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This volume celebrates six such languages - Ancient Greek, Latin, Old English, Sanskrit, Old Irish, and Biblical Hebrew - by first introducing listeners to their most distinctive features, then showing how these linguistic traits play out in short excerpts from actual ancient texts. It explores, for instance, how Homer's Greek shows signs of oral composition, how Horace achieves striking poetic effects through interlaced word order in his Latin, and how the poet of Beowulf attains remarkable intensity of expression through the resources of Old English.

Described by the New York Times as "arguably the most important intellectual alive," Noam Chomsky is known throughout the world for his highly influential writings on language and politics. Featuring two of Chomsky's most popular and enduring books in one omnibus volume, On Language contains some of the noted linguist and political critic's most informal and accessible work to date, making it an ideal introduction to his thought.

Word Workout is a practical audiobook for building vocabulary - a graduated program featuring thousands of words that begins with those known by most college graduates and ascends to words known only by the most educated, intelligent, and well-read adults. This workout is a comprehensive program, chock-full of information about synonyms, antonyms, and word origins, and replete with advice on proper usage and pronunciation.

These three audio courses are aimed to break down the speaking barrier and to master the vocabulary required in typical situations. All the words and expressions are recorded with translations, which enables easier use of the courses and allows for faster mastery and consolidation of the material. A Reading Booklet to be used with the audio lessons is also included in PDF format. This is effective learning, easy and available to everyone. Each lesson contains:Listen: learning of the words and phrases needed to conduct conversations; Repeat: repeating and consolidating of whole sentences and questions in various situations; Speak: answering questions and independent formation of sentences while following the teacher's instructions.

These three audio courses are aimed to break down the speaking barrier and to master the vocabulary required in typical situations. All the words and expressions are recorded with translations, which enables easier use of the courses and allows for faster mastery and consolidation of the material. A Reading Booklet to be used with the audio lessons is also included in PDF format. This is effective learning, easy and available to everyone. Each lesson contains: Listen: learning of the words and phrases needed to conduct conversations; Repeat: repeating and consolidating of whole sentences and questions in various situations; Speak: answering questions and independent formation of sentences while following the teacher's instructions.

🚀 Real English Conversations – Real English for Global Professionals Are you an international professional working in English? Do you need to speak confidently and naturally in high-stakes business situations? You've just found your competitive advantage. 🎧 Welcome to the Real English Conversations Podcast — the go-to resource for intermediate to advanced English learners who want to communicate like a professional, not like a textbook. Hosted by Curtis Davies, Confidence Trainer, Pronunciation & Accent specialist, English Teacher & Fluency Coach, also the creator of Real English ...

Welcome to Words at Work — an ESL podcast designed for everyday English, real conversations, and a little encouragement along the way. You can listen to every episode for free right here in the feed. If you’d like the full learning experience — the workbook PDFs, the pronunciation practice audio, and the monthly collection of four episodes — you can get all of that on the Words at Work home page for $9 USD a month (less than the cost of a deluxe latte). Learn more or join the community here: https://www.patreon.com/WordsatWork Thanks for listening — I’m glad you’re here, like ...

These three audio courses are aimed to break down the speaking barrier and to master the vocabulary required in typical situations. All the words and expressions are recorded with translations, which enables easier use of the courses and allows for faster mastery and consolidation of the material. A Reading Booklet to be used with the audio lessons is also included in PDF format. This is effective learning, easy and available to everyone. Each lesson contains: Listen: learning of the words and phrases needed to conduct conversations; Repeat: repeating and consolidating of whole sentences and questions in various situations; Speak: answering questions and independent formation of sentences while following the teacher's instructions.

You're a doctoral student studying forms of ocean life in the Yellow Sea when you get an unexpected call from the State Department. Suddenly, it's up to you to save a priceless Chinese art treasure from pirates, and success will depend on your ability to learn enough Mandarin Chinese to complete your mission...

Breakout Business English is all about improving your confidence, vocabulary, grammar and fluency in Business English. If you're not a native English speaker and you use English as a 2nd language to communicate at work then this podcast is definitely for you! You’ll find tips, strategies, and tools to grow your professional communication skills, as well as vocabulary episodes aimed at giving you new, advanced, professional vocabulary around workplace themes. We explore how you can express yourself better and build better professional relationships with your colleagues, customers, and clients...

Aprenda el Ingles que quiere aprender en un formato que no se cansara de escuchar...una animada aventura auditiva que lo pondra en el centro de la accion al mismo tiempo que le ensenara el ingles que necesita entender para salir adelante!

Deep in the Black Forest, a mad clockmaker is using his world-famous cuckoo clocks in a devious plot to take over the world! It's up to you to get past his minions, find the clockmaker, foil his evil plans, and save the world. That's a tall order! What will you need to complete it? Well, for starters, you'll need a working knowledge of the German language.

Banter, chit-chat, gossip, natter, tete-a-tete: these are just a few of the terms for the varied ways in which we interact with one another through conversation. David Crystal explores the factors that motivate so many different kinds of talk and reveals the rules we use unconsciously, even in the most routine exchanges of everyday conversation.

Свершилось то, чего вы так долго ждали: вышел долгожданный третий сезон легендарного аудиосериала-самоучителя EnglishTree! Продолжаем c интересом следить за судьбой героев и в то же время интенсивно прокачиваем английский в кратчайшие сроки!

In Business Spotlight Audio 10/2024 können Sie Artikel und Interviews aus der Welt des Business-Englisch anhören. Mit Übungen verbessern Sie Ihre sprachlichen und kommunikativen Kompetenzen. Und Sie erfahren Interessantes über Entwicklungen in Politik, Kultur, Gesellschaft und der Geschäftswelt - in dieser Ausgabe unter anderem, wie die Präsidentschaftswahl in den USA abläuft, wie man richtig Feedback gibt und empfängt und was genau es mit dem Begriff "Phygital" auf sich hat.

In dieser Ausgabe von Business Spotlight Audio wird das Thema Gewohnheitsänderung behandelt, einschließlich der Verbindung zwischen Essensentscheidungen und Produktivität. Zudem gibt es Diskussionen über ethische Fragen bezüglich Geburtenratenanreizen und die Praxis von saisonalem Marketing.

In "Business Spotlight Audio" 07/2023 für Juli hören Sie Artikel und Interviews aus der Welt des Business-Englisch. Mit Übungen verbessern Sie Ihre sprachlichen und kommunikativen Kompetenzen. In "Business Skills" erhalten Sie Tipps, wie Sie souverän ein Presseinterview geben. In "Career Coach" erfahren Sie, wie und warum agile Methoden das Arbeiten im Team verbessern können. Sie hören von der beruflichen Laufbahn von Mira Murati, Technikvorstand bei OpenAI, dem Unternehmen, das hinter dem Chatbot ChatGPT steht.

In "Business Spotlight Audio 1/2018" für Januar/Februar gibt es zwei Schwerpunkte. Beim ersten geht es um die Frage, ob Lügen am Arbeitsplatz erlaubt sind oder nicht, und wenn ja, in welcher Situation. Der zweite Schwerpunkt befasst sich mit neu gesetzten Zielen und deren Umsetzung. Eine Careers-Expertin gibt in einem Interview Ratschläge, wie man sich beim Ausscheiden aus einer Firma Kollegen und Vorgesetzten gegenüber verhalten sollte. Im Grammatik-Teil üben Sie den Gebrauch von "should".

In Business Spotlight Audio 3/2015 für Mai/Juni gibt es zwei Spezialthemen. Zunächst geht es darum, wie man in einem Team generell und in einem internationalen Team im Besonderen effektiv arbeitet. Der zweite Schwerpunkt beruht auf einem Test. Dieser befasst sich mit der richtigen Aussprache verschiedener englischer Vokale und Konsonanten, die Nichtmuttersprachlern Probleme bereiten und zu sprachlichen Missverständnissen führen können.

Klar, dass Ihre Ideen die besten sind! Nur, wie "verkaufen" Sie diese den Kollegen und dem Chef...