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2014年推薦新書~

Pathways to Listening
Student Book 1

Level：Elementary to Pre-Intermediate

Author：Pearl Chang ． Richard A. Roshay
Publisher：New Moon Education (2014)

ISBN：9789868891326
Price： NT$ 480

Pathways to Listening was designed for ESL/EFL students in Taiwan and the larger Chinese community (mainland China, Hong Kong, etc.) as a target audience.

This book is the product of a team of Taiwanese high school instructors who are exceptionally aware of the needs and levels of the students for whom these materials were written, i.e. grades 10-12.

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2014年推薦新書~

Essential Words for the TOEFL, 5/e

Author：Steven J. Matthiesen
Publisher：Barron’s Educational Series

ISBN：9780764144776
Price： NT$ 450

A list of approximately 500 need-to-know words with definitions is presented for ESL students preparing to take the TOEFL. The book also presents detailed advice on ways that students can expand their English language vocabulary. They will find helpful tips on using a dictionary and a thesaurus to expand word power plus practice tests with answer keys. The tests are designed to help students evaluate their expanding word-learning progress and increased vocabulary in English.

2014年推薦新書~

Pronounce it Perfectly in English, 3/e
with 4 Audio CDs

Author：Jean Yates
Publisher：Barron’s Educational Series (2013)

ISBN：9781438072807
Price：NT$ 900

ESL students, TOEFL and TOEIC test takers, and all others for whom English is a second language and who want to improve their pronunciation will find this book and compact disc combination especially instructive.

The new Edition presents many exercises that provide practice in every sound that is specific to American-style English. Emphasis is on the formation of the vowel and consonant sounds plus all of their possible spellings, the significance of correct pronunciation of grammatical markers, and stress and intonation patterns in conversational English. Recognition of these patterns is essential for fluent speech and listening comprehension. Four compact discs give students more than five hours of intensive speaking practice.

2014年推薦新書~

Brand-new Macmillan Readers

Elementary (A2)

◆ Viking Tales

Welcome to the exciting world of Thor and the other Viking gods. It is a world where humans and gods live side by side, along with angry giants and greedy dark elves. In these five short stories you will find out why it is very difficult to trap a giant wolf; who stole Thor’s hammer; who can play tricks even better than Loki; and much, much more.

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2014年推薦新書~

Aspire

全系列共3冊
Level ：Pre-Int to Upper-Int

Author：
Jon Naunton, Robert Crossley, Paul Dummett, and Rebecca Robb Benne
Publisher：Cengage Learning

Key Features：

Aspire is an exciting new upper secondary course packed full of National Geographic content.

With Aspire students will：

• Discover the world through fascinating content from National Geographic
• Learn the language they need to communicate within the classroom and in the real world
• Engage with the world through real-life Case Study sections which take students beyond the classroom

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2014年推薦新書~

New World

全系列共6冊
Level：Beginner to Intermediate

Author：Manuel Dos Santos
Publisher：Mc Graw-Hill Education

New World is a four-skills, six-level series for teens that takes students from complete beginner to intermediate level. Its carefully designed progression helps students gain confidence in using English in everyday situations.

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