Michael McCarthy

Viewpoint is an innovative course that's based on extensive research into the Cambridge English Corpus, taking students to a higher level of proficiency to become effective communicators. Viewpoint Level 2 Workbook provides follow-up exercises for each lesson in the Level 2 Student's Book, providing additional practice of vocabulary, grammar, and conversation strategies, as well extra reading, writing and listening activities.

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Viewpoint is an innovative course that's based on extensive research into the Cambridge English Corpus, taking students to a higher level of proficiency to become effective communicators. These 4 Class Audio CDs accompany Viewpoint Level 2. Audio includes the dialogues and reading texts in Lessons A, B and C, as well as all listening and pronunciation exercises. Supplemental audio material is available for download at www.cambridge.org/viewpoint/audio.

Viewpoint is an innovative course that's based on extensive research into the Cambridge English Corpus, taking students to a higher level of proficiency to become effective communicators. Viewpoint Level 2 Student's Book is for young adult and adult students who have reached the advanced level of English proficiency (C1). Each of the 12 units in this level teaches the language, skills, and strategies that students need to progress beyond upper-intermediate level and to speak and write in English naturally, effectively, and appropriately. From the same author team as the ground-breaking Touchstone series, Viewpoint also draws on the Cambridge International Corpus which underpins a highly effective approach to teaching English language.

In the early 1980s the author was asked to investigate the newly discovered wreck of the Xantho, an iron screw steamship active off the Australian coast during the period 1848 to 1872, and to develop a strategy to stop the looting that was occurring at the site. This relatively straightforward assignment turned into a long-term research program for applying maritime archaeology to the conservation of iron-hulled wrecks.

Vocabulary tests to accompany the popular English Vocabulary in Use Upper-intermediate Third edition. Test Your English Vocabulary in Use Upper-intermediate Second edition contains 100 easy-to-use practice vocabulary tests with a clear marking system on each page so that progress can be easily checked. The book can be used on its own, for self-study or in the classroom, or to reinforce the vocabulary covered in English Vocabulary in Use Upper-intermediate Third edition, available separately.

Viewpoint is an innovative course that's based on extensive research into the Cambridge English Corpus, taking students to a higher level of proficiency to become effective communicators. Viewpoint Level 1 Workbook B provides follow-up exercises for Units 7 to 12 of the Level 1 Student's Book, providing additional practice of vocabulary, grammar, and conversation strategies, as well extra reading, writing and listening activities. (Viewpoint Level 1 Workbook A contains material for Units 1 to 6 and is available separately.)

Viewpoint is an innovative course that's based on extensive research into the Cambridge English Corpus, taking students to a higher level of proficiency to become effective communicators. Viewpoint Level 1 Workbook A provides follow-up exercises for Units 1 to 6 of the Level 1 Student's Book, providing additional practice of vocabulary, grammar, and conversation strategies, as well extra reading, writing and listening activities. (Viewpoint Level 1 Workbook B contains material for Units 7 to 12 and is available separately.)

Viewpoint is an innovative course that's based on extensive research into the Cambridge English Corpus, taking students to a higher level of proficiency to become effective communicators. Viewpoint Level 1 Student's Book A is for young adult and adult students who have reached an upper-intermediate level of English proficiency (B2). Units 1-6 in this level teach the language, skills, and strategies that students need to progress beyond intermediate level and to speak and write in English naturally, effectively, and appropriately. From the same author team as the ground-breaking Touchstone series, Viewpoint 1A also draws on the Cambridge International Corpus which underpins a highly effective approach to teaching English language.

Viewpoint is an innovative course that's based on extensive research into the Cambridge English Corpus, taking students to a higher level of proficiency to become effective communicators. Viewpoint Level 1 Student's Book B is for young adult and adult students who have reached an upper-intermediate level of English proficiency (B2). Units 7-12 in this level teach the language, skills, and strategies that students need to progress beyond intermediate level and to speak and write in English naturally, effectively, and appropriately. From the same author team as the ground-breaking Touchstone series, Viewpoint 1B also draws on the Cambridge International Corpus which underpins a highly effective approach to teaching English language.

Viewpoint is an innovative course that's based on extensive research into the Cambridge English Corpus, taking students to a higher level of proficiency to become effective communicators. These 4 Class Audio CDs accompany Viewpoint Level 1. Audio includes the dialogues and reading texts in Lessons A, B and C, as well as all listening and pronunciation exercises. Supplemental audio material is available for download at www.cambridge.org/viewpoint/audio.

Viewpoint is an innovative course that's based on extensive research into the Cambridge English Corpus, taking students to a higher level of proficiency to become effective communicators. Viewpoint Level 1 Student's Book is for young adult and adult students who have reached an upper-intermediate level of English proficiency (B2). Each of the 12 units in this level teaches the language, skills, and strategies that students need to progress beyond intermediate level and to speak and write in English naturally, effectively, and appropriately. From the same author team as the ground-breaking Touchstone series, Viewpoint 1 also draws on the Cambridge International Corpus which underpins a highly effective approach to teaching English language.

Viewpoint is an innovative course that's based on extensive research into the Cambridge English Corpus, taking students to a higher level of proficiency to become effective communicators. Viewpoint Level 1 Workbook provides follow-up exercises for each lesson in the Level 1 Student's Book, providing additional practice of vocabulary, grammar, and conversation strategies, as well extra reading, writing and listening activities.

A tsunami of coercion and control floods the nation, wrecking lives and livelihoods. Powerful politicians target two inventors who resist. They fight back with . . . The Noah Option.A brilliant beautiful scientist and a software genius race against insidious opponents trying to destroy the revolutionary crop seeds which can feed the world. A corrupt government traps them in a web of deceit. But resistance is growing on a new internet domain: .ARK.* Why are "coyotes" smuggling Americans out of the country?* What does the crudely scrawled graffiti "2 X 2" mean?* What is the secret hidden in plain sight?Connect the dots. They lead to . . . THE NOAH OPTION.

A practical, insightful exploration of natural spoken English based on 20 varied authentic extracts. A practical, insightful exploration of natural spoken English based on 20 varied authentic extracts. Exploring Spoken English is a practical guide to the features of natural spoken English, designed for teachers and advanced learners of English for use in groups and for self-study. These audio CDs which accompany the book (sold separately) consist of 20 varied extracts of authentic spoken English drawn from the Cambridge University Press and University of Nottingham corpus of spoken English.