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Скачать книгу (размер 962 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 190) Аннотация: The Cambridge Checkpoint English suite provides a comprehensive, structured resource which covers the Secondary 1 framework for English and seamlessly progresses into the next key stage (covered by our Cambridge IGCSE(r) First Language English series). This lively stage 8 Coursebook contains 12 themed units providing comprehensive coverage of the revised Cambridge Secondary 1 syllabus. As the…

Скачать книгу (размер 473 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 94) Аннотация: The Cambridge Checkpoint English suite provides a comprehensive, structured resource which covers the Secondary 1 framework for English and seamlessly progresses into the next key stage (covered by our Cambridge IGCSE(r) First Language English series). Designed to be used alongside the Cambridge Checkpoint English Coursebook 8, this accessible, write-in workbook provides exercises to help…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 360 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 268) Аннотация: Based on original research, this book explores the fundamental relationship between research and practice in English language teaching. Teacher Research in Language Teaching uses empirical evidence taken from an international survey of over 1,700 teachers and educational managers, over a period of six years. It examines their views of research, whether they read ELT research, and whether they do…

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Скачать книгу (размер 1 733 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 341) Аннотация: Where did wargames come from? Who participated in them, and why? How is their development related to changes in real-life warfare? Which aspects of war did they capture, which ones did they leave out, how, and why? What do they tell us about the conduct of war in the times and places where they were played? How useful are they in training and preparation for war? Why are some so much more popular…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 733 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 341) Аннотация: Where did wargames come from? Who participated in them, and why? How is their development related to changes in real-life warfare? Which aspects of war did they capture, which ones did they leave out, how, and why? What do they tell us about the conduct of war in the times and places where they were played? How useful are they in training and preparation for war? Why are some so much more popular…

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Скачать книгу (размер 1 952 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 384) Аннотация: God, Sexuality and the Self is a new venture in systematic theology. Sarah Coakley invites the reader to re-conceive the relation of sexual desire and the desire for God and — through the lens of prayer practice — to chart the intrinsic connection of this relation to a theology of the Trinity. The goal is to integrate the demanding ascetical undertaking of prayer with the recovery of lost and…