2016年5月20日 星期五

成人英語學習及參考書 (English)


Common Errors in Pupils' English 
What are the common errors in English Language that the pupil should avoid to ensure that their written and oral papers have minimal grammatical and spelling error? Through interesting dialogues and comic strips, the pupil will be exposed to various examples of common errors. The use of this book is not restricted to the primary pupil but also for parents and adults who wish to eliminate common errors made in their everyday communication, particularly in writing. 

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Step by Step情境圖解英語聽力大突破
一本不可多得的成人Listening Practice Exercise Book

Part 1 情境圖解
本書針對字彙量不足的問題設計了「情境圖解」單元,讓你透過插圖輕鬆學會該情境中最常見的單字及實用句。圖解主題包括生活中常見的情境:「百貨公司退換貨」、「到醫院看病」、「飯店訂房」、「美髮店燙髮」等,累積足夠的字彙量來應付生活中的大小事、奠下溝通基礎。
Part 2 情境暖身 -- 從生活常用圖表來練習聽力
此部分的聽力練習是希望讓讀者可以在不同的情境下聆聽可能出現的對話內容,你可能會看到餐廳裡的菜單、求職履歷表、公車路線圖或飛機航班表等資訊,接著你會聽到與此圖表相關的四則對話,你可以先熟悉母語人士的說話速度及語調,到了真的需要與母語人士溝通時就不至於太過緊張。
Part 3 聽力養成
同一則對話你將會聽到三次,從一開始的聽主題到精聽內容到最後細節問題,紮實的聽力訓練保證讓你確實聽懂對話內容,三步驟的聆聽方式如下:
Step 1
聆聽實境對話,了解主題大意
Step 2
聆聽慢速對話,訓練聽寫能力
Step 3
聆聽正常速對話,聽出細節內容

你可以使用電腦互動光碟反覆聆聽、進行聽力測驗觀看對話影片,也可以下載MP3搭配書本內容做練習

  Unit 1 Returns and Refunds 商品退換貨英語 掌握連音的聽力技巧
  Unit 2 Chinese New Year Traditions
用英語聊中國新年 消音現象的聽力技巧
  Unit 3 Planning for Mother's Day
烹飪英語 利用心智圖拓展關鍵字彙
  Unit 4 Inside an Airplane
搭機英語 聽懂各種數字的唸法
  Unit 5 Getting into the Country
機場通關英語 聽懂說話者的語氣
  Unit 6 Public Transportation
用英語搭乘交通工具 聽懂口語英語
  Unit 7 At an Outdoor Market
用英語殺價 聽懂英語成語
  Unit 8 Going to the Drugstore
藥妝店英語 聽懂主旨大意的技巧
  Unit 9 Giving Directions
問路英語 做英語聽力筆記的技巧
  Unit 10 Inside a Supermarket
超市購物英語 聽懂英語指示及說明
  Unit 11 In a Bank
銀行英語 掌握內容詞的聽力技巧
  Unit 12 Inside a Movie Theater
電影院打工英語 積極主動的聆聽技巧
  Unit 13 Ordering Fast Food
速食店點餐英語 進行預測的聽力技巧
  Unit 14 Extracurricular Activities
用英語聊課外活動 聽懂句子語調傳達的訊息
  Unit 15 Inside a Fitness Center
健身房英語 掌握單字的重音
  Unit 16 At the Doctor's
看病英語 美國腔和英國腔的差異
  Unit 17 Talking about Weather
用英語聊天氣 利用前後文推敲字義的技巧
  Unit 18 Inside an Office
面試英語 掌握推論的聽力技巧
  Unit 19 At the Amusement Park
遊樂園英語 辨識英語的反話
  Unit 20 Inside a Restaurant
餐廳英語 注意聆聽引導訊息的字詞
  Unit 21 Pet Store
寵物店英語 辨識具說服力的說話技巧
  Unit 22 Inside a Hair Salon
美髮店英語 辨識易混淆音
  Unit 23 Inside a Hotel
飯店英語 聽懂英語粗話
  Unit 24 Inside a Cell Phone Store
通訊行英語 聽懂重要細節的技巧

   (附錄: 解答及聽力內容)
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吃喝玩樂超實用英語會話一本通
本書精心規劃了豐富多元的主題內容,涵蓋54個生活中的各類情境,110段真人拍攝影片,要讓您一邊看輕鬆有趣的對話影片,一邊學習老外日常生活中的道地英語,有效幫助您成為生活英語達人

Chapter 1 民以食為天 Food and Restaurants 
Chapter 2 血拼購物樂 Lets Go Shopping
Chapter 3 旅遊一路通 Travel English
Chapter 4 社交學問大 Social Interaction
Chapter 5 健康百分百 Health and Fitness
Chapter 6 校園生活樂 School Life
Chapter 7 節日歡樂慶 Festivals and Holidays
Chapter 8 生活大小事 Life and Living

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上班族不能不會的商業 + 辦公室英語會話
商業用語vs.辦公室會話,兩大主題一次學會!

本書主要分為兩大主題,在「商業英語會話」中收錄會議溝通、產品銷售、議價協商、出差商展及專業領域等,提供專業的商業英語,讓你在洽談商務時得心應手。「辦公室英語會話」則包含人事行政、協調分工、意見處理及生活話題等,提供辦公場合的實用英語,讓你掌握職場人際關係。

兩大主題再細分為42個單元,包含113段道地的英語對話,每段都是豐富又有趣的職場Live Show,幫你加強口說能力,讓你跟老外主管和同事可以輕鬆應答。每個單元除了職場必備實戰對話,還補充各種實用例句及單字,例如:

互動光碟影音互動學英語,聽說能力有效提升
本書內附電腦互動光碟,將紙本課程內容轉化為有聲有影的數位學習模式,提供讀者最佳的英語練習環境,解決課堂學習時缺少英語聽說訓練的問題,互動光碟中設計了下列功能,是學習英語不可或缺的利器:

1.影片學習:會話課程實景拍攝影片,看影片學英語更能融入學習情境。
2.中英文字幕:中英文字幕分行顯示,可隨時關閉訓練英語聽力。
3.錄音練習:可隨時錄音練習,逼自己開口說英語。
4.角色扮演:本功能讓你隨時都有對象練習說英語。
5.快慢朗讀:快慢朗讀調整,讓你聽清楚英語發音。

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想和你用英文聊聊天
史上最強2大英文學習法首度大結合!
 
1. 心智圖(Mind Map

結合左腦語言處理、右腦圖像記憶的特性,激發出人類大腦的最大學習潛能,每個主題都將相關聯、衍生、相衝突的單字整理在一起,找回記憶的連貫性,一次學習同反義、近義單字,舉一反三,不用死背也能輕鬆記憶。
 
2. 全圖解(Graphic

經實驗證明,圖像記憶的學習效果是純文字學習效果的三倍,本書以圖解方式讓讀者藉由圖像輔助記憶,透過插畫與心智地圖的結合,強化圖像記憶的優點,一眼就掌握學習重點,快速加強記憶。

本書推介特點
(一) 超好用的生活常用會話句
學了不敢開口都是白學,作者依據各種最貼近日常的生活情境,撰寫最實用的生活會話,會話更補充關鍵單字,讓你學得好又學得巧!
 
(二) 文化重點補充

要學好一門語言,除了基本的單字、會話之外,文化背景以及生活常識也很重要,本書隨機補充該單元的文化重點特殊風俗習慣與文化等,讓你學好英文之餘,也能學好常識。
 
(三) 隨放隨聽MP3

學習不只侷限於在書桌前,只要戴上耳機,英文課程隨時都能啟航。全書特邀美籍老師錄製MP3,戴上耳機聆聽外籍老師精心錄製的 MP3聽老師唸、跟老師唸,聽聽語調、矯正發音,你的專屬英文課程隨時都能開始。
 
(四) 本書符號說明:

n 名詞;v 動詞;a 形容詞;ad 副詞;p 介系詞;i 指示詞;pr 代名詞

「箭頭符號、線條符號」表示衍生;「等號」表示相同;「雙箭頭」表示相衝突。
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Smart English Series - Lower & Upper Secondary Essay Library
A collection of 200 Essays on classified into different types (Descriptive, Explanatory, Argumentative, Reports, Factual, Narrative, Stories and Situational Letters) and topics (e.g. letter of complaint, an essay about a train journey, an Autobiography, etc.) for the readers' easy reference. Each essay begins with a suggested approach and vocabulary used in each paragraph, followed by the sample essay then short comments on each one.

These two books are highly recommended for those who plan to sit for IELTS / HKDSE. The sample essays are ideal for coping with IELTS Writing Task 2.

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Challenging English Essays (Secondary 1)
A collection of 140 Essays classified for easy reference. Each essay begins with a suggested approach, followed by the sample essay, then short comments on each written essay. Suitable for those who wants to build a solid foundation of writing starting from the basics, and those who plans to take public exams with a writing component like IELTS or HKDSE.

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Understanding Prepositions

A super-hot item for adults and secondary students. This reference book offers advice on how to recognize, understand and use prepositions correctly. In the (a) study section the role of prepositions in phrasal verbs is explained and analysed, and in the (b) reference section the prepositions are listed alphabetically, and their uses illustrated with numerous examples.

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English Model Compositions (for Lower and Upper Secondary Students)

This book is a great resource of ideas for common composition topics. A demonstration on how these ideas can link to become a continuous story, a model composition on the same topic is included for reference.

The varied topics are written in different styles, intended to present different text types. Each topic begins with ideas in short phrases for the paragraphs in a composition. Interesting words used are printed in bold, and these words are explained in the 'Vocabulary' box at the bottom of every 'Idea' page. A complete composition on the same topic is presented showing how the ideas are linked and how the paragraphs flow. Students can learn how to present their ideas in short descriptive phrases when working on their drafts. The model compositions also show the various techniques and ways of linking ideas and sentences. By reading more, a learner will be able to express himself clearly and write better compositions.
This book is ideal for those who plan to sit for public exams of all kinds - IELTS, aptitude test, government exams, etc.  

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O-level English Model Essays
This book contains sample essays suitable for adults who would like to write higher level essays with vocabulary that impress. It's particularly suitable for those who have already sat for the A-level exam quite some time ago but would like to further polish their writing skills through reading. 

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Conversation in Action Series

You can learn to use everyday spoken expressions (e.g. Would you like to, What's the matter, In my opinion, etc.) for easy communication on a wide variety of daily occasions with this book series. All expressions are explained with interestingly and colourfully illustrated comic strips, making it easy for all readers to remember and use the expressions with confidence. 

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Proverbs in Action Series

Finding it very hard to understand what native speakers mean when they say "All roads lead to Room" and "It takes two to tango"? Try this series - it will enable you to be able to speak and write like a native speaker and a lot easier to understand the others when they use proverbs in both their writing and conversations. All proverbs are explained in detailed with colourfully illustrated comic strips, making the learning of proverbs fun!

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Spoken Idioms in Action Series

Native speakers and proficient English speakers use quite a lot of idioms in their conversations. This series will enable you to understand them with ease. Learn idioms that are commonly used in everyday conversations like "A different ball game", "a tall order" or "don't hold your breath", etc. through this series which contain numerous colourfully illustrated comic strips which should aid your understanding.








2016年5月19日 星期四

小學生暑期練習 / 成人文法練習 (English)


Conquer Vocabulary
Containing 1000 varied and challenging questions, this book is specially designed to enrich students' vocabulary bank.
The exercises organized according to different themes and topics, each is enforced over a few exercises. Through these exercises, you will find that learning English can in fact be fun and enjoyable. General revision exercises included at the back of the book serve as quick assessment tests. Complete and accurate answers are provided for easy self-assessment.

The pages of the book are perforated so that each exercise can be easily detached and used as a worksheet forhome learning. 
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Creative Writers (Book 2, 5 & 6)
It is one of the books in a series of 6 books specially designed for primary school students. Each book aims to enhance students' writing skills. The two areas of writing activity in this series are:
a. Picture Study
This is the basic premise for writing a picture composition. You will learn to derive information from the pictures given. Acquiring this skill will increase a student’s ability to write.
b. Creative Thinking
Students are exposed to a number of real-life situations. The Creative Thinking section seeks to stimulate students to consider alternatives in relation to themselves. Each exercise contains a Model and Practice designed to help students think and develop their compositions in a logical and creative manner.
In this book, students will learn to:
● study pictures in detail,
● list information,
● include their own creative input, and
● organize the information in a logical sequence.

This book contains themes on various aspects of life including:
● everyday situations,
● festivals,
● moral issues,
● feelings, and
● tales.
guide to picture composition writing has been included to enable parents and students themselves to get the most out of this book.

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English Thematic Composition Writing (Primary 1, 2, 5 & 6)
The compositions presented in these books represent the common and some uncommon themes addressed in primary schools. Within each thematic topic, the pupil can expect to find relevant creative expressions and descriptive sentences with explanations provided and 2 exercises on vocabulary so that he/she can learn why these aspects are necessary to raise his/her ability to describe situations with suitable words and phrases. Learners will find 2 samples provided to the first composition question of each theme — (1) a mediocre sample and (2) an improved version for him/her to learn about the possible improvements that they may make. The reader will have ample practice of 4 questions in each theme followed by a model composition after each question.

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English Word Bank (Lower Primary)
This book is an engaging vocabulary book for lower primary pupils. Each vocabulary is carefully selected for all the essential themes that lower primary pupils need to know. The colourful illustrations highly engage pupils in reading and understanding the concise definitions. Example sentences are included for each word, to illustrate an appropriate application of the word to a sentence.

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Fun with Grammar (Lower & Upper Primary)
Both lower and upper primary pupils can expect to learn Grammar in a fun and innovative manner through interesting dialogues and comic strips. Each grammar component is explained and analysed in detail and specially-designed practice exercises are included at the end of each unit to test the effectiveness of learning grammar in an unconventional way.

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Fun with Vocabulary (Lower & Upper Primary)
Building up the vocabulary list for primary pupils is crucial for the writing of compositions and daily conversations. Learners can grasp big words through interesting dialogues and comic strips and experience vast improvements in their ability to identify synonyms and antonyms for better writing and presentation ability.

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Power Up Comprehension Skills for Primary Levels (Primary 1, 2, 5 & 6)
This book presents different text types and mixed question types for a comprehensive practice on English comprehension.
Why is this book useful to learners?
Table of Contents
The text type used for each worksheet is set out clearly here. A column to record the marks obtained for each worksheet is also included so learners can track their progress.
Three levels of questions
Literal, inferential and applied questions are set in every worksheet to develop comprehension skills: (1) reading and understanding the text, (2) processing logically and (3) analysing meaningfully the information presented.
Comprehension strategies
Comprehension strategies are introduced and stated after each question, so students become familiar and learn to recognize the strategies needed for specific question types.
Tear-out format
The worksheets can be easily removed and presented as individual practice paper. The answer pages can be removed and filed away for future reference.
Answers
The answer key contains answers to the questions. There are also suggested answers for selected writing and applied questions.  Useful online resources Free useful online resources are available at onlineresources.sapgrp.com, providing students and parents with comprehensive information on the types of questions, comprehension strategies, text types as well as the objectives and optional activities for each worksheet. Notes are also provided for the book users, giving them handy tips on how to learn effectively with each worksheet.

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Power Up Comprehension Skills for Primary Levels
This is an English practice book focusing on Vocabulary.
The 46 units, 20 enrichment exercises complete with answers are equipped to provide ample practice. 
Topics include:
- Myself and my body
- My family
- My friends
- My school
- Things in my home
- The fruit I like
- Exploring the neighbourhood
- Days and months
- Sports and games
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Superduper Model Compositions
This book is a collection of compositions specially compiled with the aim of assisting students in their writing.

This book comprises 200 model compositions, which are organized according to different themes, and hence serves as a reference book for ideas for similar topics.

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Writing Creatively for Lower Primary English Compositions
This book aims to help learners to write creatively in both narrative and situational writing. In each unit, the readers are guided in the writing process through (1) question prompts, (2) vocabulary lists, (3) model compositions and (4) concept maps

Question prompts are especially useful to pupils who find it difficult to begin a composition. These prompts will help them to think of ideas

Vocabulary lists include useful phrases, similes and idioms to help pupils liven up their writing. Model compositions provide pupils with examples of good writing. 

Concept maps help pupils to plan and organise their work. The standard format for formal letters and reports are provided for readers to adhere to. The “General Knowledge” section provides interesting information so that readers will be motivated to read widely. This will help them to develop good writing skills as they will be exposed to many forms of writing. This is an invaluable guidebook for readers to write creatively in any piece of writing.
 

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