This book aims to help students practise their comprehension skills as a way of improving their abilities to understand written information. To achieve this the book contains important practical advice on how to approach standard comprehension tests & to write effective purposeful answers. The book also provides tips & advice for writing compositions. These are writing tests that cover aspects of creative writing such as stories reports & letters. 5 standard comprehension tests are provided each with a reading passage followed by questions that are answered by the students in the spaces provided. Each of the 5 comprehension tests is accompanied by a composition test that provides a choice of 2 tasks with space given for students to write their answers. A clear helpful & detailed mark scheme is provided for both the comprehension tests & compositions to enable an accurate assessment to be made from each student's performance. The tests contained in this book have been prepared for children in school years 5 6 & 7 (ages 9-13). As well as being helpful for general revision & practice these comprehension tests are written to assist particularly students who are preparing for entrance examinations at 11+ for grammar & independent schools. The ability to read & make meaning from written information is crucial for students of all ages. Because this is tested regularly in schools this book offers not only practice but also helpful advice & support for both students & their parents. ...

Mum dad I don't know what to write next!" Using this book can really help children in a very practical way to overcome their anxieties as they began to develop the story writing skills so essential for their educational development. The ability to write good stories is a basic requirement of examinations at all the Key Stages in State schools. Furthermore it is often a requirement in eleven plus examinations as entry to Grammar Schools & Independent Private schools. Using this book can help children to develop self-confidence in their own ability as storywriters by using their own experiences as the starting point for writing. This book gives easy to understand advice on the importance of Parts of Speech the job that words to in sentences it provides a list of the eleven ingredients for a good story plus examples of how to set out direct speech. It also gives advice on how the feelings of characters should be expressed in a story to add interest. Book One contains twenty story plans based upon experiences & activities that most children will have had for example " The Birthday Party" & " My First Day at School". The story plans are written in a child friendly way that is accessible & easy for children to understand & follow. Using the structured story plans the young writers are able to write about their own experiences & activities safe & secure in the knowledge that when they get stuck & aren't sure what to write next instead of calling out for help the story plan neatly helps them to move on." ...

Book 2 in the Tutor Master helps you.. ." series develops & builds on the ideas set out in " Tutor Master helps you Write Stories" Book One. The aim is to help young writers to continue to develop self-confidence in expressing themselves using their own experiences activities & ideas as starting points for writing. As with Book One the underlying aim is to help children develop the confidence to become independent writers by helping them to value their own experiences as the basis for their stories. To achieve this aim Book Two builds on what has already been learnt in Book One & focuses on developing four key areas that examiners are looking for. These are; Description so that young writers can make their stories lively exciting & enjoyable; Feelings about themselves & their characters; Speech Punctuation to make stories more interesting & to add realism; Using different sentence types to add more variety & to stimulate reader's interest. 20 brand new story plans are included such as " My Pet" & "A Day Trip with School". These story plans are accessible & enable young writers to bring their own experiences to the plans by providing a structured framework to stimulate ideas for stories. Years of experience of using this book with students & talking to parents gives proof that this approach is successful. Both students & their parents have benefited from using this book with successful writers achieving better results & more reluctant writers improving. The aim of using this book is to produce happy self-confident independent writers." ...

Tutti insieme! is set in Milan & follows the lives of four Italian teenagers. The units are designed for maximum clarity & ease of use working in two-page spreads that give clear objectives for students. Reinforcement & extension opportunities are provided throughout the units & in the In piu & Ripasso sections enabling students at all levels to develop their individual potential. Student Workbooks * Provides ample opportunity for students to practise the language & develop the skills presented in the Students' Books * Grammar & vocabulary sections for each chapter * Fun & engaging activities including a mega-quiz * Opportunities for students to reflect on their own progress * A complete checklist of the language for each unit is included. ...

Since the dawn of children's television in the 1950s toy companies have been keen to capitalise on the success of these programmes. Toy historian & collector Anthony A. Mc Goldrick here charts the history of the most successful TV toys from Muffin the Mule in the 1950s to Star Trek: The Next Generation in the 1980s. The colourful illustrations
- whether of Daleks iconic cars action figures or spaceships
- evoke the excitement of the programmes & also of playing with the toys that allowed children to recreate them. Whether you grew up in the days of Andy Pandy The Saint Kojak or Knight Rider this book offers a nostalgic look at some of the most appealing toys of the late twentieth century.

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Sadie is Protestant Kevin is Catholic
- & on the tense streets of Belfast their lives collide. It starts with a dare
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This new edition of Twelfth Night is part of the established Cambridge School Shakespeare series & has been substantially updated with new & revised activities throughout. Remaining faithful to the series' active approach it treats the play as a script to be acted explored & enjoyed. As well as the complete script of Twelfth Night you will find a variety of classroom-tested activities an eight-page colour section & an enlarged selection of notes including information on characters performance history & language. ...

The gentle melancholy & lyrical atmosphere of Twelfth Night have long made the play a favourite with Shakespearian audiences. The plot revolves around mistaken identities & unrequited love but is further enlivened by a comic sub-plot of considerable accomplishment. In it Sir Toby Belch & his companion outwit the pretentious Malvolio who despite suffering their most outrageous & insulting practical jokes emerges as an almost noble figure. ...

Separated from her twin brother Sebastian after a shipwreck Viola disguises herself as a boy to serve the Duke of Illyria. Wooing a countess on his behalf she is stunned to find herself the object of his beloveds affections. With the arrival of Violas brother & a trick played upon the countesss steward confusion reigns in this romantic comedy of mistaken identity. ...

Oxford School Shakespeare is an acclaimed edition especially designed for students with accessible on-page notes & explanatory illustrations clear background information & rigorous but accessible scholarly credentials. Twelfth Night is a popular text for study by secondary students the world over. This edition

Includes:: illustrations preliminary notes reading lists (including websites) & classroom notes.

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