English for Life: Skills
The Collins English for Life: Skills range gives learners everything they need to get by in everyday situations in English, anywhere in the world.
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Authentic: real English prepares students for the language they will come across in real life
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Practical: students learn strategies to understand and produce natural English
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Comprehensive: a broad variety of accents, texts, contexts and situations
'... superb, attractively packaged series (...) excellent support for candidates preparing for the Cambridge FCE and higher (...) work on the topics, skills and current needs of the language learner’ Wayne Trotman, EL Gazette, August 2012
Suitable for self-study and classroom use
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CEF Level: B1+ / Intermediate CEF Level: A2 / Pre-intermediate
Helps towards Cambridge FCE preparation Helps towards Cambridge KET preparation
Work on your...
Collins Work on your...helps students master key areas of the English language. The series is designed for students to work through key areas of language on their own.
978-0-00-746291-9 • 297x210 • 128pp • PB+DVD
Authors: Helen Ashton & Sarah Shepherd
The perfect book for students who would like to soften the influence of their mother tongue, Work on your Accent helps you to speak clear English that everyone will understand.
Professional accent coaches Helen and Sarah demonstrate how to pronounce each sound, and show you when to use them. They will also help students to recognize why their native language makes them mispronounce certain sounds and which sounds they need to focus on.
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Thirty-six units on the main consonant and vowel sounds in English
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Advice on rhythm, stress and pitch
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Illustrations and photos demonstrating the correct positions to produce accurate sounds
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A DVD-ROM with video and audio clips providing clear native speaker model pronunciation
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Extra practice sections
CEF Level: B1–C2
Suitable for self-study and classroom use
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978-0-00-746942-0 • 297x210 • 64pp • PB
Author: Jenny Siklós
Collins Work on your Handwriting helps you improve your handwriting in English, especially if your home language does not have the same alphabet.
You will learn how to:
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Form letters, including practising joining up letters to improve your writing speed
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Use correct spacing between words
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Write full sentences and short paragraphs with correct format and punctuation
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Spot mistakes in written English to help you improve your own work
Suitable for all language levels
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978-0-00-746467-8 • 278x189 • 128pp • PB
Authors: Sandra Anderson and Cheryl Pelteret
Collins Work on your Idiomsfocuses on the 300 most common idioms. Each idiom is covered in depth, with clear examples, definitions and exercises to help you to learn how and when to use the idioms correctly.
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The 300 most common idioms carefully chosen through frequency analysis of Collins COBUILD data
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Idioms grouped into 25 themes, such as Communicating, Money and
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Relationships, making them easier to memorize
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Full-sentence dictionary definitions with example sentences and extra
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background notes on usage
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Study tips on how to memorize idioms
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British English and American English variations, and a comprehensive answer key included
CEF Level: B1–C2
Suitable for self-study and classroom use
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978-0-00-746466-1 • 278x189 • 128pp • PB
Authors: Jamie Flockhart and Cheryl Pelteret
Collins Work on your Phrasal Verbspresents the 400 most common phrasal verbs. Each phrasal verb is covered in depth with clear examples, definitions and exercises to help students become confident using them.
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The 400 most common phrasal verbs carefully chosen through frequency analysis of Collins COBUILD data
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Phrasal verbs grouped into 25 themes, such as Feelings, Sport and Jobs, making them easier to memorize
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Full-sentence dictionary definitions with example sentences and extra background notes on usage
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Study tips on how to memorize phrasal verbs and a comprehensive answer key included
CEF Level: B1–C2
Suitable for self-study and classroom use
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Work on your Vocabulary and Work on your Grammar
A new and compact practice book series covering key vocabulary and grammar on five levels
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Thirty units with hundreds of practice exercises on each level
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Language has been carefully selected by experts using Collins COBUILD data