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Latin names - frequently unpronounceable, all too often wrong and always a tiny puzzle to unravel - have been annoying the layman since they first became formalised as scientific terms in the eighteenth century.

Why on earth has the entirely land-loving Eastern Mole been named Scalopus aquaticus, or the Oxford Ragwort been called Senecio squalidus - 'dirty old man'? What were naturalists thinking when they called a beetle Agra katewinsletae, a genus of fish Batman, and a Trilobite Han solo? Why is zoology replete with names such as Chloris chloris chloris (the greenfinch), and Gorilla gorilla gorilla (a species of, well gorilla)?

The Naming of the Shrew will unveil these mysteries, exploring the history, celebrating their poetic nature and revealing how naturalists sometimes get things so terribly wrong. With wonderfully witty style and captivating narrative, this book will make you see Latin names in a whole new light.

IELTS ADVANTAGE: READING SKILLS is a fully comprehensive resource for passing the IELTS Academic Reading Test with a grade of 6.5-7.0 or higher. Students who are taking the General IELTS Test can also benefit from the book. This book teaches a range of key strategies for reading more effectively and for understanding texts more easily, such as skimming, scanning and speed-reading techniques, helping students to get a better result in the Reading paper. Each of the ten units provides a variety of long and short texts that cover major topic areas likely to appear in the exam. Each unit is divided into different sections to help students: get to know the many question types and how to approach them; develop skills to cope with the amount of reading in the test; learn strategies which help in making the most of the time in the exam; and develop vocabulary and collocations, with particular attention paid to synonyms and paraphrases, essential for a good exam result.

Idioms Organiser is the most comprehensive idioms practice book for intermediate and more advanced students. Suitable for use in class or for self-study, it makes learning easier by organising this difficult area of English in three ways: -
Metaphors such as business is war, life is a journey. -
Topics including the family, holidays, dreams, health. -
Key Words including all, way, know, point, life, line.
Contents: -
110 two-page units plus 4 review units. -
Over 1800 idioms practiced. -
Comprehensive index of idiomatic expressions. -
Full answer key.
Units contain: -
At least 16 common idioms per unit. -
Exercises to contextualise each idiom. -
A revision exercise.
Idioms Organiser is the ideal practice book for all students preparing for the FCE, CAE, Proficiency, and TOEFL exams. It really will help all intermediate and advanced students make their English more natural.

Формат: 19 см x 24,5 см.

В книге изложены основы грамматики английского языка (ценное приложение к каждодневной аудиторной работе и полезный материал для самообразования). В четырех циклах рассматриваются: грамматика группы глагола, грамматика группы существительного,