Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play An old woman&s possessions are auctioned & orchestral conductor Timothy Clare & his family move into her large though rather gloomy & dilapidated old house in Bristol It soon becomes clear that this is a house full of secrets & that Mrs Betterton had good reason to leave with her young granddaughter the ethereal otherworldly Emily; after a series of frightening experiences & disturbing discoveries
- including a walled-up room containing a skeleton
- the Clares realise that they are not the only occupants Unearthly presences inhabit the house & the family must find a way to lay the ghosts to rest if they are ever to find peace there Eerie special effects a twist-laden plot & highly atmospheric setting make for spine-tingling drama in this memorable six-part series for younger viewers Made by HTV
- renowned for producing inventive children&s drama with supernatural themes & a slightly sinister edge
- " The Clifton House Mystery" stars Peter Sallis as Milton Guest the eccentric but affable ghost-hunter who is eventually called upon to exorcise the restless spirits that plague the family First screened in 1978 the complete series is available here for the very first time on DVD Actors Sebastian Breaks Ingrid Hafner Amanda Kirby & Joshua Le Touzel Certificate PGYear 1978 Screen Fullscreen 1331 Languages English
- Dolby Digital (10) Mono Duration 2 hours & 30 minutes (approx) Region Region 2
- Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players





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Innovative activities for Content & Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) teachers & trainee teachers CLIL Activities is organised into five chapters Activating Guiding understanding Focus on language Focus on speaking & Focus on writing A further chapter provides practical ideas for assessment review & feedback The Background to CLIL section offers a clear explanation of what CLIL is & its benefits & challenges The book contains a wide range of easily accessible activities that can be used in any order Dedicated subject pages include annotated extracts from authentic school teaching materials demonstrating how language is used in particular school subjects such as geography science maths & ICT The accompanying CD-ROM contains print-ready CLIL activities ...

CLIL in Context is a comprehensive practical guide to CLIL in different educational contexts The authors provide tips on how to implement CLIL for majority language students in dual language programs for minority & indigenous language students who are learning through a second language & for students learning an additional language in foreign language contexts They provide plenty of real life examples & useful tools for working with the community planning instruction selecting materials & assessing student learning All of this is supported by commentaries from educators & students around the world who have adopted a CLIL approach ...

This book makes a significant & very timely contribution to furthering professional understanding of CLIL (Content & Language Integrated Learning) The first part brings together the outcomes of CLIL implementation initiatives in different educational sectors in Spain which reflect regional possibilities & priorities The second part takes a critical look at a variety of teacher education models both in-service & pre-service Linking classroom initiatives with teacher education underlines the importance of addressing this often neglected or ignored area Quite simply without appropriate teacher education programs the full potential of CLIL is unlikely to be realised & the approach would be unsustainable This publication provides the reader with practical suggestions & raises issues for further reflection The contributors have embraced the 'educational challenge' & in doing so have made a significant contribution to disseminating CLIL practice across Europe & further afield by raising issues & questions which need to be addressed through future class-based inquiry & scientific research The collection of case studies is also a celebration of the hard work endeavour & constant drive by practitioners teacher educators & researchers to give our young people the best linguistically-rich learning experiences they can possibly have throughout their schooling & further studies -Professor Do Coyle University of Aberdeen ...

Part of the new Ladybird Expert series Climate Change is a clear simple & enlightening introduction to one of the most important issues facing our world today From HRH The Prince of Wales environmentalist Tony Juniper & climate scientist Dr Emily Shuckburgh it explains the history dangers & challenges of global warming & explores possible solutions with which to reduce its impact You'll learn about the causes & consequences of climate disruption; heatwaves floods & other extreme weather; disappearing wildlife; acid oceans; the benefits of limiting warming; sustainable farming new clean technologies & the circular economy Written by the leading lights & most outstanding communicators in their fields the Ladybird Expert books provide clear accessible & authoritative introductions to subjects drawn from science history & culture For an adult readership the Ladybird Expert series is produced in the same iconic small hardback format pioneered by the original Ladybirds Each beautifully illustrated book features the first new illustrations produced in the original Ladybird style for nearly forty years ...

How climate change will affect our political theory--for better & worse Despite all the science & summits leading capitalist states have not managed to mitigate anything close to an adequate level of carbon emissions There is no way the world will warm less than the critical 2C threshold What are the likely political-economic outcomes? Where is our warming world headed? Possibilities in the struggle for climate justice depend on our capacity to anticipate where the existing global order is likely to go Climate Leviathan provides a radical way of thinking about how environmental change will intensify existing challenges to global order unearthing the forces for a planetary variation on existing forms of sovereignty Drawing on a wide range of political thought Wainwright & Mann argue that rapid climate change will transform global political economy & our world's basic political arrangements leading toward a capitalist planetary sovereignty Alternative futures must be constructed in the face of these transformations ...

Tracklist A1 Rapture 524 A2 The Cult Of Retribution 319 A3 Shadow & Flame 441 A4 Centuries Of Torment 233 A5 Storming The Heavens 214 B1 De Conflictu Noctis Aeternae Obruat 319 B2 Slaves Of Capital 322 B3 From Enslavement To Extinction 357 B4 Divide & Conquer 453 ...

Struggles over drinking water new outbreaks of mass violence ethnic cleansing civil wars in the earth's poorest countries endless flows of refugees these are the new conflicts & forces shaping the world of the 21st century They no longer hinge on ideological rivalries between great powers but rather on issues of class religion & resources The genocides of the last century have taught us how quickly social problems can spill over into radical & deadly solutions Rich countries are already developing strategies to garner resources & keep 'climate refugees' at bay In this major book Harald Welzer shows how climate change & violence go hand in hand Climate change has far-reaching consequences for the living conditions of peoples around the world inhabitable spaces shrink scarce resources become scarcer injustices grow deeper not only between North & South but also between generations storing up material for new social tensions & giving rise to violent conflicts civil wars & massive refugee flows Climate change poses major new challenges in terms of security responsibility & justice but as Welzer makes disturbingly clear very little is being done to confront them The paperback edition

Includes:: a new Preface that brings the book up to date & addresses the most recent developments & trends

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In this wide-ranging Very Short Introduction to climate Mark Maslin considers all aspects of the global climate system exploring & explaining the different components that control climate on Earth He considers the processes that allow energy to reach the Earth & how it is redistributed around the planet by the ocean-atmosphere system; the relationship & differences between climate & the weather; how climate has affected life on Earth & human settlements; & the cyclic & quasi-cyclic features of climate such as the Milankovitch cycles & El Nino He concludes by touching on the issue of climate change & outlines some of the approaches that are now being taken to tackle it ABOUT THE SERIES The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly Our expert authors combine facts analysis perspective new ideas & enthusiasm to make interesting & challenging topics highly readable ...

Welcome to the exciting journey of learning about one of the most widely discussed sciences Praised for its detail & accuracy Climatology continues to lead as the most comprehensive presentation of our dynamic climate system The Fourth Edition features a completely revised full-color art program that enhances clarity & gradation of all maps climographs & images to help readers better understand the diversity of climate within varying climate types The text appeals to all students as it covers the basics of atmospheric science in the early chapters & provides the breadth & depth of topics to challenge the more experienced reader Climatology Fourth Edition aims to improve students' communication skills encourage critical-thinking & invoke a sense of social responsibility making it the clear choice in this rapidly developing science ...