Understanding English is a series of books designed to reinforce skills & knowledge at Key Stage 2 of the National Curriculum. Each book focuses on a particular aspect of literacy with explanations & teaching points exercises answers section & Now you try! extension activities to ensure that learning is really secure. Non-fiction writing is vital. It gives us all the facts that we need & helps us to pass information to others. Reports instructions recounts advertisements discussions explanations
- all these are forms of non-fiction writing & this book shows clearly how each can best be understood. Stimulating activities give helpful practice in writing clear text for others to read & use. The Reading & Writing Non-fiction book
Includes:: skimming a report & scanning for information gathering information & writing a report following & writing instructions newspaper reports fact & opinion (in the context of advertisements) writing & summarising a discussion & understanding technical words.

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Understanding English is a series of books designed to reinforce skills & knowledge at Key Stage 2 of the National Curriculum. Each book focuses on a particular aspect of literacy with explanations & teaching points exercises answers section & ' Now you try!' extension activities to ensure that learning is really secure. Vocabulary explores the world of words. It explains how readers can increase their understanding of words & their interest in them. It shoes ways of choosing the best words to use & gives intriguing information on how words change with time. Full of examples & activities this book marks the start of an adventure improving 'word power' for life. The Vocabulary book
Includes:: word meanings using a dictionary & thesaurus roots & derivations homographs synonyms antonyms onomatopoeia & idioms.
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Understanding English is a series of learning workbooks for children at Key Stage 2. Each book focuses on a particular aspect of literacy with explanations & teaching points exercises answers section & ' Now you try!' extension activities to ensure that learning is really secure. Grammar helps you to say what you mean in a way that everyone will underst&. This book provides a complete course in grammar. It can also be used as a resource to dip into for information about a particular topic. Examples & activities provide practice in building sentences effectively
- & there is some fascinating background information about the English language. The Grammar book
Includes:: nouns & pronouns verbs adverbs adjectives prepositions connectives conjunctions phrases & clauses & direct & reported speech.

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Understanding English is a series of learning workbooks for children at Key Stage 2. Each book focuses on a particular aspect of literacy with explanations & teaching points exercises answers section & ' Now you try!' extension activities to ensure that learning is really secure. Punctuation is vital if the meaning of a sentence is to be understood. This book explains how to use all the main punctuation marks. It starts with the basics of writing sentences & ends with more complex punctuation such as colons & semi-colons. Full of examples & activities the book also contains some fascinating facts on how punctuation developed. The Punctuation book
Includes:: simple & complex sentences question marks & exclamation marks apostrophes dialogue brackets hyphens & colons.
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Understanding English is a series of books designed to reinforce skills & knowledge at Key Stage 2 of the National Curriculum. Each book focuses on a particular aspect of literacy with explanations & teaching points exercises answers section & Now you try! extension activities to ensure that learning is really secure. Fiction is the art of storytelling
- an art enjoyed by children & adults almost since language began. This book describes clearly the features that make for a captivating story including the use of character setting & plot. Full of intriguing examples & activities it also explains in simple steps how to write thrilling tales that other readers will find compelling. The Reading & Writing Fiction book
Includes:: creating characters settings points of view plotting & retelling a story building suspense & excitement dialogue & story genres.

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Understanding English is a series of books designed to reinforce skills & knowledge at Key Stage 2 of the National Curriculum. Each book focuses on a particular aspect of literacy with explanations & teaching points exercises answers section & ' Now you try!' extension activities to ensure that learning is really secure. Spelling words correctly is easy when you know how. This book describes various spelling strategies including learning how to spell specific words remembering spelling rules & checking for mistakes. Fascinating facts about how English spelling has developed over the years plus lots of activities & examples make this book a powerful resource in helping to improve spelling. The Spelling book
Includes:: letter strings syllables compound words homophones prefixes & suffixes & letter rules.
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To most of us epilepsy means dramatic & uncontrolled convulsions. The reality is more complex & less alarming. To dispel the mystery & to provide real help two leading epilepsy specialists have written this succinct guide. Explaining that epilepsy is a symptom not a disease they take you through the types & causes of epileptic seizure giving special emphasis to the options for treatment & discussing the latest advances in drug therapy. Their conclusion is that epilepsy may be common but usually gets better & there are excellent ways of controlling it. ...

This is a seminal time for Equal Opportunities & Diversity (EO&D) in the UK: the three existing Equality Commissions have been amalgamated into the Commission for Equality & Human Rights & a new Single Equality Act is promised. The concepts of EO&D now incorporate gender ethnicity disability sexual orientation religion & belief & age inequalities. For the future the problems of separate & relative deprivation & conflicting experiences & interests must be tackled both between & within different categories of disadvantage. These different complex & sometimes contradictory strands in legislation policy & practice need to be analysed & understood in order to facilitate genuine social change. This book challenges the official discourse that shapes the debates on EO&D at national regional & European level. The book will be a key text for students & researchers of EO&D in criminology social policy sociology womens studies gender studies public administration business studies economics & management & industrial relations at both undergraduate & postgraduate courses. It will also be of interest to EO&D professionals & policy makers in public & private sector organisations. ...

Understanding Equity & Trusts is a sister text to Professor Hudsons heavy- weight textbook Equity & Trusts & aims to give you a clear accessible & comprehensive overview of the main themes in this dynamic area of the law. Whether used at the beginning of studying or in the period before examinations this book will give you an invaluable grounding in all of the key principles of equity & the law of trusts. This book covers all of the topics that a student reader will encounter in any trusts law or equity course. The text deals with express trusts resulting & constructive trusts the duties of trustees breach of trust & tracing commercial uses of trusts charities equitable remedies & trusts of homes. Extensive updates have been made to the text to consider several major new cases decided since the last edition including: Cobbe v Yeomans Row Thorner v Major Stack v Dowden Jones v Kernott White v Shortall Re Lehman Brothers International Brazzill v Willoughby Mills v Sportsdirect.com Breakspear v Ackland Sinclair Investments v Versailles Curtis v Pulbrook Kaye v Zeital Annabels v HMRC Porntip Stallion v Albert Stallion Holdings the new law on super-injunctions the Companies Act 2006 & the Perpetuities & Accumulations Act 2009. The law of trusts is built on simple basic principles. The approach of this book is to begin with a clear presentation of those principles before guiding the reader through the more complex issues which are the focus of examinations in this subject. The lively text

Includes:: a large number of straightforward examples to make the discussion of the general law more accessible. Online support Visit the authors website at http://www.alastairhudson.com in order to i-- nd podcasts of specially-recorded lectures covering the basic principles of a whole trusts law course & much more.

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Understanding European Union Law is both an ideal introduction for students new to EU law & an essential addition to revision for the more accomplished. It is also indispensable reading for students on business studies courses. Fully revised & updated this fifth edition continues to look at the main themes of EU law in a logical & progressive manner. Updated to recognise the increasing significance of citizenship on the Free Movement of Persons this book provides the reader with a clear understanding of EU law concentrating on how & especially why the law has developed as it has. The new edition incorporates numerous learning aids including; summaries; end of chapter questions for self-testing & reflection; updated flow diagrams; a glossary of terms & important tips on how to approach examination questions. This student-friendly text is broad in scope & highly accessible inspiring students toward further study & showing that understanding EU law can be an enjoyable & rewarding experience. ...