Reading in English at advanced levels involves more than just words and grammar it requires an interpretation of tone, context, aims and more. But sometimes the English you can learn from your coursebook just isnt enough for real life. Using real life examples and language English for Life Reading (B2) will help you to appreciate the finer details of a reading piece and so to get much more out of reading in English.
Study the language people really use when they are writing and why
Compare and contrast writing styles in lots of different environments
Useful language notes to increase your understanding of tone, slang and social context
Includes practice of reading in the following contexts
Correspondence
Products and services
Out and about
Facts
Reading for pleasure
About the series
What is it? Collins innovative English for Life series adds the extra bit of authenticity to your studies that traditional coursebooks often lack. The series includes helpful uptodate and relevant topics needed to get by in English and uses authentic material from the Collins Corpus, the worlds largest database of the English language.
To read fluently in all situations you need to practise reading different kinds of texts. Collins Reading presents 20 different texts with exercises to help you develop the skills to read anything you come across. Reading features authentic texts and a wide variety of styles to help you develop your reading skills, such as reading for general understanding and reading for detail. Featured texts include signs and labels advertisements newspapers brochures recipes classic and modern novels
If you want to understand everything you read in English, you need to practise reading different kinds of texts. With Collins Reading (A2) you will learn how to get the information you need from every text you read. Includes both authentic and adapted texts in a wide variety of styles signs and labels timetables and tickets advertisements newspapers and magazines brochures social networking sites blogs Twenty units with a clear design in full colour. Appendices contain detailed advice target
If you want to understand everything you read in English, you need to practise reading different kinds of texts. With Collins Reading (A2) you will learn how to get the information you need from every text you read. Includes both authentic and adapted texts in a wide variety of styles signs and labels timetables and tickets advertisements newspapers and magazines brochures social networking sites blogs Twenty units with a clear design in full colour. Appendices contain detailed advice target
To write confidently in English you need to practise different styles of written English. Collins Writing helps you recognize different styles and choose the right language to get your message across. The twenty units focus on a wide variety of texts so that you can feel just as comfortable writing a postcard or using social media online. Learn to write as fluently as you speak, use the right tone, and use persuasive language to get the response you need. Featured writing styles include online review
If you want to get better at writing in English you need to practise writing different kinds of texts. Collins Writing (A2) presents 20 styles of writing for everyday situations, to help you choose the right style of writing and the right words and phrases. Improve your writing for text messages postcards making plans invitations advertisements job applications social networking sites e.g. Facebook and Twitter Collins Writing (A2) is part of the English for Life series. It is suitable for selfs
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