About language - thornbury scott

Teachers of English need not only to have a good productive command of the language; they also need to know a good deal about the way the language works. This book asks: 'What is it that a teacher needs to know about English in order to teach it effectively?' It leads teachers to awareness of the language through a wide range of tasks which involve them in analysing English to discover its underlying system. The book consists of 28 units, each containing around ten tasks, plus a diagnostic introductory unit. Units start at phoneme level and progress through words, phrases and sentences on to complete texts. Task-types include recognition, categorisation, matching, explanation, and application tasks. Throughout the book, the language is illustrated wherever possible from authentic sources, so that the teacher can be sure that the English being studied represents current usage. (patro.cz)

David Crystal answers fifty questions about language usage, from general enquiries to specific points of grammar, pronunciation, orthography, vocabulary, idiom, and style. In this compact, user-friendly book, David Crystal draws on his extensive knowledge and experience to answer questions from English language teachers and learners from around the world. The book covers topics ranging from general enquiries about the language as a whole to specific points of grammar, pronunciation, orthography, vocabulary, idiom and style. The author's responses are illustrated by personal anecdotes, placed within historical and literary context and supported by research and corpus data to provide unique, authentic insights. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Kniha - autor Scott Thornbury,, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu lesklá Teachers of English need not only to have a good productive command of the language; they also need to know a good deal about the way the language works. This book asks: 'What is it that a teacher needs to know about English in order to teach it effectively?' It leads teachers to awareness of the language through a wide range of tasks which involve them in analysing English to discover its underlying system. The book consists of 28 units, each containing around ten tasks, plus a diagnostic introductory unit. Units start at phoneme level and progress through words, phrases and sentences on to complete texts. Task-types include recognition, categorisation, matching, explanation, and application tasks. Throughout the book, the language is illustrated wherever possible from authentic sources, so that the teacher can be sure that the English being studied represents current usage. (alza.cz)

This compact, user-friendly book draws on Mark Hancock's wealth of experience and knowledge of the topic. It gives a broad overview of the practical issues and challenges involved in teaching pronunciation, provides practical tips for teachers and addresses the questions of what to teach and how to teach it. Drop here! (knihydobrovsky.cz)

This compact, user-friendly book provides practical tips to help you address the challenges of the teenage classroom.This compact, user-friendly book draws on Herbert Puchta's rich knowledge and experience to help you address the challenges of the teenage classroom. It references recent research and developments in understanding teenagers and offers practical tips for creating positive classroom dynamics and guiding teenagers towards becoming mature and responsible adults. Drop here! (knihydobrovsky.cz)

This concise book is authored by the highly-regarded educator and author, Carol Read and draws on her significant expertise in teaching children aged 6-12. It considers all aspects of children's development in primary language teaching, along with linguistic outcomes, and offers a wide range of methodological tips and practical ideas. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Kniha - autor Albert Costa, 176 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná Fascinating. . . This engaging book explores just how multiple languages are acquired and sorted out by the brain. . . Costa's work derives from a great fund of knowledge, considerable curiosity and solidly scientific spirit' Philip Hensher SpectatorThe definitive study of bilingualism and the human brain from a leading neuropsychologistOver half of the world's population is bilingual and yet few of us understand how this extraordinary, complex ability really works. How do two languages co-exist in the same brain? What are the advantages and challenges of being bilingual? How do we learn - and forget - a language?In the first study of its kind, leading expert Albert Costa shares twenty years of experience to explore the science of language. Looking at studies and examples from Canada to France to South Korea, The Bilingual Brain investigates the significant impact of bilingualism on... (alza.cz)

How do babies learn to speak? Why are there so many languages? Do we think in our mother tongue? Who decides what's correct English? How did language evolve? In this landmark book, Pinker explains the mysteries of language within a coherent theory- that language is an adaptation for communication. 'Dazzling . . . Pinker's big idea is that language is as innate to us as flying is to geese . . . Words can hardly do justice to the superlative range and liveliness of Pinker's investigations.' Independent 'Reading Steven Pinker's book is one of the biggest favours I've ever done my brain . . . exhilaratingly brilliant.' Richard Dawkins 'An extremely valuable book.' Noam Chomsky 'Brilliant.' Observer Now with a new afterword (knihydobrovsky.cz)

The English language is a battlefield. Since the age of Shakespeare, arguments over correct usage have been acrimonious, and those involved have always really been contesting values - to do with morality, politics and class. THE LANGUAGE WARS examines the present state of the conflict, its history and its future. Above all, it uses the past as a way of illuminating the present. Moving chronologically, the book explores the most persistent issues to do with English and unpacks the history of 'proper' usage. Where did these ideas spring from? Which of today's bugbears and annoyances are actually venerable? Who has been on the front line in the language wars? THE LANGUAGE WARS examines grammar rules, regional accents, swearing, spelling, dictionaries, political correctness, and the role of electronic media in reshaping language. It also takes a look at such niggling concerns as the split infinitive, elocution and text messaging. Peopled with intriguing characters such as Jonathan Swift, H. W. Fowler and George Orwell as well as the more disparate figures of Lewis Carroll, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Lenny Bruce, THE LANGUAGE WARS is an essential volume for anyone interested in the state of the English language today or intrigued about its future. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Pracovní sešit k učebnici New Opportunities. Based on feedback from teachers and students around the world, New opportunities now comes with exciting new features and components to make your lessons even more motivating and successful. New Opportunities is compatible with the Common European Framework of Reference and has a CEFR-friendly Photocopiable Learner Diary to track progress. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

This is the story of James Joyce, a writer who overcame the limitations of poverty, nationalism, religion, family and near blindness. He only wrote about his native city, Dublin, though he refused to live there. In his lifetime, he was much criticised, but he became one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century. However, he would not have achieved this without the help of three women. Dossier:The Irish renaissanceIrish emigration (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Does language reflect the culture of a society? Is our mother-tongue a lens through which we perceive the world? Can different languages lead their speakers to different thoughts? This title states that contrary to the fashionable academic consensus of today, the answer to all these questions is - yes. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

A thirty-three-year-old writer lives in a quiet European suburb with his wife and his dog. His parents have bought an apartment nearby. On weekends they go out for brunch, cook and see friends. Life is good; it is normal. Then the invaders come. The Language of War is about what happens when your world changes overnight.When you wake up to the sound of helicopters and the smell of gunpowder. When your home is hit by shells or broken into by gunmen, and you spend another night in a basement-turned-bomb shelter. When, even though you’ve never held a weapon before, you realise the only choice is to fight back. It is about things one can never forget, or forgive. Bringing together Oleksandr Mykhed’s vivid day-by-day chronicles of the invasion of Ukraine with a chorus of other voices – his family, friends in exile, those who have fought and have witnessed unimaginable atrocities – this book is both a record, and a reckoning. Haunting and timeless, it asks how it is possible to find the words to describe a new reality; how you can still make sense of the world when the only language you can speak is the language of war. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Kniha - autor Alex Bellos, 288 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná From the bestselling author of Alex's Adventures in Numberland and Can You Solve My Problems? comes a fascinating, hugely entertaining collection of puzzles for crossword addicts and language-lovers of all stripes. The Language Lover's Puzzle Book is a book of more than 100 surprising and entertaining puzzles that celebrate the amazing diversity of the world of words and language. Featuring a huge variety of ancient, modern and even invented languages, this collection of problems will introduce you to unusual alphabets and scripts, curious vocabularies and phonologies, and global variations in simple behaviours like counting, telling the time, and naming children. Whether you are a crossword solver, a code-breaker or a Scrabble addict, these puzzles are guaranteed to twist your tongue and sharpen your mind. (alza.cz)

Kniha - 208 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná (alza.cz)

Roland Barthes, one of the twentieth-century's towering literary figures, is knocked down in a Paris street by a laundry van. It's February 1980 and he has just come from lunch with Francois Mitterrand, who is locked in a battle for the Presidency. Barthes dies soon afterwards. History tells us it was an accident. But what if it were an assassination? What if Barthes was carrying a document of unbelievable, global importance? That document was the key to the seventh function of language - an idea so powerful it gives whoever masters it the ability to convince anyone, in any situation, to do anything. Police Captain Jacques Bayard and his reluctant accomplice Simon Herzog set off on a global chase that takes them from the corridors of power and academia to backstreet saunas and midnight rendezvous. What they discover is a global conspiracy involving the President, murderous Bulgarians and a secret international debating society. In the world of intellectuals and politicians, everyone is a suspect. And who can you trust when the idea of truth itself is at stake? (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Skleněná váza BODY LANGUAGE vzdává hold ženským tvarům a dodává prostřenému stolu originální vzhled. Vypadá dobře i jako malá plastika, bez větviček a květin, na poličce nebo ozdobném podnosu. K dispozici ještě v jedné verzi. (butlers.cz)

Skleněná váza BODY LANGUAGE vzdává hold ženským tvarům a dodává prostřenému stolu originální vzhled. Vypadá dobře i jako malá plastika, bez větviček a květin, na poličce nebo ozdobném podnosu. K dispozici ještě v jedné verzi. (butlers.cz)

Název v češtině: Videokonference v prostředí vysokoškolského jazykového vzdělávání. Publikace Videoconferencing in University Language Education (Videokonference v prostředí vysokoškolského jazykového vzdělávání) se zaměřuje na sdílení osvědčených postupů a inovativních myšlenek, které jsou úspěšně uplatňovány v oblasti videokonferencí při výuce jazyků v kontextu vysokoškolského vzdělávání. Kniha přináší teorie a výsledky výzkumů, nabízí praktické nápady a metody a současně čtenářům vysvětluje, jakým způsobem mohou aplikovat nové přístupy ve svém vlastním kontextu. Cílem publikace, jež mimo jiné poskytuje přehled o dopadech užití videokonferencí na studenty a procesy učení, je pomáhat vyučujícím jazyků, školitelům i akademikům rozvíjet vlastní dovednosti v oblasti vzdělávání a povzbudit je k reflektování a diskusi o vlastních výukových postupech. (patro.cz)

Videokonference v prostředí vysokoškolského jazykového vzdělávání.Publikace Videoconferencing in University Language Education (Videokonference v prostředí vysokoškolského jazykového vzdělávání) se zaměřuje na sdílení osvědčených postupů a inovativních myšlenek, které jsou úspěšně uplatňovány v oblasti videokonferencí při výuce jazyků v kontextu vysokoškolského vzdělávání. Kniha přináší teorie a výsledky výzkumů, nabízí praktické nápady a metody a současně čtenářům vysvětluje, jakým způsobem mohou aplikovat nové přístupy ve svém vlastním kontextu. Cílem publikace, jež mimo jiné poskytuje přehled o dopadech užití videokonferencí na studenty a procesy učení, je pomáhat vyučujícím jazyků, školitelům i akademikům rozvíjet vlastní dovednosti v oblasti vzdělávání a povzbudit je k reflektování a diskusi o vlastních výukových postupech. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

In 1998 and 1999, three of the largest providers of educational tests introduced computer-based versions of proficiency tests for English as a foreign language. Around the same time, many institutions began to offer Web-based tests for particular language courses and classes. These two phenomena have greatly added to the momentum of work in computer-assisted testing and mean that assessment through computer technology is becoming a fact for language learners in educational settings and therefore for teachers and researchers. This book is the first to consider the theoretical, methodological and practical issues and their implications for language-teaching professionals wishing to engage with computer-assisted assessment. It overviews the work in the field, evaluates examples of assessment though computer technology, and provides language teachers and researchers with practical guidelines for implementation. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

'One of the funniest, most riotously inventive and enjoyable novels you'll read this year' - ObserverRoland Barthes is knocked down in a Paris street by a laundry van. It's February 1980 and he has just come from lunch with Francois Mitterrand. Barthes dies soon afterwards. History tells us it was an accident. But what if it were an assassination? What if Barthes was carrying a document of unbelievable, global importance? A document explaining the seventh function of language - an idea so powerful it gives whoever masters it the ability to convince anyone, in any situation, to do anything. Police Captain Jacques Bayard and his reluctant accomplice Simon Herzog set off on a chase that takes them from the corridors of power to backstreet saunas and midnight meetings. What they discover is a worldwide conspiracy involving the President, murderous Bulgarians and a secret international debating society. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

New Reading and Listening Texts motivate students to speak and think in English. New exam zones in the Powerbook build students exam skills and confidence. New comprehensive testing programme provides total evaluation for students Grammar and skills development give students a solid base for learning. Training in independent study skills ensures good learning habits. Cross curricular and cross cultural topics motivate students and engage their interest in the wider world. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

* New Reading and Listening Texts motivate students to speak and think in English. * New exam zones in the Powerbook build students' exam skills and confidence. * New comprehensive testing programme provides total evaluation for students * Grammar and skills development give students a solid base for learning. * Training in independent study skills ensures good learning habits. * Cross curricular and cross cultural topics motivate students and engage their interest in the wider world. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

* New Reading and Listening Texts motivate students to speak and think in English. * New exam zones in the Powerbook build students' exam skills and confidence. * New comprehensive testing programme provides total evaluation for students * Grammar and skills development give students a solid base for learning. * Training in independent study skills ensures good learning habits. * Cross curricular and cross cultural topics motivate students and engage their interest in the wider world. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Kniha - autor Haruki Murakami, 180 stran, anglicky, Brožovaná bez přebalu matná - autor Haruki Murakami, 180 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná In 1982, having sold his jazz bar to devote himself to writing, Murakami began running to keep fit. A year later, he'd completed a solo course from Athens to Marathon, and now, after dozens of such races, not to mention triathlons and a dozen critically acclaimed books, he reflects upon the influence the sport has had on his life and-even more important-on his writing. Funny, sobering, playful and philosophical, this book is rich and revelatory, both for fans of this masterful yet guardedly private writer and for the exploding population of athletes who find similar satisfaction in running. (alza.cz)

Discovery approach to grammar and an up-front focus on vocabulary gives students maximum opportunity to learn * Educational and cultural input encourages students to learn more than just English and make lessons more memorable * Learner strategies help students become better language learners * Quick Tests make assessment easier * The Video Workbook allows students to see and feel the culture that goes with the English language, through six documentary-type episodes on different elements of life in Britain (knihydobrovsky.cz)

In the third and final part of The Divine Comedy, Dante recounts his journey through heaven, after the travails and torments of Hell and the arduous ascent of Mount Purgatory, creating a cosmology of the highest realm of creation which is astonishing in its complexity. In Dante's imagining, Paradise is formed out of concentric spheres surrounding the Earth, beginning with the Moon and ending with the Empyrean. Dante must traverse these ethereal regions guided by his beloved Beatrice, as a means of attaining wisdom, revelation and beatitude.Containing some of Dante's finest poetry, Dante's Paradise is an enduring vision of grace and a powerful allegory for the struggle for redemption. This dual-text edition completes J.G. Nichols's masterful verse translation of The Divine Comedy. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

eBook:,Výjimečná kniha vybraných studií předního českého lingvisty a člena Pražského lingvistického kroužku obsahuje 26 prací v anglickém a 4 v německém jazyce. Předvádí široké spektrum Sgallova záběru a v šesti částech představuje hlavní okruhy autorova zájmu - první část knihy se věnuje obecným a teoretickým otázkám, druhý představuje Sgallovy příspěvky k syntaxi, třetí se týká aktuálního členění , čtvrtý věty a diskurzu, pátý typologie jazyka a poslední mluvy a písma. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

New Reading and Listening Texts motivate students to speak and think in English. New exam zones in the Powerbook build students' exam skills and confidence. New comprehensive testing programme provides total evaluation for students. Grammar and skills development give students a solid base for learning. Training in independent study skills ensures good learning habits. Cross curricular and cross cultural topics motivate students and engage their interest in the wider world. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Stavebnice s technologií Save Us je jednou z 8 aktuálních, které se prodávají ve více než 87 zemích. Zasvěcuje děti do tajů elektroniky, programování a vede je ke kreativnímu řešení problémů. Holky a kluci mohou vyrobit solární senzor vlhkosti pro pokojové či venkovní rostliny. Senzor je variabilní a přizpůsobitelný. Ukazuje jak slouží tranzistor, rezistor či solární pane Interaktivní a zábavná výuková stavebnice se základním manuálem v českém jazyce, má na web stránkách v nabídce další pokročilé návody v angličtině, s možností využití tabletu. Přednosti: využitelné doma i ve školách, pro začátečníky i pokročilé práce pro jednotlivce i pro skupiny trénuje motoriku a logiku využití připravených interaktivních návodů Obsah balení: plastová báze, 3 x části ochranného pouzdra solární panel, gumová hadička, kabel pro senzor oboustranná lepící páska, 2 x LED diody 2 x 47k Ohm rezistor, 2 x měděné hřebíčky 2 x tranzistor Mosfet, plastová nádoba se sádrou Potřebné komponenty, které nejsou obsaženy v balení: kleště na odizolování drátů, štípací kleště dřevěné míchadlo, voda, fix Kupte dětem moderní stavebnici Tech Will ! Vhodné pro děti od 8 let Rozměr balení: 20 x 14,5 x 5 cm (hracky-4kids.cz)

New Reading and Listening Texts motivate students to speak and think in English. New exam zones in the Powerbook build students' exam skills and confidence. New comprehensive testing programme provides total evaluation for students. Grammar and skills development give students a solid base for learning. Training in independent study skills ensures good learning habits. Cross curricular and cross cultural topics motivate students and engage their interest in the wider world. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Hudební CD - Páté studiové album britské indie kapely 1975 na CD. Páté studiové album britské indie kapely 1975 na CD. Rok vydání : 2022 (5.album) Seznam stop The 1975 / Happiness / Looking For Somebody (To Love) / Part of the Band / Oh Caroline / I'm In Love With You / All I Need To Hear / Wintering / Human Too / About You / When We Are Together (alza.cz)

The first textbook dedicated to interactional linguistics, focusing on linguistic analyses of conversational phenomena, this introduction provides an overview of the theory and methodology of interactional linguistics. Reviewing recent findings on linguistic practices used in turn construction and turn taking, repair, action formation, ascription, and sequence and topic organization, the book examines the way that linguistic units of varying size - sentences, clauses, phrases, clause combinations, and particles - are mobilized for the implementation of specific actions in talk-in-interaction. A final chapter discusses the implications of an interactional perspective for our understanding of language as well as its variation, diversity, and universality. Supplementary online chapters explore additional topics such as the linguistic organization of preference, stance, footing, and storytelling, as well as the use of prosody and phonetics, and further practices with language. Featuring summary boxes and transcripts from recordings of everyday conversation, this is an essential resource for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate courses on language in social interaction. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

New Opportunities Beginner Language Powerbook + CD-ROM - učebnice angličtiny, pro střední školy, Pearson, maturita z angličtinyVíce o produktu na: http://www.venturesbooks.cz/pro-stredni-skoly/new-opportunities (knihydobrovsky.cz)

New Reading and Listening Texts motivate students to speak and think in English. New exam zones in the Powerbook build students' exam skills and confidence. New comprehensive testing programme provides total evaluation for students. Grammar and skills development give students a solid base for learning. Training in independent study skills ensures good learning habits. Cross curricular and cross cultural topics motivate students and engage their interest in the wider world. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

This book creatively redefines how teacher educators and faculty in secondary and post-secondary language education can become designers with intercultural education in mind. The author aligns theoretical frameworks with practical features for revising the modern language curriculum via themes and novel tasks that transfer language learning from classroom to community, developing communicative competence for mediation and learner autonomy along the way. For novice and experienced instructors alike, this book empowers them to: - design curriculum from transferable concepts that are worthy of understanding and have value within the culture(s) and to the learner; - develop assessments that ask the learner to solve problems, and create products that transfer concepts or address needs of various audiences that they will encounter in community, life, and work; - direct language learners through a spiral, articulated program that supports academic, career and personal goals.Pedagogical features include a glossary of key terms, research-to-practice boxes, scaffolded design tasks, reflection questions and template samples representing language exemplars from the following languages and cultures: Arabic, Chinese, Ede Yoruba, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Ladino, Nahuatl, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Te Reo Maori and Urdu. The accompanying online resources offer blank templates, PowerPoints and guides for designing bespoke curricula with key performance assessments. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

A modern guide to connecting with the other side, Signs is full of stories of hope. It teaches us how to recognise and interpret the life-changing messages from loved ones and spirit guides, by a renowned psychic medium.Laura Lynne Jackson is a psychic medium and the author of the New York Times bestseller The Light Between Us. She possesses an incredible gift: the ability to communicate with loved ones who have passed, convey messages of love and healing, and impart a greater understanding of our interconnectedness. Though her abilities are exceptional, they are not unique, and that is the message at the core of this book. Understanding 'the secret language of the universe' is a gift available to all. As we learn to ask for and recognise signs from the other side, we will start to find meaning where before there was only confusion, and see light in the darkness. We may decide to change paths, push toward love, pursue joy, and engage with life in a whole new way.In Signs, Jackson is able to bring the mystical into the everyday. She relates stories of people who have experienced uncanny revelations and instances of unexplained synchronicity, as well as others drawn from her own experience. There's the lost child who appears to her mother as a deer that approaches her unhesitatingly at a highway rest stop; the name written on a dollar bill that lets a terrified wife know that her husband will be okay; the Elvis Presley song that arrives at the exact moment of Jackson's own father's passing; and many others. This is a book that is inspiring and practical, deeply comforting and wonderfully motivational, in asking us to see beyond ourselves to a more magnificent universal design. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Why should we learn more than one language?Can it change the way we think?Does it have the power to transform how we see the world? You may think you speak only one language. In fact, your mind is interpreting multiple codes of communication. Some people speak Spanish, some Mandarin. Some speak poetry, some are fluent in maths. Humans are built for multilingualism. Drawing on cutting-edge research and theory, delivered with wit and lucid insight, psycholinguist Viorica Marian explores the ways in which the mind uses multiple languages and how, in doing so, we can open the doors to unique forms of creativity, brain health and cognitive control. Every new language we speak - whether it is coding or musical notes, Hindi or Arabic - shapes how we extract and interpret information. It alters what we remember, how we perceive ourselves and those around us, how we feel, the insights we have, the decisions we make and the actions we take. The Power of Language lays bare how we use different linguistic codes to think about the world - and change our place within it.Empowering and practical, this is the perfect guide for anyone interested in how language really works. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Kniha - autor Libor Štěpánek, 254 stran, česky, spirálová, kroužková Název v češtině: Videokonference v prostředí vysokoškolského jazykového vzdělávání. Publikace Videoconferencing in University Language Education (Videokonference v prostředí vysokoškolského jazykového vzdělávání) se zaměřuje na sdílení osvědčených postupů a inovativních myšlenek, které jsou úspěšně uplatňovány v oblasti videokonferencí při výuce jazyků v kontextu vysokoškolského vzdělávání. Kniha přináší teorie a výsledky výzkumů, nabízí praktické nápady a metody a současně čtenářům vysvětluje, jakým způsobem mohou aplikovat nové přístupy ve svém vlastním kontextu. Cílem publikace, jež mimo jiné poskytuje přehled o dopadech užití videokonferencí na studenty a procesy učení, je pomáhat vyučujícím jazyků, školitelům i akademikům rozvíjet vlastní dovednosti v oblasti vzdělávání a povzbudit je k reflektování a diskusi o vlastních výukových postupech. (alza.cz)

Elektronická kniha - autor Libor Štěpánek, 253 stran, anglicky Publikace Videoconferencing in University Language Education (Videokonference v prostředí vysokoškolského jazykového vzdělávání) se zaměřuje na sdílení osvědčených postupů a inovativních myšlenek, které jsou úspěšně uplatňovány v oblasti videokonferencí při výuce jazyků v kontextu vysokoškolského vzdělávání. Kniha přináší teorie a výsledky výzkumů, nabízí praktické nápady a metody a současně čtenářům vysvětluje, jakým způsobem mohou aplikovat nové přístupy ve svém vlastním kontextu. Cílem publikace, jež mimo jiné poskytuje přehled o dopadech užití videokonferencí na studenty a procesy učení, je pomáhat vyučujícím jazyků, školitelům i akademikům rozvíjet vlastní dovednosti v oblasti vzdělávání a povzbudit je k reflektování a diskusi o vlastních výukových postupech. (alza.cz)

Thirty-six-year-old Londoner Will loves his life. Living carefree off the royalties of his dad's Christmas song, he's rich, unattached and has zero responsibilities - just the way he likes it.But when Will meets Marcus, an awkward twelve-year-old who listens to Joni Mitchell and accidentally kills ducks with loaves of bread, an unlikely friendship starts to bloom. Can this odd duo teach each another how to finally act their age?Hugely funny and equally heartfelt, Nick Hornby's classic proves you're never too old to grow up. Perfect for fans of David Nicholls and Mike Gayle.___________________'A stunner of a novel. Utterly read-in-one-day, forget-where-you-are-on-the-tube-gripping' Marie Claire'About the awful, hilarious, embarrassing places where children and adults meet, and Hornby has captured it with delightful precision' Irish Times'It takes a writer with real talent to make this work, and Hornby has it - in buckets' Literary Review (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Discover stylish, creative and contemporary ways to use weeds in your garden – in window boxes, borders, walls, containers and more. “‘Wild about Weeds’ sensibly distinguishes between the under-appreciated plants that conjure life into our gardens, and those potentially invasive species that are undesirable for good reason." Jonathan Drori CBE, author of Around the World in 80 Trees Not all weeds are ugly uncontrollable brutes. Yes, they can be difficult and intimidating, but by learning how to grow weeds in unexpected ways you will become a better gardener with a more interesting garden. This book profiles over 50 weeds and shows you surprising ways to grow them, no matter what your garden type: from borders to boxes, sunny to shady, poor soil to rich, tropical to formal, Japanese-style to prairies. With interviews, tips and advice from celebrated gardeners, learn how to let weeds flourish without taking control. Wild about Weeds is the must-have guide for modern gardeners that explains how to tame and nurture the most challenging of plants. "In this excellent guide, garden designer Wallington rehabilitates the lowly weed...Wallington’s humour (“part of me―the rebellious, weed-like part!―likes weeds purely because people tell me not to”) and passion for his subject shine through on every page. This new spin on an old subject will encourage both new and seasoned gardeners to look at what’s already growing in their garden (and what could be) with fresh eyes." Publishers Weekly “A lovely, practical gardening book that celebrates the beauty and ecological value of the gorgeous plants that we have been silly enough to overlook. Gardens with native ‘weeds’ are quintessentially English, tangled and tousled, and self-deprecating. Yet they burst with life, for these are plants that have evolved alongside our pollinators such as bees, and other insects that offer themselves to birds. Wild about Weeds sensibly distinguishes between the under-appreciated plants that conjure life into our gardens, and those potentially invasive species that are undesirable for good reason.” Jonathan Drori CBE, author of Around the World in 80 Trees (knihydobrovsky.cz)

New Opportunities jsou moderní učebnice vydané přímo pro věkovou skupinu středoškoláků a zajišťují komplexní přípravu k úspěšnému složení maturity. Cvičení a úkoly jsou v maturitních formátech a jsou vhodné pro obě části nové maturitní zkoušky. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Who and what are supercommunicators? They're the people who can steer a conversation to a successful conclusion. They are able to talk about difficult topics without giving offence.They know how to make others feel at ease and share what they think. They're brilliant faciliators and decision-guiders. How do they do it?In this groundbreaking new book, Charles Duhigg unravels the secrets of the supercommunicators to reveal the art - and the science - of successful communication.He unpicks the different types of everyday conversation and pinpoints why some go smoothly while others swiftly fall apart. He reveals the conversational questions and gambits that bring people together. And he shows how even the most tricky of encounters can be turned around.In the process, he shows why a CIA operative was able to win over a reluctant spy, how a member of a jury got his fellow jurors to view an open-and-shut case differently, and what a doctor found they needed to do to engage with a vaccine sceptic.Above all, he reveals the techniques we can all master to successfully connect with others, however tricky the circumstances. Packed with fascinating case studies and drawing on cutting-edge research, this book will change the way you think about what you say, and how you say it. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

The perfect gift for baby showers and for those already in the throes of parenting, Fowl Language: Children are a Gift is here to let you know that you're not alone. Parenting is hard and often gross. Laughing about it helps. Everyone's favorite parenting cartoon featuring ducks presents a comprehensive view of the early parenting years in all of their maddening cuteness and sanity-depriving chaos. The new collection will include fifty comics that have appeared on the website and will feature fifty never-before-seen cartoons. Fowl Language: Children are a Gift is organized into 10 thematic chapters-including Babies: Oh Dear God, What Have we Done?; Pooping: Get Your S*** Together; and Holidays: Magic Traditions and Tragic Overeating-each of which begins with a hilarious, illustrated 500-word essay. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Inspired by myth, fairy tale, and folklore, no. 1 New York Times-bestselling author Leigh Bardugo has crafted a deliciously atmospheric collection of short stories filled with betrayals, revenge, sacrifice, and love.Love speaks in flowers. Truth requires thorns.Travel to a world of dark bargains struck by moonlight, of haunted towns and hungry woods, of talking beasts and gingerbread golems, where a young mermaid's voice can summon deadly storms and where a river might do a lovestruck boy's bidding but only for a terrible price.Inspired by myth, fairy tale, and folklore, no. 1 New York Times-bestselling author Leigh Bardugo has crafted a deliciously atmospheric collection of short stories filled with betrayals, revenge, sacrifice, and love.Perfect for new readers and dedicated fans, these tales will transport you to lands both familiar and strange - to a fully realized world of dangerous magic that millions have visited through the novels of the Grishaverse.This collection of six stories includes three brand-new tales, all of them lavishly illustrated with art by Sara Kiplin that changes with each turn of the page, culminating in six stunning full-spread illustrations as rich in detail as the stories themselves. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Offers an in-depth, detailed approach to English grammar and vocabulary, providing clear grammar explanations, plenty of practice and regular review units. In this title, the accompanying MPO provides extra practice. It is suitable for students preparing for the First exam, and can be used in class or for self-study. It is a 'With Key' version. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Authors in discourse about the future and the past – highly controversial, topical and readable Historical events and our knowledge of them mould our understanding of today’s world. The interdisciplinary authorship of this volume focuses on the connection between past and future. A bold and unusual publication whose approaches and themes extend from biographical experiences via intergenerational exchange to the discussion of current social phenomena.To what extent does (lack of) knowledge of the past influence our view of the present and our tales of the future? Authors from the realms of history, art, philosophy, journalism, poetry, cartoons and film investigate complex everyday reality in history and the present and direct their attention towards the shifts in political hegemonies which lead to ostracism, denigration and destruction. They have explicitly chosen an international perspective which shows that social polarisation and radicalisation are not phenomena limited by national boundaries, but are universal social manifestations in a globally interlinked world. With contributions by:Max Czollek, Clémentine Deliss, Simon Denny, Georg Diez, Brenda Draney, Liam Gillick, Marina Gržinić, Andreas Huyssen, Ismail Küpeli, Dieter Lesage, Catrin Lorch, Sven Lütticken, Karamia Müller, Vanessa Joan Müller, Andrea Pető, Monika Rinck, Dirk Rupnow, Piotr Rypson, Philippe Sands, Nicolaus Schafhausen, Dorothea Schöne, Géraldine Schwarz, Nora Sternfeld, Niko Wahl, Mirjam Zadoff (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Beautifully written and compelling, About Grace is the brilliant debut novel from Anthony Doerr. Growing up in Alaska, young David Winkler is crippled by his dreams. At nine, he dreams a man is decapitated by a passing truck on the path outside his family's home. The next day, unable to prevent it, he witnesses an exact replay of his dream in real life. The premonitions keep coming, unstoppably. He sleepwalks during them, bringing catastrophe into his reach. Then, as unstoppable as a vision, he falls in love, at the supermarket (exactly as he already dreamed) with Sandy. They flee south, landing in Ohio, where their daughter Grace is born. And then the visions of Grace's death begin for Winkler, as their waterside home is inundated. Plagued by the same horrific images of Grace drowning, when the floods come, he cannot face his destiny and flees. He beaches on a remote Caribbean island, where he works as a handyman, chipping away at his doubts and hopes, never knowing whether Grace survived the flood or met the doom he foretold. After two decades, he musters the strength to find out... (knihydobrovsky.cz)