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Chinese / by Abraham, Wendy,author.(CARDINAL)292767;
Part 1: Getting started with Chinese. Chinese in a nutshell: the spoken word ; The written word: checking out Chinese characters ; Warming up with the basics: Chinese grammar ; Getting started with basic expressions: nĭ hăo! ; Getting your numbers, times, and measurements straight ; Speaking Chinese at home. -- Part 2: Chinese in action. Getting to know you: making small talk ; Dining out and shopping for food ; Shopping made easy ; Exploring the town ; Taking care of telecommunications ; Chinese at school and work ; Recreation and outdoor activities. -- Part 3: Chinese on the go. Planning a trip ; Making cents of money ; Getting around ; Asking for directions ; Finding a place to stay ; Handling emergencies. -- Part 4: The part of tens. Ten ways to learn Chinese quickly ; Ten things never to do in China."The fun way to learn to speak Chinese. With more than 1.2 billion speakers across the globe and with nearly 3 million in the U.S. alone, Mandarin Chinese claims the top spot as the world's most common language. If you want to learn this language to get ahead at school or work, or to make your travel to China easier, this is the handy reference you'll want by your side. Chinese For Dummies teaches basic grammar, as well as the necessary vocabulary to make introductions and greetings, use proper etiquette, make small talk, make transportation arrangements, order food and beverages, ask directions, deal with money, shop, access recreation, and handle an emergency. Concentrates on Mandarin Chinese and features new and revised content. Includes major updates to all the necessary foundational information needed to speak Chinese. Covers grammar, verb conjugations, and pronunciations. Offers a refreshed mini-dictionary complete with even more vocabulary. Find free conversational audio tracks online. As the Chinese economy continues to grow, the importance of Chinese as a trade language will also increase."--
Subjects: Chinese language materials.; Programmed instructional materials.; Sound recordings.; Textbooks.; Chinese as a second language.; Chinese language materials; Chinese language; Chinese language; Chinese language; Chinois (Langue); Chinois (Langue);
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Cary Grant [videorecording] / by Hawks, Howard,1896-1977.(CARDINAL)348201; Lederer, Charles,1910-1976.(CARDINAL)348200; Grant, Cary,1904-1986.; Russell, Rosalind.(CARDINAL)192302; Bellamy, Ralph,1904-1991.(CARDINAL)348275; Lockhart, Gene,1891-1957.; Mark, Helen.; Hall, Porter,1888-1953.; Shakked, Roy.; Stern, Jérôme.; Hecht, Ben,1894-1964.Front page.; Columbia Pictures Corporation.; Delta Entertainment Corporation.;
Producer/director, Howard Hawks ; screenplay, Charles Lederer ; cinematography, Joseph Walker ; editor, Gene Havlick (1st film) ; produced for DVD by Roy Shakked.Cast: Cary Grant, Rosalind Russell, Ralph Bellamy, Gene Lockhart, Helen Mark, Porter Hall (1st film)Cary Grant on film: A biography of the career of Cary Grant, with selections of scenes from his movies highlighting his career.His girl Friday: An unscrupulous newspaper editor uses every dirty trick in the book to keep his ace reporter/ex-wife from retiring and remarrying in this twist on The Front Page.DVD.
Subjects: Grant, Cary, 1904-1986.;
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English for new Americans. [kit] / by Piñeiro, Carol.(CARDINAL)471064; Living Language (Firm)(CARDINAL)347650;
Digital video disc.
Subjects: Motion pictures.; Phrase books.; Programmed instructional materials.; Sound recordings.; Video recordings.; English language; English as a second langugae material.; English language; English language; English language; English language; English language;
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Luli and the language of tea [audio-enabled device] by Wang, Andrea,author(CARDINAL)404813; Yum, Hyewon,illustrator.(CARDINAL)356079; Library Ideas, LLC.; VOX Books.;
When five-year-old Luli joins her new English as a Second Language class, the playroom is quiet. Luli can't speak English, neither can anyone else. That's when she has a brilliant idea to host a tea party and bring them all together. Luli removes her teapot, thermos, and teacups from her bag and calls out "C̀h!" in her native Chinese. One by one, her classmates pipe up in recognition: in Russian, Hindi, Turkish, Persian, Arabic, and Spanish, Portuguese, and Swahili. Tea is a tasty language they all know well, and it gives them a chance to share and enjoy each other's company. When all the tea is gone and it's time for dessert, Luli gets to use her favorite English word, cookie! After that, the playroom isn't so quiet.Grades K-1.Ages 4 to 8.Audio-enabled book reader device; headphone jack, external speaker, play/pause button, volume controls, page-turning controls, rechargeable battery. Battery can be recharged using any micro USB cord.
Subjects: Children's audiobooks.; Picture books for children.; English language; Immigrant children; Immigrants; Sharing; Tea;
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Luli and the language of tea / by Wang, Andrea,author.(CARDINAL)404813; Yum, Hyewon,illustrator.(CARDINAL)356079;
Ages 4 to 8.Grades K-1."Though they may speak different languages, kids from all over the world come together to enjoy the shared pastime of tea in this delicious book for young readers. When five-year-old Luli joins her new English as a Second Language class, the playroom is quiet. Luli can't speak English, neither can anyone else. That's when she has a brilliant idea to host a tea party and bring them all together. Luli removes her teapot, thermos, and teacups from her bag and calls out "Chá!" in her native Chinese. One by one, her classmates pipe up in recognition: in Russian, Hindi, Turkish, Persian, Arabic, and Spanish, Portuguese, and Swahili. Tea is a tasty language they all know well, and it gives them a chance to share and enjoy each other's company. When all the tea is gone and it's time for dessert, Luli gets to use her favorite English word, cookie! After that, the playroom isn't so quiet."--Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Picture books.; Fiction.; Immigrants; Immigrant children; Tea; Sharing; English language;
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Lily Xiao speaks out / by Chen, Nicole,1980-author.(CARDINAL)860291;
Lily Xiao can't wait to go to Camp Rock Out this summer, where she'll finally be able to shed her "class robot" good girl reputation and start her journey to becoming the next Eddie Vedder! And she can't wait to do it with her best friend and cousin, Vivian, who's just moved from Taiwan to Lily's California hometown. But as the two cousins work their way through seventh grade, Vivian struggles more and more with her schoolwork, which is all taught in English. If Vivian can't get her grades up, her parents won't let her go to rock camp. Determined to help, Lily embarks on a mission to push their school to provide more support for English-as-a-Second-Language learners like Vivian. But her first-generation immigrant family is nervous about Lily challenging the status quo. We should be grateful to be here, they always say. With Camp Rock Out on the line, Lily will need to decide how far she'll push against her family's wishes in order to stand up and speak out.
Subjects: Social problem fiction.; Domestic fiction.; Taiwanese Americans; Chinese Americans; Immigrants; Asian Americans; Cousins;
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English for new Americans. [kit] / by Piñeiro, Carol.(CARDINAL)471064; Living Language (Firm)(CARDINAL)347650;
This video based course immerses the student in the everyday English needed by recent arrivals to the United States. Each one hour video in the series teaches the four language skills by incorporating everyday English through typical situations, conversations, and tasks including: introductions, the time and day, asking for directions, shopping for food, finding an apartment, opening a bank account, and using the telephone. The videodisc is accompanied by the student's workbook, offering interactive practice with vocabulary and grammar after viewing the videodisc. A one-hour audio disc is also included for reinforcement and listening and speaking practice.Digital video disc.
Subjects: Motion pictures.; Phrase books.; Programmed instructional materials.; Sound recordings.; Video recordings.; English language; English as a second langugae material.; English language; English language; English language; English language; English language; Kits.;
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Safe [videorecording] / by Statham, Jason,1967-(CARDINAL)786510; Chan, Catherine.(CARDINAL)273580; Burke, Robert(Robert John); Hong, James.; Mount, Anson,1973-; Sarandon, Chris.(CARDINAL)830334; Bender, Lawrence.(CARDINAL)219459; Brunetti, Dana.(CARDINAL)558748; Yakin, Boaz.(CARDINAL)419923; Automatik (Firm); IM Global (Firm); Lions Gate Entertainment (Firm)(CARDINAL)340129; Lions Gate Films (Santa Monica, Calif.)(CARDINAL)340342;
Music, Mark Mothersbaugh ; editor, Frederic Thoraval ; director of photography, Stefan Czapsky.Jason Statham, Catherine Chan, Robert John Burke, James Hong, Anson Mount, Chris Sarandon.When a second-rate cage fighter, Luke Wright, is tormented by the Russian Mafia and wanders the streets of New York, he witnesses a young Chinese girl, Mei, being pursued by the same mafia who want her for a priceless numerical code that they would kill for.MPAA rating: R; for strong violence throughout, and for language.DVD ; widescreen (2.35:1) presentation ; Dolby digital EX 5.1 surround.
Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Feature films.; Fiction films.; Adventure films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Gangsters; Ciphers;
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The Equalizer, [videorecording] by Black, Todd,film producer.(CARDINAL)543439; Blumenthal, Jason,film producer.(CARDINAL)848916; Eldridge, Tony,film producer.(CARDINAL)798266; Fuqua, Antoine,film director,film producer.(CARDINAL)848299; Neufeld, Mace,film producer.; Pascal, Pedro,actor.(CARDINAL)863668; Sanders, Ashton,1995-actor.; Siskin, Alex,film producer.; Sloan, Michael,1946-film producer.(CARDINAL)720893; Tisch, Steve,film producer.(CARDINAL)847866; Washington, Denzel,1954-actor,film producer.(CARDINAL)360194; Wenk, Richard,screenwriter.(CARDINAL)362226; Columbia Pictures,presenter.(CARDINAL)747663; Escape Artists (Firm),production company.(CARDINAL)548664; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.(CARDINAL)282399; Zhiv Productions,production company.;
Music by Harry Gregson-Williams ; editor, Conrad Buff ; director of photography, Oliver Wood.Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal, Ashton Sanders, Bill Pullman, Melissa Leo.Robert McCall has rededicated his life to the pursuit of justice. But when his mission strikes close to home, he will be consumed by vengeance, seeking a revenge that knows no boundaries.CHV rating: 14A; for violence.MPAA rating: R; for brutal violence throughout, language, and some drug content.Blu-ray, all regions; 1080p High Definition wide screen (2.40:1); DTS-HD MA 7.1 (English), DTS-HD MA 5.1 (French), Dolby digital 5.1 (Spanish); requires Blu-ray player.DVD, 5.1 Dolby digital, region 1.Title from disc surface.
Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Feature films.; Fiction films.; Thrillers (Motion pictures); Blu-ray discs.; DVDs.; Justice; Revenge; Special forces (Military science);
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The nick of time : poems by Waldrop, Rosmarie,author.(CARDINAL)507621;
"'If memory serves, it was five years ago that yours began to refuse,' Rosmarie Waldrop writes to her husband in The Nick of Time. Does it feel like crossing from an open field into the woods, the sunlight suddenly switched off? Or like a roof without edge or frame, pushed sideways in time?' Ten years in the making, Waldrop's phenomenally beautiful new collection explores the felt nature of existence as well as gravity and velocity, the second hemisphere of time, mortality and aging, language and immigration, a Chinese primer, the artist Hannah Höch, and dwarf stars. Of one sequence, 'White Is a Color,' first published as a chapbook, the Irish poet Billy Mills wrote, 'In what must be less than 1000 words, Waldrop says more about the human condition and how we explore it through words than most of us would manage in a thousand pages.' Love blooms in the cut, in the gap, in the nick between memory and thought, sentence and experience. Like the late work of Caezanne, Waldrop's art has found a new way of seeing and thinking that 'vibrates on multiple registers through endless, restless exploration' (citation for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize)"--
Subjects: Poetry.; American poetry;
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