Designed to help improve students' exam performance and increase language competence, this title includes task types that familiarise students with the tasks they will face in the exam, practice and guidance pages that build confidence in answering them and an answer key that gives clear explanations as to why the given answer is incorrect.

IELTS Testbuilder 2 is designed to improve exam performance and increase competence for success in the international Language Testing System (IELTS). This book is suitable for all students at IELTS Band 4.5 and above.

A concise course that combines print and online components. It takes a four skills and strategy-based approach to TOEFL preparation ideal for adults and young adults hoping to study at American English-speaking universities.

Bestselling author Alain de Botton considers how our private homes and public edifices influence how we feel, and how we could build dwellings in which we would stand a better chance of happiness. In this witty, erudite look at how we shape, and are shaped by, our surroundings, Alain de Botton applies Stendhal’s motto that “Beauty is the promise of happiness” to the spaces we inhabit daily. Why should we pay attention to what architecture has to say to us? de Botton asks provocatively. With his trademark lucidity and humour, de Botton traces how human needs and desires have been served by styles of architecture, from stately Classical to minimalist Modern, arguing that the stylistic choices of a society can represent both its cherished ideals and the qualities it desperately lacks. On an individual level, de Botton has deep sympathy for our need to see our selves reflected in our surroundings; he demonstrates with great wisdom how buildings — just like friends — can serve as guardians of our identity. Worrying about the shape of our sofa or the colour of our walls might seem self-indulgent, but de Botton considers the hopes and fears we have for our homes at a new level of depth and insight. When shopping for furniture or remodelling the kitchen, we don’t just consider functionality but also the major questions of aesthetics and the philosophy of art: What is beauty? Can beautiful surroundings make us good? Can beauty bring happiness? The buildings we find beautiful, de Botton concludes, are those that represent our ideas of a meaningful life. The Architecture of Happiness marks a return to what Alain does best — taking on a subject whose allure is at once tantalizing and a little forbidding and offering to readers a completely beguiling and original exploration of the subject. As he did with Proust, philosophy, and travel, now he does with architecture.

A brand new title in this popular series of Tests that teach, designed to help improve student's exam performance and increase language competence. The PTE Academic Testbuilder supplies four complete practice tests for the entirely computer-based Pearson Test of English Academic exam.

From the publishers of the best selling Longman Course for the TOEFL iBT® Test The Express to the TOEFL iBT® TEST is the ideal way for students to quickly prepare for the TOEFL iBT ® and improve their scores. It completely covers all of the skills and question types found on the TOEFL iBT ® Test in a shorter amount of time than standard TOEFL iBT ® Test preparation textbooks. Students may work through the sections in any order or work only on the sections in which they feel they need the most improvement. nbsp; The Perfect Core Course Text nbsp; Student Book for use in class or for independent study, including: Clear explanations and computer screen pictures of each question type Skill Builder lessons that help students learn the most important skills Authentic practice with sample test items in the style of the TOEFL iBT ® Test Express Tips with useful suggestions and essential strategies for answering questions correctly A full Practice Test and Post-Tests prepare students for success on the exam Complete Digital Support nbsp; CD-ROM containing: An interactive, full-length Practice Test in practice or timed mode A comprehensive Post-Test Explanations for both correct and incorrect answers with sample answers for Speaking and Writing A full MP3 audio program and audioscript A "Send" feature that allows electronic submission of test results and spoken and written responses Online TOEFL practice at iTests.com, with special features: the ability to email results to the instructor, print scores, and retake the test. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS nbsp; WINDOWS Windows 7, Vista, or XP 500 MHz or higher processor 100 MB available on hard drive 256 MB RAM minimum (512 MB RAM or higher recommended) Quad-speed CD-ROM drive Sound card, speakers, and computer microphone (or other recording device) Internet connection (for sending and receiving data) CEFR TOEFL Test Score A1--A-2 0--56 B1 57--86 B2 87--109 C1 110--120 TOEFL iBT ® is a registered trademark of Educational Testing Services (ETS). This publication is not endorsed or approved by ETS.

Another title in this popular series of 'Tests that teach', designed to help improve students' exam performance and increase language competence at Proficiency level. Fully Revised for the Cambridge ESOL Proficiency 2013 exam, there is now an option to buy this testbuilder to include access to Macmillan Practice Online.

From the publishers of the best selling "Longman Course for the TOEFL iBT(R) Test" The "Express to the TOEFL iBT(R) TEST "is the ideal way for students to quickly prepare for the TOEFL iBT"(R) "and improve their scores. It completely covers all of the skills and question types found on the TOEFL iBT"(R) "Test in a shorter amount of time than standard TOEFL iBT"(R) "Test preparation textbooks. Students may work through the sections in any order or work only on the sections in which they feel they need the most improvement. "The Perfect Core Course Text" Student Book for use in class or for independent study, including: Clear explanations and computer screen pictures of each question type Skill Builder lessons that help students learn the most important skills Authentic practice with sample test items in the style of the TOEFL iBT"(R) "Test Express Tips with useful suggestions and essential strategies for answering questions correctly A full Practice Test and Post-Tests prepare students for success on the exam ""Complete Digital Support" "CD-ROM containing: An interactive, full-length Practice Test in practice or timed mode A comprehensive Post-Test Explanations for both correct and incorrect answers with sample answers for Speaking and Writing A full MP3 audio program and audioscript A "Send" feature that allows electronic submission of test results and spoken and written responses Online TOEFL practice at iTests.com, with special features: the ability to email results to the instructor, print scores, and retake the test. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS WINDOWS Windows 7, Vista, or XP 500 MHz or higher processor 100 MB available on hard drive 256 MB RAM minimum (512 MB RAM or higher recommended) Quad-speed CD-ROM drive Sound card, speakers, and computer microphone (or other recording device) Internet connection (for sending and receiving data) CEFR TOEFL Test Score A1-A-2 0-56 B1 57-86 B2 87-109 C1 110-120 TOEFL iBT (R) is a registered trademark of Educational Testing Services (ETS). This publication is not endorsed or approved by ETS.

Another title in this popular series of 'Tests that teach', designed to help improve students' exam performance and increase language competence for the TOEFL exam. There is now an option to buy this testbuilder to include access to Macmillan Practice Online.