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.Practice Makes Perfect: Italian Pronouns and Prepositions: Practice Makes Perfect
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by: Daniela Gobetti

May 01, 2006
Written in a sloppy and thoughtless style. E.g. On page 5 the learner is introduced to two sentences: 'Seals love to play' and 'Bats are mammals.'
This is redolent of the infamous nineteenth-century travellers' guide which offered 'My postillion has been struck by lightning' as a useful phrase to memorise.
It is also full of careless mistakes e.g. on page 8 we are taught that 'a sinistra' means 'on the right.'
Pulp it!
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.Portugese Phrase Book with CD (Audio) (DK Eyewitness Travel Packs)
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from: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)

2003-06
Written in a sloppy and thoughtless style. E.g. On page 5 the learner is introduced to two sentences: 'Seals love to play' and 'Bats are mammals.'
This is redolent of the infamous nineteenth-century travellers' guide which offered 'My postillion has been struck by lightning' as a useful phrase to memorise.
It is also full of careless mistakes e.g. on page 8 we are taught that 'a sinistra' means 'on the right.'
Pulp it!
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.How to Teach English: An Introduction to the Practice of English Language Teaching (2nd Edition) (With DVD) (How To Series)
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by: Jeremy Harmer

March 22, 2007
I read this in preparation for CELTA and subsequently when reviewing what I was doing in my classes. Useful. NB Much more practical than Harmer's 'The Practice of English Teaching', which is a dreadful book...
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.Collins German Dictionary
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from: Collins

October 01, 2007
I read this in preparation for CELTA and subsequently when reviewing what I was doing in my classes. Useful. NB Much more practical than Harmer's 'The Practice of English Teaching', which is a dreadful book...
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.Easy Spanish Crossword Puzzles (Dover Little Activity Books)
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by: Stanley Appelbaum, Nina Barbaresi

March 28, 2003
This is a little book of 25 Spanish crossword puzzles. Maybe puzzle isn't quite the right word here as each puzzle only consists of around six words! Still, it's only easy if you know all the words. You're likely to pick up some useful vocabulary even if you are an intermediate student as I could only manage to finish two puzzles unaided out of the 25. There's a list of the 150 Spanish words used at the back of the book and the solutions. I used to do a puzzle each day and found it sort of amusing. If you get bored with the puzzles, then you can always colour in the pictorial clues. Plus it's dirt cheap. Recommended.

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.Chambers Bulgarian Phrasebook
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from: Chambers Harrap

February 19, 2007
An excellent little book that fills a need not met elsewhere. Like all such books it works best for those with some initial basic knowledge.
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.Pocket Oxford Spanish Dictionary
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by: Nicholas Rollin, Carol Styles Caravajal, Jane Horwood

July 07, 2005
There is no disputing the dictionary is fully comprehensive and easy to use. However, Oxford is far from honest in terming this a pocket dictionary. I have seen smaller bibles, if you are looking for something that you can carry on your persons or in a backpack, don't bother with this book.
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.Essential Grammar in Use Edition With Answers: A Self-Study Reference and Practice Book for Elementary Students of English: A Self-study Reference and ... Students of English (Grammar in Use)
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by: Raymond Murphy

January 25, 2007
Excellent elementary grammar book with simple explanations / examples and exercises. Great for teachers and sudents!
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.Palabra Por Palabra: A New Advanced Spanish Vocabulary
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by: Phil Turk

June 30, 2006
I am a final year university student and i use this book regularly when preparing oral presentations and compositions, as well as to find phrases to impress the examiners. It's very useful when you have an idea but you don't know exactly how to express it - the sections are clearly organised into themes. Buy it if you're fed up of using the same old sentence constructions and want to make your written and spoken spanish more sophisticated.
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.Write It Right: A Handbook for Students (Palgrave Study Guides)
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by: Martin Coyle; John Peck

August 05, 2005
Whilst aimed at students, this book will prove indispensable to anyone who wishes to improve their writing. All the standard topics are covered, such as punctuation and grammar. But, the authors also provide excellent advice on matters such as writing clearly, essay structure and common errors.

Most books of this type are dull and boring to read. 'Write it Right' is a cut above the rest; the authors have created a superbly useful book that will fuel the reader's desire to enhance their writing.
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