The buttons keep falling off Pete's favorite shirt You and Pete can stay cool even when things don't go your way with the new Pete the Cat Hand Puppet.

This book combines insights from language assessment literacy and critical language testing through critical analyses and research about challenges in language assessment around the world. It investigates problematic practices in language testing which are relevant to language test users such as language program directors, testing centers, and language teachers, as well as teachers-in-training in Graduate Diploma and Master of Arts in Applied Linguistics programs. These issues involve aspects of language testing such as test development, test administration, scoring, and interpretation/use of test results. Chapters in this volume discuss insights about language testing policy, testing world languages, developing program-level language tests and tests of specific language skills, and language assessment literacy. In addition, this book identifies two needs in language testing for further examination: the need for collaboration between language test developers, language test users, and language users, and the need to base language tests on real-world language use.

Pete the Cat loves his four groovy buttons... but can he keep singing without them? Pete the Cat is back in another rock'n'roll story about staying positive no matter what life throws at you. Pete is a rock along, sing along Cat... and with his Four Groovy Buttons it's easy to keep singing! But when his groovy buttons don't want to stay on, what does Pete do? Don't worry, it's all good... Count along with Pete as he sees the bright side and keeps on rockin'. Pete the Cat is a NYT bestselling character guaranteed to keep you feeling good, and with a free song, you can sing along too!

Pete the Cat is off for a walk in his brand new white shoes, and he feels like singing. 'I love my white shoes...' But can he keep the music flowing if his shoes aren't so white any more? Pete the Cat is feeling good in his brand new white shoes, just walking along, singing his song. 'I love my white shoes, I love my white shoes...' Groovy! But when Pete steps in some strawberries, some blueberries, and some mud, his shoes aren't so white any more! But even without his white shoes, Pete the Cat is all good... Pete the Cat is a NYT bestselling character guaranteed to keep you feeling good, and with a free song, you can sing along too!

Pulling out from the shelter, the mountain altitude and the weight of the train brings a monotonous sound, the sound of the steel wheels bumping each joint of the rails, creating a hypnotic effect. The passengers are unable to see the mountain beauty. The wine and the hypnotic sound have several passengers napping, and the horror cascading through the mountain meadow goes unnoticed. Suddenly, the avalanche comes crashing through the windows. Breaking glass flies through the compartments in the middle coach cars. The train is lifted off the tracks and thrown sideways as if it were a toy. The train suddenly stops in its tracks.Motionless, the train sits victimized by Mother Nature, unable to move. The bright sunlight is clouded by a cloud, a cloud not of vapor but of snow and ice. Tons of frozen ice has covered the entire train in an instant. Buried beneath one of Mother Natures tools of torture, entombed, the passengers and crew are rendered helpless and at her mercy. Perched one thousand feet above Donner Lake, pushed to the edge, and hanging partially rolled over to one side, the train and her passengers are truly helpless.

Collection of four classic film dramas starring Elizabeth Taylor. In 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?' (1966), adapted from Edward Albee's controversial stage play, George (Richard Burton) is a foul-mouthed, drunken university professor married for two decades to the equally foul-mouthed, drunken Martha (Taylor), whose father is the president of George's college. When younger married couple Nick (George Segal) and Honey (Sandy Dennis) are invited round for a nightcap, they witness a marathon of bickering and verbal abuse. The film won five Oscars, including Best Actress for Elizabeth Taylor and Best Supporting Actress for Sandy Dennis. 'Cat On a Hot Tin Roof' (1958), based on the Tennesse Williams play, follows the events which transpire one long, hot Southern evening when the family of plantation patriarch Big Daddy (Burl Ives) gathers to celebrate his birthday. Both of the big man's sons are there for the party, but only one of them - Gooper (Jack Carson) - is keen to inherit the family fortune; the other, Brick (Paul Newman), a former high school athlete who now drinks constantly and refuses to sleep with his wife, Maggie (Taylor), couldn't care less. Nevertheless, Maggie would like to see some of the money, believing that it might offer some recompense for the coldness of her marriage, and Big Mama (Judith Anderson), the boys' mother, has always favoured Brick out of the two. As the night wears on, the temperature rises, skeletons emerge from closets, and the family tensions get closer and closer to breaking point. 'Giant' (1956) follows Bick Benedict (Rock Hudson), a Texas cattle baron who takes a non-Texan wife, Leslie (Taylor). The story traces two generations of his family, alongside the life of disreputable ranch-hand Jett Rink (James Dean), who strikes it rich on an oil well and falls in love with Leslie. Director George Stevens won an Oscar for his work, and the film garnered nine more nominations, including one for James Dean, who was killed in a car crash soon after filming. In 'Lassie Come Home' (1943) the Carraclough family are struggling financially and have no choice but to sell their pet collie, Lassie. Her new owner's granddaughter, Priscilla (Taylor), realises how unhappy Lassie is away from her family and helps her to escape so she can begin her long journey home.

Pete the Cat, coolest kitty ever, is ready for another adventure! In Pete the Cat: Pete at the Beach, Pete is spending the day at the seashore. He has fun collecting shells and building a sand castle. But the beach is very hot. There is a whole ocean for Pete to cool off in, but it looks scary. Pete’s brother, Bob, offers to teach Pete to surf. Will that be enough to help Pete get over his fear of the water? Pete at the Beach is a My First I Can Read book. It is designed to excite and engage beginning readers. Reading aloud to a child is the first step to helping a kid become a great reader.

With eight fun tabs to pull, kids will love seeing Pete and his buddies' spooky fun Halloween costumes! In this sturdy tabbed board book from New York Times bestselling creators Kimberly and James Dean, Pete the Cat is almost ready for the Halloween parade. But first, he has to gather all of his friends! Perfect for young Pete the Cat fans, this Halloween tabbed board book is sure to be a spook-tacular hit!

Pete the Cat is back - and this time he's at school! But wherever Pete is, he's always singing his song... because it's all good. Pete the Cat is rocking along, singing his song... and this time he's at school! No matter where he goes, and even when he's in brand new places in a brand new school, Pete the Cat just keeps on singing. And what happens when he has to do it all again tomorrow? It's all good... Pete the Cat is a NYT bestselling character guaranteed to keep you feeling good, and with a free song, you can sing along too!

From New York Times bestselling author-illustrator team James and Kimberly Dean comes the next I Can Read Comics book in the Pete the Cat series! When Agent Meow (also known as Pete the Cat) discovers an empty alien spaceship and accidentally launches into space, what else will he find? Early readers will love blasting off with Agent Meow in this otherworldly adventure! Pete the Cat and the Sprinkle Stealer is a Level One I Can Read Comic, which means it will introduce children into the world of graphic novel storytelling and encourage visual literacy in emerging readers.

Looking for a fun sticker book to go with such favorites as First 100 Stickers: Trucks and Things That Go? It's Pete the Cat to the rescue! This fun 8x8 storybook includes over 30 groovy stickers. This sticker book starring the ever-popular Pete the Cat will keep your junior firefighter entertained! In Pete the Cat: Firefighter Pete from New York Times bestselling author and artist James Dean, Pete and his classmates are excited about their field trip to the firehouse. They get to slide down the pole, meet all the brave firefighters, and even try on their helmets and gear. But when the alarm goes off, it's time for Pete to jump on the fire truck, grab the hose, and help the firefighters save the day!

* Concise but thorough and reader-friendly, this comprehensive text is a guide on how to shape learner pronunciation. * Comprehensively addresses all topics related to teaching connected speech, including phonemes, register, contexts for CS * Features ample examples, exercises, and activities of shaping learner pronunciation * Provides organizing questions at the beginning of each chapter and a section on Learner Exercise Ideas in each chapter

Join Pete in New York Times bestselling artist James Dean's Pete the Cat picture book series as Pete celebrates Thanksgiving in this groovy lift-the-flap book

Starring in the school Thanksgiving play would make even the coolest cat nervous. But when Pete the Cat gets onstage, he makes learning the story of the first Thanksgiving fun. With thirteen flaps that open to reveal hidden surprises, this book is sure to be a holiday favorite for every Pete the Cat fan.

* Concise but thorough and reader-friendly, this comprehensive text is a guide on how to shape learner pronunciation. * Comprehensively addresses all topics related to teaching connected speech, including phonemes, register, contexts for CS * Features ample examples, exercises, and activities of shaping learner pronunciation * Provides organizing questions at the beginning of each chapter and a section on Learner Exercise Ideas in each chapter

Pete the Cat has woken up grumpy today! Nothing seems to be going his way. But maybe some groovy magic sunglasses can help... Pete the Cat has woken up feeling blue - and he just doesn't know what to do! But when Pete is given some groovy, magic sunglasses, he finds out that maybe, just maybe, feeling blue isn't something you have to do. Spread the good mood with Pete and his friends in the rockin' adventure all about seeing the bright side of every day!

While a majority of people identify as "heterosexual" if asked about their sexual identity, what does that really mean? How did identifying as "straight" arise, particularly in relation to identifying as "queer," "lesbian," and "gay"? How are individuals socialized to view themselves and others as straight, even when many people are sexually fluid? How do institutions like government bodies, the educational system, and the family reinforce heterosexuality? This collection introduces the field of Critical Heterosexualities Studies and key lines of inquiry within the field. Like Masculinity Studies and Whiteness Studies, Heterosexualities Studies critically examines the dominant category and identity group in order to illuminate the taken-for-granted assumptions that surround heterosexual identities. This critical perspective questions the idea that heterosexuality is natural, normal, and biologically driven. A recurring question throughout this Handbook is: what does it mean to say that there are multiple forms of heterosexuality? The answer is provided by cases showing how straightness varies between men and women but also across different racial groups, social classes, and one's status as trans or cisgender. Organized around key themes of inquiry including heterosexualities across the life course, straight identities and their intersections, the power of straightness in state politics, and the changing meaning of heterosexualities in the context of sexual fluidity, this collection provides readers with an introduction to Critical Heterosexualities Studies through important theoretical statements, key historical studies, and current empirical research. Featuring both classic works and original essays written expressly for this volume, this collection provides a state-of-the-art overview of this exciting new field in sexualities studies.