English Language and Grammar
Secondary
Success in English
CSEC
Neville Grant
Advisers: Pamela Mordecai, Doris Mayne, Jeremy Joseph
Success in English is a four book English course for the Caribbean that
prepares students thoroughly for their CSEC examination.
Features:
● Comprehensive, systematic treatment of grammar
vocabulary.
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● Promotes accuracy and fluency in both speaking and writing.
● Comprehensive coverage of standard vocabulary
and dialect.
● Wide variety of activities in all four skills areas
speaking, reading and writing.
- listening,
● Provides skills development for language use in all curriculum
areas and develops learning skills.
● Mini-dictionary, glossary of language terms,
reference section and index.
Teachers Resources
Success in English has a Teacher’s Guide for each level.
● Highlights the main features of the course.
● Discussion of multi-ability learning and
teaching students with dyslexia.
● Methods of approach.
● Activity suggestions.
● Ideas for pair and group work.
● Exam preparation support.
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Students’ Book 2
Students’ Book 3
Students’ Book 4
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English Language and Grammar
Connect
Secondary
CSEC
Carol Clarke, Schontal
Moore, Lawrence Jaggassar, Kirk Kalloo, Shelley Kalloo,
Orville Aimey, Vicki Aimey, Amaral Soyer and Samuel Soyer
Written by educators from across the Caribbean, this course has been designed to
ensure that students will cover regional curriculum objectives (including ROSE and
SEMP) for success at Lower Secondary and beyond.
Features:
● A wide variety of stimulating material, including fiction, non-fiction, drama,
poetry and media.
● Exciting step-by-step activities to perfect skills in speaking and listening,
reading, writing and portfolio work.
● Review ‘self-assessment’ units to revise and extend what has been learnt so far.
● ‘Word store’ boxes to teach the mechanics of language.
● A ‘Grammar workshop’ to practice and reinforce what has been learnt.
The fourth level in the series, Connect for CSEC, offers all of the above features
in one textbook to cover the two years of CSEC. It reinforces, practises and
consolidates all of the teaching at levels 1-3, preparing students for their
forthcoming English A examination. Additional chapters for extra practice can
be found on our website www.longmancaribbean.com.
Teachers Resources
● A free Teacher’s Guide, including suggestions on lesson plans, extended
exercise, reinforcement activities and a matching chart to show how
each unit delivers regional syllabus objectives.
● The companion website is a great resource containing further student
activities and teacher support: www.longmancaribbean.com/connect.
Connect
Connect
Connect
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Students’ Book 3
Students’ Book 4
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Secondary
English Language and Grammar
Choices
CSEC
Longman Caribbean English
Neville Grant, Doris Mayne, Ian Robertson, Sally Siriram
With a wealth of reading material from prose and poems to newspaper extracts,
Choices is carefully graded to interest all ability levels.
Features:
● Activities include listening, writing, reading and poetry, speak for yourself,
language in action, word power and vocabulary.
● Acknowledges the importance of dialect and its contribution to language.
● Encourages an awareness of dialect and the context in which it may be used.
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Book 2
Book 3
Book 4
Teacher’s Guide (for books 1-3)
Teacher’s Guide (for book 4)
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Language for Living:
A Caribbean English
Course
CSEC
Cecil Gray
Language for Living comprises four books, Book 4 being
the examination level text. The course contains all the
necessary material to cover the examination requirements
while at the same time allowing some flexibility and choice
to suit the special circumstances some teachers may have
to work in.
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This ever popular four-book series helps students understand
the key points of English grammar, using only essential
technical terms. Graded exercises allow teachers to monitor
development, and lively illustrations enhance the text and
retain the students’ interest.
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Secondary
Great Teachers Motivate
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Secondary
English Language Dictionaries
Longman Dictionary
of Contemporary English
New Edition
New Edition
The most comprehensive dictionary and DVD-ROM ever!
● The only dictionary to show spoken and written frequency – with over
3,000 most frequent words highlighted in red.
● Over one million real-life examples show words in meaningful contexts.
● Over 100,000 natural word combinations and phrases show how words
are used together.
● Clear definitions using 2,000 of the most commonly known words.
The most comprehensive DVD-ROM
dictionary ever!
● Over one million extra sentences.
● Three dictionaries in one:
– The Longman Dictionary of
Contemporary English.
– The new Longman Language Activator®,
the world’s first writing dictionary.
– Extracts from the Longman Dictionary
of English Language and Culture.
● Over 1000 listening exercises.
● 88,000 spoken examples help with
pronunciation.
Paper
Cased with CD-ROM
Paper with CD-ROM
978 1408 202975
978 1408 215326
978 1408 215333
For further dictionaries information please
see the Longman Dictionary Catalogue 2009
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English Language Dictionaries
Secondary
Longman Basic Longman Active Longman
English
Language
Study
Dictionary
Activator®
Dictionary
All the information on the English
language that young learners need to
know. It contains thousands of simple
examples based on the Longman
Corpus Network, up-to-date coverage
including new words relating to
computers and the Internet, easy
definitions and fun illustrations.
● 12,000 words with definitions
written using a defining vocabulary
of just 1,600 words.
● Fun illustrations to make learning
new words easier and more
enjoyable.
● Mini picture dictionary in colour
with pages on Sports, Transport,
Clothes etc.
● Usage notes based on common
students’ errors found in the
Longman Learners’ Corpus.
● Workbook introduction with
exercises to practice using the
dictionary.
Perfect for students making the move
from bilingual to monolingual
dictionaries. Written using the 2000word Longman Defining Vocabulary
the definitions are easy to understand
and explain meanings in a way that
simple translations in a bilingual
dictionary cannot. Actively
encouraging students to develop their
language through the
built-in workbook, study notes and
full-colour illustrations, this dictionary
is ideal for exam preparation.
Now available with CD-ROM:
● Full text of the dictionary.
● All headwords pronounced.
● Hundreds of pictures.
● Full range of interactive exercises.
Paper with CD-ROM
978 1405 862288
Paper without CD-ROM
978 0582 794535
Second Edition
A major new edition of the Longman
Language Activator – the only book
that can lead students to exactly the
right word or phrase to use in their
written work – even if they have
never heard it before. If the student
knows simple words like 'big', 'happy'
or 'steal', the Activator leads them to
a range of words to express exactly
the idea they want.
Clear definitions and natural corpusbased examples to show the words in
context give the student enough
information to choose the correct
word, and use it – with confidence.
The new edition is much easier to
use:
● Clear, simple headings take the
user quickly to the right place.
● The Index is at the back of the
book.
Cased 978 0582 415485
Paper 978 0582 419520
This dictionary replaces the Longman
New Junior English Dictionary
Paper 978 0582 438507
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Secondary
English Literature
Horizons
Horizons is a series specifically
written readers for 11-14 year
olds in the Caribbean. The stories
are selected both for their appeal
to young people and for the
quality of the writing.
Sixty Five
Vic Reid
The Jamaican rebellion of 1865
told through the eyes of
twelve-year-old Japeth Murray.
Clouds In My Sky
Sheila Williams
978 0582 765733
“There are always clouds in our sky,
Marguerite”, Grandfather’s soft
rumbling voice reached out to me.
“They help us to grow into better
people, but only if we let them.”
Marguerite’s life is transformed
when she discovers that she has
a family. The story traces her
development from restrained
orphan to mature young woman,
and skilfully depicts the joys and
sorrows of family life.
978 0582 258723
Sprat Morrison
Jean D'Costa
Sprat Morrison is the high-spirited tale
of the adventures of a small boy
growing up in the hills above
Kingston. The lively sequence of
episodes follows his escapades,
heroics, failures
and successes.
Over Our Way
Jean D'Costa, Velma Pollard
A collection of short stories dealing
with a variety of topics – snobbery
at school, friendship between
children, the death of a criminal, a
haunted house. A glossary of terms
and a note on the authors is also
given.
978 0582 225800
Escape to Last Man Peak
Jean D'Costa
978 0582 052079
The Young Warriors
Vic Reid
Having become warriors, five
Maroon boys go out hunting and
stumble across a group of English
Redcoats. This is the story of how the
boys helped to bring about a great
victory.
Ten children run away from an
orphanage during an outbreak of
pneumonia. This tale traces their
difficult and dangerous journey to
reach Last Man Peak.
978 0582 765757
978 0582 765696
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English Literature
Secondary
Wide Sargasso Sea
Sunsong
Pamela Mordecai,
Grace Walker Gordon
This series comprises works from across
the Caribbean and across the world.
Poems have been specially chosen to cover
a range of experiences and cater for the
interests of both adolescent girls and boys.
● Questions to accompany each poem.
● Many questions and comments to introduce
students to the use of poetic devices.
● Suggestions for follow up activities.
● A wide choice of poets with a brief biography.
The poems are graded and become
progressively more difficult but the
accompanying notes and questions
provide the necessary guidance to
interpretation and understanding.
Book 1 978 0582 765559
Book 2 978 0582 089136
Book 3 978 0582 071261
The Sun’s Eye
West Indian Writing
for Young Readers
Anne Walmsley
This edition retains the mixture of prose and poetry, but
includes a number of new selections alongside some of
the more popular stories and poems in the original
anthology. Questions have been added to encourage
class discussion and the writers themselves have
written new notes about their work for the students.
978 0582 766495
West Indian
Poetry
Jean Rhys
WITH CSEC STUDENTS’ NOTES
by Kenneth Ramchand
This moving novel recreates the social and cultural
experience of a white West Indian woman struggling
against the forces of disintegration in her life.
● This edition comes complete with Students’ Notes to
help prepare the reader for the CSEC English B
examination.
● The introduction sets the scene for the book, and
introduces the main themes, characters and writing
styles.
● Additional Notes precede the book’s various sections,
and provide a framework for analysing important
episodes in the story.
978 0582 488960
Longman Caribbean Writers
Ways of Sunlight
Sam Selvon
978 0582 642614
A Brighter Sun
Sam Selvon
978 0582 642652
The Lonely Londoners
Sam Selvon
978 0582 642645
In the Castle of My Skin
George Lamming
978 0582 642676
The Jumbie Bird
Ismith Khan
978 0582 786196
Plays for Today
Editor: Errol Hill
978 0582 786202
Includes: Ti-Jean and his brothers,
An Echo in the Bone and Man Better Man
Old Story Time/Smile Orange
Trevor Rhone
978 0582 786332
Summer Lightning
Olive Senior
978 0582 786271
An Anthology for Schools
Kenneth Ramchand and
Cecil Gray
This popular anthology represents the work
of over fifty poets including such major
writers as Brathwaite, Carter and Walcott.
978 0582 766372
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English Literature for CSEC
Set Texts
Caribbean Examinations Council English B Texts
Prescribed Texts for 2009-2011
CSEC
The Merchant of Venice
Students’ Edition
This student-centred edition of Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice
includes page by page notes and translations of the text on facing
pages to aid understanding and accessibility. It includes activities and
exam-style questions to help the student prepare for the CSEC
English B examination
William Shakespear
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The Merchant of Ve
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CXC Student Editio
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The Merchant of Venice 978 0582 777613
A Kestrel for a Knave,
novel and notes
This popular tale is accompanied by notes to aid Caribbean students’
comprehension of the text. As with other texts in the series, the notes
include commentary on the plot, characters, the context of the novel,
culminating in exam-style comparative questions to give students the
best practice for their English B exam.
A Kestrel for a Knave 978 1405 863117
The Chrysalids
Students’ Edition
This Longman edition of The Chrysalids is the only text available
containing the novel with notes and activities written by a Caribbean
author for the Caribbean. The exam practice questions have been
written to match the new comparative style of question adopted in
the prose section of the English B examination.
The Chrysalids 978 1405 851800
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English Readers
Secondary
Penguin Readers are graded at seven levels of difficulty from Easystarts to Level 6.
Easystarts (200 words)
4 Intermediate (1700 words)
1 Beginner (300 words)
5 Upper Intermediate (2300 words)
2 Elementary (600 words)
6 Advanced (3000 words)
3 Pre-intermediate (1200 words)
They fall into three sub-categories (Contemporary, Classics and Originals) within the series
and are written in British or American English.
Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Robinson Crusoe is shipwrecked
onto an island after a storm at sea.
Are there other people? How will he
survive? Will he be rescued? A
classic tale of survival based on a
true story.
Men in Black
Kay and Jay are Men in Black. They
have an important job – they watch
all the Aliens in the world. ‘There
are usually fifteen hundred aliens on
Earth at any one time.’ Things are
usually quite. But then a new alien
arrives and this one wants to fight.
Rain Man
Charlie babbit needs money. But when
his rich father dies, Charlie gets two
suprises. One he has a brother,
Raymond, who lives in a special
hospital. Two: all their father’s money
goes to Raymond. Charlie is angry, but
the journey across America with
Raymond changes his life.
978 1405 84277 8 (Classic)
978 1405 86972 0
(Contemporary)
Mother Teresa
Mother Teresa was a small, quite
nun. She lived for God and helped
poor people on the streets of India.
She died in 1997, but people
remember her today. People in
many countries love her. This is her
story.
978 1405 83102 4 (Original)
Heidi
Heidi lives with her grandfather in
his little wooden house, high up in
the mountains of Switzerland. One
day Heidi’s aunt arrives and takes
her to Clara’s home in Frankfurt.
Heidi likes her new friend, but she
dosen’t like living in a big house in
the city. Can she go back to her
home in the mountains.
978 1405 84285 3 (Classic)
978 1405 87677 3
(Contemporary)
Pirates of the Caribbean
Jack Sparrow, captain of the Black
Pearl, is back in a new adventure.
This time he, Will Turner, Elizabeth
Swann, and Commodore Norrington
are all looking for a chest that
belongs to the terrible Captain Davy
Jones. But Davy Jones has other
plans for Jack Sparrow...
The Merchant of Venice
Bassanio wants to get married, but he
has no money and a lot of debts. He
asks his friend Antonio for a loan, but
Antonio is waiting for his ships to
return. Until then, he has nothing to
lend. To help Bassanio, he borrows
money from a money-lender – and
agrees to an unusual condition. If
Antonio cannot repay the loan in three
months, the money-lender will cut a
pound of flesh from his body. Will
Antonio be able to repay the loan? Or
will he die?
978 1405 86773 3
(Contemporary)
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet is one of the most
famous love stories in the world. But
it is more than a great love story. It
is also about life and death,
happiness and sadness, and the
terrible hate between two great
families. Shakespeare’s beautiful tale
is still as popular today as it was
more than 400 years ago.
978 1405 88227 9 (Classic)
Pride and Prejudice
Jane and Elizabeth Bennet are the
oldest of five sisters in need of
husbands, but it isn’t easy to find the
right man. Are Mr Bingley, Mr Darcy
and Mr Wickham all that they seem?
Will pride and prejudice ever be
defeated in the search for true love?
978 1405 85546 4 (Classic)
The last of the Mohicans
Uncas is the last of the Mohican
Indians. He is with his father and
Hawkeye when they meet Heyward.
Heyward is taking the two young
daughters of a British Colonel to
their father. But a Huron Indian who
hates the British is near. Will the
girls see their father again?
978 1405 84287 7 (Classic)
Tales from the Arabian Nights
Sheherezade is beautiful and clever.
She also knows a thousand and one
wonderful stories. Her husband
wants to kill her, but he can’t.
Sheherezade tells him stories about
a clever servant girl and a boy
judge, about Ali Baba and Aladdin.
What happens next? Her husband
wants to know. He Listens – and
she lives.
978 1405 86246 2 (Classic)
David Copperfield
David Copperfield’s happy life
suddenly changes when his mother
marries again. Her new husband is
cruel to him and sends him away to
school. When David’s mother dies,
he is sent to work in London. He
hates his job so he runs away. He
has no money for food or for
travelling. But it is the beginning of
his life of adventure.
978 1405 86525 8 (Classic)
978 1405 86240 0 (Classic)
Princess Diana
Princess Diana, one of the most
famous and popular women in the
world – the people’s Princess.
Read here about Diana’s short life,
her marriage to Prince Charles, her
‘war’ with the Royal Family and her
love and hard work for sick and poor
people all over the world.
978 1405 85539 6 (Classic)
978 1405 88201 9 (Original)
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Oliver Twist
His mother is dead, so little Oliver
twist is brought up in the workhouse.
Beaton and starved, he runs away to
London, where he joins Fagin’s gang of
thieves. By chance he also finds good
new friends – but can they protect him
from people who rob and murder
without mercy?
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Penguin catalogues or resources
contact your local
Pearson Longman
representative or visit
www.penguinreaders.com
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