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TOEFL Secrets, Your Key to TOEFL Success, 2002.

   Congratulations on your purchase of the most advanced test-taking manual for the TOEFL. Notice I did not say study guide- there are plenty of decent study guides on the market, but that was not our objective in writing this manual. Our goal is to seek and exploit specific weaknesses in the TOEFL assessment, and then share those secrets with our customers.

Test Your Vocabulary for FCE, Wyatt R., 2002.

   Test Your Vocabulary for FCE is part of the popular Test Your series devised by Peter Watcyn-Jones. Specially written for students preparing for Cambridge First Certificate, it features 60 enjoyable tests to practise the key vocabulary areas covered in the exam. Tips and information boxes, clear explanations and a full answer key make this new book in the series even more user-friendly.

Essoy Writing for English Tests, Gobi Duigu, 2003.

   This coursed escribesa step-by-stepa pproach to writing essaysfo r the IELIS Academic \Writing Module Task 2 and for other similar essay tasks. It provides exercisesto practiset he stagesi ndividually (Appendix A) asw ell as giving a list of rypical essayt opics, and there are model essaysg iven in Appendix B. The Answer Key provides explanations as well as answers.

Common Mistakes in English with Exercises, Fitikides T.J., 2002.

   This book has been designed to meet the requirements of students whose mother tongue is not English. Its main purpose is to help to correct the common mistakes to which foreign learners of English are liable.
Much care has been given to the preparation of the Index, which it is hoped will make the book a useful work ol reference.

Грамматика английского языка, Джи Р., Уотсон К., 2001.

   Грамматика - это свод правил, своеобразных «подсказок», которые помогают тебе правильно говорить на любом языке. Если ты хочешь овладеть какой-нибудь профессией, сначала научись работать с применяемым в ней инструментом. Точно так же, если ты хочешь выучить язык, нужно сначала понять, как применять используемые в нем правила.

Живая грамматика, Грамматика английского языка с упражнениями, Эккерсли К.Э., Маколей М., 2001.

   Многие изучающие язык считают грамматику трудной, скучной и неинтересной. Известнейшие английские авторы К. Эккерсли и М. Маколей предлагают взрослым и детям, учителям и школьникам книжку, которая опровергает эту точку зрения.
Данное издание ни в коей мере не повторяет известный учебник К.Э. Эккерсли, а служит прекрасным дополнением к нему и другим курсом английского языка. Высокое качество книги подтверждается ее многократными переизданиями во многих странах мира.

Conversation Gambits, Real English Conversation Practices, Keller E., Warner S.T.

   The main way we make our conversation sound natural is by using 'gambits' A gambit is a word or phrase which helps us to express what we are trying to say. For example, we use gambits to introduce a topic of conversation; to link what we have to say to what someone has just said; to agree or disagree; to respond to what we have heard. In one sense, a gambit has very little meaning — it does not express an opinion; it may only introduce the opinion. On the other hand, if we never use gambits in our conversation, other people will think we are very direct, abrupt, and even rude — they will get a wrong picture of us as people So gambits are full of meaning. They show our attitude to the person we are speaking to and to what (s)he is saying.

The Penguin dictionary of American English usage and style, Lovinger P.W., 2002.

   The volume in your hands is meant to be both useful and enjoyable, a readable dictionary for all who are interested in our language.
In A-to-Z form, it is mainly a guide to good usage of English, the American variety, contrasted with some 2,000 quoted examples of misusage and questionable usage. It does the job of “illuminating many traps and pitfalls in English usage” (as my editor puts it). I have sought to provide clear explanations in plain language. This book is designed for general readers as well as those who work with words.