Bøger af Deborah Phillips

Bask in the radiance of an amber sunset, sigh over the coziness of seaside cottages, and take in the beauty of the misty mountains with Deborah Phillips's vibrant Scottish landscapes. Following in the footsteps of her father, the well-known Scottish artist Douglas Phillips, Deborah was only 14 when her art was first exhibited at the Royal Scottish Academy and the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts. Now her works are featured in galleries throughout Scotland, England, and Ireland. The 12 paintings in this calendar invite you to explore the highlands and lowlands of Scotland every day of the year.

THE APPROACH: The approach used in this book is a systematic, skill-building methodology, one that begins with a simple presentation of skills in the lessons and ends with tests that consist of GMAT-style questions at the difficulty level of the actual test. This is an approach that has been tried out over decades, and it is an approach that works! In each lesson, one skill is presented using examples containing easier language than the language found on a GMAT to ensure that the targeted skill is clear. A skills practice exercise follows each skill presentation, using language that is at the difficulty level of the GMAT but is in a single-sentence format that makes the practice easier than GMAT-style questions. The materials then progress to GMAT-style skills practice exercises that are at the level of the actual test but cover only the material from that particular lesson. Thorough explanations follow each skills practice exercise and each GMAT-style practice exercise. After all the individual lessons have been mastered, GMAT-style tests are presented. These GMAT-style tests contain questions that cover points from each of the lessons. These questions are at the difficulty level of the GMAT and contain the same selection of skills as the GMAT. Thorough explanations follow each skills practice exercise and each GMAT-style test. THE CONTENTS: The book includes a lesson section and a test section. The lesson section includes twelve individual lessons (Nouns, Pronouns, and Possessives, Agreement, Parallelism, Comparisons, Verbs, Modifiers, Sentences, Wordiness, Awkwardness, Diction, Idioms, and Clarity) that are based on an exhaustive study of the points tested on official released GMAT tests; any point that appears on this list has appeared numerous times on official released versions of the test. Each of the twelve lessons includes a presentation, a skills practice exercise with thorough explanations, and a GMAT-style practice exercise with thorough explanations. The test section includes six GMAT-style tests with twelve questions in each (Test 1, Test 2, Test 3, Test 4, Test 5, and Test 6) with thorough explanations for each correct and incorrect answer.

This new edition gives students all the tools they need to succeed on the new TOEFL® iBT integrated-skills test. Providing both a comprehensive language-skills course and a wealth of practice for all sections of the test, the Longman Preparation Course for the TOEFL iBT® Test, Third Edition is appropriate for courses in TOEFL test preparation or as a supplement to more general ESL courses.New to the Third Edition:New guidelines and strategies for note-taking.New tips and hints throughout the practice sections.Downloadable audio program and teacher's materials, including lesson plans and classroom activities.Access to MyEnglishLab: TOEFL: the easy-to-use online learning program, with extensive additional practice activities, pre- and post-tests, and three full-length tests.Features:Updated material for all the new types of test passages and questions.Diagnostic pre-tests and post-tests that allow students to identify strengths and weaknesses and assess improvement in each section.Practice for all four skills:Reading provides practice exercises in the new test formats, including filling in a table or chartand paraphrasing.Listening provides authentic conversations in an academic setting and academic lectures with new questions about a speaker's attitude or purpose.Speaking includes personal and expository tasks and integrated tasks.Writing consists of writing and expository tasks.Eight Mini-Tests that preview the test's integrated four-skills format.Two complete Practice Tests that familiarize students with the actual test format, including length and level of difficulty.