More From Contributor

£10.23
International teacher & designer Barbara Chainey has developed a new cutting concept based on the fat quarters of fabrics so beloved by quilters everywhere. Her inspirational & easy-to-use plan is featured in 12 main projects with a further 3 projects showing how the concept can be taken in different directions. Quiltmaking this way is stress-free with great results! Full step-by-step instructions for the projects plus a vast range of possibilities for blocks & block settings combine with practical information on choosing fabrics & colours to make an essential book for all quilters. ...
Available
£7.58
The remarkable story of the Speed Kings a group of men who achieved international notoriety as they pursued their common goal: to travel faster than anyone had ever done & claim the coveted Land Speed Record for their country & for themselves. Charles Jennings fascinating new book brings to life this eccentric collection of oddballs & enthusiasts united only in their desire to succeed: Henry Segrave as famous as he was fearless who drew tens of thousands to his Florida record attempts; Malcolm Campbell the feckless d Artagnan of modern days whose risk-taking behind the wheel was only matched by that of his love life a salacious cocktail of sleaze scandal & bad behaviour; & John Cobb the taciturn reclusive who eventually broke the record he described as just a matter of keeping going. What made these men invest their lives & fortunes in the pursuit of speed? What fuelled their desire to be named fastest man on earth? This is their riveting tale; a startling phenomenon that filled the inter-war years & burnt out as suddenly as it had arrived. ...
Available
£2.50
Fast Talk German Guaranteed to get you talking Fast fun & easy-to-use Essential phrases to meet all your travel needs Ask for advice How to get local recommendations Get your message across Easy-to-use pronunciation guides Language secrets uncovered Expert tips to boost your confidence 25+ years Lonely Planet Phrasebooks have been connecting travelers & locals for over a quarter of century 120+ Languages Our phrasebooks & mobile apps cover more than any other publisher ...
Available
£2.50
Fast Talk Italian Guaranteed to get you talking Fast fun & easy-to-use Essential phrases to meet all your travel needs Ask for advice How to get local recommendations Get your message across Easy-to-use pronunciation guides Language secrets uncovered Expert tips to boost your confidence 25+ years Lonely Planet Phrasebooks have been connecting travelers & locals for over a quarter of century 120+ Languages Our phrasebooks & mobile apps cover more than any other publisher ...
Available
£2.50
Fast Talk Spanish Guaranteed to get you talking Fast fun & easy-to-use Essential phrases to meet all your travel needs Ask for advice How to get local recommendations Get your message across Easy-to-use pronunciation guides Language secrets uncovered Expert tips to boost your confidence 25+ years Lonely Planet Phrasebooks have been connecting travelers & locals for over a quarter of century 120+ Languages Our phrasebooks & mobile apps cover more than any other publisher ...
Available
£4.49
Start your engines & hold tight! This series explores the worlds fastest machines. Vibrant design & close-up photographs will excite even the most reluctant readers. This title

Features:
information about the latest technology; facts about the most innovative machines; & amazing photography.

...
Available
£3.74
This is a third title in this superb series by award-winning best friends Sue Heap & Nick Sharratt in a chunky board-book format. ...
Available
£5.24
The Olympic Village has never been explored in literary fiction until now... Herman arrives in a village where Iranians share the bus with Israelis; where Chinese gymnasts eat alongside their rivals from Taiwan; where German & British athletes jog through the streets together; & where Kenyans & Ethiopians waggle their medals in unison. He is on a search for the right sporting heroes to conceive & raise a child. Unable to consummate his own relationships & having witnessed death in the Munich Olympic Village four decades earlier he wishes to make new life from love between different peoples nations & ethnicities. Herman encounters Lily Wei Lee a gymnast from Chinese Taipei. Believing she could be an ideal mother he searches for an appropriate athletic mate to be her partner. He encourages her flirtation with Moses a long distance runner from East Africas Great Rift Valley. Yet Lily develops a closer relationship with Roger Benjamin a British sprinter. A rivalry between Roger & Moses develops with humorous but also eventually shocking consequences. This is a novel about sporting destiny & the nature of human association the tension between physical & spiritual love. There are references images & allusions to real & historical athletes from all the worlds Olympic Villages: from Derek Redmond to Fu Mingxia from Bob Beamon to Sharron Davies from Roger Federer to Sally Gunnell. All their destinies become associated with Hermans fate as a go-between in the love & loves of the villages youth."" ...
Available
£5.99
Uma the plain spinster daughter of a close-knit Indian family is trapped at home smothered by her overbearing parents & their traditions unlike her ambitious younger sister Aruna who brings off a good" marriage & brother Arun the disappointing son & heir who is studying in America." ...
Available
£9.59
Mix & match recipe ideas from 50 to 500 calories! Fasting diets have taken the world by storm
- by reducing your calorie intake
...
Available

Fast Track To Reading

Fast Track to Reading: Accelerated Learning for EFL and ESOL Students Fast Track to Reading is an accelerated reading programme designed for adult learners of English who are not readily able to read the Roman alphabet. It can be used for students who cannot read at all and for students who cannot cope with reading at speed. It is designed for adult learners of English who already have a concept of reading: those who can read and write in a linear phonetic language such as Arabic or Farsi and those who are conversant with pictographic languages such as Mandarin or Cantonese. However it can also be used with students who have yet to gain a concept of reading. Fast Track to Reading can be used before starting a course where reading is an integral element or as a reading element in parallel
with a simple starter-level course. In mixed ability classes where only some students are unfamiliar with the English alphabet the programme can be used for self-study outside class. Key Features * Designed to facilitate decoding of Roman script * For students who are learning to read in English and for students who cannot cope with reading at speed * Accelerates learning in a programmed manner * Can be used in parallel with a simple starter-level English course * Contains global reading to enhance relevance and motivation * Audio CD for further self-study or homework * Comprehensive teaching notes * Introduction in four different languages: Arabic Farsi Mandarin and Urdu Contents include: * short vowels and consonants * two letter representing one sound * long vowels * consonant clusters
* vowel + consonant + vowel * the names of the letters * long vowels and their relation to consonants * alternative vowel sounds for the same spelling * silent letters Video clip: Peter Viney author of Fast Track to Reading talks about how the book can be used and teaches a demonstration lesson. "
  • Availability: In Stock
  • Supplier: WHSmith
  • SKU: 9781859644898
Availability: In Stock
£20.24

Product Description

Fast Track to Reading: Accelerated Learning for EFL & ESOL Students Fast Track to Reading is an accelerated reading programme designed for adult learners of English who are not readily able to read the Roman alphabet. It can be used for students who cannot read at all & for students who cannot cope with reading at speed. It is designed for adult learners of English who already have a concept of reading: those who can read & write in a linear phonetic language such as Arabic or Farsi & those who are conversant with pictographic languages such as Mandarin or Cantonese. However it can also be used with students who have yet to gain a concept of reading. Fast Track to Reading can be used before starting a course where reading is an integral element or as a reading element in parallel with a simple starter-level course. In mixed ability classes where only some students are unfamiliar with the English alphabet the programme can be used for self-study outside class. Key Features * Designed to facilitate decoding of Roman script * For students who are learning to read in English & for students who cannot cope with reading at speed * Accelerates learning in a programmed manner * Can be used in parallel with a simple starter-level English course * Contains global reading to enhance relevance & motivation * Audio CD for further self-study or homework * Comprehensive teaching notes * Introduction in four different languages: Arabic Farsi Mandarin & Urdu Contents include: * short vowels & consonants * two letter representing one sound * long vowels * consonant clusters * vowel + consonant + vowel * the names of the letters * long vowels & their relation to consonants * alternative vowel sounds for the same spelling * silent letters Video clip: Peter Viney author of Fast Track to Reading talks about how the book can be used & teaches a demonstration lesson. "

Reviews/Comments

Add New

Intelligent Comparison

Oooops!
We couldn't find anything!
Perhaps this product's unique.... Or perhaps we are still looking for comparisons!
Click to bump this page and we'll hurry up.

Price History

Vouchers

No voucher codes found.
Do you know a voucher code for this product or supplier? Add it to Insights for others to use.

Facebook

Jargon Buster

Students - A group of humans who are still in full time education
Key - A physical or virtual device or code used for opening something
Sounds - Audible notes that can be heard using ears
Audio - Also known as sound. An audible vibration wave which can be heard.
speed - A measurement of how fast an object travels between two points
Language - the method of communication used in different areas. Humans and computers have many different languages.
Learning - Educating and growing in intelligence.
Parallel - Two objects that run symmetrically alongside each other.
Alternative - Another available choice or possibility
CD - A disc that plays music, short for compact disc.
Simple - Basic, easy no difficulty in understanding.
Language - The way humans communicate either written and spoken.

Supplier Information

Page Updated: 2024-03-04 10:03:14

Community Generated Product Tags

Oh No! The productWIKI community hasn't generated any tags for this product yet!
Menu