Author I.M. Knot has been a teacher, tutor, editor, and columnist. Knott's unusual insights into proper English usage are well worth a free read.Good Grammar: Them's the Rulesby I.M. Knott23 pp. 4450 wordsChaptersGood Grammar Adds Up (includes a 60-question grammarquiz)All the AnswersOrthography is Dead...Long Live Spellcheck?Very InterestingLe Mot JusteSiminyms, or Rhymes Gone WrongGrammatically I...

No More Boring English Lessons!Over our many years teaching English, we have identified three points that will help you learn easily.It needs to be interesting. If you want to progress to English fluency you need to be having fun or be interested in what you are doing. All of the articles in this book are based on interesting real life stories. We cover everything from 'news' to 'business' and 'lifestyle', and everything in-betwee...

Want to take your business English to the next level?Most textbooks teach the same things; presentations, speaking on the phone etc. This is great at the beginning, but if you are going to succeed, you'll need more.You need to be able to walk into any business situation and feel seriously confident. That is why I wrote this book; to help you go from good to great. To really master business English.Learn: 90 essential words and phrases that will give you an edge in t...

The secret to speaking English perfectly This is book one of the very popular series ‘150 Everyday Uses of English Prepositions’.In this final book we take you from intermediate to advanced usage. Do you sometimes worry if your English sounds broken? If you do then you should definitely concentrate on improving your use of prepositions. Why? Because prepositions are literally the glue that stick English together. If you are not using them p...

How to master EnglishLots of intermediate English speakers tend to get trapped using the same vocabulary over and over again. They often only speak about subjects they know the words for and avoid anything outside of their 'comfort zone'. The problem with this is that even though they sound ok, they never really get any better.If you really want to improve, you need to be able to speak about a wide range of topics. For this, you will need to learn the special vocabulary con...

Do you want to become more fluent in English?Do you want to understand everyday language and not just 'textbook' English?I taught English for many years and saw that many students get stuck at the high beginner/intermediate stage. They learn the basics and then can't move forward. This problem used to really frustrate me because I had lots of excellent students who were just stuck and eventually they would give up.I thought for a long time about what was wrong and th...

Apprenez à parler anglais en pratiquant des thèmes qui vous importent.Améliorez grandement votre vocabulaire anglais et vos compétences en expression orale en lisant ces 32 thèmes de la vie quotidienne.À qui s'adresse ce livre ?Si vous êtes un faux-débutant possédant déjà une bonne connaissance de la grammaire et du vocabulaire de base, ce livre devrait vous aider à progresser jusqu'au niveau supérieur.Comment ça foncti...

About ~50% of all written text in Spanish consists of the same 100 frequent, short, basic words.This book contains the 200 most frequently used words, with over 2000 example sentences.An ideal starting point for beginners, or intermediate students looking for sentences to practice.

About ~50% of all written text in German consists of the same 100 frequent, short, basic words.This book contains the 200 most frequently used words, with over 2000 example sentences.An ideal starting point for beginners, or intermediate students looking for sentences to practice.

So, you've decided to take IELTS. You've found out what band score you need to achieve in the speaking and writing parts of the test (almost certainly it's between 5 and 7.5) and you are now asking yourself a very simple, yet very important, question. 'What do I need to do to get that band score?'

Excel macros. Everybody wants to learn them. You're not a programmer though. How is a non technical user going to learn how to program? You do want to use macros to make your work easier but are you really going to sit down with a huge programming textbook and work your way through every. single. boring. page? Like most people, you'll start with great enthusiasm and vigor but after a few chapters, the novelty wears off. It gets boring.I'm going to try and change that and make learn...

Have you ever wanted to learn the third most taught language in the world? If you are a native English speaker, you will be surprised at how easy it can be to learn the German language.Easy to understand and simple phonetics will keep you eager, and interested to learn more. Let this book work hand in hand with you to accomplish your goal of learning German. The following chapters will discuss basic grammar rules, sentence structure, and everyday phrases for easy learning. It inclu...