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Teaching English Abroad
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The "EL Gazette" Guide to English Language Teaching Around the
World:
The
International ELT Careers Guide (Paperback) |
Planning Your Gap Year: Hundreds of Opportunities for
Employment, Study, Volunteer Work and Independent Travel
(Paperback) |
Work your way around the world: Takes great care ensuring
all the information is up-to-date and relevant. It includes
details on pre-trip preparation, red tape, visas and tax,
getting a job before you go and how to make speculative and
opportunistic applications. Also information on how to travel
for free, very cheaply or even get paid for your voyage! |
The Practice of English Language Teaching (LHLT) Offering a
comprehensive and up-to-date account of theories of language and
language teaching, the guide includes a wide range of practical
teaching ideas, example lessons and samples from current
teaching materials. It also focuses on the sociological and
psychological perspectives of language and language learning.
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Travel and Immigration
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How 2 Come To The UK
Whether you
are a student, worker, highly skilled person, business person, spouse,
child, dependant or someone who is simply aiming to visit the UK, this
book will be your personal guide. Simple and fun to read, yet packed
with information and tips, this is a ‘must have’ guide for anyone
thinking about coming to the UK. |
Hello! USA: Everyday Living for
International Residents and Visitors (2nd Edition)
Coming to the U.S. to live or visit? Hello! USA can help you
avoid common mistakes international visitors and residents make
when they are shopping for food, renting or buying a car or
interviewing for a job. |
Living and Working in Australia
is the most comprehensive and up-to-date source of practical
information available about everyday life in Australia. It's
packed with over 500 pages of important and useful data,
designed to help you avoid costly mistakes and save both time
and money. |
A New life in New Zealand.
5m+ viewers watched
'Get a New Life' as it followed the Goddard family's move from
the UK to New Zealand. After being inundated with emails and
contacts from other people thinking about making the same move
the family realised that however much research people do what
they really want to know is 'what is it actually like?' How does
it feel as a family to go through such a major change, and is it
all worth while? - So Paul wrote this book. |
Emigrating to
New Zealand.
If you're planning
to emigrate and New Zealand is on the cards, then read this
book. It will tell you in considerable and fascinating detail
how to get there, what to expect, and how to settle in. This
book is an indispensable guide to the roller coaster ride that
is the emigration process. |
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Lonely Planet Britain This
guide to the UK includes coverage of outdoor activities from
walking in the Cotswolds to surfing in Thurso, coverage of
British history, architecture and literature, and Welsh and
Gaelic language sections. |
Lonely Planet England
Over 120 detailed
maps including 11 full-colour London city maps in-depth
information on England's fascinating cultural heritage a range
of accommodation options, from rustic bed and breakfasts to
luxurious designer hotels and its cutting-edge club scene
insider tips on exploring England off the beaten track. |
Lonely Planet Ireland From
pub hopping and leprechaun chasing to Ogham stones and the Book
of Kells, Lonely Planet presents the essential Ireland. In
addition to the requisite low-down on food and accommodations, a
detailed activities section covers everything from walking and
birdwatching to hang gliding and rock climbing. |
The Rough Guide to Scotland
Coverage of the
country's two major cities is lengthy, although visitors to
Edinburgh may prefer to take Edinburgh: The Mini Rough Guide
with them for a more pocket-sized read. Where the Scotland guide
is especially useful is in its travel and accommodation listings
for the highlands and islands--areas geographically not far from
Glasgow and Edinburgh yet in holiday terms a world apart.
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Lonely Planet Wales This guide
to Wales includes a section on Welsh myths and legends. Readers
can learn to make the most of the lung-cleansing countryside
with mountain climbing in Snowdonia or bog snorkelling in
Llandrindod, and pub crawling in Mumbles. |
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Lonely Planet London A guide to
London and its accommodation, its restaurants, its architecture,
its entertainment and the activities on offer. It also has
sections on the River Thames and the multicultural markets
across London. All directions are covered with a 25-page
colour-map sectio |
Lonely Planet USA: Part of the
Lonely Planet Country Guide Series. An easy to navigate guide
split into four regional sections, including Alaska and Hawaii.
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Lonely Planet Australia This
guide to Australia covers the vast continent in comprehensive
detail. It provides details of various types of accommodation,
from budget to five star; places to eat; different activities,
such as ballooning over the Blue Mountains and surfing in
Sydney; and a section on Aboriginal Australia. |
Lonely Planet Southern Africa
This guide covers Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique,
Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe. It
features a wildlife section as well as a guide to the region's
wildlife reserves and practical information on trekking,
white-water rafting and canoeing. |
The Rough Guide to Costa Rica (Rough Guide
Travel Guides). A guide to one of Central America's
most extraordinary countries, Costa Rica. The book offers
practical advice on exploring the country, from remote Caribbean
beaches to unspoilt cloudforests, together with coverage of the
national parks. Up-to-date listings of the best places to sleep
and eat, from luxury lodges to beach huts are included, plus
insider tips on making the most of the capital, San Jose.
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Lonely Planet Costa Rican Spanish
Phrasebook. This phrasebook gives an essential guide
to mastering the local Spanish idiom, and includes an extensive
section on the flora and fauna of Costa Rica. It covers food,
accommodation and getting around, and gives a guide to grammar
and punctuation. |
The Rough Guide to Central America:
Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica
and Panama. This guide to Central America includes
candid reviews of the best places to stay, eat and drink on all
budgets. Practical information is provided on a
range of activities from exploring the flora and fauna of the cloudforest to diving off the coral islands of the Caribbean.
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The Rough Guide to Chile. A
country distinct from the rest of South America, and one that
defies many people’s expectations of an Andean country, Chile is
Westernized, relatively affluent, and – with the exception of
the infamous military Pinochet regime of the 1970s and 1980s –
boasts a long tradition of political stability and orderly
government. It is, without doubt, one of the safest and most
relaxing South American countries to travel in. |
Living and Working in Hong Kong: The
Complete, Practical Guide to Expatriate Life in China's Gateway.
This book is for anyone planning to live and work in Hong Kong.
The book is organised into three main sections: Living, Working
and Leisure, and gives flavourful descriptions of what to expect
from life in Hong Kong. Quotes drawn from interviews with a
broad cross-section of the expatriate community in Hong Kong
provide useful insights into life there and invest the book with
the colour and authenticity of personal experience. |
Hong Kong and Macau (Lonely Planet City
Guides) A guide to some of Asia's most "happening"
cities, and what to do there after dark. There are tips on where
to eat, what food is available, and how to order, as well as
information on where to stay whether your travelling on business
or backpacking around. It also features a language section.
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Lonely Planet Malaysia, Singapore & Brunei
(Country Guides)This travel guide to Malaysia,
Singapore and Brunei provides information for visitors of all
budgets, including advice on getting there, accommodation, local
cuisine, places to visit, language tips, and health and safety.
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Time Out Dubai: Dubai and the
rest of the United Arab Emirates is an extraordinary mixture of
ancient Arabic culture and modern Western capitalism. No expense has been spared to
make Dubai a five-star paradise for up-market tourists looking
for great food and drink, extraordinary duty free shopping, and
all-year round sunshine. |
Lonely Planet Saudi Arabia:
This Lonely Planet guidebook takes an in-depth look at Saudi
culture, history and politics, and includes a special section
for expatriate workers as well as detailed information for
pilgrims on the Hajj. |
Living and Working in Canada: All You Need
to Know to Start a New Life in Canada
This volume on living and working in Canada examines
everything from deciding to go and getting visas, to
understanding health and security, taxation, driving and how
schooling and the job market work. |
Lonely Planet Canada (Lonely Planet
Country & Regional Guides) This guide to Canada
contains travel information to suit a range of budgets. It
includes: cultural and historical information; health and safety
advice; information on local cuisine; advice on customs and
etiquette; and phrases and basic grammar of local languages.
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21st Century Nurse Top
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The Da Vinci Code: A murder
in the silent after-hours halls of the Louvre museum reveals a
sinister plot to uncover a secret that has been protected by a
clandestine society since the days of Christ. The victim is a
high-ranking agent of this ancient society who, in the moments
before his death, manages to leave gruesome clues at the scene
that only his granddaughter, noted cryptographer Sophie Neveu,
and Robert Langdon, a famed symbologist, can untangle.
Recommended by:
21st Century Teacher
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White Fang is half dog, half wolf
and the only animal in the litter to survive extreme cold and
desperate hunger. This is a story about a fiercely independent
creature of the wild, where each day becomes a fight to stay
alive. The author also wrote "The Call of the Wild".
Recommended by:
21st
Century Teacher
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince:
Lord Voldemort is acting out in the open, continuing his reign
of terror which was temporarily stopped almost 15 years
beforehand. Harry is again at the Dursleys, where the events of
the previous month continue to weigh on his mind, although not
as much as the impending visit from his Headmaster, Albus
Dumbledore. Given their last meeting, Harry is understandably
confused as to why the old wizard would want to visit him at
home.
Recommended by:
21st
Century Teacher |
"A Walk in the Woods" Bill
Bryson tackles what is, for him, an entirely new subject: the
American wilderness. Accompanied only by his old college friend
Stephen Katz, Bryson starts out one March morning in north
Georgia, intending to walk the entire 2,100 miles to the
Appalchian trail's end atop Maine's Mount Katahdin.
Recommended by:
21st
Century Teacher |
"Swallows and Amazons", As a
child, Arthur Ransome enjoyed active, outdoor holidays: sailing,
camping and exploring the countryside. He used many of these
holiday settings for his children's stories, notably the much
loved Swallows and Amazons, a book that sits comfortably in the
category of "timeless classic" and remains one of his most
popular titles for young people.
Recommended by:
21st
Century Teacher |
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"All That Remains": Another
triumph for Patricia Cornwell's special brew of forensic and
intuitive sleuthing'
Recommended by:
21st
Century Teacher |
"Diving Adventure & Amazon Adventure":
In Amazon Adventure, Hal and Roger Hunt take a pioneering
expedition with their father into the uncharted waters of the
Pastaza River, deep in the Amazonian jungle... In Diving
Adventure, Hal and Roger are in search of the marine wildlife
that lives around Undersea City in the tropical waters of the
Great Barrier Reef. They have some close encounters with sharks
and killer whales but when the boys discover hidden gold in a
sunken ship and their old enemy, Kaggs, appears, things start
becoming even more dangerous...
Recommended by:
21st
Century Teacher |
"The Hobbit": Poor Bilbo
Baggins! An unassuming and rather plump hobbit (as most of these
small, furry-footed people tend to be ), Baggins finds himself
unwittingly drawn into adventure by a wizard named Gandalf and
13 dwarves bound for the Lonely Mountain, where a dragon named
Smaug hordes a stolen treasure. Before he knows what is
happening, Baggins finds himself on the road to danger.
Recommended by:
21st
Century Teacher
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"The Curious incident of the Dog in the
Night-time": Christopher is an intelligent youth who
lives in the functional hinterland of autism. Every day is an
investigation for him because of all the aspects of human life
that he does not quite get. When the dog next door is killed
with a garden fork, Christopher becomes quietly persistent in
his desire to find out what has happened and tugs away at the
world around him until a lot of secrets unravel messily.
Recommended by:
21st
Century Teacher |
"The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic".
On the face of it, Rebecca Bloomwood has it all. Confident,
single and happily living in des-res Fulham with her best friend
Suze, she's a financial journalist who spends her days writing
articles advising other people on the importance of budgeting
and prudent investing. Her private life is a different story
though; Rebecca manages her own finances in a way that would
make most of her readers' hair curl--for Rebecca is a woman on a
mission--she just can't stop spending.
Recommended by:
21st
Century Teacher |
