The Routledge Intermediate Brazilian Reader is a comprehensive reader aimed at intermediate level students of Brazilian Portuguese The aim is to provide a structured language teaching resource that is enjoyable & stimulating for learners but that also provides meaningful cultural contexts This Brazilian Reader consists of twenty readings graded on the basis of complexity of vocabulary grammar & syntax It presents a range of different text types which give a good representation of contemporary Brazilian writing including fiction & non-fiction by some of Brazil's most prominent & popular authors Key features include vocabulary lists for quick reference reading comprehension questions exercises to learn & review important vocabulary focus on idiomatic expressions full answer key to vocabulary & idiom exercises Portuguese-English glossary at the back Suitable for both class use & independent study The Routledge Intermediate Brazilian Reader is an essential tool for facilitating vocabulary learning & increasing reading proficiency ...

Please note that the website URL is now routledgehebrewcom The Routledge Introductory Course in Modern Hebrew Hebrew in Israel is an integrated language course designed specifically for classroom-based learners The course contains 90 lessons combining texts grammar explanations & exercises This is supported by a Companion Website with audiovisual materials to guide the student through the key skills of reading writing speaking & listening Features include a wide range of compelling texts from dialogues & simple narratives to newspaper articles & poetry vocabulary lists for each text a variety of exercises for every lesson including oral drills listening comprehension grammar exercises & writing practice a solid grammatical foundation presented in an accessible user-friendly manner cultural notes to introduce students to Israeli society beautiful illustrations All the texts wordlists & verb conjugations are freely available in an audiovisual format on the Companion Website routledgehebrewcom which contains a wealth of additional resources including answers to all of the exercises in the book interactive exercises audiovisual verb dictionary audiovisual lists of prepositions with their pronoun suffixes audiovisual reference charts of numbers colors the days of the week etc checklists & review lessons for each unit links to Israeli websites videos & music Hebrew in Israel provides everything that students & instructors need for an engaging & effective learning environment ...

The Routledge Queer Studies Reader provides a comprehensive resource for students & scholars working in this vibrant & interdisciplinary field The book traces the emergence & development of Queer Studies as a field of scholarship presenting key critical essays alongside more recent criticism that explores new directions The collection is edited by leading scholars in the field & presents individual introductory notes that situate each work within its historical disciplinary & theoretical contexts essays grouped by key subject areas including Genealogies Sex Temporalities Kinship Affect Bodies & Borders writings by major figures including Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick Judith Butler David M Halperin Jose Esteban Munoz Elizabeth Grosz David Eng Judith Halberstam & Sara Ahmed The Routledge Queer Studies Reader is a field-defining volume & presents an illuminating guide for established scholars & also those new to Queer Studies ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Ten years after a global economic collapse cold-blooded drifter Eric (Guy Pearce) traverses the scorched Australian outback on a mission to track down the men who took everything he had After losing their trail he soon crosses paths with Rey (Robert Pattinson) a badly wounded member of the gang who was left for dead by his own brother Vulnerable & naïve Rey joins Eric as his unwitting accomplice & together they cross this new world to exact revenge on those who took everything from him ...

Aphra Behn was the first female professional writer in England & The Rover her most popular play is set in Naples during the misrule of carnival time The Rover explores issues of love trickery & deception forced marriage male power fidelity & the excesses of sexual passion 176 pages Behn Aphra ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Four disc set including A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflection Upon Existtence You the Living Songs from the Second Floor A Swedish Love Story ...

The world's first independent air force the Royal Air Force celebrates its centenary in 2018 In the 100 years since the end of World War I the service has been involved in almost continuous operations around the globe giving the RAF the longest & most wide-ranging history of any air force in the world But over the years this history has also become entangled with myths The Royal Air Force A Centenary of Operations will set the record straight dispelling these as it uncovers
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- the true exploits & accomplishments of RAF personnel over the last 100 years From its formation as an independent service in the dying days of World War I its desperate fight against the Axis air forces in World War II to its commitments during both the Cold War & modern times this is the complete story of how the RAF has defended Britain for a century

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Soon after the Second world War wartime allies became Cold War adversaries & by 1950 the perceived threat of a Soviet strike on Western Europe or Britain dominated military planning For the next forty years the Royal Air Force was in the front-line of the Cold War In Britain & Germany light bomber crews exercised in preparation for a future conflict while interceptor pilots stood by ready to counter incursions by Soviet aircraft Between 1956 & 1969 the elite crews of the iconic V-Force of nuclear bombers trained to perform the ultimate mission striking targets deep in the heart of Russia Protecting British interests overseas personnel at stations across the Middle East & Far East were regularly engaged in supporting operations during the many colonial conflicts which occurred throughout the 1950s & 1960s Undertaking these duties were new British-designed aircraft introduced to squadrons from the early-1950s The names of these extraordinary aircraft which included the Hunter Lightning Vulcan & Canberra became synonymous with the Cold War In this book Ian Proctor uses over 150 highly evocative colour images from a single remarkable Air Ministry collection to portray the RAF & its personnel between 1950 & 1970 He provides a selected insight into service life the aircraft recruitment & training & the operations & exercises undertaken by the RAF during a twenty year period of the Cold War ...

It's a beautiful day & the Royal Family are sunning themselves in the Palace Gardens The royal babies' grandad is even having a bit of a snooze
- what bliss! When all of a sudden --BEEP BEEP! BEEP BEEP! It's the Big Red Bus & it's come to take the Royal Family on a tour of London! With so much to see the city is their oyster with the Royal Family hopping off at the Natural History Museum London Zoo the London Eye & Tower Bridge They even ride a water taxi to Greenwich before it's finally time for
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- a spot of shopping! The Royal Baby's Big Red Bus Tour of London is the next installment in the brilliantly bonkers & fabulously funny Royal Baby series that's perfect for fans of London the Royal Family & crackingly good stories


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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play The King&s Speech After the death of his father King George V (Michael Gambon) & the scandalous abdication of King Edward VIII (Guy Pearce) Bertie (Colin Firth) who has suffered from a debilitating speech impediment all his life is suddenly crowned King George VI of England With his country on the brink of war & in desperate need of a leader his wife Elizabeth (Helena Bonham Carter) the future Queen Mother arranges for her husband to see an eccentric speech therapist Lionel Logue (Geoffrey Rush) After a rough start the two delve into an unorthodox course of treatment & eventually form an unbreakable bond With the support of Logue his family his government & Winston Churchill (Timothy Spall) the King will overcome his stammer & deliver a radio-address that inspires his people & unites them in battle The Queen In the wake of the death of Princess Diana in 1997 Queen Elizabeth II (the outstanding Helen Mirren) must come to terms with a nation in mourning a new government under pressure to deliver an outpouring of grief & a Royal family in turmoil Dame Helen Mirren&s stunning performance as the Queen rightly earnt her the gong for Best Actress at the 2007 Oscars Young Victoria From Academy Award winners Graham King & Martin Scorsese comes the story of Queen Victoria&s early rise to power From an object of a royal power-struggle in to her romantic courtship & legendary marriage to Prince Albert Emily Blunt gives a stunning performance as the young Victoria Actors Colin Firth Helena Bonham Carter Derek Jacobi Helen Mirren Michael Sheen James Cromwell Sylvia Syms Rupert Friend Miranda Richardson Mark Strong Paul Bettany Emily Blunt Thomas Kretschmann & Jim Broadbent Director Tom Hooper Stephen Frears & Jean-Marc Vallee Certificate 12 years & over Year 2006 ; 2009 ; 2010 Screen Widescreen Languages English
- Dolby Digital (51)
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