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		<title>AQA Working with the Anthology Student Book: Achieve an A*</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 May 2011 15:12:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a textbook designed primarily to assist students with Unit 2 or Unit 5 of the AQA GCSE English Literature specification. These two units focus on poetry; Unit 2 is assessed by means of an exam, and Unit 5 by Controlled Assessment. The book is aimed at students who are capable of raising their level of achievement from a grade B to a grade A, and then up to an A*.

The book starts off with an introduction and is then divided into six chapters. The first four of these concentrate on the poems that feature in the AQA Anthology. Chapter 5 deals with Section B of the exam, in which students have to respond to an unseen poem. The final chapter gives a practice exam paper as well as mark schemes and explanations. From www.curiousbookfans.co.uk]]></description>
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		<title>1001 Most Useful French Words</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jun 2010 13:34:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I'm not quite sure why this book was given that particular title, as the blurb says that 'its contents encompass more than 1,000 of the most frequently used words in the French language.' I'm afraid I have not counted the exact number, as I was more interested in reading the contents!

The book is divided into three sections. The first of these is the Alphabetical (Dictionary) Section covering forty-nine pages. After this comes a Category Section which is four pages long. The book ends with a one-page section entitled Vocabulary tips.]]></description>
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		<title>The Oxford Companion to English Literature</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 11:35:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jenny Stringer]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature (Oxford Paperback Reference) (Paperback) Edited by Margaret Drabble, Edited by Jenny Stringer, Edited by Daniel HahnOriginally published in 1932, this definitive guide to English Literature edited by Margaret Drabble has been updated on several occasions. The main focus of the alphabetical listing is writers and their major works. Writers of course include authors, playwrights and poets. Shakespeare is afforded two and a half pages, which must be one of the longest entries. (Milton's is comparable.)]]></description>
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		<title>Teach Yourself Improve Your French</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 May 2010 22:17:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From http://www.curiousbookfans.co.uk - Improve Your French looks like an average-sized book, but it is packed with language practice and grammar topics that would enable any learner with a grasp of basic French to move beyond beginner level and have confidence and fluency.]]></description>
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		<title>The French Experience 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 20:35:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whether you are embarking on self-study or a private tuition course in French,THE FRENCH EXPERIENCE is highly recommended. Writing and grammar are not over-emphasised, but if you wish to speak, understand and read texts, there is a wealth of material here.  The CDs contain authentic dialogues and interviews recorded in France; within each unit the recordings concentrate initially on listening and recognising vocabulary, and then on the learner producing similar language through role-play. THE FRENCH EXPERIENCE 2 enables you to progress through intermediate level French, increasing your fluency and understanding.]]></description>
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		<title>Testing KS3 English Skills and Practice Year 7</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:35:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The transition from primary to secondary school in the UK is not always an easy one, and parents who wish to encourage their children to develop good reading and writing habits might be on the look out for a book such as &#8216;Testing KS3 English – Year 7&#8216;. The book contains six test papers, each [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The French Experience 1 Language Pack</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Apr 2010 14:42:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whether you are embarking on self-study or a private tuition course in French, The French Experience 1 is worth considering. Writing and grammar are not over-emphasised, but if you wish to speak, understand and read texts, there is a wealth of material here. Each unit focuses on a particular topic such as health, travel, food [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Schaum&#8217;s Outline of French Grammar</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Apr 2010 20:20:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve said this before and I&#8217;m sure I will say it again: anyone taking up the study of a foreign language seriously needs to have a thorough understanding of its grammar. I love using &#8216;La Grammaire en Clair&#8217; workbook with its accompanying cartoons and generous helpings of humour running through the exercises, and it is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Testing KS3 English: Skills and Practice – Year 8</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Mar 2010 14:52:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>frangliz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Testing KS3 English: Skills and Practice, Year 8 contains six test papers based on the themes of Work, Science fiction, Prejudice, Families, Wolves and Dancing. Within each test paper are three reading passages, each followed by questions, and two writing assignments, one major and one minor. The first reading passage in each paper is a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Testing KS3 English Skills and Practice Year 9</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:25:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>frangliz</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Christine Moorcroft]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This book is aimed at pupils in Year 9 at secondary schools in England and Wales. It comprises a set of six test papers, the first four of which contain three reading passages followed by comprehension questions and also a writing assignment that is linked to the topic of the reading texts. The topics of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>French Verb Drills</title>
		<link>http://www.curiousbookfans.co.uk/2010/textbooks/1593/french-verb-drills</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 23:13:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>frangliz</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[R. de Roussy de Sales]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you are looking for a workbook for verbs, French Verb Drills by R. de Roussy de Sales would be an excellent choice. The book is divided into two main sections, Part 1 being on regular verbs and part 2 on irregular verbs. Part 1 has twenty-seven subsections dealing with the various tenses and moods; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Writing Down the Bones</title>
		<link>http://www.curiousbookfans.co.uk/2010/creative/1510/writing-down-the-bones</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 02:10:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The very fact that Natalie Goldberg&#8217;s book &#8216;Writing Down the Bones&#8216; is easy to read is testament to her skill as a writer. This should be encouragement enough for any writer to follow her advice. Her ideas so clearly expressed that they are absorbed without effort. The variety of them keeps the momentum of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>La Grammaire en Clair</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:46:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>frangliz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Grammar has long been out of fashion and is considered boring, but it gives us the bricks with which to build our own sentences in a language. La Grammaire en Clair by Paul Rogers and Jeremy Long is the only book I have come across so far that brings an element of humour into the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Revise the English and English Literature Anthology for AQA A</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:17:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>frangliz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I must emphasise at the outset of this review that Revise the English and English Literature Anthology for AQA A is intended for pupils taking GCSE English examinations, but only those who are studying the AQA Specification A as is clear from the title. Pupils will be supplied by their schools with the AQA Anthology [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Download Motocross</title>
		<link>http://www.curiousbookfans.co.uk/2010/textbooks/1331/download-motocross-by-frances-ridley</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2010 14:50:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>frangliz</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Frances Ridley]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Rising Stars Download series of books, developed in conjunction with the National Association for Special Educational Needs, is aimed at Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 boys who are still having difficulties with reading. (I dare say a few girls might be interested too, but the publishers specify boys.) I chose to buy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bescherelle Complete Guide to Conjugating 12000 French Verbs</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:14:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>frangliz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Conjugating verbs is probably one of the most difficult aspects of learning any foreign language. When I learned Arabic, I took classes for only three months but that was enough to give me a basic idea of verb patterns. From there I was able to continue learning the language by listening to it being spoken [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AQA GCSE English/English Literature Students&#8217; Book – Specification  A</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 22:29:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This English course book is for students studying for GCSE English and English Literature with the examination board AQA, specification A. The Introduction explains that it helps to &#8216;build the essential skills and knowledge to reach your potential in the GCSE English and English Literature exams&#8217;. There is a key for the various icons used [...]]]></description>
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