What does Cymru mean? What did Emperor Hadrian build in England nearly 2000 years ago? What do competitors throw at the Highland games? Why do people ‘kiss the Blarney Stone’? The British Isles tells the story of England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland. It includes the most important events in their history from the Bronze Age to the twenty-first century, as well as key information about their cultures. The British Isles is full of interesting, and sometimes surprising, facts about the people and their way of life.

Who was a spy for Queen Elizabeth I's secret service? Which writer kept a bear in his room at Cambridge? Who wrote poems about the Easter Revolution in Ireland? Follow the fascinating lives of some of the most important British novelists, poets and playwrights from Shakespeare to Graham Greene, and discover more about different periods of literature in British history.

«A reference and practice book in vocabulary and grammar. Level A2-B1 and beyond «Fusion» offers an integrated approach to learning vocabulary and grammar. The units focus on the recognition, acquisition and reinforcement of vocabulary while linking the language introduced in each topic area to related areas of grammar. The organisation and selection of topics is based on the 14 Specific Notions of the Common European Framework of Reference. «Fusion» can be used in the classroom as a self-contained vocabulary development and grammar revision course, as a supplement to a main course book, as a source of revision and practice material, or for self-study. Features: • 60 units divided in A2 and B1 sections • theory pages presenting the vocabulary and grammar with colour illustrations, examples in context and concise explanations • wide variety of exercises focusing on all four skills, which practise the vocabulary in context • Supplementary KET, PET and FCE-style reading and listening exercises • audio CD/CD-ROM, which as well as the recordings of the listening exercises in the book, also offers the definition and pronunciation of each word presented in the volume. Users can also record and listen back to their own voice to improve their pronunciation skills • Separate answer key with additional tests»