Acknowledgements
The authors would like to thank all the staff at Oxford University Press, especially the editor of this book, Elana Katz, for their help, encouragement and dedication throughout the writing of the series. We are deeply indebted to them.
The publishers and authors are very grateful to the following teachers and institutions for reading and/or piloting the manuscript, and for providing invaluable comment and feedback on the course:
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Paula Jullian |
Henny Burke |
David Massey |
Antonio Marcelino Carnpo |
Paul Packer |
Anna Gawrys-Stosio |
Jeremy Page |
John Golding |
Stephanie Richards |
Bernie Hayden |
Nina Rosa da Silva |
Felicity Henderson |
Ricardo Sili da Silva |
Amanda Jeffries |
Russell Stannard |
Heather Jones |
Sylvia Wheeldon |
Akcent Language School, Prague; Aximedia Idiomas, Madrid; The Bell School, Prague; British School of Verona; CLM Bell, Riva del Garda TN; CLM Bell, Trento; EFIP Groupement des Chambres de Commerce et d'lndustrie de Castres et de Mazamet; English Language Centre, Ferrara; The 'English Plus' Director and teaching staff at the Colchester English Study Centre; Escola d'ldiomes Moderns, Universitat de Barcelona; The Institute of English, University of Bari; Instituto de Idiomas, Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona; International House, Budapest; International House, Livorno; International House, London; The Oxford Academy; Richard Language College, Bournemouth; Southbourne School of English, Bournemouth; Universidad de los Andes, Santiago.
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p 15 Adapted from 'The happiest person in Britain', The Daily Mail, © The Daily Mail/Solo Syndication, Dy permission.
p 42 Extract from 'Oxford Wordpower Dictionary', © Oxford University Press.
p 60 Adapted from 'English food: bad taste?', © Focus.
p 70 Taken from ' The modern servant'. The Daily Mail, © The Daily Mail/Solo Syndication, by permission.
p 80 Adapted from 'Who wants to be a
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Magazine, © National Magazine Company. |
p 92 Adapted from 'The Man Who Planted |
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Trees', by Jean Giono, with kind permission |
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of Peter Owen Publishers, London. |
p 96 From 'Here Endeth the Lessons', © The Sun. |
p 100 |
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© The Telegraph pic, London, 1994. |
p 123 From 'Funeral Blues', Collected Poems by |
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permission of international Music Publications.
Every endeavour has been made to identify the sources of all material used. The publisher apologizes for any omissions.
Illustrations by:
Richard Allen pp 92, 93 Stephan Chabluk pp 64, 67, 74
Nicky Cooney pp 10, 29, 42, 103, 116, 120 Paul Dickinson pp 32, 33
Sue Faulks/Eikon Ltd pp 17, 18, 46 Rosamund Fowler pp 12, 28, 44, 63, 111 Gay Galsworthy p 37
Clive Goodyer pp 22, 80, 91 Hardlines pp 22, 36, 50, 83 Gordon Hendry p 146
Peter Hudspith pp 39, 72, 75, 106 Conny Jude p 14
Ian Kellas pp 6, 15, 38, 45, 55, 65, 77, 107, 125 Frances Lloyd pp 8, 48, 88, 89
Andrew Morris pp 40, 41, 85, 95, 113 Tracy Rich pp 24, 26, 123
Sue Sheilds pp 121, 122
Margaret Wellbank pp 24, 26, 56, 76, 96, 116, 117
Handwriting by: Kathy Baxendale
Studio photography by: Mark Mason pp 8, 13, 29, 43, 101, 102
Location Photography by:
Emity Anderson pp 23, 37, 47, 52, 53, 57, 65, 73, 76, 77, 96, 107, 118, 119
Christine Kelly p 78
Norman McBeath pp 17, 35, 104 John Walmsley pp 16, 124
The publishers would like to thank the following for their permission to reproduce photographs and other copyright material:
Ace Photo Library p 9 (A Mauritius) All Action Pictures p 81 {pools win)
The Ancient Art and Architecture Collection p 7
{statue)
BBC Photo Library pp 20 (caravan), 21 (portrait) Madeleine Black p 66
The Anthony Blake Photo Library pp 7 (sushf). 60 {meatpie, Rosenfeld - rosemary), 61 (Tim Imrie)
The Bridgeman Art Library p 29 Guernica 1937 by Pablo Picasso © Succession Picasso/DACS 1996
Derek Cattani p 104 (royalist) Verity Cooke and family p 88
The Mary Evans Picture Library pp 6 (printing), 7
{Lincoln)
Hulton Deutsch p 31 {Picasso and Joplin)
The Image Bank pp 49 (Bokelberg - flowers), 95 (J Alvarez - man)
Impact Photos pp 15 (C Cormack - old man), 34 (E Houssein - outdoor cafe, P Cavendish - indoor cafe, S Fear - old men), 54 (G Sweeneyl
Life File pp 51 (E Lee - cuckoo clock), 114 (K Curtis
-'Ellen1)
Little Boats Model Agency p 56
Billie Love Historical Collection p 37 {schoolroom) Magnum Photo Library p 83 (C Steele-Perkins -
meals on wheels)
Mousetrap Productions p 30 (St Martin's and cast) Network Photo Library pp 19 (B Lewis - whisky
and sorting post), 51 (W Buss - Madrid), 62 (G Sioen/Rapho - NY Manhattan), 68 (M Goldwater), 83 (G Mendel - homeless person), 115 (H Salvadori - commuters)
Oxford Photo Library p 95 (C Andrews - skyline)
Popperfoto p 108 (Madame Tussaud)
Rex Features pp 20 {portrait), 81 (A Books- lottery win)
Liz and John Soars p 26
Solo Syndication/Mail Newspapers pp 70, 71 Frank Spooner pp 100 (Gamma), 108 (A Berg - BUI
Clinton, Gamma - The Beatles), 112 [old man)
Tony Stone Images pp 6 {Olympics), 10 (F Ivaldi), 11 (T Beddow - sunbathers, M Kezar - harvesters), 15 (P Tweedie - teenager, D Stewart - man with glasses, V Oliver - old lady, K Fisher -young woman and man with moustache), 34 (B Ayres - businesswoman), 49 (H Grey - men embracing), 51 (R Grosskopf- Venice, AB Wadham - David, A Smith - Big Ben, T Craddock - Belgian lace), 57 (P Webster -
Indian food), 62 (D Hughes - London view,
A Sotirou - NY cafe), 98 (Dale Durfee), 115
(J Garrett - opera house)
Topham Picture Source pp 30 {portrait), 69, 108
{Queen Victoria)
The Times p 9 (Masthead)
John Walmsley Photo Library pp 34 [neighbours),
49 {arranging to meet). 74, 114 {'Josh' and 'Fiona")
Zefa Photo Library pp 19 {long hair), 49 (Mugshots - men shaking hands), 51 {Munich, Eiffel Tower, and Pisa), 62 (Oxford St), 83 [classroom), 86, 109, 111, 112 {Earth), 113 (Dolphin)
We would also like to thank the following for their help:
Eurostar, Waterloo; Joel and Son Fabrics; Little Boats Model Agency; Oxford Tourist Information office; The Times for the use of their Letter's page masthead on page 9. (The Editor referred to in the article is fictional.)
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