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  Уча словашки - I listen I repeat...

  JM Gardner

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  The complete method. 300 essential words and phrases, 140 common expressions, the 100 most common verbs, the 1000 essential words. How to learn a language differently ? With our learning method : I listen, I repeat, I speak. We rely on pronunciation, oral rehearsal, listening, combined with words, essential phrases, and a vocabulary list. 20% of the words are used 80% of the time. The end goal is to get a sufficient level in one language to be able to hold simple conversations, to be able to understand simple exchanges, deal with with everyday life and start exploring the new culture that opens up to you.

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  Irony and Sarcasm - MIT Press...

  Roger Kreuz

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  A biography of two troublesome words. 
  Irony and sarcasm are two of the most misused, misapplied, and misunderstood words in our conversational lexicon. In this volume in the MIT Press Essential Knowledge series, psycholinguist Roger Kreuz offers an enlightening and concise overview of the life and times of these two terms, mapping their evolution from Greek philosophy and Roman rhetoric to modern literary criticism to emojis. 
  Kreuz describes eight different ways that irony has been used through the centuries, proceeding from Socratic to dramatic to cosmic irony. He explains that verbal irony—irony as it is traditionally understood—refers to statements that mean something different (frequently the opposite) of what is literally intended, and defines sarcasm as a type of verbal irony. Kreuz outlines the prerequisites for irony and sarcasm (one of which is a shared frame of reference); clarifies what irony is not (coincidence, paradox, satire) and what it can be (among other things, a socially acceptable way to express hostility); recounts ways that people can signal their ironic intentions; and considers the difficulties of online irony. Finally, he wonders if, because irony refers to so many different phenomena, people may gradually stop using the word, with sarcasm taking over its verbal duties.

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  A Way With Words III - Grammar

  Michael Drout

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  The answer to this all depends on-you guessed it-grammar. In the third part of his extraordinary Way with Words series, Professor Drout continues to explore humanity's intimate association with language, here delving into the finer points of English grammar. Since others judge you by the way you speak, the intricacies of grammar, in fact, should not be relegated to the realm of fussy "guardians of the language," but are rather essential clues all can employ to communicate more exactly. In such a light, this course forms an invaluable guide for everyone from all fields of interest.

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  Everyday Letters for Busy People

  Debra Hart May, Regina McAloney

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  Now revised and updated: Hundreds of tips, techniques, and samples to help you write the perfect letter (or e-mail) no matter what the occasion. 
   
  A text message may be fast—but sometimes only a letter will do. Writing a good letter takes time and thought, but there are ways to make the process faster, easier, and more effective. 
   
  With Everyday Letters for Busy People as your guide, you can write the kind of letters that get action, build relationships, ease tense situations, and get your message across. Everyday Letters for Busy People includes a wide variety of sample letters you can use or adapt at a minute’s notice including: 
   
  Business letters • Complaint letters • Community action letters • Job-search letters • Letters to government officials and agencies • Thank-you letters • Invitations • Condolences • Resignations and many more 
   
  With a new section on how to write concise, polite, and effective e-mails, Everyday Letters for Busy People will not only help you compose the sharpest interview follow-up, the kindest thank you, the most heartfelt condolence, and the most effective complaint letter, it will also direct you in proper letter etiquette and help you become a better writer.

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  Beginner's Spanish for Teachers

  Adam Walsh

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  Welcome to Beginner's Spanish for Teachers, a language-learning audiobook designed specifically to help teachers who want to be able to converse with their Spanish-speaking students. In this course, you will learn fifty crucial terms needed to use Spanish in the classroom. The course covers basic present, future, and past tenses so that you can talk to your students about what you are doing now, will do in the future, and have already done. This course is designed specifically for teachers by teachers to help improve education for everyone.

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  Automatic Fluency® How to...

  Mark Frobose

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  Want to break free of boring drills and canned phrases and create and speak your own original sentences in Italian with phenomenal speed and ease? Say hello to Automatic Fluency® How to Quickly Create Original Italian Sentences! Here are just a few features of this fabulous program: High Frequency Vocabulary – Learn to speak the most common words and phrases that are easiest to learn and quickly understood by native Italian speakers. Fast Sentence-Building Templates – Use cookie-cutter templates that you customize to fit your own unique language needs. Degreed Educated Native Italian Speaker from Italy – Hear the authentic educated universal Italian accent and learn to create and speak original high quality Italian that will be instantly understood by native Italian speakers everywhere. Periodic Memory Technique – Automatically retain more of what you learn with this built in memory review system that is already included in the program. Learn On the Go – Even a few minute wait at a red light can give you the time to learn a new Italian sentence with this fabulous program.

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