textbooks for foreign speakers

A thesaurus designed to help intermediate and advanced English learners learn to make distinctions among related words based on definitions and typical usage in natural contexts.

A concise guide to grammar, usage and style. Includes appendices on irregular verbs, verb-preposition combinations, commonly confused words, and misspelled words.

Easy English Step-by-Step for ESL Learners is based on the idea that the quickest route to learning this subject is building a solid foundation in the basics. You won't find a lot of pointless discussion; instead, you get an original, step-by-step approach to mastering English, with important concepts linked together by clearexplanations, appropriate exercises, and helpful answers.

Presents the tools needed to start speaking and writing with confidence in French with hundreds of examples of French grammar, 112 color-coded tables with fully conjugated regular and irregular verbs, and 50 everyday topics are covered.

Illustrations help define more than four thousand words and phrases related to a range of topics that address the needs of young learners.

A collection of five short stories by Edgar Allan Poe, including the title selection in which a condemned man is slowly tortured after being judged guilty by the Inquisition. Contains reading activities and notes about the author.

A preparation guide for the TOEFL Internet-based Test that provides practice questions and essay topics, and also features analyzed multiple-choice questions, scoring information, raters' commentary, and a CD-ROM with two full-length practice tests.