Ideas and Issues Upper-intermediate is a highly original EFL teaching resource, which raids the treasury of classic and modern writing in English It includes extracts from many famous books, including Pulitzer Prize-winning `The Shipping News` by E Annie Proulx, `Frankenstein` by Mary Shelley, `Bleak House` by Charles Dickens, `Anne of Green огщрю Gables` by L M Montgomery, `Lake Wobegon Days` by Garrison Keillor, `The Picture of Dorian Gray` by Oscar Wilde and `Harry Potter` and `The Philosopher`s Stone` by J K Rowling Ideas and Issues Upper-intermediate covers all four skills, focussing particularly on listening and reading strategies, with grammar support exercises There is also a full range of writing and speaking activities, stimulating discussion and debate Ideas and Issues Upper-intermediate contains 40 texts in 20 different units on themes chosen to stimulate students` interest, such as Adventure, Crime, Freedom, Globalisation, Love, Money, Poverty, Success, Travel, Vanity and War - Each unit begins with a listening text, which is fully exploited - A reading text (also recorded), develops a contrasting aspect of the same theme - A wide variety of exercises and activities consolidate and extend students` understanding of both extracts, through discussion, debate and role-play - Writing activities, in particular, are designed to practise the key skills at various levels as required by the FCE, CAE and CPE Examinations - Grammar and vocabulary are presented in context and practised in the Language Check section of each unit - Reference sections at the back of the book include the Grammar Spotlight, with clear reminders of essential structures, the full Listening Tapescript, Profiles of all the authors, and Word Banks, unit-by-unit glossaries with phonetics and definitions - The cover flaps feature a ready reference of learning strategies - The Teacher`s Guide contains lesson plans and answers to exercises Автор Ken Wilson.  МегапиксельнаяИздательство: Титул, 2001 г Мягкая обложка, 128 стр ISBN 5-86866-170-2, 1-903749-02-6 Тираж: 3000 экз Формат: 60x90/8 (~220х290 мм).