China, with the world's largest population, numerous ethnic groups and vast geographical space, is also rich in languages. Since 2006, China's State Language Commission has been publishing annual reports on what is called "language life" in China. These reports cover language policy and planning invitatives at the national, provincial and local levels, new trends in language use in a variety of social domains, and major events concerning languages in mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan. Now for the first time, these reports are available in English for anyone interested in Chinese languge and linguistics, China's languge, education and social policies, as well as everyday language use among the ordinary people in China. The invaluable data contained in these reports provide an essential reference to researchers, professionals, policy makers, and China watchers.

PLEASE NOTE - this is a replica of the print book and you will need paper and a pencil to complete the exercises. Welcome to the most exciting English language learner around! The ultimate self-study course is easy to use, quick to learn, and works at an advanced level with real depth and detail. Level 4 guarantees an engaging and entertaining experience for adults already accomplished at learning English as a foreign language. This advanced course targets experienced English speakers looking to hone their existing skills. Learn English at the highest level by reinforcing key language skills, grammar rules, and vocabulary with listening, speaking, reading, and writing exercises. At this level the content is more challenging, covering subjects such as family life, business, and news and media. English for Everyone Course Book Level 4 Advanced covers the major global English-language exams, including TOEFL and IELTS. This book is part of DK's best-selling English for Everyone series, which is suitable for all levels of English language learners and provides the perfect reading companion for study, exams, work, or travel. With audio material available on the accompanying website and Android/iOS apps bringing vital experience of spoken English, there has never been a better time to learn English.

Start learning English as a second language with this visually stimulating course book for adults. Accompanying the English for Everyone Practice Book Level 2 Beginner, this illustrated course book features many vocabulary and grammar tips and tricks for adults learning English as a foreign language. This course book has eye-catching illustrations and step-by-step explanations, keeping content straightforward for easy learning. Packed with listening, speaking, reading, and writing exercises presented in bite-sized modules, you can follow the book from start to finish or dip in and out to boost your language skills. All teaching is supported by extensive audio materials, with clips recorded by native English speakers to teach the perfect pronunciation. Immerse yourself in this practical ESL learning material, which includes: Over 1,000 vocabulary and grammar exercises Lay-flat binding, making the book easier to write in Extensive accompanying audio resources that can be accessed via the website and the app The same unit-by-unit structure as the English for Everyone Practice Book Level 2 Beginner, making it the perfect learning accompaniment. This book is part of DK's best-selling English for Everyone series, which is suitable for all levels of English language learners and provides the perfect reading companion for study, exams, work, or travel. As you work through the units, you'll cover all the language skills, vocabulary, and grammar needed for the major global English-language exams, including TOEFL and IELTS.

Exercise Book. Audio Available You want to learn to speak English, but you don't know where to start, you think there's too much to learn, and you think it takes too long to learn. In addition, you already know some English, you can read English, yet you can't speak English well or you can't speak a sentence at all. In addition to that, if you already know how to speak English and you think you're speaking it right, trust me, you are speaking it wrong. I have been in your shoes before, and I know you are speaking it wrong. The good news is, these are all normal. My name is Ken Xiao. I didn't speak any English when I moved to the United States as a young man, but now I can speak English like a native. In this course, I will teach you how to speak English like a native speaker. If you have been learning English in classrooms, ask yourself this, “why don't I speak English well?” That's because classrooms are designed for you to learn to read and write, not to speak. In this lesson, I will show you step by step instructions on how to open your mouth and begin to speak English like a native speaker. Get this book now!

PLEASE NOTE - this is a replica of the print book and you will need paper and a pencil to complete the exercises. Welcome to the most exciting English language learner around! The ultimate self-study course is easy to use, quick to learn and works at an advanced level with real depth and detail. Level 4 guarantees an engaging and entertaining experience for adults already accomplished at learning English as a foreign language. This advanced course targets experienced English speakers looking to hone their existing skills. Learn English at the highest level by reinforcing key language skills, grammar rules, and vocabulary with listening, speaking, reading, and writing exercises. At this level the content is more challenging, covering subjects such as family life, business, news, and media. English for Everyone Course Book Level 4 Advanced covers the major global English-language exams, including TOEFL and IELTS. This book is part of DK's best-selling English for Everyone series, which is suitable for all levels of English language learners and provides the perfect reading companion for study, exams, work, or travel. With audio material available on the accompanying website and Android/iOS apps bringing vital experience of spoken English, there has never been a better time to learn English.

PLEASE NOTE - this is a replica of the print book and you will need paper and a pencil to complete the exercises. You've learnt the basics of the English language, now improve your confidence with the second practice book in the visual learning series English for Everyone. Practice Book: Level 2 Beginner will help you to feel confident in the skills you learn from the Course Book: Level 2 Beginneror from your other courses or studies. Strengthen your language for topics such as emotions, actions and activities, numbers, dates, months and seasons, and much more. Work your way through the exercises as you cover each Level 2 topic. Activities include filling in the blanks, true or false decision-making, matching the pairs, wordsearches, and more. Audio material is provided at every stage through the English For Everyone website and Android/iOS apps to provide vital experience of spoken English and make even tricky phrases easy to understand. English for Everyone is aligned to the CEFR, the international standard for language learning, and ideal for preparation for major English-language exams including IELTS, TOEIC, and TOEFL. Whether you want to improve your English for work, study, or travel, the Practice Book: Level 2 Beginner will help you to gain confidence in your new English language skills.

Our Practice Book (Level 2) offers great exercises and examples to introduce English for beginners including key language skills, grammar, and vocabulary. English for Everyone uses visual teaching methods to introduce practical English usage, reinforced through a variety of exercises and examples in our Practice Book (Level 2). The Level 2 Practice Book helps you to expand your English conversational topics, from explaining emotions, health, and routines, to discussing holidays and seasons, and telling stories in the past tense. Whilst continuing to expand your vocabulary, and understanding of grammar and punctuation with comprehensive guidance. When used alongside our Course Book (Level 2), this workbook is ideal for English test preparations or ESL lesson plans. Whether you are looking for ESL teaching resources, or a structured program for adults to learn English as a second language, the English for Everyone Practice Books provide practice questions and exercises focusing on: - Grammar: Applying new language rules into different contexts with visual breakdowns of English grammar in use - Vocabulary: Cement understanding of key English vocabulary with visual cues to help understand the exercises - Reading: Examine target language topics in real-life English examples to support effective English language learning - Writing: Improve core understanding of English by producing written passages of English text - Listening: Test understanding of spoken English with extensive English-speaking audio materials integrated into every unit (All supplementary audio is available on the DK English for Everyone website and IOS/Android App). - Speaking: ESL learners can practice and compare spoken English with our free online audio resources The English for Everyone Level 2 resources cover the skills and topics required for all major global English-language exams and reference frameworks including: - CEFR: A2 - TOEFL (test paper): 250-340 - TOEFL (computer-based test): 30-60 - TOEFL (online test): 10-20 - IELTS: 2.5-3.5 - TOEIC: 200-500 English for Everyone is a series of guides and practice books that supports English learning for adults from a beginner level, to intermediate, and advanced practical English. Offering an easy-to-follow format that offers guidance for both teaching English as a second or foreign language, and a self-study approach with resources available to improve English speaking, reading, and writing.

How does Christian ethics begin? This pioneering study explores the grammar of the Christian life as it is embodied and learned in worship as the formative experience of the 'fellow citizens of God's people'. The book presents the first in-depth theological investigation of the phenomenon of 'political worship' by exposing the political nature of worship and the worship dimension of politics. In a careful analysis of biblical and traditional conceptions of worship, Wannenwetsch demonstrates how the genuine political character of worship neutralizes attempts to politicize or de-politicize it. In the imprinting of the experience of divine reconciliation on the Christian body, worship challenges the deepest antagonisms of political theory and practice: antagonisms of 'private and public', 'freedom and necessity', and 'action and contemplation'. At the same time, the 'spill over' of worship into every sphere of life instils a healthy suspicion of post-liberal conceptualizations of role-mobility. In the experience of 'hearing in communion', an encounter with a word that does not deceive announces the end of the rule of the hermeneutics of suspicion. Further questions discussed include the conditions of true consensus, forgiveness as a political virtue, `political rhetoric' between accountability and self-justification, how 'reversible role-taking' can avoid losing the otherness of the other, and how the rhetoric of 'responsibility' can be saved from hubris or depression. Particular practices or dimensions of worship (confession, preaching, praising, intercession, observance of holy days) are examined and their heuristic and formative potentials explored in relation to these topics. A special feature of the study is a strong ecumenical and international focus. The book brings into conversation a variety of traditions (including Lutheran, Catholic, Anglican, and Orthodox) and contemporary voices. An original contribution to Christian ethics, the book addresses systematic and practical theology as well as political theory, while indicating the essential interpenetration of these disciplines.

Originally published in 1958, Introduction to Christianity considers the nature of Christianity as a life shared in an historical, continuing community. Divided into five parts, the book is a comprehensive interpretation of Christianity as a people created by God’s activity in history, with a focus on the proclamation of the Gospel. It highlights and examines the relevance of Christian doctrine to reflections on the meaning of life, and considers the significance of this at a time in which attitudes towards religion are increasingly ambiguous. Introduction to Christianity is ideal for those with an interest in the history of Christianity, Christian theology, and religious philosophy.