylliant, hunaniaeth a llenyddiaeth Cymru gyda'ch myfyrwyr, gan weithio drwy weithgareddau difyr sy'n eu galluogi i gael hwyl gyda thafodiaith, ysgrifennu eu barddoniaeth eu hunain a dadansoddi dramâu - Datblygu dealltwriaeth myfyrwyr o ramadeg a geirfa ar draws gwahanol gyd-destunau gyda dull seiliedig ar sgiliau o siarad, gwrando, darllen ac ysgrifennu - Gosod sylfeini cadarn ar gyfer TGAU: mae cwestiynau yn arddull PISA, fideos, llenyddiaeth, sgiliau cyfieithu a sgiliau prawf ddarllen yn cael eu cyflwyno'n raddol, gan baratoi myfyrwyr ar gyfer cynnwys a mathau o gwestiynau TGAU - Cydweithio â'ch adrannau Saesneg ac ITM gyda nodiadau athrawon sy'n dangos cysylltiadau trawsgwricwlaidd. --- This textbook has been endorsed by WJEC. Encourage students to engage with the Welsh language as they discover more about their country, literature and heritage, while developing the listening, reading, speaking and writing skills needed for GCSE Designed by a team of subject specialists, this accessible Student Book takes a skills-based approach to learning. - Discover a wealth of new resources and activities: this cost-effective single-book course will help develop ambitious and capable learners and inspire a love of the Welsh language - Help all students progress with differentiated content designed to cater for varying levels of knowledge and ability - Explore Welsh culture, identity and literature with your students, working through engaging activities that allow them to have fun with dialect, write their own poetry and analyse plays = Develop students' understanding of grammar and vocabulary across different contexts with a skills-based approach to speaking, listening, reading and writing - Lay firm foundations for GCSE: PISA-style questions, videos, literature, translations and proofreading skills are introduced gradually, preparing students for GCSE content and question types

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