Talk Spanish is the ideal course for absolute beginners. Designed for adults learning at home or in a class it covers all the basic language you'll need in everyday situations so you can make the most of your visit from the moment you arrive! Talk Spanish's rewarding step-by-step approach makes progress rapid & is effective in teaching even the least confident of language learners. Illustrated in full colour & featuring a wealth of enjoyable activities it makes learning Spanish fun. This 128-page book is also available to buy in a pack with two 60-minute audio CDs (9780563520139) to get the most out of your learning. ...

This six-part television series offers a lively introduction to everyday Spanish for beginners. Based on the classic BBC TWO series these entertaining & informative programmes can be used either alone or to complement the Talk Spanish course (9780563520139). Filmed on location in Spain Talk Spanish features authentic dialogues between native speakers with clear & concise on-screen language tips. Offering an invaluable insight into the sights sounds & culture you'll encounter during your trip they'll bring the language to life before your eyes! * Interactive activities allow you to check your progress at every stage. * Bilingual subtitles provide on-screen support at the touch of a button. * Language summaries allow you to listen to & practise key phrases. (The filming of Talk Spanish took place before Spain adopted the euro so you'll come across the occasional reference to pesetas.) 1 x 90-minute DVD. ...

Learn Spanish quickly & easily with the Talk Spanish Pack which combines the bestselling Talk Spanish & Talk Spanish 2. Featuring interactive audio & a wealth of enjoyable activities its successful step-by-step approach will rapidly develop your language skills & encourage you to make genuine progress right from the start. This pack will take you from absolute beginner to a level where youll be able to engage in conversations on a whole range of subjects from food to property. It will give you the language skills to get to know people & cope confidently in everyday situations. The pack

Includes:: one 128-page course book one 160-page course book & four 75-minute audio CDs. Talk Spanish (9780563520139) & Talk Spanish 2 (9781406612851) are also available to buy as individual packs at GBP14.99 each.

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Talk Spanish 2 is the ideal way to improve your Spanish
- whether youre returning to the language & dont want to start from scratch
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Talk Spanish 2 is the ideal way to improve your Spanish
- whether you're returning to the language & don't want to start from scratch
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Talk Spanish Grammar is the ideal resource for anyone setting out to learn Spanish at home or in a class. Using the tried-&-tested principles of the bestselling Talk series it demystifies grammar & guides you through the key structures of Spanish in a way that's really easy to follow even if you have no experience at all of grammar & grammatical terminology. With its straightforward approach & attractive layout Talk Spanish Grammar promotes a real understanding of how Spanish works & how it relates to English. It contains clear explanations & hundreds of useful examples learning tips & strategies. Interesting practice activities reinforce the language patterns & help you remember what you've learned. Talk Spanish Grammar can be used successfully alongside any learning materials & is also the perfect companion for the bestselling Talk Spanish & Talk Spanish 2. 272-page book. ...

Everyones favourite morning-loathing dog-taunting tart-tongued tabby is back for a slew of hilarious new antics in his new Pocket Book... Talk to the Paw" which contains over 120 daily strips not yet seen in book format. On 19th June 1978 Garfield appeared on the comics pages for the first time kicking off a career that has gone on to involve licensing television books computer games movies & much more. Now after 30 years in the spotlight Garfield is an international star & his humorous strip has become the fastest growing & most widely syndicated comic strip ever! Today it appears in 2570 newspapers around the globe & is read by 263 million people making it The Most Widely Syndicated Comic Strip in the World as recorded by Guinness World Records. in addition Garfield enjoys a healthy product licensing programme whereby almost 400 licensees crank out thousands of products depicting Garfield & the rest of the gang. In fact his vast empire stretches into 111 countries &

Includes:: a popular website
- which attracts over 2 million visitors each month. Garfield has also joined the digital world...as well as featuring in two computer animated direct-to-DVD films (" Garfield Gets Real" & " Garfields Fun Fest") he is gearing up for his 2009 debut in 26 all-new TV episodes
- " The Garfield Show" which will offer a fresh & funny look at his day-to-day life blending the modern look of CGI animation with the familiar humour of Garfield Odie & Jon. At 30 Garfield is still feeling frisky & shows no signs of slowing down."



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Have you been taken to what youve been assured is the perfect house deep in the French countryside only to find theres no electricity or running water? Gone to the doctor with a nasty cough & been diagnosed with a rather more personal complaint? Walked into an half-empty restaurant only to be told that its complet? If the answer to any of the above is oui Talk to the Snail" is the book for you. Find out how to get served in a restaurant; the best way to deal with French hypochondria; learn the language of love sex & suppositories (not necessarily in that order); its all here in this funny informative seriously useful guide on how to get what you really want from the French. With advice on essential phrases & bons mots to cover all eventualities & illustrated with witty real-life anecdotes " Talk to the Snail" is a book that no self-respecting Francophile
- or Francophobe
- can afford to be without. Dont go to France without reading this book. & dont even think of buying a house there."

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Following on from Toms life with six cats in UNDER THE PAW he now picks up the story in TALK TO THE TAIL updating readers on what has happened with his feline friends as well as looking back for more confessions about his animal-loving past. Readers of Toms previous book will be delighted to read what has happened to his six eccentric cats. Why does Janet keep bringing 1980s sweet wrappers into the house? Will 24-hour surveillance of The Bear using a state-of-the-art cat GPS system finally solve the mystery of his wanderlust? Tom also writes about his bumbling forays into the remainder of the animal kingdom. He attempts to overcome his crippling fear of horses with disastrous results chase ostriches in Kenya put his hand into a tigers mouth for 0.9 seconds & he meets his alter-doggo -- the spaniel Tom regularly walks who likes to roll around in dead animals. Where will it all end? Will he give in to temptation & get a dog a goat or even more cats? With this soppy creature-obsessive anything is possible. Gerald Durrell has lots of family & other animals but Tom Cox has MY ANIMALS & OTHER FAMILY. ...

P. D. James brings a lifetime of reading & writing crime fiction to bear on this personal history of the genre from the birth of the detective story through Wilkie Collins & Conan Doyle to the golden age of crime & the rise of Agatha Christie Dorothy L. Sayers Ngaio Marsh & Margery Allingham. There is a chapter on great American crime writers such as Raymond Chandler & Dashiel Hammett & P. D. James also discusses many of her favourite detectives from Sherlock Holmes to Kurt Wallender. ...