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5) Chinese stories for language learners : a treasury of proverbs and folktales in Chinese and English
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This book presents 22 classic Chinese proverbs and the traditional tales behind them. The stories are bilingual, with the Chinese and English versions presented on facing pages. Each includes an explanation of how the proverb is used today, cultural notes, vocabulary and discussion questions. Audio recordings of the tales by native speakers are included, giving students a chance to improve their pronunciation and comprehension.
6) Short stories in French for beginners: read for pleasure at your level and learn French the fun way
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"'Short stories in French for beginners' is an unmissable collection of eight unconventional and captivating short stories for adult and young adult learners. Carefully written to provide a sense of achievement and feeling of progress when reading, these stories will help you expand your vocabulary and improve our comprehension in a natural way. From science fiction and fantasy to crime and thrillers, 'Short stories in French for beginners' is designed...
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Using short authentic texts from the Spanish-speaking world, Practice Makes Perfect: Spanish Reading and Comprehension enables you to enhance your vocabulary with new terms and expressions. Each unit features authentic Spanish-language material--newspaper and magazine articles, literature, blogs, and more--giving you a real taste of how the language is used, as well as insight into Spanish-speaking cultures. Word lists and grammar sections specific...
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This eBook can help students develop expert reading strategies, understand how to read faster and with greater comprehension, overcome reading anxiety, and even increase their appreciation of reading for pleasure. With reading comprehension passages covering U.S. history, medicine, humanities, science, and sports, it's Ideal practice to master the reading comprehension questions found on all standardized tests including the SAT, ACT, HiSET, GED, and...
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"21 reproducible stories. It's correlated to state standards. Leveled reading selections make it easy to match practice to students' reading abilities. Activities cover a broad range of reading skills, including comprehension and vocabulary. The stories and activities are perfect for test prep."--Cover front and back.
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"Understand and remember more of what you read with 20 easy-to-follow lessons to build confidence and skills. This eBook provides tips for note taking and other vital memory aids, along with a pre-test and an appendix of word roots, prefixes, and suffixes." --
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When men find gold in the frozen North of Canada, they need dogs - big, strong dogs to pull the sledges on the long journeys to and from the gold mines. Buck is stolen from his home in the South and sold as a sledge-dog. He has to learn a new way of life - how to work in harness, how to stay alive in the ice and the snow and how to fight. Because when a dog falls down in a fight, he never gets up again.
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Kaplan's HiSET Exam Prep provides comprehensive review, online resources, and exam-like practice to help you pass the test. Our book is designed for self-study so you can prep at your own pace, on your own schedule. The new fourth edition includes an online study plan that will help you track your progress, learn more about the HiSET, and access supplemental study material.
More than 1,000 practice questions in the book and online with answers and...
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Provides students with skills needed to compare and contrast fiction and nonfiction passages. Provides practice in: reading comprehension; analyzing story elements; keeping sequence and details from two sources separate; multiple choice questions; written response questions on individual passage themes; and written response questions that utilize information from two contrasting passages. Includes standards & benchmarks and answer key.
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"The room was on the fourth floor, and the door was locked--with the key on the inside. The windows were closed and fastened--on the inside. The chimney was too narrow for a cat to get through. So how did the murderer escape? And whose were the two angry voices heard by the neighbours as they ran up the stairs? Nobody in Paris could find any answers to this mystery. Except Auguste Dupin, who could see further and think more clearly than other people....
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