Thứ Sáu, 23 tháng 6, 2017

BBC Dramatization - The Crooked House by Agatha Christie

With World War II at an end, Charles Hayward is finally free to marry the woman he loves, Sophia Leonides.


However, she refuses - the unexplained death of her grandfather, wealthy businessman Aristide Leonides, draws her back to the suffocating environment of her family home. Charles follows, but his arrival coincides with the discovery that Aristide's death was murder.


The ensuing investigation drags Charles into the dark heart of the family, and its deadly secrets and dangers. Even if Charles escapes with his life, will he survive the corrosive effect of the family itself? 


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BBC Dramatization - Endless Night by Agatha Christie

'Some are born to sweet delight/Some are born to endless night' - William Blake. Agatha Christie wrote "Endless Night" in 1967, and it is one of her greatest - and most unusual - novels. Creepy, malevolent and claustrophobic, it is a story about choices, the nature of good and evil, and grim retribution.


Mike Rogers had a childhood fantasy about what life would be like as an adult; he'd have a beautiful wife, they would live in a beautiful home, and this would be a peaceful and deserved reward for a turbulent early life.When he meets Ellie Gutman at a lovely, remote spot known as Gypsy's Acre, suddenly it is all within his grasp.


However, things are not as idyllic as they seem - local legend has it that the land is cursed, and several terrible accidents have occurred there.

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BBC Audio Dramatization - Dumb Witness by Agatha Christie

As Hercule Poirot sifts through his post one particular morning, he alights upon a letter from an elderly and (as it transpires), exceedingly rich spinster Miss Emily Arundell. She is clearly in great distress and seeking his help, but doesnt say why.
 
  
Her only specific mention is the incident of the dogs ball. However, what intrigues Poirot is the date of the communication it was written two months ago. He persuades Captain Hastings that they must visit the lady with all haste.
 
 
 
On arrival they discover that she has died, apparently of natural causes. But Bob, Miss Arundells devoted wire-haired terrier, knows better. And so, soon, does Poirot.
 
 
John Moffatt, as ever, stars as Hercule Poirot and Simon Williams as Captain Hastings

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BBC Audio Drama - Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

Great Expectations is written in the genre of "bildungsroman" or the style of book that follows the story of a man or woman in their quest for maturity, usually starting from childhood ending in the main characters eventual adulthood.
 
  
Great Expectations is the story of the orphan Pip, writing his life from his early days of childhood until adulthood and trying to be a gentleman along the way. The story can also be considered semi-autobiographical of Dickens, like much of his work, drawing on his experiences of life and people.
 
 
 
The action of the story takes place from Christmas Eve, 1812, when the protagonist is about seven years old, to the winter of 1840
 

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BBC - Keep your English up to date 7 series

The English language is permanently evolving and developing. New words and expressions are coined and existing words change their meaning as society, culture and technology progress.
 
 
 
Some of the world's foremost experts on language have recorded short talks on some of these words and expressions that have recently made it into the language, if not necessarily into dictionaries. 
 
 
 
Each unit contains the text of the talk, audio and a lesson plan for teachers. 
 
 
 
The lesson plan contains teacher's notes, worksheets for students as well as a key to the answers.
The file includes 7 series of lists of words.

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Well Said - Pronunciation for Clear Communication

1-  Well Said - Pronunciation for Clear Communication Book 2nd Edition
Features:
- Students practice the most common challenges in sound/spelling patterns, syllables, word endings, linking, stress, rhythm, and intonation.
 
- Learner-centered and interactive activities progress from controlled practice to relevant, natural communicative contexts.
 
- New activities help students take their studies beyond the classroom and interact with native speakers.
 
- Readings, questionnaires, surveys, and interviews provide students with practical situations.
 
- Useful appendixes provide an overview of consonants and vowels, and offer intensive practice with the more troublesome sounds.



2- Well Said - Pronunciation for Clear Communication Audio CDs 2nd Edition




3- Well Said - Pronunciation for Clear Communication Instructor Manual 2nd Edition



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Verbal Advantage Audio - Charles Harrington Elster Disc 1-24

1- Verbal Advantage - Charles Harrington Elster (Disc 01)

 First time in book form! A successful program for teaching 3,500 vocabulary words that successful people need to know, based on America's #1 bestselling audio vocabulary series.
  
"People judge you by the words you use." Millions of Americans know this phrase from radio and print advertising for the Verbal Advantage audio series, which has sold over 100,000 copies. Now this bestselling information is available for the first time in book form, in an easy-to-follow, graduated vocabulary building program that teaches an outstanding vocabulary in just ten steps. 

Unlike other vocabulary books, Verbal Advantage provides a complete learning experience, with clear explanations of meanings, word histories, usages, pronunciation, and more. Far more than a cram session for a standardized test, the book is designed as a lifetime vocabulary builder, teaching a vocabulary shared by only the top percentage of Americans, with a proven method that helps the knowledge last.

A 10-step vocabulary program teaches 500 key words and 3,000 synonyms. 
  
Lively, accessible writing from an expert author and radio personality




















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